'Road Reasoning' Rates
As Tractor Safety Need
Accident experience indicates that one third of all fa
tal tractor accidents occur on public roads, William L. Hen
ning, chairman of Farm Safety Week, said today.
“Upsets and collisions- lead
the list. Loss of control and of traffic,” Henning said,
falls from the tractor also A red flag mounted above
take a heavy toll. Extra rid- the tractor has proved effect
ed are involved in many ive in warning daytime traf
cases,” Henning said. he of the hazard presented
He also pointed out that slow-moving farm equip
the hazords to the automo- * nen *-> nl i lin 2 sal(b T be
bile driver confronted by fla S sho " ld be mounted high
slow-moving farm equipment above equipment for
also demand consideration maximum visibility.
More than one driver has Here are some safety sug
lost his life while attempting gestions for moving farm
to pass or avoid collision equipment on public roads.
with farm machinery
“Surprising as it may void much unnecessary
seem, drivers involved in movement of farm equip
such accidents sometimes re- ment on heavily traveled
port that they were unaware roads
until too late that a farm • Keep the tractor under
factor, clearly visible, was control Slow down for turns
not moving at a speed com- and keep the tractor in gear
patible with the normal flow on downgrades.
MORE PROOF., .if pays to feed PURINA
GEORGE E. COGLEY, R. D. 1, RONKS
Purina Feeding
Makes Grand Champions
The Grand Champion Boar and the Reserve Champ
ion Sow at the 1959 Indiana Yorkshire Breeders Invita
tional Show and Sale was won by George E. Cogley,
owner of Leacock Yorkshire Farm, Ronks, R. D. #l.
Mr. Cogley has been a Purina feeder for over 15 years
and an outstanding Yorkshire breeder for 10 years- In
breeding champions, he uses a Purina-concentrate mixed
with grain.
He states, "I use Purina feed
100' ( in my feeding program
and it really does the job as the
results show."
We can help you plan a sound
feeding and management pro
gram, backed by Purina Re
search. Call or visit us for de
tails.
Blend & McGinnis
Atglen
Whiteside & Weicksel Warren Sickman
Kirkwood
Snader's Mill
Mt. Airy
John J. Hess, II
Intercourse - New Providence
Wenger's Feed Mill, Inc.
Rheems
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• Good planning can a-
Program
S. H. Hiestand Co.
John J. Hess
Kmzer - Vintage
John B. Kurtz
James High
Gordonville
B. F. Adams
Bird-m-Hand
Insect injury can be pre- sc °™?, g * or the + whole S + tate
vented by spraying with th- ™ IU b f, d ° ae at once within
ree pints of Methoxychlor lhe collecting area by the
emulsion per acre when the same trametl technician,
new shoots are four to si" The Farm Show manager
will have charge of gather
ing the samples and the scor-
Save the washing instruct- in §- Plaques will be awarded
ions that come with new gar- to all whose samples score-92
ments, advises Miss Thelma P er cent or better
Baierl, Penn State extension All winners will be an
clothing specialist. The in- nounced at the Farm Show,
structions on the tag or la- No milk will' be scored at
bel are the results of tests the Farm Show, but produc
and research. When followed ers and dealers with high
they help lengthen the lifd scores will be invited to sup
of clothes. ply samples for display.
Salunga
Pequea
Ephrata
alors, possessing mature 1960 FSTIT) <SHOW jUli!
judgment, should be given 1 TV I'M
the responsibility of handling \a *• - . !
Jo r ads machinery on public Winners I o oet PL
• Locate entrances to fields Milk division ’winners at the 1960 p '
and farm yards to allow good sj 10W ne xt January at Harrisburg
visibility for operators of , awards instead of the traditio "' 1
farm machinery and motor * „ . , un ‘>l cm
vehicles. Farm Show Commisson has announced 0 ?,
«-oj a ~ u j entry rules will be little changed, acm,
• Red flags by day, ap- _ „ . _ . . . ’ Col diiiß|
proved lighting by night, Culloch, Commission secretary. H
calls the attention of the mo- Again, producers and The ITll j,
tonst to the dangers of slow- dealers who want to enter comprise *,| f
moving farm machinery. the milk competition have raw milk.
• Know and observe traf- tw ° deadlines to meet, first ducers i 0r ’ flol! >
fiic laws of them Sept. 1. Before that raw nnik /I
date they must obtain entry who retail tl
Potato Leafhopper
Threatens Alfalfa
Through August
Alfalfa will be under at
tack by the potato leafhop
per for at least another
month. The feeding by leaf
hoppers results in the alfa’fa
being reduced in size and
vigor and developing yellow
leaves.
mci^es
THESE
FLY KILLERS...
.. DIRECTLY ON
ANIMALS
• Ehrlich's Livestock Spray R-ll
Wet hairs on dairy animals
• Korlan 12 E
v Use with fuel oil 10 1 on back
rubbers
• Korlan 25 W. P.
- Use with water 4 lb in 25 gal as
a direct spray
• Marlate 50
Use as a dry rub on dairy animals
* Not on dairy animals
Blue Ball
Jacob B Zimmerman
Bareville
Martin's Hardwaic
Columbia
Musser Farms
16th St & Lane A\o
Denver
Denver Supplv Co
Allen H Malz
Elizabethtown
Kaylor Bros, R D -1
Farmers Supply Co ,
Ephrata
Farmcrsville
Equipment Co
R D. *2
Martin’s Feed Mill,
R D =3
C P Wenger &. Sons
Florin
Hess Bros,
Mumma’s Hardwaic
Gap
Summer Bros
Hardwai c
forms from Farm Show Man
ager John B. McCool.
These must be filled out
and returned to him post- In 1878
marked not later than Sept, ful Sunday J?!
30 the second deadline. newspapoi y
After Oct. 1 and before the
Jan 1 samples for scoring Proxunatdy ot(
will be collected, on unan- daily neivspJ
nounced visits, from all pro- countn
ducers and dealers who fill edition
out entry forms.
As a double assurance for
accuracy and uniformity, all
•Get Your Supply at These
Intercourse
Charles B Hoobei
Kirkwood-
L H Jackson
Myer’s Store
Lancaster
Lancaster CounU
Farm Bureau
L H Brubaker
350 Strasburg Pike
Lincoln
Galen Hardware
Lititz
Ebj’s Mill, Inc
Manhexm
Cassel’s Mill, Inc ,
R D -1
N G Hershcv & Son
Millersville
Millersville Supply Co
Mountville
Kauffman Bios .
Parkesburg
A H Keen & Son
J. C. EHRLICH CO.
70S - 38 East Chestnut St., Lancaster, Ph. EX 7-3721
u
s
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• Korlctn 12 E
' 1 - 12 for 3-4 week icsidual
• Diazinon 25 E
1 25 for 3-4 week icsidual
• Dipterex Bayer L-13 59
As bait dry or wet
• Ortho Fly Killer Dry Bail
Just scatter thinlv on floor
• Lethalaire Bomb D-200 oi
Use daily in milkliouses, 1
your home
Distributor
raw muk a JfJ
ed milk
Patrom?e l-
Ach oitisers
Tv*"
Dealers —
Peach Bottom
C E V. lie' 4
QuarryviHe
Mussei s JliU’ 1
Ross rl Rol,r<i
Ronks
Lestci A s '” !
Schoeneck
Brchm &
Stevens
Snadu - J' l "
Strasbuig
I. B Oi‘ l ' bl
Washing loll
NissK' '
West Wd loW
West
Fanned
Willow Sire® 1
Doml' Jfll 8