VOL. 7 NO. ftj SHOWING THE CHAMPION BARROW in the Market Hog Show Wednes day was C Warren Leminger, Denver -R! The 205 pound Spotted Poland China Borrow topped the field ot 298 entries to become the first Spotted Poland China in the four-year history of the show to wm the Grand Championship. The show is ctn annual activity of the Lancaster C junty Swine Producers Association. Fest Control And Spray Meeting Scheduled For County Next Week new Glow me; season is jm' ahead and peat control wiJ be an important pait ot farm work Arnold Lue, K, as sistant (ounU agent, said this week Looking foiward to this im pc taut put ot tarm at tiutv the Lancastei Countv Exten sion Service has scheduled a fajji ty meeting next jiveek lor farmers in the aiea Tne program, sc tudated to bey n at b 30 a m on Wednes dav Maich 21 at the Lancas ter Poulin Center, Roseville Road and 230 Hv-pass, wilt feature extension specialists from the Pennsv Iv.una Stale Ilr .versitv 'the three mam topics un- Farm Calendar lit 7 30 pm - New He. and 4-H Cpniniunit> club meets in the New Holland Bank building. 9pm.- Executive board ot the 4-H leaders council meets in the Farm Rureiu Building, Dillerville Road M-rc h 20 All da\ - South er .stern Pennsj Ivania Reg ion lonng Farmers Associa tion meets in the Solancu High School ? p m - Lancaster Countv Barm Rciuipment Dealers Association meets n't Peo (Continued' on Rage 12) der discussion will be the con trol ot pi nil diseases, insects and weeds A lotirth topic will be . l, e propel adjustment and opejotiou ot spiaving equip ment (.Continued on page 3) County Youths At Conference On Youthpower Teenigers can solve manj ot the r own problems best Sev eiit> students troni 20 counties paTicipating in the Pennsjl ubu Yoiuhpovv er Congress rei-mllv indicated thev under stand their own problems as a gro : v better than most adult thm% Th-* pioblem of nutrition ami eating habits is one whua the students think thev can so-lv-* best The group, meet ing at the Chalet Re.stauranr. D'l sbnrg, were interviewed bv a team of judges to detei nu. j their understanding of good diets in relation to ph\s ica 1 mental , and moral strength A team of them on phvsu.il fut and appearance The> part.' ipated in group discus sion-. regarding the ot j-outh and what adults and jouth themsehes can do about th-*tn (Continued on Rage II) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 17, 1962 please:::: Isohtv ns of jour change ol addiess Hecause ot a re cent change in postal regu lations papeis sent to the wiong addiess cause u seri ous pi oblem Please give us v’our OLD ADDRESS and then the NEW one. even it the change might be onlv in the route number Change ot address cards are available tree ot charge train the Post Othce Help us keep our files current, please Community Ciub Reorganizes Roger Stoner was elected president of the Latuz-Man heim 4-11 Community Club it the meeting held on Thursday evening at the Fairland School Other ofluers included John J2rb. v u e-pi esident. Marv Al ice Cra\bill, sei retarv Geor;e Clark treasurer. Robert llo'- liuger song leader fudv Guckwaiter and John Clark, game leaders Cvnthii Uiu h- er news reporter Robert Ilommmger i- the junior le ider and also chair- nan ol the prognm commit tee Cynthia Umber and John Krb are representatives to the County Council The adult (Continued on Page 14) Leininger Barrow Tops County Market Hog Show A spotted Poland China Wednesdav was named Gland Ch unpion b-anow toi the firs, lime in the tour-\eai histon ol tlu Lam aster Countv Swum Prodmers animal show and sale The 20") pound “Spot’ was from the herd of C Waireu Leuunaer Denver R 2, and was one ol the three Spotted Pol and China hosts in the reserv e championship trio Grand Champion pen of three went to Masonic Home Tairas lor three head of llerk shires averastmt; 19 S pounds A lot ot trim 213 pound Undraoe crosses captured the pen-et-ten championship lor Stuutfcr Homestead Farm. East ICa l l R 1 Reseive Champ ionship went to Norman Kolb .ila Pitnev Road. LancasU r. Tobacco Market Program Backed By Farm Group Machmerv toi developing a marketing program tor Lan caster County tobacco was set 'n motion Thursda> night at a meeting ot the countv Farmers Association The nearlj 7"> inenibeis pre sent at a meeting in the Lan caster Countv Poultry Center instructed their board of direc tors. bj a unanimous tote, to study plans tor implementing a marketing program toi tvpe 41 cigai tiller tobacco In the lirst such ittempt since the organisation ol the Lancaster Countv Tobacco Co operative, the larmeis associa tion plans, while b> uo means conciete at this tune, seeks to have the tanner impose con tiols upon himself L F. Photo "It is not so much controls m themselves that we disap- I>io\e," said Harold Rohier Lancastei R 7, president ot the count} group. “But we are concerned that the tarmer has contiol ol the progiam" While no prelimmait work on a program has been undei taken. and \er> little actual stud.v has been given the speci fic program, consensus at the meeting was that a program similar to the Pennsv Iv arua Farmers Association's tomato Grain Program Signs Up 151 County Farmers A total of 1a 1 countv grim fanners have signed up tor the 1•> 6 J Feed Grams Pro gram. according to Dorothy Neel. Lancaster County Agri cultural Stabilization and Con servation ofiice manager Miss \eel said advance pav ments ot 07 have been made cm the diversion ot 2 10 7 acres ot corn Unroll meat wh’ch ends .March JO, is considerably less (Continued on Page II) $2 Per Year eslnbitoi ol ilu Championship hit low last vear It was the fust time m the lustori of the show that a Spotted Poland China captured >m\ ol tlie top spots “1 was surpns< d Lfeinmger said ni ter the judging “I thought the judge would so to one of the white hogs or one of the crosses ” The champion barrow was one of a litter of 10 sired by a boar out oh lowa “The grandstre ot this barrow was Big Ben, an All American Sire and a Premier Stre of the state of Iowa” Big Ben was also named Grand Champion Sire o\er all breeds at the Austin (Minn ) Barrow Show. Beinmger said he did not keep am of the boar pigs front (Continued on Page 10 i growers program would evolve Tomato growers, organized under the newly-formed Agri (ultuial Marketing Association, a marketing affiliate of PFA and in operation two years, sign a contract with the asso ciation under which all toma toes on the farm are grown The PFA then acts as the bar g lining agent tor the farmer Under terms ot the contract, which is binding in a court of law the growei is lined up to 21 pei lent ot his crop if he does not cair\ out the stipula tions ol the agreement It a tobacco program is toimulaled. Rohrer said, it will ha\e to hate “teeth” m it or ,t will not work This is not to say that a tobacco pro gram would necessarily be pat terned closely alter the tomato piogiam, howeter llohier has tailed a meeting ol the board of directors tor next Tuesday night to appoint a study committee FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturda) • Wednesday Temperatures tor the next the dajs are expected to average near normal to four decrees below normal. 'I lie normal range for this time ol je.ir is 33 at night to 52 in the afternoon. ( older weather Vlondaj and ail.un Wi.lnesdax. Precipita tion ni.i} total 0 2 to 0.6 nidi, melted, tailing as snow tlutr.-es Saturda> and as snow or ram late Sunda> or Mondax and again late Tuesdaj.
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