14—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 17, 1960 SignS Up • Harry s. Sloat **SSf **Z P , 128 New Farms (from page 1) many top jobs in commercial . -1 Ar A poultry exchange and associ- fj e i ds and governmental ag- L/U TIDQ IVOU ation boards as an advisor. enc ies, Sloat has preferred to , „ For his outstanding work remam at the farmer’s level. Four applications for Soil in poultry, the association in He has covered ove r a half- Conservation plans approv -1952 presented Sloat with a milhon miles of county ed by the Lancaster County $5OO purse. roads, advising and con S?* 1 Conservation Distnc “So many things have hap- sulting Wlth farmers and ag- Monday night brought the pened, I can’t remember ricultU ral leaders. total for 4118 year to 128 new them all.’’ Sloat said when nroducers have co °Perators - asked about some of the £ sioat’s edu- Jhe 1959 total was . 126 memorable events in his 64 nroeram that has but the total acres covered years, but several things P ® lth x . that year was almost 3,600 stand out as highlights. Sion of Drrcfimfi crSs acres greater than the 1960. In 1957, Sloat received the the £ la ® er acreage. One of the reasons Distinguished Servke Award cos £ methods. ~ for tbe seeming discrepancy for Agriculture from the Na- 6 was the signing up of two tional Association of Couity Both farmers , and research- ver y i ar g e public tracts in Agriculture Agents. The ers claim S,oat to be mval- 1959 award was presented at the uab’e” in Almost 2,000 acres in the annual meeting of the associ- > y Octorara water company ation in Boston where Sloat matoes, sweet corn and cel- tract came under conferva had gone that year as presi- ery i „ . , , . ~ b tion plans last year, and an dent of the Pennsylvama As- other plot of over 2,000 acres sociation of Agriculture Ag- ase an “ equipping c. the nts Southeastern Fie d Research -During his career, Sloat at- Station at Landisville in ’5l. agricultural extension frat tended five other National He also picked out the sta- emity. Association meetings travel- tion s current farm at M.an- Sloat said Tuesday night ing to Lansing, Michigan; bean Rl. he has no p’ans for the im- Philade'phia; Houston, Tex- A native of Rockport, he mediate future after retire es; Seattle, Washington, and holds a BS. and MS. from ment - most recently to M.ami, Fla. PSU He married a college “I have about five years “l was scheduled to go to c assmate, the former Emma work piled up around home the meeting in Sal- Lake L. Carey in 1927. They are to catch up on, and I want City one year, but I was sick the parents of three daugh- to see some of the country, or something and didn’t ters and a son. so I guess I won’t have to make it” Sloat said. Sloat is a member of the worry about running out of Before moving up to the Colerain Grange, a deacon things to do for awhile.” he post of president, S’oat serv- of the First Presbyterian said. ed during 1956 as secretary Church and a member of Ep- treasurer of the Pennsylvan- si 1 on Sigma Phi, honorary with the EXCLUSIVE'UNIVERSAL DEEP WELL SANITARY LID THAT TPAPC BACTERIA-LADEN MOISTU Universal GET THE FACTS ON Find out how Universal Milkers can help you keep bacteria counts down for GRADE "A" PRODUC TION. We also carry replacement parts for Surge milk- ers, including MAC'S Inflations. Selling ACORN Barn Cleaners and their fine stanchions and accessories. AMOS HIVELY QUARRYVILLE. PA. ILKERS Laboratory tests show that the advanced design of Universal Milkers def initely reduces bacteria count! 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With the addition of the four new plans-on Monday night, the SCD w has a total of 1,955 plans in effect in the county. •The new cooperators, ad dress, township and acres are as follows: John H Hostet- ter, Quarryville, Co’erain Twp , 70 acres; Titus N Zim merman, Stevens HI, East Cocalico Twp. 70 acres; R J. Shaub, Quarryvil 1 e Rl, n per"' < Calving stimulates a cow to produce far beyond her ability to convert feed into milk. So, during the first months of her lactation, she "steals” milk-making nutri ents from her body. It requires only 600 pounds of Pioneer Dry and Freshening feed to repair the body tissue used during the previous lac* tation... to build a reserve ofbody con dition for the next lactation ... and to produce a vigorous calf. Pioneer Dry and Fresh, fed during the dry period, is a sound investment in herd health, sustained high production, and longevity for your pro ducing herd. LEOLA - QUARRYVILLE Little -Britain.* -Twp., 11(1 acres, and John b. -Erb, Quarryvi le R 3, Bart Town ship, 90 acres. Because the ' snowstorm held attendance to a mini mum, o*her items 'of busi ness were - postponed until the next-meeting, January 4, 1961. A common-toad, according to one estimate, is worth $25 a year to a farmer, due to the large number of insects the toad eats. Failure to winterize trac tors can cost cold cash. A few hours of attention be fore winter arrives can save both money and troub e. AFTER COMPLETING RECORD The some cow after having produced 23** 044 lbs. ef milk and 941 lbs. of fat op u'4 year old* Note the ex* treme dairy* ness and exceptional body condS« tion shown after this cow produced tl r /2 tons of milk.
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