Five Directors to Be Elected At Annual Farm Bureau Meeting v An addiess by a top executive of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Hams burg, and election ot live direc tors will highlight the 23rd annual meeting of the Lancaster County Faim Bureau Cooperative As sociation on Wednesday, Feb 19 ' Charles C Burkins, general manager of the organization own ed by farmers throughout Lancas ter county, said the meeting will be held in the Guernsey Breeders Sales Pavilion, Route 30, approxi mately six miles east of Lancas ter, starting at 10 a m Luncheon will be served at noon with the aiteinoon session convening at 1 30. Hiain speaker for the program will be George G Connor, general manager and executive vice pres ident of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau He is scheduled to speak during the afternoon session Dunng the morning session, five directors will be elected, four to serve full three-year terms and one to serve for one year, filling the unexpired term of Mark S Hess, who now is manager of the Pennsylvania Faun Bureau feed operations. The nominating committee has pioposed the following slate of candidates for the dircctoi ships Northeastern Distrct Willias Z Esbenshade, Lancaster, incum bent, and Milton Brubaker, Lititz, Southeastern District Veryl E Blown, Peach Bottom, incumbent, and Howard Coates, Nottingham, Northwestern District Paul G Heishey Manheim, incumbent, and Homei Z Gmder, Elizabeth town, Southwestern District Sales Dates Mon , Feb 17, one mile north of Lancaster,' at intersection of Manheim and Harrisburg Pikes farm machinery of all makes, hay, straw, hardware and tools Sale at 11 a m. Tues , Feb 18, six miles south west of Chambeisburg, one mile south of Marion, 40 tractors, all kinds of farm machinery Sale at 10 a m Sat, Feb 22, at Martin’s Sale Barn, Blue Ball County Swine Producers Bred Gilt sale. Ap proximatelv 40 bred gilts and 10 purebred boars. Saturday. Feb 22, 12 30 p m , sale of full line of farm imple ments, 1 mile east of Pequea on road leading from Mt Nebo to Pequea Sale by Earl Sellers and Jacob W Neff Thursday. Feb 27, half a mile south of Longeneckers Menno nite Church off Route 896. Poul try equipment, farm implements, hay and straw Sale by Amos N Miller. Sale time noon. Sat, March 1, one mile north of Square, Middletown, along Route 441, 23 acre poultry and peach orchard farm, farm equip ment, some furniture Sale at 11 a. m. Wed, March 12 at R 1 Gap, along Route 30 midway between Kinzer and Gap by Mary Zander Two tractors, pickup truck, farm equipment, hay, straw, corn, pul lets and household goods Sale time noon & sje Sat., March 29, relief sale at the Ralph S Herlzler farm, halt mile south of Morgantown. Household goods, farm equip ment, general items. Sponsored by the Zion Mennomte Church to distribute surplus govern ment-stored farm products in foreign countries where malnu tntion is high Each dollar rais ed will provide for at least $2O worth of food Fn , April 4, at Mt. Joy, com munity sale of furniture, lamps 100 hogs, 50 head of cattle, ap ples, hardware and tools. Amos H Funk, Milleisville, in cumbenl, and Edgar Portei, V ashington Boio, Southwestern District (one year) David L Netf, Washington Boro, and Don ald L Rutt, Willow Street Time will be allotted lor addi tional nominations to be made P om the flooi of the meetng Also scheduled for the meeting will be a talk by M M Smith, Lancaster county agricultural agent, and reports by H R Metz ler, treasurer, Manager Burkins and John E Wolgemuth, assistant manager, and Richard F Hertzler, district manager for Nationwide Insurance Companies The presi dent’s annual message will be given by Hess, who is retiring i Entertainment will be present ed by J William Frev, professor of French at Fi anklm and Mar shall College. John Rutt, who farms neai Ephrata in Eastern Pennsyl vania, last year decided to make a careful check of egg production cost. He and Jim Rupp, serviceman from his dealer in Ephrata, kept track of every egg laid and every pound of Purina Layena fed, for 7 straight months. At the Month January February March April’ May June July YOU CAN DEPEND ON James High Gordonville Warren Sickman Wenger Bros. Pequea Rheems John J. Hess II Intercourse—New