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l* V , Farm Show Premiums at Record $55,968 HARRISBURG The Pennsyl- Show Commission, Harrisburg, has announced ‘ an alltim-e record $55,968 to be offered in cash s premium payments to competitive exhibit place winners at ttye 40th Pernsylvama Farm Show here next Jan. 9 through 13. Dr William L. Henning, chair man of the Farm Show Commis sion, also said that November 12 has been set as the deadline for Ming entries m the livestock and most divisions of the poultry de partments of the show The Nov. 12 closing date holds for all livestock except 4-H baby beeves and 4-H sheep for which the deadline is Dec 17. Horse pulling contest entries are due Dec. 24. Closing date for turkeys, 4-H vocational poultry classes is Dec. 1, and for broiler, fryer and roaster chickens is Dec 12 All other poultry entries are due Nov 12. Dairy Awards Increased Cash premium offerings for the coming show exceed the amount offered at the 1955 show by $156, Dr. Henning said. The largest single department amount is-$15,749 for dairy cattle, fol lowed by $9,344.50 for poultry and $8,113 for place winners in the beef cattle classes Offerings in the remaining 22 departments of the show include: horses, $3,650; sheep, $3,921; swine, $2,947; dairy products, $118; corn, $475; small grains. $297; potatoes, $270; grass silage, edible nuts, $213; vegetables, $l,- $380; tobacco, $258, apples, $2,343; DOS', maple products, $185; apiary products, $854; wool, $178; eggs. $657; baby chicks and poults, $240; dressed turkeys, $120; home econ omics $2,54450;-horse pulling-con r-test; ssoo;horseshoe pitching con test, $65; log sawing contest, $75; tractor driving contest, $140; state school demonstration contest, $6OO state contest of schpol exhibits, $280; 4-H potatojftontest, $lOB, Attica • REDI-GRIP TRACTION TIRE For the TOUGHEST ON-THE-FARM HAULING h«« is powerful traction fer every on the farm. 35X mere tree lion. Sore 'start* end'slep* in mud end snow. Heavy engle-ber treads. Long life SUPER-CORDURA <erd. Smooth end quiet running. Farm Bureau Garage - Dillerville Rd., - Lane. BRANCHES: Manhtim - NewHollanl -y&ST Qnarrjrille 1 r t L j i „ “(J* - , t Head Staff of Lancaster Ernest J. Neill Ernest J. Neill, editor of LAltf backgroundmagnculturalpoui CASTER FARMING, brings a broad back ground m agricul tural journalism Born and rais ed on an Adams county, lowa farm, he has been closely allied to the agricultural scene in Corn Belt publications and radio sta tions since graduation from Creighton University, Omaha, Neb, with a Bachelor oi Philoso phy degree in journalism. Both of his giandfathers were pioneer farmeis m southwestern lowa, and his parents established Sunny Slope Stock Farm at Noda way, operating about 1,200 acres. Since his mother’s death in 1948, Mr Neill has managed the 400- acre home place and two 40-acre pasture units m partnership with two sisters. - Radio Newspaper Experience He has been news editor of a Nebraska weekly, on the news and program steffs of two Nebra sko radio stations and prior to being drafted into the Army, city editor of the North Platte (Neb.) Daily Tlegraph. Ik service ,Mr Neill was at Fort Leavenworth Kan; Camp Grant, 111,; Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; Air Corps Officers, Candi date School and the Adjutant Gen eral’s School. For three years he was assistant base adjutant and adjutant to the director of train ing at a B-17 Flying Fortress field in Sebring, Fla. Editor of Farm Dairy Released from active duty as a Captain after four .years and three months service, he joined the Corn Belt Farm Dailies as news editor of the Omaha (Neb.) Daily Journal-Stockman, later serving on the Kansas City (Mo.) Daily Drovers Telegram and Chi cago Daily Drovers Journal edi torial staffs. In Sept. 1947 he was named managing editor of the St. Louis Daily Livestock Reporter and be came well-known throughout the southeastern states for on-farm reporting and covering fairs and shows. During this time he was travel editor for the four-paper group and wrote travel-agricul tural stones during visits to Cuba, Mexico and the Bahama Islands. One brother, Harold H. Neill, still farms the original homse stead and is. president of the lowa State Flying Farmers. Mr. Neill, 38, of Irish-German stock, is a member of Quarryville Legion Post 603, and resides in Quarryville. 