14—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday, May 23. 1959 Agricultural Career Film < Lancaster Farming Reviews > Links Training to Success IN MARCH of this year, the U. S. exported 5,356,000 lbs of grass and legume seed, according to the USD A This compares with 3,556,000 ex ported m February, and 4,- 523,000 m March 1958 Near ly half of this year’s March exports went to Canada, with next largest amounts going to Venezuela and Italy. BASED ON May 1 condi tions, production of spring vegetables for fresh market, excluding melons, is expect ed to be one per cent below 1958 and about equal to av erage production This year’s crop of tomatoes, sweet corn cucumbers, snap beans and onions is expected to be con siderably below last year while sizable increases are likely for celery and lettuce The forecast for late spring watermelons is one-fourth USE .. . Belmont Limestone FOR . . . —SOUNDER ROOTS —HEALTHIER PLANTS —FINER CROPS BELMONT LIMESTONE COMPANY (Wenger & Senienig Co.) R. D. 1. PARADISE Ph. Gap HI 2-4500 Don't be fooled . . . ask your Eastern States man for the best pullet feeding program for your flock. pjjjl Eastern States FARMERS’ EXCHANGE Lancaster Service Center Phone EX 4-3755 Quarryville Service Center Phone ST 6-3647 Or your local Representative , Careers open to young people trained in agriculture are record djamatlcally preS ented in a new educational film now av ailable Irom The Pennsylvania State eUniversity DURING THE first three Entitled ‘‘Dynamic months of this year, producers Through Agncultu e, tion o£ beef and veal in Can- the film is resigned to " ada totaled 228 8 million courage boys and gmk from lbs, compared with 259 5 all walks o£ life to examine during the same three opportumhes m aguculture, months of 1958, a drop of 12 says Dr Russell B Dicker per cent Reason for the de- son Associate Dean ana De crease, the USD A says, is rector of Resident Education that Canadian farmers have m the College of Agncu re been holding back animals at^® nn State ~ from slaughter in' order to Young people and th build up their herds parents and counselors may not be aware of the vast number of careers in agri culture due to the rapid year’s last below crop. * * INFORMATION released last week shows that barter contracts with an export val ue of $59 6 million were negotiated by the CCC from January through March of this year. This compares with contracts valued at $l2- 7 million in the January- March quarter of 1958 and with $65 1 for the full fiscal year of 1958 Barter con tracts, provide for the ex change on an equivalent value basis of CCC-owned agricultural commodities for strategic materials Commod ities exported by Barter con tract during the' period had an export value of $33 5 mil lion, of which $l4 5 million was fpr cotton, $9 0 million intercourse Civic Group Schedules Summer Events The third annual Country mg their own cars or for a and Kitchen Tour, sponsored small extra fee travel on by the Intercourse Civic As- special buses furnished by sociation, will be held Mem- the civic association onal Day, May 30 The tour Adult tour tickets are $1.50 will include one of Lancast- and children under twelve er County s oldest churches, will be admitted to the lour one-room school, lawn party, stops free, quilting bee, and a large dis- A Chicken Barbecue will play of Pennsylvania Dutch be served throughout the Antiques • day, with halves slowly bar- In kitchens that are open becued over long, charcoal women will be making shoo- fired, outdoor pits and served fly pies, homemade bread, inside the park pavi'ion. apple butter, half-moon pies, Dr Robert L. Bauer is potato doughnuts, cookies president of the organization and candy. and arrangements for the For the children there will Country and Kitchen tour be rides in a Conestoga wag- are in charge of Mr and Mrs an and behind an old-fash- Robert C Burnley. Rain date loned steam engine. The tour-for the affair has been set will start from the Civic for June 13. Center grounds in the east The civic association is al end of the village. so making plans for the 6th Patrons of the tour can annual Summer Jubilee to follow a furnished map us- be held August 14, 15 & 16 B Spray Materials • Weedar "64” • Weedone LV4 • Isotox Transplanter Solution • Heptachlor • Dairy Feeds & Poultry Feeds FULL LINE OF GARDEN SUPPLIES West Willow Fanners Assoc. ■ WEST WILLOW changes in the total agricul tural industry during the past 10 years,” Dr Dicker son states The film is available on loan without cost from agri- for wheat $3 3 million for corn; $2 4 million for gram sorghums, $l7 million for nee, and $2 6 million for others. EFFECTIVE APRIL 15th, Nevada was declared a mod ified-certified brucellosis ar ea by the USDA, thus be coming the 17th state, plus Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to achieve certifica tion against brucellosis Our Customers Are Our Best Salesmen Pa U.S. Approved Pullorum-Typhoid Clean KEYSTONE HATCHERY Rep: Daniel R. Myers Ph. Leola OL 6-2243 Hatchery: Ph. Leola OL e -78Sl Farm: Ph. Ephrata RE 3-6179 (low volatile ester) ■ f. ? Phone EX 4-5019 ■ cultural Extension Service, Visual Aids Offiice, 113 For estry Building University Park, Pa “Actors'’ appearing m the film are college-trained men and women currently work ing in such careers as agron omy, biology, genetics, chem istry, conservation, entomo logy, engineering, and busi- ness The 16 mm color film funs 28 minutes, with scenes from 12 states. Then keep your feeders filled with MA-CO Complete LAYING RATION. High efficiency formulation keeps feed consumption 10w... v elimmates the waste and guesswork of gram and mash methods. High digestibility and proper balance of all required nutrients help birds shake off the many stresses of egg laying... assures steady growth and long-haul production. Don't look at the price per bag. Look at the feed cost per doz. eggs: Order NIA-CO It's the first step to becoming a successful poultryman IRA East Earl, R. 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