tHE PENWSVT 5 NO. 34- ard Groff “Does It ” At Plowing Match v,as a mighty nice furrow Merle Groff, Lancaster R 4, 505 R i er>ard Groff, Lititz R 3, points; Wilmer McDonald, Lan in his 21000 square caster R 2, 504 points, Foiney pii'est plot to become Longenecker, Lititz R 3, 492 e second year in a row points qnr&ster County Plowing „ [E The Farm Agent from Berks , County, James F Haldeman, r f w b / n s n g * local dairy farmer John J 4; Sphy wJI keep the Herr ’ Mount Joy R1 ’ and Hen ' Te SSy for anothe? * p the Adams County Soil Conservation, £- LancaL* Cou"„“ “ ™ dBes ' and El ™ S.-s Contest on Jul/ 29 L preSented i r«.mel W Rumler Faim, KvCord in Franklin err. t think the ground as taid as last year,” said ncv champ while waiting the judges’ final decision the fourth time Groff “p„* xns hand to the plow,” he annual plowing struggle. E’frett Kreider, Quarry- Ri, the other contestant o into Thursday’s competi -’jj'.n his name on the e trophy, made it a battle ihampions by, “Moleboard lus way into' second plate i a 513 point finish. Kreid was ihe top plowm’an in nly 2 wheat stubble behind making a fine showing in Lancaster County Soil Sfrvation District sponsor :on 4 .e£t while competing for first time was Marlin Zim roan, East Earl Rl. He ed fo miss a tie for >nd cy only one point. 'her :op contenders were am Calendar S' "7 9 am Landisville ialarpa 4-H Sewing Club nee's ;t Hempfield Senior iigh School. S' 28 i 30 pm. Manheim "P 4-H Sewing Club meets t Jan.or High School. 30 pm Donegal 4-H Sew n” and Cooking club meets 1 Donegal Presbyterian Chu'-ih. 00 pm Penn Manor 4-H u ‘ u lS Ann Letort School. 15 n. Mount Joy Farm ,rs ioOp Milk meeting, Mount Joy, Pa. yl9 10 am. County “Is'.fem Breeders field day it f?-~ 0 f Hiram Aungst, pzabeintown Rl. Pm Lancaster County ■annerc Assoc meeting, j' ed Ussier Farm, Ephrata ~ arn Women Society 24 larn cmc i n New Hol c. ' 1 Community Park. nSf lowing Contest, Ft. trd Franklin County. fitf ~~ 645 P m - County Hill e^ c>eis ’ meeting at Pine 8 (in * dlm > Lititz Rl :il J* rn 4 Leaders’ Coun e*’ in S at the home of Pikp r , ast °w, 2645 Oregon ’ *- a ncaster, Pa. ILTORARY COLLEGE Potato Growers Urged To Spray With all-day rams over most of Pennsylvania July 8 and again July 12-13, the Exten sion Service suggested that po tato growers commence fungi cide application to protect against the possibility of late blight development No late blight has been found in Penn sylvania, but weather condi tions have reached the point where any blight present in cull piles or other sources could start rapid spread, the Service stated. Apply one of the maneb type materials (Manzate, M-22, Manzate D or M-45) at 2 pounds per acre each 7 days Increase to 2Vz pounds each 5 days if blight starts in nearby fields If the drought resumes —stop fungicidal sprays. Cattle On Feed Drops 16 Percent HARRISBURG The num ber of cattle and calves being fed for slaughter in the Key stone State declined sharply during the Apnl-June quarter, according to the Penna. Crop Reporting Service. Only 41,000 head were on grain feed July 1, the Service reported—B,ooo head, or 16 per cent less than a year earlier. The decline followed the na tional trend, but at a sharper pace. The U S. had 3 per cent less cattle on feed July 1 than a year earlier. The Crop Reporting Service attributed Pennsylvania’s de cline to heavier-than-usual mar keting of fat cattle and a slow maiket for feeder animals Only 11,000 head of feeder cattle were bought during the quarter, 39 per cent less than in the comparable three months of 1963 On the other hand, 39,000 head of fat cattle were marketed. 