Providence John B. Kurtz Ephrata High-Amylose Corn May Find Wide Use in Packaging Industries A new type of coin having a high content of amylose an unusual kind of staich—show promise as a raw material for many important industrial pro durts, the U S Department of Agriculture reports Starch from this new type of corn contains as much as 80 per cent amylose, compared to 25 per cent found in usual cornstarch. Chemists of USDA’s Agucultural F.eseai ch Service, cooperating v/ith several State Experiment Stations, are trying to develop strains of corn with even higher amounts of this useful material. Unlike regular cornstarch, starch from the high-amylose strains is expected to serve as a Business poultrymen are buying PURINA feed efficiency for low-cost production 17.2 cents feed cost per dozen HERE IS THE RECORD THAT CONVINCED HIM: Number of Hens Number of Eggs 21,871 21,317 23,944 22,178 22 662 21,707 21,102 1.000 1,000 999 949 1.000 1,000 977 PURINA EFFICIENCY FOR LOW-COST PRODUCTION S. H. Hiestand Snader’s Mill Salunga Mt, Airy ■ ■■■■■■■ ■■■■ end of 7 months’ record here is his conclusion: “I have always considered Purina a good buy because of its quality and efficiency. Now I know it. What’s more, I get the free help of a trained serviceman whenever I need it. And Jim’s right here close to home.” Lbs. Feed Cage Layena 7 400 7.000 7,700 7,100 7.400 7.000 6.400 Blend & McGinnis Atglen Whiteside & Weicksel Kirkwood raw inatenal for making dm able hbcis, plastics, and Uanspaicnt films High am>lose corn hybnds pio duced thus far in the breeding piogram geneially lacked desired jiclding ability, but stiains pro ducing up to 60 per cent amylose with ears and kernels like those ot ordinary dent com have been developed by plant breeders Tnese and other piomismg strains are the subject ot chemical and processing studies by USDA’s Northern Utilization Research and Development Division Peoria 111 One of the many products tore seen from this new type corn is a Lbs. Feed Feed per Cost Dozen Per Doz. % Prod. 4 05 3 94 3.84 3.30 3.87 3.81 3 63 Jolm J. Hess Kinzers Vintage Lancaster Farming, Friday, Feb. 14, 1958 will help \ou choose the ' be«t one for your con ditions 17.790 17 860 17 370 17 280 16 960 16 83.2 16 330 llun tianspaienl edible covenrr- lor foods Such a film could be placed on inegulai shaped food*-' or food pioducts by dipcoatm. 01 spiaying Many industnal uses loi the hich-annlosc staich can be expected if suitable \auetics of the new t\pe coin are develop ed Staich from ordinaly dent coin, is unsuited for spinning into films am 1 fibers because of its low arm lose content Novelthelcss, low ainylose staich made from oidin- aiy coin has many important in dustnal and food uses, such as fui textile and paper sizing, adhe sives oil-well dulling muds and a wide variety of food products. The now high ami lose corn vat le ts is expected to find new addi tional industrial outlets ANTIBIOTICS Their Values and Limitations You hear a lot about anti biotics and extra produc tion feeds these davs Our own research and a review ot most college reports in dicate that antibiotic treat ments for lading hens often are worth the money when the birds are diseased usually are not when hens aie healthy and laving well When vou do need anti biotics, Purina will furnish them on special older in your regular Purina Chow Or jou hare jour choice of several Purina products Your Purina Serviceman Chek-R-Aid—Treatment feed with Aurcomjcin (100 gins per ton) and extra-high levels of \itamins to help restore health and appetite Check-ROlyciu High-level antibiotic treatment for use in drinking water. Pura-Mjcin new drinkina water treatment containing a high level of another anti biotic—Terramj cm. Roost-R-Aicl a “convales cent” drinking water treat ment to give to birds re- covering from disease or go mg through the stress of vaccination, moving, etc. Has a lower level of antibiotic, plus high-level vitamins. Injeet-R-Mycin High-level antibiotics for injection when other methods fail Often brings quick and dramatic relief. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Call your Checkerboard Serviceman at first signs of trouble. rp i * B. F. Adams Bird-in-Hand V
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