VOL. 6. NO. 18 I aim i inxivG rOK IHE PROMOTION Or THE POULTRY industry, seems to be the ■ling of these members of the Lancaster Poultry Association. The costumes he ped ■ry out the Saint Patrick’s day theme when the association gave away 3,000 green-dyed ■d cooked eggs on the square in Lancaster. As they appeared at a meeting at the Poul. ■ Center Tuesday night, left to right, Eugeene Cassel, chairman of the egg promotion ■nmitlee; June Sangrey, office manager at the Poultry Center; Charles Warfel, secre ■y o£ the assn., and Benjamin Burkholder, vice president of the assn. L.F. Photo lg. Center Architect Bired By Directors ■he Lancaster County Ag- Bhure Center came one B nearer realization this ■k with the hiring of an ■utectural firm to draw ■hminary plans for the ■ding Bevi Brubaker, chairman ■[the finance committee of ■ Agriculture Center board ■directors said this week, Bray Garlic How •r Best Control ■j v is the time to control ln pastures, M M County Agent said v^eek ■Rented sprays for (wo wuee years will be need ■lo completely destroy ■ lc 111 permanent sod, but ■r graying coui d prevent 01 rejected milk this *° s P r ay is any warm dr y day-in late Mar early April, he said. , cr f orm of 2,4-D may ■Jr" ,f clover or alfalfa i 11 °f adjoin the pas ■J°, be sprayed. The f° lm should be used ■ e 18 danger of drift M Io gume stands. BL av should be applied £ J .* e one Pound of Per acre in five Ballons of water. Calendar Bn 7 T Noon - Southeast ‘sine! County Agents v dt Dutc hman’s Diner, BmJ? m ’ c °unty Future BwTn ™ oet at Elizabeth- Hv? Hlgh School. BcuJk 11 - Ehn-Penryn 4- B* fire S ts in the Pen- BN fe€der meet livestock and L WII dis cuss feed nt‘nued anag( 2 ,lent - Lew ~ nued on Page 13) boundary lines and eleva tions of the proposed build ing site have been supplied to the firm of Haak and Kauffman, Myerstewn. The architects will make preliminary drawings and return them to the-board of directors in about 3 weeks, Brubaker said. All elevations of the proposed east-west by pass were supplied by the Penna. Highways Dept, and included in the report to the engineering firm, he said. Planning for the proposed Agriculture Center began last year with the anonimous donation of a parcel of eight acres of land and $lOO,OOO in cash. The cash donation car ried the stipulation that it would be matched by' other funds contributed by county farmers and others interested in agriculture. No solicitation of funds will be made until he fall of 1961 Brubaker said. “By then we should know how much will be needed” he said. Soil Meeting Scheduled At Elizabethtown Conservation of soil ferti lity and the production of high quality corn will be the subject of an educational meeting sponsored by the Elizabethtown Chapter Fu ture Farmers of America next week. The meeting scheduled to begin at 730 pm, March 30, in the high school cafe teria will feature a discus sion and a question and ans wer session on the general fertility of local soils and the latest practices in .grow ing, harvesting, and drying field com. A plant food con (Turn to page 5) agricultural library THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 25, 1961 Panel To Discuss Corn Growing At Solanco YFA A panel discussion on growing high yielding corn will be the feature "of the next meeting of the Solanco Young Farmers Association Panel members will inclu de winners in state corn growing contests as well as producers of outstanding yields. James Jackson, Christiana Rl, one of the top scorers in the Pennsylvania state five-acre corn contest will lead off the discussion of what it take to produce top yields. Backing him up will be J. Zeigler Hess, Quarry ville R 3, poultryman and corn producer who dries much of his crop. Robert Henney, teacher of vocation al agriculture at Warwick High School will tell how he grew nearly 100 acres of corn with minimum (whecltrack planting) Paul (Turn to page 5) 4-H Holstein Club Elects Paul Trimble, son of Mr and Mrs. Daniel Trimble, of Quarryville Rl, was named president of the Lancaster County Holstein 4-H Club Thursday night at the reor ganization meeting. The 61 members present tapped Elvin Shelly of Man heim R. D. 1, as vice president of the club. Donald Trimble, brother of Paul, was elected secretary. Other officers included Donald Musscr, Mount Joy Rl, treasurer; James Ketter ing, Lititz R 3, news reporter; Melvin Beiler, Gordonville Rl, song leader, and Gloria Shelly, Manheim Rl and George Rutt, Jr., Stevens Rl game leaders. (Turn to page 13) Egg Processors See All Plant Grading Soon In. a few years all the.He said he is