Mary K, BBtteodorfi utearias /* A fo AGR.CULTURM *« TT» Penna. State Ohl-rereity THE p E NNSVLVM»A STATE CQLttw: Dhiverslty Pork, Penna, Vol. 111. No. 1 Exposition Opens; Couhtians Among Early Winners Nearly 3,000 head of the na tion's outstanding beef cattle, swine and sheep jammed the big State Farm Show building in Harrisburg Monday as the first annual Pennsylvania National Livestock Exposition started. Although the official dates of the affair are Nov. 12 to 16, judg ing of carcass classes started'Mon day. And in this early judging, a Lancaster County beef cattle breeder showed that the Garden Spot can show up well in the face of all comers. Fred Frey, Quarryville, had the on foot champion steer in the car cass class. He showed in the sum mer yearling class. Another An gus, this one from the Pennsyl vania State University, finished first in the junior yearling class and took reserve championship. Another fast championship was brought home by Fred Burnhard, Mt Joy, by winning the purple rosette in the junior baby beef competition. In the swine Masonic Homes swept the Duroc "competi tion and Stauffer Homestead Farms showed well in the. Hamp shire classes. Stockmen from all parts of the nation are lavish in their praise of the facilities available at the Farm Show site. Oscar Anderson, Illinois Po land China breeder, said that the swine facilities were among the best in all the shows. He should know, having Shown champion barrows in the National Barrow show and at state fairs throughout the nation. Another bouquet was handed Pennsylvania’s initial effort in providing “big time” competition for Keystone breeders Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., president of the Eastern Polled Hereford Assn, and an exhibitor, said “It’s ter- Now Is The Time . . . * By MAX SMITH County Agricultural Agent TO ORDER YOUR CLOVER AND ALFALFA SEED Be sure of your needs of these seeds by getting your supply reserved before late winter seedmgs are causing an active market. Many times the recommended varieties are sold out before the main rush of seeding gets under-way. Lancaster county red clover growers cannot afford to be satisfied with any other strain except Pennscott; it should out-yield all other varieties. Max Smith TO SPRAY WILD HONEY-SUCKLE Early winter is the best lime to use'chemicals to kill honey-suckle vines. One of the recom mended chemicals is to use one part of 2,4-5 T brush killer and 20 parts of No. 2 Fuel Oil; this mixture can be syrayed on the vines during late November, December, and January with good results. Do not spray on trees, shrubs or any other plant that is not to be killed. TO ENROLL IN SHORT COURSES AT PENN STATE A wide variety of short courses in many phases of agriculture are offered at Penn State University each winter; Che four-week short course in general agriculture starts the first of January and may be continued for the second four-week period if desired. Details available at the Extension Service Office, or by writing to Director of Short Courses, Armsby Bldg, University Park, Pa, COUNTY HERDSMAN SAMUEL LONG, ' R 4 Manheim, holds the Grand Champion junior show steer named Tuesday at the Pennsylvania Livestock Exposition. The steer is owned and was shown by Fred rific,” when speaking of the en tire exposition. He said the Penn sylvania exposition has the big gest beef breeding show ever held in the East. For details on the various clas ses, see the separate stories throughout the paper. TO WINTERIZE YOUR HOME Many doors and windows of farm 'homes fit loosely and can be tightened with weather stripping; tests have shown that a reduction of 12 per cent in the fuel bill is posssible by by weather stripping and the installation of storm windows and doors. Every door and window is a source of heat loss; attic insulation will not only reduce heat losses this winter but help keep your home cooler next summer. Quarryville (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, Nov. 15, 1957 Filler Stocks Down 3 Per Cent From Last Year, Oct. 1 Tally Shows Cigar filler stocks are down three per cent from a year ago and binder stocks are down 11 per cent, according to the Oct. 1 tally by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. During the 1956-57 marketing year, a total disappearance (ex ports plus domestic disappear ance) of some 87.5 million pounds was noted for filler com pared to 93.9 million pounds a year earlier. For binder the total was 45.7 million pounds compared to 50 million pounds the proceeding year. Stock reports of Oct 1 show that 128,359,000 pounds of types 41-44 tobacco are on hand. This compares with a 126,928,000 pound figure a year earlier. Puerto Rican filler stocks are down 7,000,000 pounds from Oct. 1, 1956, to 50,312,000 pounds However fore'ign grown leaf stocks are up by nearly 4,000,000 pounds. (Total tobacco stocks in the United States and Puerto Rico total 4,918 million ipounds as of Oct. 1. This is an increase of 135 million' pounds compared with a year earlier. Flue-cured stocks continued higher than for the correspond ing date a year earlier, up five per cent, but this situation will reverse by the next reporting date because of the relatively small 1957 crop which is now be ing marketed by growers. Holdings of Burley leaf this Oct. 1 were about tihe same as a year earlier while Maryland in- Bernhard, Mt. Joy. The Angus, Maxie, started as a buddy steer with the top rated steer being shown and sold at the District Roundup last Thursday. (LF Photo) creased slightly, .up two per cent. Of the other kinds of tobacco, CARROLL SHAFFNOR, Penn State shepherd, showed ' this 123 pound Hampshire wether to the top at the Ex position. The sire is Penn State’s Bullmine Jr., and the wether is of the same breeding of the International Grand Champion last year. (LF Photo) S 2 Per Year 4-H Delegation Needs Funds For Chicago Trip Lancaster County this year is the largest* delegation of 4H members in its history to che national 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. They are the three members jf the livestock judging team, the three members of the poul try and egg judging team and Jour girls with home economics demonstrations. 'However this number of mem bers attending is causing a prob lem in financing the trip. The average cost to each member will be about $l6O for transporta tion, meals and lodging. This makes a total of $1,600 required for all the members to attend. The state or county 4-H office does not have funds to cover these expenses. So this week in Lancaster County, a drive among the agricultural organizations and industries is being started to raise funds for the young men and women. The drive is being headed by Abram Bucher and Stanley Mus selman, •'tj.asaaster. as cf —■'-jrrvfol? $2OO 'had been promised by Lancaster County Society of Farm Women, the 4-H and Ex tension Councils. This leaves $1,400 still to be raised. The boys and girls will stay at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago and will 'be accompanied by executives from the state 4-H club office. stocks of fire-cured an increase, but decreases from a year ago were shown for stocks of dark air-ured, cigar filler and cigar binder. 1
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