Janice Slio waiter, John Schantz Win Capon Roundup A Reinholds Rl girl and a boy liom Ephr„ta shared top awards .it the Lincoln Community 4-H C .ipon Club roundup Wednesday night at the Ephiata Amencan I egion Home The roundup was sponsored by the Ephiata Ralary Club and Ro- Uiians purchased the dressed l,ii ds for their Thanksgiving din ncis at an auction following the nidging by Prof Carl A Dossin, Penn State University poultry specialist Best pair of birds exhibited were the capons of Janice She ll alter, Reinholds Rl. Janice, ivlio recently topped the first 4 II Tuikey Club roundup, en tiled birds weighing 7 1 and 8 pounds. John Schantz, Ephiata Rl, who placed fourth in the dressed ca pon judging, complied an over-all pi eject score of 98 25 to win the pi eject award Joyce Nolt, Reinholds Rl, and John Moore, Hopeland, weie run nel sup in the two categones Jovce placed second m the ex hibit and her project score of 07 45 was third best Moore’s 98 points was second and his pair of birds placed third Judy Bo’Lmger, Lititz Rl. won fifth place m the exhibit and \\ t is fomth in scoie with 97 points Tioy Schantz. Ephrata Rl, older brother of the champion, stood fifth with a score of 96 6 stttnxtiiiitttxutixttusuinxittitititv. ♦♦ «* :: :: ii GEEIDER i! :: s: ♦♦ *1 S Super-Cross jj LEGHORNS \\ i! a ;t 1956 PA. EGG » ii LAYING TEST WINNERS« ♦♦ Jj :: Noted for ... ;j §★ High Speed, || •I long-range egg , H j: production « «★ Good early egg :: !* • BO ♦♦ _ * _ •< :: size Good liveability:! I ' li jj Greider Leghorn i! ; Farms, Inc. •* it aMT. JOY. PA. Ph. 3-9900:! •» ** !U!::5K::::a:::::::::::unm»m:::::j:! WiHTER COMFORT HEATING OIL AUTOMATIC DELIVERIES GARBER OIL COMPANY Mt. Jc Phone 3*9331 Plenty of Papaya Plenty of papaya, this Venezuelan lass might say oi the Turen project of South America, where U S-built farm machinery is producing fabulous ciops on former jungle lands. (Hamilton Wiight Photo). Venezuela Farmer Handling a U S -built tractor is commonplace today in the what was once tangled jungles of Venezuela in South America. Operations of this project are described in an accompanying story (Hamilton Wright Photo). Venezuela Lures (Continued from page 12) ($15,000). In the future, ho will be operating his farm with his own capital, having already planted 50 acres of beans, 40 acies of sesame, and five acres of corn for his own consump tion. All this he has accomplish ed in two short yeais. He has a Venezuelan wife, two children, two ti actors and an American car that cost him well ovei $3,000 By the way, Popoft’s crops represent a record for Turcn and for Venezuela for plantation of nee on dry land An Italian immigrant, Lori; Mollo, was so moved by the change of his family’s fortunes since their ai rival in Turen, that he caived a bust of the Liberate! Simon Bolivar. The bust is mounted on a pedestal in Turen’s civic center. Living together with the immigrant farmers in Turen are over 300 Venezuelan families who previously had no farms of their own. Nearly 63,000 acies now are under cultivation. However, 10 mil lion acres covered with jungle aie available. The Governments policy to develop aguculturc as fast and as efficiently as possible by foundin moie than 20 centeis similar to Turen in other parts of the country, is attracting many people seeking a better way of living. Lancaster Farming, Friday, Nov. 30, 1956 Potato Yields Set Record Despite Rains Harrisburg, Nov Excessive rains in wcstein Pennsylvania counties during the latter part of < l he potato growing season lesult ed in losses of up to 100 bushels per acre for some groweis when tubers rotted in the ground, the State Department of Agucultuie said recently In spite of adveise weather con ditions, blight and mtenupted spraying schedules a new all time State record aveiage yield of 165 bags 'per acre was established foi fa’ll potatoes A new iccord yield per acie was also established for late summer potatoes, mostly Cob bleis, at 170 bags of 100 pounds each, Fedeial State surveys dis closed Old records weie 154 bags per acre for fall potatoes, set in 1954, and 145 bags per acre for •ate summer vaueties, set in 1950 and equalled m 1955 Fall spud production estimates as of November 1 are for a total crop of 7,425,000 bags compared with 7,569,000 bags in 1955 and the 10-year aveiage of 9,051,000 bass This yeai’s Pennsylvania potato cron was harvested fiom the smallest commercial acreage ever ♦♦ ♦♦ ATTENTION ALL FARMERS! a ♦♦ i. ii «• ix *♦ !♦ ;* ii :: tt , ** :: I S ♦* I IL 4 1 tt tz ♦* g I 023TX.-S" SS I it |j | Join the thousands of 8 | farm families who gel | I LANCASTER FARMING | % by mail EVERY WEEK. 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Name Address known in the State, accoidmg to Department lecoids The total of 45,000 acres is 7,200 less than in 1055 Dry wcalhct dining the second and third weeks of October per mitted daily attcnt’on to harvest ing ot potatoes and nearly all were out of the giouncl by late Octobei The diy spell was es pecially welcome in lam-soaked western counties Yields appaienfj weie best in the oik Countv aiea Yields and quality were gencially good in the Lehigh aiea but some rot ting, snal injuiy and sunburn was repoited THE TELLTALE KIND Stoickeeper ‘ What kind of soap do you want, mv boy?” Heniy “Just any kind that’s got lots of perfume in it so’s Ma km smell it and won’t make me wash all over again ” Fertilizers Farms Gardens Lawns Cocoa Bean Shells Organic Plant Food Co. GROFFTOWN RD Ph. Lancaster EX 2 4963 52 Weeks of (Please Print) 13 « ♦« <•« ♦♦ n
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