’ *1 .. 6. NO. 12 Henry E. Givler, secretary- May 22 to May 28 as Soil treasurer of the Lancaster Stewardship week through- County Soil Conservation out the county. Many county District gave credit to co-op- churches cooperated by mak erating agencies for making ing use of literature distrib it possible for the district to uted by the District, carry out its program during District members arranged the year. and conducted a tour of the Highlights of the year’s ac- county farms for the County tivities, as listed by Givler, Commissioners, include the following: Director Henry Hackman Herbert. Wiggins, Millers- was elected to the State Ex ville Rl was elected the out- ecutive Council, standing conservation Farm- A District repre sentative er m the county. attended meetings and parti- Former District secretary ciDated m the wosram , nf i 7% D S tr 5 Ct UckS B; Re ;' tSC “ e r’ Served the Lancaster County Agr t tz R. D. 1, Henry Hackman, as judge for the FFA conser- 9 s wd Witmer, County Commis- vation contest at Penn State. A LounclL 1711 Lincoln Highway East, __ ~ T , A county plowing contest -L.F. Photo ,PS nct , heW , a L r! Mas sponsored by the Dls rbert Wiggins Named - scd Has Plans /Standing SCD Farmer For Coming Year M 0 JX Conservation- Fanner said this woeh. . $£ “SLfSLrU* adopted the. J£ r uhert Wigginsj Milters- r Wiggms f 01 ' ;RX took nver operation At first Wiggins said, he R D j Millersville, district Commissioners designating ™ he home farm about 18 farmed at -right angles to ’ - (Tura to page 16) sfio and. soon found rows liis dad liad used (ng in the conventional but that was not the ans : The district directors will D.Lw R ee f Club frumf./ was putting most ofhis wer because there'were pi- sponsor a series of TV pro- OaUy DWI VIUU Y OLith .ilizer in the creek. aces where the slope chang- grams with cooperating agen- Ran fit lot A ii- I 'Dad always farmed up e d and the water would cies, conservation field day, I IWIUb WIN Attend I down ttie hill “with bor- break over and cause worse observance of Soil Steward- g now and s tonn failed to u ,i ** ri I farmed, about one year damage than before, ship Sunday & neighborhood k igo memberJS of the Natl. COflldD v horses but when I got Mtcr trying .straight 'strips watershed meetings to ex- Redßose Bab B eef & Lamb ' » , . . tractor I saw lt wasn"t tried bending them". "Wig- available to Club and their from r ™ d^ te T sand t two al " I go* tired afpKkmg gms said, but he failed to landowners through the dis- banquet j ast Friday. t °™ Lancasf;e r Co the tomatoes when Td “ - the ctrrn<? on the con- tnct. ' , , unt y. this week were chosen a basket down in a rut f our and, still was not satis-' Funk reported that 1.95& Presentation of club a- to represent Pennsylvania at it would - turn over,” a d farms In the county are now wards was made after a din- the National Youthpower . ‘ cased n“?^^eMfPUr'S?S.toC“CagolBtetof PUr 'S?S. toC “ Cag0l8teto ension Meet d^r ic of'S coopera tors to be obtained " ’ -CO Ut hy par ;e Is Set I£-S*r^’sj ? AI S jZ. < T elery •owing With Our Com- w^ erel , Funds will be used former- ApPtOVe H-40 „ A team of judges inter dy will be the theme of 'Vhemhe got the level on the Funds wdl-be used tor cier # viewed the candidates and main address at the an- (Turn to page 14) C nr TrAnchinCi chose Darvm Boyd, Ephrata meeting of the Xancast- rw 27 Rl and Kenneth Brubaker, County Extension/ Associa- County Celery growers Mount Joy Rl as delegates generally agreed Monday to the national event. Six that the H-46 strain: of celery other Pennsylvania youth is the best variety available will make the trip, for trenching since the old Chosen as alternates were Houser strain was lost dur- Saralee Bradley, Holtvvood m g World War 11. *}. a . nd P®? l Wolgcmuth, of Jay Hodefcker, Lancaster Elizabethtown R 3. R 3 expressed the view of Congress, the most of the dozen growers second of its kind in the present at the farm of Amps state > conducted in cooper- Funk, Millersville, when he atlon with a national move said. “H-46 looks good, but it (Tum to paee 9) lacks a little in taste. It keeps good though.” FIVE - DAY Noah Snader, Blue Ball. reported some black heart WEATHER in his celery last year, but rARPrSCT ARM VAT Pxm Ar> most growers felt the wet rL/tltWlol 1 season he i d that disease to a II 2 to 5 pm. - minimum. Lnicken Barbecue at the Snader was in agreement Lancaster Poultry Center with other growers who said 340 W. Roseville Road, in the H-46 strain will not i caster. . blight. /• 13—4:30 p.m. - Meet- Growers agreed that per lnS of the Lancaster Co- haps 50 per cent of the crop unty Teachers of vocation- went into trenclies for sale . a griculture at Cocalico during the winter. J on High School. Martin Heisey, Washing -0 Pm. . meeting of the ton Boro, has been growing master County Soil Con _ . T Emerald. He said he liked /ation District in the THE OUTSTANDING Conservation Farmer m Lancas- the quality and resistance to «“t House? LancaSfer ter Count y is Herbert Wiggins, MiUersville Rl. Wiggins bLghtf but he said> “Emerald pm. - Southern Tran who farms about ten acres of tobacco each year gays he is t true to type If we 4-H ri,, ooutaem Trac abou f half finished stripping this year’s crop. “The only 13 irue ™ ~ club meets at the pia Ce you can see the results of soil conservation with all could cross H-46 and Emcr -4 8:00 p.m. - Meet- this snow on the ground Is in the amount of the crops tak- aid and get the best of both, i-Tum to page 5) en off the land.” Wiggins said. L. F, Photo (Turn to page 16) DIRECTORS OF THE Lancaster County Soil Conserve ter Sensenig, New Holland RT; Elmer V. Good, of Liti iheim R 2; Amos Funk, chairman, Millersville Rl; Rich) ier, Lancaster, and Henry E. Givler, secretary-treasurer raster. Harold R. McCulloch, As- Director of Extension The University of Penn ama will be one of the speakers at the Febru -16 banquet at the Plain Fancy Farm near Inter irse. ilichael Lynch, Extension ial Aids Specialist, will an illustrated presenta of The Penn State Story, h lias given the presen. (Turn to Page 7) / v'" l * Lancaster County Soil Conservation District Reports Activities of Agencies During Year Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 11 UBRM« THE PENNSYLVANIA SPATE COLLEGE County S.C.D. Agencies Produce Varied Programs — >. —^ Saturday - Wednesday Temperatures during the next 5 days may average three to five degrees be low the normal range of 27 at night to 40 in the af ternoon. Little day to day change in temperature is expected. Precipitation may total 0.6 to 0.7 inches, melted, with scattered ar eas of snow about Sunday. The county has had a total of 56 inches of snow to date. The record for any winter season is 59.3 inch es. $2 Per Year
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