16—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, October 28. 1961 tant steward. Pomona Grange Sends 3 Motions To State Meet Lancaster County Pomo na Grange 71, in resolutions passed at a meeting m con-, junction with Ephrata Gran ge 1815 recently, called for changes in the state pro grams of highway mainten ance and school redistricting and in the federal feed grain program. In calling for state main tained highways to be cov ered with smaller stone dur ing oiling, the group desir ed to see the new surface compacted into a good bond so that a reasonably smooth surface is obtained. A copy of the highways resolution will be sent to the state highways maintenance office in the county. A resolution calling for legislation that would re lieve any farmer who grows grain only for his own use from the limitations of the feed grain program, was a dopted by the county group Many Eastern producers raise wheat and barley st rictly for personal poultry and livestock feeding oper ations, the Grange said. Re ductions in federal grain a creage allotments disrupts the program of such farm ers. The Pomona Grange con tends that redistricting of school districts into much larger urrts would serve on ly to take control of the schools further away from the area The resolution a dopted opposes redistricting on such a large scale and recommends that a maxi mum area should be consi dered in any redistricting as well as number of pupils in volved. In other business the Gr ange elected the following flgw officers- Alfred Wan- Alfalfa Pellets Put Best Gains On Feeder Lambs Sheep fed alfalfa pellets gain better than sheep fed baled alfalfa and a corn supplement, tests have shown at the Agricultural Experi ment Station of the Pennsyl vania State University Researcher Robert L. Co wan reported recently that sheep on alfalfa pellets gain ing more than twice the weight of sheep on baled al falfa alone Dr. Cowan spoke during a North Atlantic sec tion meeting of the Ameri can Society of Animals Pro duction held at Penn State “Our studies show that pellets increase the amount of feed an animal will eat,” Dr Cowan stated. “When an animal eats more feed than is needed for body maintan ence, the added feed intake goes into weight gam,” he added While consuming the most feed, the pellet-fed sheep spent much less time eating and less time chewing their cud. The energy conserved could thus go into body growth, the Penn State ani mal nutntiomht claimed When the sheep were slaughtered and dressed out, it was found that the pellet fed animals had the best car cass grades, including pro portion of lean to fat meat, marbling, and general ap pearance The pellet-fed sheep also showed the high est percentage of meat to live weight The growth stimulant, Gibberellm, was also used in the experiments but did not increase gains Although the pe’let feeding trials are promising, further research of this type needs to be done he pointed out DON'T-SAVE SEEDS ty of cross-pollination is Saving vegetable seeds ways- present However, secretary; Charles G. Me- BIGGER FLOWERS from the home garden is not certain plants are outsta Sparran, treasurer; Allen Plant bulbs now if you usually recommended unless ing, have no disease, Mate, overseer; Elizabeth want bigger flowers on your the grower is familiar with produce a large yield of Gehman, chaplain; Morton spring-flowering bulbs, sug- conditions and with his form fruit, it might be wi Fry, gatekeeper; Ambrose gests Lynn B. Smithy .Penn plantings. J. O. Dutt, exten- to allow fruits to ripen ai Giffmg, steward; Marie Mur State extension floriculturist, sion vegetable gardening save the seed of all t phy, lecturer; Joseph Hess, By planting now the bulbs specialist warns that insects fruits. But, remember the : assistant steward, and Est- will get a better root system carry pollen from one plant dividual plant must be cc her Petticoffer, lady assis- by next spring. to another and the possibili- sidered. Forty Minutes.. 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