A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 20, 2003 The i Christmas Experience ’ (Continued from Page A 1) garden center is abuzz with activ it v posals on the farm— to the joy of 3 ' the Christmas season as people market the concept be choose wreaths, garland, and pre- hind a Christmas tree," said Veto cut trees — the 600- acre farm and Barziloski. “You’re selling an ex- Veto Barziloski extracts a tree to prepare it for sale as a live Christmas Tree. Farm Show 2004 Exhibitor Exclusive to Spotlight M.H. Eby To Display Trailers At Farm Show BLUE BALL (Lancaster Co.) M.H. Eby, Inc. is a manufacturer of aluminum truck bodies and trailers and has been a longtime exhibitor at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. The company from Blue Ball will be present again at the show Jan. 10-17, displaying its products in a 1,600 square-foot area near, the center of the new exhibition hall. Darryl Breniser, M.H. Eby’s vice president of marketing, said the Farm Show offers an oppor tunity to meet a diverse group of people from all aspects of agriculture, including small- and large-scale farmers from Pennsylvania and other states. The M.H. Eby exhibit this year will feature livestock and equine trailers, as well as a 13-foot-long “bumper pull” trailer designed for 4-H’ers and other small-scale livestock produc ers. While the Farm Show exhibit doesn’t neces sarily lead to deals on the spot, Breniser said is it a good place to start conversations that continue into the year, possibly leading to sale opportuni ties. “It’s important to us,” Breniser said of the Farm Show. York County Ag Recognition Banquet Set YORK (York Co.) The York Co. Agricul ture Business Council announced the 18th annu al York County Agricultural Recognition Ban quet will be conducted Jan. 22 at Wisehaven Hall, York. The 2004 Agricultural Recognition Banquet will focus on recognizing the importance of agri culture and its related industries to the contin ued growth of York County. The banquet’s keynote speaker will be Kerry White, Edu-Trainer. White is a teacher at East ern York High School. He was born and raised in York County and is a singer, songwriter, gui tarist, and humorist. A raffle and an auction will be conducted to provide a scholarship for a York County teacher to attend the Agricultural Awareness Founda tion’s “Ag in the Classroom” workshop at Penn State University. The raffle tickets are $2 for one or $5 for three tickets. For more information, please contact Tony and Pat Dobrosky at (717) 235-1230 or Bruce Miller (717) 792-2641. Reser vations are due by Jan. 12. See the new Patz® Low Profile Vertical Mixer (only 96" high) Now at Cedar Crest Equipment - Call to Schedule a Demo % Introducing the Next Generat of Vertical Mixers! Patz B~ii CEDAR CREST „ EQUIPMENT £ £What is the per fect Christmas tree? Well, the per fect tree is what people like. 9 9 Veto Barziloski perience, and they are taking home a tree. The experience sells the tree. (As a grower), you want the tree shopping experience to be a good, positive one.” Veto and his wife, Dottie, and children Veto, 21, Adam, 19, and Michael, 17, work year- round to prepare for the Christmas season. “Christmas tree growing is a full-time, year-round business,” said Veto. “Certain aspects of the tree production process are an all- year thing. As for preparing for the actual harvest, we usually start mid-October getting every- Ge 5-sizes, including two new, low profile sizes 1 /4" sidewalls Handles round or square bales, wet or dry Thorough, consistent ration, regardless of batch size Fast mixing Fast discharge Complete cleanout Laser precision quality Best vertical mixer on the market HGSDLUTIOHS Best t Got Better! Parts Store: East Earl 717-354-0584 Nick Auiso and Tony Force wrap the soil ball of the tree, preparing to move it to the garden center for sale. thing ready.” In addition to the local precut, City, New York state, and Con choose and cut, and live (bur- necticut. Trees that are sold laped and balled) Christmas tree wholesale are then re-sold business, the Barziloski family _ . _ also sells trees wholesale in Balti- (Turn o ge ) DEMO UNITS FOR SALE Call Us About SUPER PRICES Financing Available 800-641 339 King Myerstown more, Philadelphia, New York 717-861 Oil
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