7NO 1-7 / - EXHIBITING HIS CHAMPIONSHIP wildlife display at the first 4-H Wild life club roundup is Jay Foreman, Lititz Rl, left, president of the club Compli menting Jay on the work he has done during the year is Jack Rockelman, as sistant York County Agent, judge of the competition Among the other wildlife conservation projects in the display was the wood duck nesting box made from a discarded nail keg. Foreman showed how inexpensive material found around any farm can be used to construct wild ife conservation projects. There were seven other exhibits on display. L. F. Photo 4-H Wildlife Club President Wins Exhibit Roundup Prize The president of Lancaster Countj’s onlv 4-H Wildlife ciulb showed members ot the clu'b he deserves his post Wednesdaj night when he ex hibited the championship dis play af wildlife conservation materials Winning out over the seven .other exhibits, Foreman drew the compliments of judg", .Tach Rockelman, Assistant YerJi County Agent, for his use y»f inexpensive and easily- obtained materials for the construction ot his exhibit Farm Calendar March 7 30 pm - Lancas ter Countv Future Farmer° meet in the Elizabethtown High School March 27 —-7 30 pm. - Coun ty 4-H tractor maintenan >e clubs roundup at the Farm Bureau building, Dillernlle Bead, Lancaster. 4-H Han dyman club roundup at same time and place. 7 45 p m - I)air\ He'd Im provement Assoc intion Workshop for all associa tions in the southern pair of the (ounti, at the new Solinco lluth School 9 3(1 a m - Tobacco cleaning and treating dem onstration at the farm of Harvey Met/ler, Lancaster R. 4 Sponsored by the counts (Continued on Page 10) < Foreman, a lf> vear old grad uate of Manheim Town&hio High School, has been a 4-H club member in community clubs for 10 years His pro jects have included tobacco, beekeeping, entomology, elec tric and gardening At present he and his fath er. Vernon Foreman, farm 67 acres* at Lmt? Rl. where thev keen a dam herd of 30 cows Tied for second in the com- Planting Intentions For Spring Show Farmers Will Seed More Pennsylvania farmers intend to plant more acreage to corn, barley and soyabeans, to keep tobacco and oats acreages un changed. and to make a reduc tion in potatoes and hay The Pennsylvania Crop Re porting Service said today that intended acreages for the nine principal crons of the State to tal 4.609.000 acres for the 196 2 crop year This compares with 4,749,000 acres planted fo~ harvest last year Com pared with the 10-year aver age all crops except tobavco sh>A an acreage decline with the collective total down 11 per cent Tefal feod grain acreage whe 2 pe- cent more than 1 year Corn expected t<j be up 3 pc- (t-a: to 1,201 00C ac.-e-,. but still 6 per cent be lo f the 10-\ear average year’s small acreage was par- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 24, 1962 petition were the exhibits ot Carl Siegnst, Li tit? R 3 and I Marvin Shenk, LitiL R 4 An nette Long. Lititz R 3 plated U urth Prize* awarded to the tour winner* were donated In the Animal Trap Conipanj ot V nerua at Lititz Adult leader* ot the club are Mr and Mr* Melvin Loner, Lititz R 3, and Robert Long Lmtz Foreman was in charge of the first annual roundup of the club tially due to poor weather ton dtticns during planting sea son Oats acreage is intended to be unchanged at 6 13,000 *.cres Barley, most of which rPanted in the tail, increased ) oer cent to 100 000 acres Ai reage planted to food grains wheat and rve is down 13 per cent from a v e*u earlier Winter wheit, at 4 6 r > 000 at res, also was oh 13 ner cent and rve, at 2i),00o acres was down 10 per cent Dyy weathei at planting time a. counts tor some of the de ' tie* Snow cover was poor through the c oldest part of th' ■a'liter and there is some et i c-"ue of heaving and winter c.I 1 Ihe rail evtent ol the u image ic \et to be deter mined Peniischama potato grow e--> will continue their down (Continued on page 7 > Direct Seeding Tomatoes