1, v 'in J* < h ft J C. Wallace Abel C. Wallace Abel, a native Penn sylvanian, as business manager .of LANCASTER FARMING, brings extensive knowledge of Pennsylvania journalism Bom in Uniontown, Pa, he was graduated from the Senior High, school there and received his bachelor of arts degree in journalism , from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa., and a master degiee from the University of Missouri- Fourth Air Force Photographer During the recent war, he was a photographer witlf the Fourth Air Force, then joined the Eve ning Standard at Uniontown as a photographer. Leaving the Key stone State briefly, Mr. Abel was a reporter-photographer, city edi tor and then managing editor of the Daily Leader at Pontiac, 111. In 1948 he was on the publicity staff of the Missouri State Fair, and for the United States Soil Conservation Service. Returning to Pennsylvania, he served as telegraph and makeup editor of the New Era in Lan caster, leaving to become editor and business manager of the Quarryville Sun, and more recent ly manager of the Christiana Local Ledger. Heads Chamber of Commerce Mr. Abel is president of the new Quarryville Chamber of Commerce; a riiember of the Pennsylvania Society of News paper Editors; a member of Pi Delta Epsilon, college journalism fraternity; Alpha Sigma Phi, so -cial fraternity; the Elks, Ameri can Legion, and the Masonic Order. He resides at 410 West State Quarryville, with his wife, the former Laura Lee Wilkinson, and has two daughters, Victoria Lee and Clare Hollie. TRAIN KILLS BUTTON BUCK Members of the Mennomte Orphanage at Millersville this week may enjoy a dinner of ven jalon. Monday morning a PUR freight train struck a 90-lb But ton buck along the Susquehanna near Cerswell. August Dinkel ofc Washington Boro dressed the buck after Game Protector John M. Haveratick had taken change. SAFE DRIVING DAY DEC. 1 Clement J. Sipe, acting dierc tor of the 'State Highway Bureau, will be the commonwealth’s S-D (Safe Driving Day chieftain for Dec. 1. rjrl' i 1 Lancaster Farming, Fi Farming Robert G. Campbell As advertising manager of LANCASTER FARMING, Robert G. Campbell, 28, is a native of Lancaster County with wide ex perience in advertising The son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C Campbell of 130 East Chestnut Stieet, Lancaster, Mr. Campbell staved in both ox the recent wars, in the Navy during World War 11, and overseas with the Infantry m the Korean conflict He attended grade school in Manheim Township and is a graduate of Valley Forge Mili tary Academy. From 1947 to 1951 he attended the Wharton School of the State University of Penn sylvania, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. Prior to entering college, Mr. Campbell was a cadet m the United State Naval Reserve dur ing 1945 to 1947, stationed at Philadelphia and was on active duty as a first lieutenant in the Infantry from 1951 to 1953. For about i year and a half Bob was on the advertising staff of Lancaster Newspapers, Inc, before joining LANCASTER FARMING. He is well acquainted with the county, and is known by his many business contacts throughout this neighborhood. Mr. Campbell is a member of mencan Business Clubs, the Uni-' versity Club, an officer in the Lancaster Junior Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania Club and Phi Gamma Deit fraternity. 24-Hour Service U Learners’ Permits H EDWARD G. WILSON 5 Notary Public S 16 S. Lime St. L»ncmrter,P«, .., the Handy ' 2-3 Plow SUPER 55 N. G. HERSHEY & SON Oliver - Ferguson Farm Equipment CMC Trucks , } >1 iday, November 4, 1955—3 Corn Support Price Set at $1.75 in 1955 Lancaster county’s 1955 corn crop will be supported at $175 per bushel, accoi ding to the Agri cultural Stabilization and sei ration office. This price is near last year’s $179, ighest'ever paid under the support program, and near 1953’s rate of $1.77 The national support figure for ihe 1955 crop is $1.58 per bushel, oi 87 per cent of parity. Producers who stayed within acreage allotment limits ard eli gible to place their corn under loan. Corn must be stored on the farm at least 30 days, and a moisture test at that time must be less than 0 per cent. Those sealing corn must pay a $3 serv ice fee Lancaster County is one of the 850 counties ’n the naiion idesi gnated as a “commercial tcorn area,” and of the total, 30 are u*. Pennsylvania “ In its Oct 1, 1955 forecast' the United States Department of Agri culture estimates the national yield this fall may be 3,100,000,- 000 ushels, four million above the Sept 1 estimate, and possibly the sixth largest corn crop on rec ord County Holstein Meet November 22 at Gap The Lancaster County Holstein- Firesian association will ohlfl its fifth annual meeting Tuesday, Not. 22 at 6 45 p. m. in the Fire Hall at Gap Various committees will report on the year’s activities. Officeers will b elected and Max M. Smith, county agricultural extension agent, will offer remarks _ A. Nesbitt, escretary and fieldman Of the State Holstein association, ■will speak briefly, and a special l&lm on dairying will be sohwn S West Willow S ■ Farmers Associatioh ■ ■ CUSTOM GRINDING AND! ! ■ MIXING W-W-f POULTRY J ■ FEEDS ULTRA-LIFED : ■ ■ FORMULAS : S J Wert Willow, Pa. ; ■ ■ Ph.Unc. 45019 : ■ Parts and Service PH. 52271 MANHEIM