No giant mostquitoes in county
By ROBERT KESSLER Penn State Cooperative Extension Franklin County office
      COMING EVENTS Tuesdays through Nov. 13 - 7 to 9:30 p.m., Principles of Landscape Design Classes, Franklin County Master Gardners, Franklin County Human Service Building, Call 263- 9226 for information. Oct. 12 - 10 a.m., Fulton County Annual Corn Plot Day, Russell McLucas Farm.
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Composting workshops and free bins offered
      CHAMBERSBURG - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Penn State Cooperative Extension are teaming up to offer composting workshops and free back yard composting bins to Franklin County residents.
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Parched September may limit foliage
      UNIVERSITY PARK - Normally, a dry September in Pennsylvania means bright fall foliage, according to experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. But this latest dry spell - which followed persistent drought conditions across most of the state this summer - may be bad news for leaf-...
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Landscape design series offered by master gardeners
      The Franklin County Master Gardeners will offer a "Principles of Landscape Design" series of classes running for eight weeks, Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Franklin County Human Services Building, 425 Franklin Farm Lane in Chambersburg. The cost for participation is $40 for individua...
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Market News
      MARKET NEWS SERVICE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OCTOBER 4, 2007 CATTLE 163…[PDA]…Lean cows were steady to 1.00 higher, Bonners and Breakers were 1.00-2.00 lower.
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