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SIX TESTS OX-file PIGS, Early Weaning Chow pigs gained as last as pigs on sow's milk and sp feed from the 3rd to 6th week. They gained lb. per pig daily made 1 lb. gain from only lbs. feed. ON-THE-FARM TESTS, pigs followed the same *rn . . . weighed 23-33 lbs. at 6 weelts. Feed per pound of gain on good pigs, raised under management, ranged from 130 to 14c. i RATS ... Use Purina Rat-Kill Rat-Kill is an entirely different kind iler for rats and mice. Jt’s a “c»cry bait; Bats haul it back to the nest . . tribute itthea>»elve» . . ifeed R*t-KJil t» whale family till they’re dead. •Kill has : ifaf«<? -e\tr* 'advantages: IgWy palatable and bulky. Kills fast tn 5 to 15 days IjOW priced i us for Purina Rat-Kill right away. We’re the Red and White Checkerboard Store John B. Kurtz Cedar Lane John J. Hess, II ircourse - New Providence Ira B. Landis Road, Lancaster Warren Sickman ■■■■■■■■■ It ■ ■ ■: ■ ■ / i. S. H. Hiestand & Co Whiteside & Weicksel Saltings. Kirkwood John B. Kurtz Eplirata. James High Gordonville Pequea Visit our store and let us explain this cost-cutting plan. Besides Purina Grow ing Chows, we also have a full line of Purina Health Aids, and, of course, our friendly service is always avail able. Call us or drop in. Prove to yourself - Purina feeding cost you less. Here’s what happens to rats that eat Purina Rat-Kill. They’re dead in 5 to 15 days. Rots love Rat-KilL It’s effective and economical, too. Wenger’s Feed Mill, Inc. J. H. Beitz & Son, Inc. Lititz John J. Hess Kinzera - Vintage Rbeems Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 16, 1963 Bull To Speak At Institute Of Potato Growers HARRISBURG State Se cretary of Agriculture Leland H Bull today was named a speaker for the 12th annual Pennsylvania Potato Growers Institute March 6-7 in Hotel Lycoming, Williamsport He will address the banquet meet ing on March 6 on “A look to the future of Pennsylvania Agriculture ” More than 300 potato grow ers, buyers, distributors and representatives of allied indus tries are expected to attend the lull two-day educational event which opens Wednesday morning, March 6 and luns through Thursday afternoon, March 7. The institute piogram is de signed to alert Pennsylvania growers on national and mtei national trends affecting the entire potato industiy, accord ing to Robert W Harwood, Wattsburg, Erie County, piesi dent of the sponsoung Penn sylvania Cooperative Potato Growers Association The effect ot the European Common Market on Amencan agriculture is to be told by JR. B Donaldson, Penn State Uni versity extension economist. Latest developments in the federal Food and Drug Ad ministration program for con trol 'ot chemicals on potatoes are to be presented by Fred L Lofsvold, Philadelphia district director for FDA Di Kenneth H Hood, Ameri can. Farm Bureau Federation, Chicago, is to give his views on a solution for the Nation's agricultural problems W. B. Camp, Jr , Bakers field, California, president of rthe National Potato Council follows Secretary Bull on the dinner program, telling how potatoes are grown, shipped and marketed in California. The following day he will dis cuss conditions in the national potato industry Two officials of, the US. Last year, 141 farmers in Department of Agriculture aie Central Pennsylvania reported scheduled for the closing s?s- having planted 147 different sion. An analysis of the over- corn hybrids. How many were all potato industry will be planted throughout the State given by Floyd F. Hed'und, would be difficult to guess, director of the USDA fruit and say Guy W. McKee, Harold T. vegetable division The potato Campbell, and Jerome K. Pas acreage allotment bill and to, research workers at the other proposed federal legisla- Pennsylvania State University, tion is to be reviewed by They think, however, that few- Richard E Moody, ASCA staff er corn hybrids would do the assistant. Robert Aten, Macun- job as well and reduce “corn gie, Pennsylvania member of fusion.” the National Potato Advisory Nearly one-third of the 147 Committee, will report on com- hybrids required too long » mittee activities as they affect season to mature in a normal growers. year where they were grown. Recommendations for potato the Agricultural Experiment growers will he given by four Station researchers state. Penn State University staff The hybrids were selected members: Elmer C. Pifer, ex- on past performance, the farm tension agronomist; Dr. Albert era said. Seldom mentioned as S. Hunter, department of reasons for selecting a variety agronomy; Dr, C. F. Taylor, were maturity, ease of picking, extension plant pathologist, clean husking, standabihty, ear and J. O Pepper, extension size, and advertising, entomologist. Thirty different hybrids ac- The 47th annual meeting of counted for nearly three-four eo-op members will be bold ths of the corn acreage in the March 7 following a tour to study. Fifty-two hybrids were the Rice Farms at Jersey grown on 5 acres or less and Shore. ' an additional 29 were planted on only 5 to 10 acres The leading hybrid, planted by 42 Protect Machinery Farmers and farm machinery D f the 141 farmers, accounted owners who don’t have enough for one-sixth of the total corn storage space under roof can acreage The leading 3 varieties still protect their machinery W ere planted on 42 percent of from bad weather, says Burton the acreage S Horne, Penn State extension The 14T hybrids found in agricultural engineer. Tillage the survey represented at least equipment, such as plows, xi “brands” produced by as disks, harrows and cultivators many seed companies The can be stored out of doors alter number of brands planted per .they are cleaned and painted farm ranged from 1 to 5 with Metal parts that work in soil an average of 2. The number should be coated with a rust 0 f hybrids planted per brand preventive. Then cover them ra nged from X to 41. The aver wuh plastic sheeting which a g e number of varieties per provides satisfactory storage farm was 3 with a range from until they can, be placed under to 10. roof. Poultry Ass’n Elects Officers Directors of the Lancaster Poultry Association elected Daniel K Good, Columbia, pre sident of the association at a recent reorganizational meet ing Good, a dealer in live poul tr> and former treasurer la the association, succeeds Char les Warfel, Conestoga Benjamin L Burkholder, New Holland, was reelected vice president The new secre tar> is Glenn G Herr, Lam petei, the only grower to be elected to an office John Wol gemuth, elected to the board just last month was named tieasurer All offlceis will serve a one year term In other business, the direc tois -voted to continue the bar becues on the second Saturday of eveiy month John L Herr, ilanheim, was leappomted to serve as barbecue chairman for another year The newly elected directors were welcomed and began their duties at the meeting. Frey Angus Is Reserve Champ At San Antonio It was reported this week that Fred Prey, Quarryville R 2, showed an Angus senior calf to the reserve champion ship in the San Antonio, Texas, fat cattle sp.ow Monday. The steer was named grand champion Angus in the show last Saturday. It was one of three exhibited by Frey. The grand champion of the exposi tion was. a Hereford. “Cornfusion” In Hybrid Seed 13
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