16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 8, 1964 _ County; 4-H Has ‘New Look’ Due In Vo-Ag Program FoQd. Flower & tual work in the occupation Vegetable bIIOW the student plans to enter. He A {ine group of exhibits emphasized that such employ- sbowed up a t Penn Manor ment programs must be care- Hlgb Scbool Thursday, for the fully planned with close co- 4 H p ood) Flower and Vege operatxon between the employ- ta bie R oim dup. er, the school, the student, and Thirteen girls’ cooking clubs the parents. displayed culinary talents and David R. McClay, head of gaw demons t ra tioriS on bread the department of agncultural and pie bakin g and flower ar education at Penn State, re- ra jigements. poited a statewide survey of m additlon t 0 taking agricultural occupations shows in ve g etab j e exhibits, there are as many employ- heard a talk on tractor opera ment opportunities in agn- tion by Richard Buckwalter business as there are in farm- and James Hershey. ing In opening the confer- Speaker was Musser Stauffer, ence, he said it would focus a member of the Men’s Garden attention on ways of changing C1 g agt of class win ners were high school programs to in- powers, outdoor Linda elude instruction m agn- Porter, Washington Boro HI; business. Sandy Rissei, Lititz HI; Mary Future vocational training in agriculture will have a “new look” due to expanded pro gi ams developed through the Federal Vocational Education Act of 1963, it was reported iccently during a conference on agi i-business at The Penn sylvania State Univeisity The new Federal legislation makes it possible for public schools to offer varied educa tional programs needed in ag ricultural occupations, in ad dition to farming, stated H N Hunsicker, program specialist foi agricultural education in the U S Office of Education The conference was attended by 75 educatois fiom 10 states “With some changes in vo cational training in public schools, all persons, of all ages and in all communities, will have ready access to tiammg suited to their needs, interests, and abilities,” Mr. Hunsicker affirmed Vauous types of programs weie described for developing the “new look” in vocational agriculture Listed weie educa tional programs in both lural and city high schools, adult education for farmers and per sons engaged in othei agncul tuial occupations, post high school vocational - technical training for persons who have graduated oi left school, and programs for handicapped per sons He claimed the tiaditional fanning piogiam maintained in the past by vocational ag ncultuie students may be re placed or supplemented by ac- Pa. Livestock Slaughter Up 16% Over 1963 The 'total numbei of all livestock slaughtered in v, une was 10 peicent above June 1963, accoiding to the Penn sylvania Ci op Reporting Sei vice Cattle slaughter was up 12 peicent fiom last yeai, calf slaughtei up 8 peicent, hogs up 11 peicent and sheep and lamb slaughter down 13 pei cent The January-June total foi numbei of cattle slaughtei - ed was 3 peicent above a yeai eailiei and the hog total was up 1 peicent Total calf slaugh tei was down 4 peicent and the sheep and lamb total down 36 peicent U. S. Red Meat Production 15 Percent Greater Than A Year Earlier Commeicial pioduction of led meat dunng June in the 48 States was 2,581 million pounds up 15 percent fiom a yeai earlier and 1 percent more than the previous month Commeicial meat production includes slaughter in fedeially inspected and other commer cial plants but excludes faim slaughtei CONTROL PESTS Keeping pests out of your house is easier than getting them out But they won’t stay aiound if you get nd of food they can eat and places wheie they can hide, remind Penn State extension home management specialists Itt’s impoitant to keep dean all likely hiding places, such as cievices in cupboaids, walls, floois and behind kitchen diavveis Keep all food in tight ly closed contameis, and piomptly dispose of gaibage and othei waste Use pesticides when needed, and be suie to use them according to duec- Feed For Hot Layers Summer brings on added stress to layers. The hot days make them lazy . . . less active. 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In- Girls cooking clubs takinu door flowers Marilyn Genzl- jj ar t were the Penn Manor er, 2337 New Holland Pike, Kookie Cooks; Elizabethtown and Judy Buckwalter, Lititz c ra fty Cookers, Solanco Lass- R 3. ■ jes, Kirkwood Homemakers, Vegetables, Unit I Gary Stevens Hill Busy Bakers, Lam’ Kupp, Denver R 2; Unit if, peter-Strasburg, Lititz What’s Annette Long, Lititz R 3; and Cooking, Pequea Valley, Mill. Joan Forrey, Mount Joy, to- ersville Pans, Conestoga Val matoes; Donna Nissley, Man- ley, Kabob Cookers, Donegal heim R 3, potatoes and Tom and the Jolly Caterers. "i":^****************':^***************^*^***^ * R. D. 1, Drumore Center KIB-2116, QUARRYVILLE, PA. “COOL” All Mash Cage Layer Laying Mash Breeder Mash New Holland 354-2146 DAIRYMEN CATTLEMEN Here’s the answer to your MANURE PROBLEMS EASY WAY MANURE DISPOSAL SYSTEM Saves Time—Saves Fertility Just sump* or wash manure, bcddlnf waste eni feed Into Easy Way boldine tank. 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