14—Lancaster Farming, Friday, July 5, 1957 CHERRIES ARE RIPENING and harvest of the red fruit should be hitting its stride by the middle of next week. The State Department of Agriculture reports that yields are expected to be 50 per cent greater than last year. These cherries are in the orchards of Masonic Homes, Elizabeth an Photo) town Jamesway: §^K30 a [3li(slCL BULK MILK COOLERS 10WCST UHt IN THI INDUSTRY Here’s a great new line of coolers direct expansion type —to meet every need Seven models to choose from in self contained and remote control units Many exclusive features. • Low height . • Fast cooling, low blend temperatures on subsequent milkings. • Heavy, stainless steel inner and outer tank Big radius round corners in inner tank Recessed diam • Greaseless agitator motor. No drip or seepage Diy gears.^ • Remote control panel at eye height Switches stay dry, even during wash-down of milk houses. Out of way of children.; • Made in 160 gallon to 500 gallon capacities, See these new Jamesway Coolers before you buy. You’ll be glad you did. They’re designed right, built right . . . for years of service. The Only Jamesway Bulk Tank Dealer in Lancaster County LANDIS BROS. Farm Equipment Sales and Service MANHEIM PIKE .'7, means easly effortless pouring. 32 inches MP Ph. EX 3-3906 Free Plans For Shelter Available PITTSBURGH, PA, June 28, 1957—Availability of free plans for a low-cost aluminum-roofed poultry shelter which can ibe moved from one location to an other, was announced 'today by Aluminum Company of America Providing a space 12-feet long and 8-feet wide, the do it your self poultry house is covered by a canopy roof of corrugated alu minum roofing sheet. It will ac commondate from 60 to 90 fowl. The aluminum roof assures long life for the shelter with mini mum maintenance the year around. The shelter design provides for a base of two pressure-treat ed 4 by 4 wooden skids to facili tate its movement from one pas ture area to another. A full, up right door allows-easy access to the interior. Once inside, a 6- foot, 6-mch head clearance as sures ample freedom of move ment Under a blistering summer sun, the reflective Alcoa alumi num roofing has proven conclu sively that it will reduce radiant heat, providing interior temper atures 15 degrees below that in shelters covered with other ma terials The self-supportmlg roof, made up of six lapping sheets of cor rugated aluminum, is easily erec ted at nominal cost, and yet re turns maximum performance. The sheets of Alcoa aluminum, 12 feet long and with a IM-mch corrugation, are placed on a flat surface and the ends nailed to the roof plates. The canopy is then simply folded over the shel ter and the roof plates nailed to the sides —forming a natural and rigid curved roof that requires no additional support. The aluminum roof, which re pels heat during the summer, yet retains warmth through the win ter, requires no painting and will not develop streaks of red rust to mar its original bright ness Plans for this economical, por table shelter may be obtained by writing Aluminum Company of America, 1304 Alcoa Building, Pittsburgh 19, Pennsylvania Fire Safety Continuing Job On Modern Farm LANCASTER Fire, -always a constant threat to the modern farmer, last year took 3,000 lives and destroyed $152,000,000 worth of 'farm property County Agent Max M Smith says combustible materials such as hay. straw and gasoline, plus heat-producing machinery, mat ches, smoking, sparks from mo tors, and lightning, all combine to increase the danger of fire on the farm Because of these dangers, Smith urges all farmers to take necessary safety precautions an all farm buildings, new as well as old. Precautions, he adds, are needed in all phases of the farm’s operations He lists the following sugges tions for greater protection Do e,ach part of the daily work with the threat of fire in mind Inspect the entire farm careful ly for fire hazards Heat, sparks or flame, and combustibles such as hay, straw, gasoline or fuel oil, just don’t mix Keep plenty of space be tween them Keep first-aid and fire-fighting equipment available at all times When fire strikes a farm, build ings are often completely de stroyed because of comparativ'e isolation from the local fire de partment, and from an adequate water supply A form of acute virus diarrhea of cattle resembles shipping fever and veterinary diagnosis is re quired to determine which disease is causing the illness. May Milk, Egg Production Rises Latest Crop Reporting Board figures show that milk production in May of this year reached a rec ord high of 13,122 million pounds. This is two per cent above May of last year and six per cent above average for the month Production per cow also set a new record on June 1 of this year. The average in herds of crop re porters was 23.20 pounds, four per cent above last year’s June 1 record and 12 per cent above av erage for that date . For the first five months of 1957, milk production totaled 54 7 bihon pounds compared with 54 3 billion for the same months of last year The ratp of egg production in May is reported to be 19.2 eggs per layer, compared with 18 9 eggs last year and with an aver age of 18 2 eggs for the month. Farm flocks laid a total of 5,662 million eggs in May of this year, two per cent above May produc tion in 1956 THE NEW QUEENS Available in July Johnson’s Hatchery Ephrata, Pa. RE-3-2980 Insures uniform milking Only the De Laval Com* bine gives you this essen tial uniformity because only De Laval has mag netic pulsation control. Insures gentle milking No hcovy tugging or ierking weight on the delicote udders Insures perfect milking De Laval made the first pipeline and the De Laval Combine has been per* fected by more than a quarter century e^peri* ence Insures simple perfect washing De Laval s In Place washing system docs a thorough 10b of sanitizing Uses 2 3 less ho* water and 90 per cent less detergent De Laval COMBINE —first since 1928. SEE: Lane. Co. Farm Bureau F. H. Shotzberger Dillerville Rd., Lane. Elm Landis Bros. Manheim Pike, Lane Summers Bros. Gap Pleasant Valley Farm Elected to AGCC PETERBOROUGH, N H. Samuel N. and Sara' J Myer of Pleasant Valley Farm in Eliza bethtown have been elected to membership in the American Guernsey Cattle Club, non-profit agricultural organization serving over 40,000 purebred Guernsey breeders throughout the United States The Myers started with pure bred Guernseys in 1954 and now own 40 head. The herd is doing DHIA testing Milk is sold as Golden Guernsey by Mumpers Dairy The Myers are members of the Pennsylvania and Lancaster County Guernsey Bleeders As sociations Dead Animals Removed Promptly Will Pay Full Value For Dead Animals Dealers in Bones, Tallow and Hides FRY’S RENDERING WORKS Prop., John Fry 2114 Hollinger RD. Lancaster Ph. EX 2-4815 Toll Charges Accepted P Before you invest in any PIPELINE MILKER Weaver’s Farm Equip. J. B. Zimmerman Strasburg Blue Ball
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