6—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Nov. 2, 1956 Shawnee Brown Joins Indian Service Work WASHINGTON (USDA) Shawnee Brown, former direc tor of the Oklahoma Agricultural Extension Service, has assumed his new position as program leader of Indian work for the Federal Extension Service, the U. S. Department of Agriculture an nounced. Mr. Brown will be responsible for coordinating Extension educa tional work with American In dians in 16 States, Federal Ex tension Service Administrator C. M. Ferguson explained. This work is carried on by the State Extension Services through a contract arrangement with the Interior Department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs. Responsibility for leadership and coordination of the work was transferred to the Department of Agriculture by the Interior Department on July 1 of this year. You'll be using more egg crates - MR. POULTRYMAN when you put GOLDFUS &MES-IN-CROSS HYBRIDS »n your farm! Goldfus Ames-In-Cross hy brids outlayed standard and cross breeds by 321 eggs per month per 100 hens in split flock farm tests over the country. Long years of in breeding and -crossbreeding have gone into the Ames-In- Cross hybrids so that the bird contains all the best layer characteristics. You’ll find out why this hybrid is queen of them all when you put her on your farm. PENNYWISE PLAN . Order now regardless of when you want delivery—and we’ll deduct up to a pullet chick depending on the breed. Call or Write Today or stop in to see us —Visitors always welcome Goldfus HATCHERIES, Inc. NEW HOLLAND Ph. ELgin 4-2244 trY 0 Y° R L. ROHRER & BRO. SMOKETOWN, PA. James Whitcomb Riley caught the spirit of the season in his famous lines, “I’d want to ’commodate ’em, The' whole endurin’ flock; When the frost is on the punkin, and McSparran Heads State Grange in Erie Convention J. Collins McSparran, Dru more, was elected Pennsylvania State Grange Master Thursday, Oct. 25, at the close of the 84th annual state Grange convention in Erie. Mr. McSparran has served two terms as secretary of the Grange and succeeds retiring master Beatty H. Dimit, Indi ana County. Mr. McSparran de feated Merle A, Porter, Craw ford County, for the post and will-serve a two-year term. Mr. McSparran maintains resi dence on Hither Hills Farm, Dru more as well as Harrisburg, his headquarters as secretary of the State Grange. He is also a sec retary-treasurer and a past presi dent of the Pennsylvania State Council of Farm Organizations. PH. LANC. EX 22659 Fodder in the Shock Past Master of Lancaster County Pomona Grange 71, Mr McSparran was elected state sec retary in 1952 and 1954. He is the son of A. Mc- Sparran, who served as State Seek retary of Agriculture during the second term of the late Gov. Gif ford Pinchot. He was appointed to the State Education Council by Gov. John S. Fine in 1954. Last year he was named s*ate chairman for the 1955 June Dairy Month campaign. Hither Hills Farm’s dairy herd is one of the outstanding Guernsey herds in Lancaster County, built up by Mr. Sparran before he moved to Harrisburg in 1952 to devote full time to his duties as an officer of the Grange and of the State Council of Farm Or ganizations. A brother, Donald H. McSpar ran, manages the herd, which is enrolled m the Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Assn, and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Artificial Breeding Cooperative. Mr. McSparran is a director of the Eastern States Farmers Ex change and holds a similar post with the Producers Cooperative Exchange at Coatesville. He ser ved two two-year terms as mas ter of the county Pomona Grange. U.S. Grades for Beef, New Pamphlet, Shows Various Cuts of Beef WASHINGTON (USDA) “U. S. Grades for Beef” a six page leaflet which describes the grades, shows various cuts of beef and suggests cooking meth ods, has been brought up to date in a new edition issued by the U. S Department of Agriculture. The creation this year of the grade, USDA Standard, made it necessary to revise this publi cation and incorporate informa tion of the new grade. The leaflet’s “suggested cook ing guide” has been revised, also, to include appropriate cooking methods for U. S. Standard grade beef cuts. This “cooking guide” chart is unique in that it suggests cooking methods for each com bination of grade and cut. Other changes in the leaflet include the additional of several illustrations of grade stamps, in cluding the new “USDA Stand ard” mark. This grade is describ ed in the leaflet as having a very thin covering of fat and a high proportion of lean. the fodder’s in the shock. There’s corn a plenty in.the shock across Lancaster County as the bountiful 1956 harvest continues. (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo). U.S. Standards on Beet Greens Nov. 19 WASHINGTON (USDA) U S. Standards far Beet Greens will become effective Nov. 19, the U. S. Department of Agri culture announced today. These are the first official standards established for beet greens. The standards provide for a single grade (U S No. 1). Beet Greens which fail to meet the requirements of U. S. No. 1 will be designated “Unclassified”. Substantial quantities of beet greens are grown in Texas for shipment to pre-packagers in northern cities, particularly in New England. A'girl, filling out a form before going to college, came to the question; “What is your denomi national preference 9 She wrote: “I like to be called Betty.” PREFERENCE Hamilton K. Pyles To Forest Service WASHINGTON (USDA) Hamilton K Pyles, for the past year a statf assistant m the Washington office of the Chief, Forest Service, will become Regional Forester for the East ern Region on November 15, the U S Department of Agricul ture announced today. He suc ceeds Charles L. Tebbe, who is transferring -to Missoula, Mont, as Regional Forester for the Northern - Region. ' The Forest Service’s Eastem Region (Region 7), with head quarters at Upper Darby, J?a, embraces the New England States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 'Delaware, Mary land, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky. 99 Are reallypals, these days. We see more of each other. Since I've been getting Dr. Salsbury's Avi-Tab in 'my diet, I feel better, eat better and, lay morel Avi-Tab is some pepper upper. It really helps birds get back into laying shape. G«t started with Avi-Tab soonl when you need poultry w*die mas ask for.— DR. SALSBURY S REP. F. W. FISHER Leacock, Pa. Ph.OL 6*J}4B2
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