in favor of in eggs produced on Lancaster plant grading for several County farms will be grad- reasons. ed by the processor, one egg dealer told poultrymen on Tuesday night. Speaking on a panel, “Producer versus Proceosor Grading of Eggs”, John Copenheaver, Elizabethtown egg dealer, said he sees the day in the near future when all egg grading will be done by the processor. He cited the demand of consumers for a more uniform pack and said most farmers do not heve accurate enough equipment for the large shell egg outlets. Copenhea ver said about 90 per cent of the eggs coming to his plant arrive as gathered on the farm - Richard Sauder, New Hol land, speaking in behalf of Victor Weaver, Inc. said that plant is now buying 100 per cent ungraded eggs. Fruit Growers And Beekeepers Plan Joint Meet County Beekeepers and Orchardists will be given a look at agriculture behind the Iron Curtain at a joint meeting of the two groups next month. Dr. Carl Bittner, extension fruit specialist from Penn sylvania State University will present an illustrated talk showing the highlights of his trip to Russia last summer at a joint meeting of the County Beekeepers and the County Fruit Grow ers, on April 14. Dr. Bittner, well known to orchardists of the Lancas ter County area will con trast farming under a free society with the problems of farming under the domin ation of a communist form of government. Reservations for the ban quet, scheduled to begin at 6-30 pm at Hostetters Ban quet Hall, Mount Joy, may be made at the County Ag ent’s office, Lancaster, or with Walter Becker of Mt. Joy R 2, Ralph Gamber of 910 State Street, Lancaster, or Roy Erb, 118 Kreider Ave Lancaster. William Clarke, Extension Beekeeping Specialist from PSU will also be on the pro gram, it was announced this week Garden Spot 4-H Holds Election Wilmer Wenger, 76 Green field Road, was elected presi dent and County 4-H Council representative by the Gar den Spot 4-H Community Club at a recent meeting in the Smoketown Elementary School. David Deniinger, of 2351 Horseshoe Road, was named vice president of the club Other officers elected were Elaine Stoltzfus, Ronks Rl, secretary: Joyce Deniinger, 602 Enfield Road, treasurer; Lois Ann Overgaard, Lanc aster R 4, news reporter; Don aid Kraybill, 599 Lampeter (Turn to page 7) $2 Per Yea* He agreed that processors can give the consumer a more uniform pack Proces sors who grade eggs in the plant can spot troubles a producer is having and help him correct his mistakes, he said. He concluded by say ing, “Farmers should never grade eggs when someone else can do it more effici ently.” Producers on the panel at a meeting of the Lancaster County Poultry Assn. Tues day night were generally in favor of farmer grading of eggs, but at least one pro ducer said he grades eggs mainly because he has the equipment and has always done it Henry Reist, Mount Joy said, “It is interesting to watch egg quality drop as hens get older.” Ho felt that producers grading their own eggs could have a better control of the quality of their eggs. Harry Houser, Lancaster R 7, recalled how his father put the eggs in a basket and (Turn to page 12) Agri. Council To Hear Wood Agricultural legislation on the state level will be the main topic of discussion at the meeting of the Lancas ter County Agricultural Council next week. Norman Wood; Pennsylva nia House of Representativ es, the featured speaker at the meeting, will direct his remarks toward agricultural developments dealing witn legislation on the state level. Time will be allotted at the March 30 meeting in the Lancaster County Farm Bu reau Auditorium, for gener al discussion and quest ioxis. The program is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Other items tor discussion will include Ag-Business Day - 1961, the Agricultural Center Building progress and future programs for the year, according lo Charles Cowan, Council president FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday - Wednesday Temperatures during the next five days are expect ed to average near normal to as much as 9 degrees above the normal range of 33 at night and 55 in the afternoon. Milder tempera tures are expected Satur day and Sunday and again Tuesday and Wednesday. Monday will be cooler. Precipitation may total 0.1 to 0.5 inches occurring mostly as rain late Tues day and Wednesday. Rain fall during March has been about four inches, a little higher than normal. The all-time record of 59.4 in ches of snow in any season has been passed. The new record is 59.6 inches.
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