11 per cent more than a year earlier Livestock men anticipate marketing 26,000 head during the coming quarter 4,000 less than in the same period last year, according to the Crop Reporting Service. ■ r - ■.i < .i.i Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 25, 1964 WINS COUNTY PLOWING TITLE: Richard Groff, Lititz R 3, proudly displays his awards after winning his second leg on the Lancaster County plow ing contest challenge trophy. Chick Hatch Continues Down Hatcheries in the Keystone State hatched 6.9 million chicks during May according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. This was a seasonal ■drop putting hatchings 12 per cent below .May and 1 per cent below June a year ago. The broiler-type chick hatch (3 9 million) was about the same as ■May while the egg-type hatch (3 0 million) was down 23 per cent. There were 255,527,000 chicks produced by hatcheries in the ,U S in June 1964, 3 per cent more than in June 1963 Broil ei chicks hatched totaled 208,- 498.000 slightly above the pro duction of 207,635,000 in June last year During the first 6 months of 1964 there were 1.215.109.000 broiler chicks hatched, an increase of 2 per (Continued on Page 7) County Fair Dates Listed Pennsylvania’s fair season, starting with the Kimberton Fair, July 15-25 at Kimberton, Chester county, will comprise 95 events, according to a list ing made by the State De partment of Agriculture, These will be spread over a 6-month period extending through the 1965 Pennsylvania State Farm Show, Jan 11-15 in Harrisburg State Agncultui e Secretary Leland H Bull said three events to be held in the Farm Show Building will open with the new Pennsylvania All- American Dairy Show, an open international event It is sched uled for Sept. 14-17 and will embrace the annual Pennsyl vania Junior Dairy Show Local fair dates are Sept 15- (Contmued on Page 7) Eminent Domain Bill Meeting On Wed. Hollis Hatfield, executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Fanners Association, will ex plain provisions of the state’s newly-enacted eminent domain bill at a public meeting on the farm of Reed Wissler, Eph rata R 2, on July 29 at 8 p.m. The meeting is sponsored by the Lancaster County Farmers Association. James Hershey, (left) and Richard Buckwalter, both of R. D. 3 Lititz, were tractor demonstration winners at the .Southeast District Demonstration Day at Allentown . Breeders Service Open House Atlantic Breeders Coopera tive, Rt 230 Bypass. Lancas ter, will hold a two day open house today and Sunday, July 25 and 26, between 1 and 4 p m. Included will be guided tours of the bull barns, lab oratory and offices Refresh ments will be served ' V--.wv Local 4-H Team; Win District Demonstrations Four 4-H demons! ratio teams won district champioi 'ships this week, qualifym them for berths in the stat finals Aug 11-12 at Pennsy vania State University Winning district titles dui mg demonstration judging £ the Allentown Fair Grounds Nancy Frey, Marietta HI, and Dalas Wolgemuth, Mount Joy Rl, beef demonsti ation Nancy Stoltzfus, Ronks Rl, and Nancy Bollmgei, Lititz R 4, dan y demonsti ation Richard Buckwalter and James Hershey, both Lititz R 3, tractor demonstration Evelyn Groff, Gordonville Rl, and Kaien Melhnger, Bird-m- Hand, baking demonstration The beef, dairy and baking events won blue ribbons in the 13-county competition, with the Buckwalter-Hershey demonstration picking up a led merit award Scoring was based on the Danish judging system In other county demonstra tion placmgs, judges awarded four red ribbons and two white a wands. Winning red tags were: Gerald Wagner, Quarryville R 2, and Kathie Gabriel, Quar ryville, horse demonstration. Melvin Breneman, Stras burg Hi, and Linda Young, (Other Photo on Page 7) (Continued on Page 7) Weather Forecast Temperatures during the next five days are expected to average 2 to 5 degrees above the normal range of 65 at night to 87 in the af ternoon. Warm weather is expected over the weekend and cooler in the northern area later in the period. Precipitation may total 0.2 to 0.5 inch occurring as scat* tered showers. $2 Per Y(
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