Area Holstein* Sot New Production Level* Jlitw, officially recognized mlUc and butterfat produc tion level* 'by regi»torod Hol stein cows in thin area are Hatad in a special report from Hplutertn-Trlesian Association of iA»erlca. Vicinity cow included in tbo report are: Herlandia Cleo Tesa Ivan hoo, a 3-year-old, produced 16,705 lbs. of milk and 716 lbs. of butterfat in 326 days; stjrickst Hays Fobes Sally, a 4-year-old, bad 16,356 lbs. of milk and 702 lbs. of butter fat in 315 days; Herlandia Gem Marge Severn, a 10-year- Convenient Js the word for Ffamefess Electric Home Heating Can a change of feed give you 10% more milk? Yes! . . . according to dairymen who have changed to ANOTHER FINE PRODUCT OF THE QUAKER OATS CO. Passmore Supply Co. Cochranville, Pa. Harold H. Good S. H. Hiestand & Co., Inc. H. M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc. Salunga Witmer J. c. Walker & Son, Inc. Gap, Penna. IXXX\\VV\^VXXXXXXXX\>OXXXX\X\\XXXX\X\\XXV«y old, had 10,100 lbs. of milk and 628 lbs. of butterfat in 321 days. All are owned by Hiram S. Aungst, Elizabeth town. El-Lyndo Joey Woodmautor, a 6-year-old owned by Elam Bollinger, Manheim, produced 17,690 libs, of milk and 646 lbs. of butterfat In 312 days. Bruk Vll Becky Della Regal, a 5-yenr-old owned by Isaac •VI. Brubaker, Litltz, produced 16,600 lbs. of milk and 653 lbs. of butterfat in 318 days. Spring Lawn Ivanhoe Beau ty, a 3-year-old owned by Jay C. Garber, Lancaster, produc ed 14,680 lbs. of milk and 555 lbs. of butterfat in 305 days. Rocksbrae Benney Lyn, a 7- FUL-O-PEP Cattle-izer DAIRY FEED Terre Hill year-old, produced 10,467 Ibi. of milk and 169 lbs. of buttor fnt in 806 days; Whirlhlll Sam Stella, a 4-year-old, bad 17,016 lbs. of milk and 640 lbs. of butterfat In 346 days. Both are owned by Donald L. Hershey, Manhelm, 'Rolllngstead Deen Jess Eve lyn, a 6-year-old, produced 22.292 lbs, of milk and 886 lbs. of butterfat In 365 days; Xorthmount Beth, a 5-year old. had 18,256 lbs. of milk and 672 lbs. of butterfat in 359 days. Both are owned by Titus 'M. Hurst, Lititz. Looustcroft Osborndale Mar ion, a 4-year-old, produced 18.660 lbs. of milk and 867 lbs of butterfat in 337 days; Andrean RhJane, a 10-year old. had 20,410 lbs. of milk and 832 lbs of butterlat in 30") days Both are owned by Heim E Kettering, Lititz. Tiout Spimg Segis Flashy, a 7-jear-old owned by John E Kieidei .Lancaster, pro duced 15 ISO Lbs ot milk and 70't lbs oi butteitat in 305 dav s Fulton wav lianhoe Kathy, a 4->ear-old owned by Mel \m G Peifer, Lancaster, pro duced 25,968 lbs ot milk and 85 2 lbs of butterfat in 365 days. | HOLLAND STONE . aLoam/ t/ou can afford} Inside, outside, you’ll find the rich 1 quarried look of HOLLAND STONE adds a touch of real ele gance to your building designs. And yeti HOLLAND STONE is one of the most economical build ing materials today. Its unique versatility in size and shape lends a structural freedom to builders, meeting new ideas, as well as cost problems. Comes in a wide choice of naturally warm, distinctive colors, plus Colonial white. NEW OLLAND CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC. tJKffHQUANB KNNSVUMM Grubb Supply Co. Elizabethtown Kirkwood Feed & Grain Kirkwood Stevens Feed Mill, Inc. Stevens, Penna. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 6,1955 Baer’s Almanac Predicts Cold And Wet Winter Baer’s Agricultural Alman ac, published for its 141st year at Lancaster, Pa., pre dicts a winter similar to the rough one of 1958-59, because of the influence of the plan ets Saturn and Jupiter. Man’s latest conquests of space have nothing to do with the chilling forecast of this down-to-earth prognosticator of the Pennsylvania Dutch. This gloomy outlook is based on an ancient computa tion which says each of sev en planets rules the weather in turn. This is a saturnine year— cold and wet Saturn rules I'M,5 Jupiter rules 1966, and he gets olf to a late start, since Sat inn. “with his tedi ous winter and excessive cold, will still hold on until the spnng.” Go easy on your peisonal anti-freeze, the publishers ad vise, but hold your snow plow on the ready January land February loom as snowier than usual, so if you’re plan ning a vacation in warmer climes, that’s the time. Baer’s Almanac is not all nuggets of