Promising, Specialist Says Direct seeding ol tomatoes is the coming lecolutum in the ctgetable growing business lames Dutt Extension cogi table specialist fiom the Penn schanu State Innersitc told Lancastci fountc Fainieisanl custom sprat opciatois W ed nesdat Speaking at a pest control ami sprat meeting in the Lan oastei Poultic Centei Dutt ■'aid the bin pioblem hereto loie in the duett seeding method (planting tomato seed dnecth in the held w ith a torn planti r 01 siimlm ma chine) has been an eflectue weed control piogram With two new hei bit ides Solan and Tillam the wcel Swine Herds Growing Co. Breeders Are Told About 000 swine breeders in the state hate sow herds ot 20 «i in cue sows i Inesiocli 'jiecialist said Thursdav night Speaking at the annual ban quet ol the Lancaster founts Swine Pruduceis Association Dwight \ounkin said the trend is toward larger swine herds He told The 2h4 niembeis and quests that hog numbers m the state are down as smaller breeders close out their herds He pi edit ted a “fair' tear toi swine produc ers Vounkin suggested that breeders consider using half brothers ot herd sires that have produced desirable oil spring to breed lor more uni tornut.v m the heids Future Farmers Win Awards Three Lancaster County Fu ture Farmers were awarded medals in the state Project Record contest Wednesdav at Harrisburg Two members from the Grasslands chapter won top medals in the tour-enterprise phase ol the tanning program contest Winners ol the coveted gold medal vveie Kenneth Saudei and Carl L Gehman. both of Garden Spot High School, Xevv Holland Paul WelK. ol Garden Spot FFA Chapter, received a sil ver medal, according to the announcement made bv James C Fink state FF\ adviser Font-one medals and tne honorable mention aw ird> were granted the largest num ber ol honors lot an\ ot the vocational agriculture contests in vthu li meinhcts compete Ihe lour-emerprises contest had 77 progi arils qualtlv.n, tor statewide judging U’er school countv <md area <■ 1- muiation.s in the Js ictat’ rnl tCoutmued on page 7)' $2 Per Year contud j)iol)h'm mat he on ih(> w n out Imieistd tiekl is not the on 1 * l.u toi to be considered m ch i idmg to use ihemuaK for weed (ontrot he said "In com metd too many farmers do a pool iob of plow mg and then tit to fit the soil and thet otcittoik it and push out all the an and water-holding t apac itt In tests last tear he said, dneot-seeded tomatoes spra>ed with Solan tielded 2 5 tona pi i at i e lie also mentioned Diphena mid a heibicide which has looked latorable for use oa cabbage green and lima (Continued on Page 12) He suggested that managers ot barrow shows consider the adoption oi carcasses as sm aid in ctaluating breeding pro giess in piodncing meat type (Continued on Page 12) Agri. Council To Discuss City, County Planning Land use tn Lancaster Co untv will be the subject for discussion at the meeting of the Lancaster County Agricul tural Council C Rich ley Foster. Lancaster County Planning Commission, and Burnell Cohen, Lancaster City Redevelopment Authority will discuss the parts their organizations will play in the future of Lancaster County County Agent. Max M. Smith will lead an informal discussion of the individuals attending the Ag-Industrial Conference recently at York. Officers tor the coming year will be elected at the meeting scheduled to begin at 9 30 am. Thursdav. March 29, in. the Lancaster County Farm. Bureau Cooperative Associat ion Auditorium. Dillerville Rd. in Lancaster FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturdnj - Wednesday Temperatures during the next Itxe il.ns are expected to aieujje near the normal i.mge ol at night to 5.1> in the atteruoon. Xo mark ed dax to daj changes m tempi latuies are expected. I’rei ipit.it ton max total 0.1 to ().(> null tailing mainly ii< ar the end of the period, hut xxnil a chance ot some ram Sund-ix or Sunday night
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