V'OL. 9 NO. 30 INSPECTING A PLOT OF Pj ied by the Pennsylvania State mt breeder with the Pennsylvani; Southeast Pennsylvania Resean >nt. Arnold Lueck. Pennfield seed mg, but none is yet available for mlent Growers Are ed, Brubake A \eteran Lancaster County iltiy producer . sajd , this ;k *ne independent poultry we: will continue to be an ;t to the industry and an lom.c force in the com utj ivi Biubaker, Rohrerstown, dan* at the summer con ;nce of the Pennsylvania iltij Federation on the cam of the Pennsylvania State t'eis *v said there is a e fox the independent pro •> ir a business marked by igiat on '<id bigness does not ;s *? ily insure success m incus uy He pointed with iein to fhe recent business ‘gei; and continuing giowth big coopeiatives. Whsn M,e lose our freedom bigness, 1 ’ he said, “We have ; UK as realistically as if had tost to some tyrannical vei ’ £<id giant cooperatives 1 consol the feed business the - methods fuel com- m Calendar 2S July 2 Pennsyl ,m“ State Club Congress at Park 25 __ g, a m Landis -1 e iunga 4-H sewing club the Hempfield High W 10 am Forage ,‘ v the Pennsylvania ‘® te I'n.versity ■ 3t ‘ 12 00 noon Ki n' scholaiships pre ■nt6(* *° 4-H club members tr ‘ e Bninbwick Hotel, Han dle 30 ti m New Providence m WaniK 4-H club meets tr > Providence Elemen- SCliOOl NFIELD spring oats, a new variety just . i.versity are, left to right, Robert P. Pfeife. ,ate University; John Yocum, Director Laboratory Farm, and Assistant Coui HI be available to seed producers n*. ■nerai distribution. L. F. Photo i gasoline wars one of the found iefunct Lancaster lange, said many nt industry prob traced to over ex ‘the use of out d on. Page 10) panics use Brubaker, ers of the Poultry ex of the cun lems can h pansion wi (Contnii Poultrymen Honor Lebanon County Man County man was isylvama Poultry ear” by the Penn iltry Federation, ight during the rence at Umver- A Lebanon named “Peni man of the Y sylvama Poi Wednesday i annual confe sity Park Lawrence E Kegerreis, Palmyra Rl, was honored at (Continued on. Page 10} Poultrymen Elect Officers Paul Konhaus, Mechanics burg, was elected president of the Pennsylvania Poultry Fed eration during the group’s an nual convention Thursday at University Park Konhaus, a turkey breeder and a director of the National Turkey Federation, succeeds Hany R Ulrich of Harrisburg Other state officers elected were Charles R Phillips, Pil low, first \ice president, Wil liam R Myers. Myeistown, sec ond vice piesident. Edwin Wallis, Jr, Liveipool, secie tary, Lawiepce E Kegeneis, Palmyra, treasurei, andGeoige M Anthony, Stiausstown, Hom ei J Bixlei. Souderton, H Robert Houser, Yoik, and Dr Thomas R Ziegler, Gardners, rectois. ) dr; Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 27, 1964 Holstein Men Set Field Day Says The Lancaster County- Hoi stem-Fnesian Association has announced July 29 as the-date of the annual field day. The judging program is scheduled to begin at 10 am on the farm of Hiram Aungst, Elizabethtown R 1 The Aungsl farm is located about twc miles south of Elizabethtowr just off Rt 743 near Bosler’s Church Judging in three categorn for adults, ladies and youl will feature Jack Fan child Fan wood Farm as the offic: judge Fan child will also the mam speaker duung t afteinoon piogram Com l Agent, Max M Smith, will ai speak during the afternoc and judging puzes will awarded A chicken barbecue will served at noon, but field c committee members have a ed that reservations for lun be made befoie July 15 Eastern Milk Federal Food St Eastern Milk Producers < operative Association S> cuse, N Y, announced tod then opposition to the p posed Food Stamp Act 1964 (HR 10222), which p vides for the expansion a making peimanent the Pi' Food Stamp plan, and also a continuation of the pilot p: gram now in operation insoi 43 areas This statement was made John C Yoik, Execute e 5 ictaiy of Eastern Milk Pi duceis Cooperative Assoc tion, on behalf of this lai dauy bai gaining cooperatn befoie the committee on Ag culture and Forestiy of Un ed States Senate. According to York, the *'' I Cereal Beetle Is Called “Most Destructive Pest” A plant quarantine expert warned county farmers Thurs day to be on the lookout for Cereal Leaf Beetle which he described as, “Potentially one of the most destructive plant pests to ever enter this coun try." Mac A Campbell of the US Department of Agriculture Pest Control Division, speak ing at a small grains field day on the Southeastern Pennsyl vania Field Research Labora tory farm, said the beetle, row confined to the three states of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, is one of the fastest spreading insects known. He said the beetle was first detected in the lakes section of Michigan, but no one knows wheie it came from The bee- Martha Foulk Is Named County Dairy Princess Miss Martha Foulk, Quairy- Host Motel, Lancaster ville R 3, was named Lancas- Runner up in the contest to ter County Dairy Princess, pick a representative from Tuesday night, during Ladies Lancaster County to the state Night at the North Lancaster finals in Hershey next month Kiwanis Club. was Donna Landis, 2088 Creek . Hill Road, Lancaster The 1963 Dairy Princess, Misg p ou ijj a j uniol - student Miss Carol Wilson crowned at Mlllersville state College, the new monarch before an hves t five miles from the audience of about 2do in the „ (Continued on Page 6) Farmers Are Invited To Field Day At Dairy Demonstration Farm County Agent. Max Smith, this week issued an invitation to all county faimers to at tend a field day at the County Unit Demonstration Farm on July 9 The all day event, begin ning at 10 am on the farm of J Wade Groff, 644 Beaver Valley Pike. Lancaster R 7, will feature tours of demon stration plots where farmeis Prod ucers Oppose mp Program sociation’s opposition to this plan in any form was based on their belief that the plan would fail to achieve either of the two purposes for which it was formulated The associ ation contends it will not re move suiplus foods from the normal channels of trade nor will it improve the food sit uation of needy people In commenting on the di rect distribution of surplus food, veisus the Food Stamp Plan York said, “While the benefit of needi participants in days Harbor County, an experimental aiea, in teims of retail prices, is approximate ly the same under both plans, the cost to the Federal Go\- (Contmued on Page 7) $2 Per Year ties chew the soft part of cereal gram leaves between the veins until the plant takes on a whitish, yellow appear ance Campbell said control in gram fields, with two light sprays of Malathion, can pro tect the gram, but the egg laying habits of the mature pests makes eradication by spraying almost impossible. He said the beetles will live on almost any grass plant in ad dition to corn and the small grams Giam and grasses from the three states are under quar antine, he said, but farmers need to be on the lookout for the 3/16 inch long adult He said 15% million barber (Contmupci on Page 9) can see the relationship o£ fertilizer practices to crop varieties Demonstrations have been established relating to varie ties of grasses and legumes, various fertilizer treatments, weed control plots in both, corn and tobacco, Sudan grass and sorghum hybrid varieties, soil erosion control, and soil profile inspection Other spe cial features will include a dairy barn remodeling demon stration and educational ex hibits Lunch will he available at the Groff farm and will be followed by a biief speaking piogram including several (Continued on Page 7) FIVE-DAY WEATHER FORECAST Temperatures during the next five dajs are expected to average two to six degrees above the normal range of 63 at night to 86 in the after noon. Little dav to day tem perature change is expected. Precipitation may total less than 0.2 inch falling as scatt ered showers Sunday or Tuesdav.
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