negativity It says 1966 will 'bring the two thirds mark of the century— exactly at 4 a.m. on Sept. 1. It will bring a June date written completely in sixes, a once-in-a-c ent u r y item: 6-6-66. As for the year 1966 in geneial, the Alimanac says it shapes up as a wet one, mean ing good news for the drought-struck Northeast The 1966 edition is decor ated with wood engiavings of charming vintage, some leal Amencan primitives Wil liam Penn signing a tieatv nith the Indians, boys skat ing in 1793; a lion and a lamb for March, hex marks, birds and stagecoaches Martha 'Washington’s recipe for her “great cake” is fea tured To start it, break 40 eggs Other relcipes are for parsnip wine, Swedish rye bread and. a combination Christmas Tree Center To Be Established By Industry At Penn State The Christmas tree indus try is establishing . national archive and information cen ter at T’he Pennsylvania State University The facility is be lieved to be the first of its tjpe to be established by an American industry. Complete volumes of all national, regional, and state periodicals, journals, and bul letins published by Christmas tiee gioweis’ oiganizations will be collected and shelved at the Umveisiti The collec tion will contain books pei tainmg to Chnstmas tiee pio ducnon, maiketina and utili zation llalfiiaK will ine&entlj be bonded ,n tlie Si bool of Foi cst Res>oujtPs building The is Xanoiial Chnstmas Tiee Libia \ 110 Foiestiv liinkliiia Uimeibitj Paik Pt> , 1G So 2 CLEAN i i is the word — F/amefess Electric Home Heating called Sausages and Pepper*, from author Richard Gehman. Another author new to tho Almanac, named William Shakespeare, is quoted at length in an article which shows he would have made a good almanac editor. It U written by John Cavanaugh, curator of astronomy at North Museum, Franklin and Mar shall College. Other gems include a tale about the 150th anniversary of 1816, the “year without a summer’’; data on Phases o£ the Moon, tips on keeping cows happy and curing tooth aches b\ use ot i ousted on ions. and a calendar that tells when fish lute best The Almanac savs, thiough its? sage Abner Araencanus; “Don't plant corn and ex pect to harvest cornucopias; don t plant sand and expect to reap sandwiches.” It also suggests; “Don’t ridicule a man whose life’s askew; There but for the grace if God go you ” Baer’s Alm'anac is pub lished by John Baer’s Sons, send it anywhere in the world for 35 cents a copy postpaid. 3 Pa. County Agents Honored At Notional Agr. Agent Convention Three Pennsylvania county agricultural agents were among 110 agents from the United States who received Distinguished Seivice Awards thio week during a special banquet at the annual meet ing ot the National Associa tion ot Countv Agricultural Agents in the Pittsbmgh Hil ton Honoied wele John D Ga pen Gieene count}, George L Settlemyei, Juniata county, and Philip L Sellers, Alile gheny county. Gapen, a county agent for 18 years, has advocated strong livestock and marketing pro grams. He was instrumental in organizing cooperative lamb pools in Greene county in 1956 which serves as * market for area sheepmen aA well as improving the quality of lambs produlced. Since 1955, Gapen has car ried out an extensive rural areas development program* He has conducted a number ot meetings on land-use plan ning and was one ot the state’s leaders in organizing the “Pennsylvania Growth” county economic studies is 1961 Settlemyer, a county agent toi 18 years, has always em phasized the need, for accur ate dairy records. When he became Juniata county agent in 1951, there weie 44 Dairy Held Impiovement Associa tion memheis and 678 cows on test In 1964, there weie 61 memheis and 1493 cows on te-d, an mciease of 120 pei cent 111 cattle numbers. These cows 111 19 64 produced 49 5 lbs of butteitat, second highest in the state He initiated a forage in sect spiai pi ogram for spittle bug conti ol in 1955 ■which now includes the use of chem icals to help protect the coun ty s SGOO acies ot alfalfa fiom allalta weevil. Selleis, a county agent for 19 >eais has developed and piomoted Extension education al piogiains for urban and tann people through, close contact and good public re- (Continued on Page 10) 9
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