THEY'LL FARM SOUTH-AMERICAN STYLE-Six months of work on South American farms
is ahead for these 4-H Club members, meeting at Pan AmericaiT Union headquarters in Washing
ton D.C Dr, Anibal Buitron, right, shows them examples of Aztec art. Chosen for their out
standing work in the national 4-H organization, they’ll make the trip under the International Farm
Youth Exchange program. From left, standing: Charles Dunham, Gooding,-Ida.; Kenneth Morgan,
Phillipsburg, Kan.; Billy Perkins, Howard, Kan.; Lawrence Fenske, Hankinson, N.D.; Gayle Gil
mour. Jefferson, Ore. Seated, from left: Donald Erickson, Centennial, Wyo.; Mary Ann Moon,
/ Minn.: Farrell Wankier, Jr., Levan, Utah; Mary Louise Ansberry. San Ardo, Calif.
New Angus Herds
Total 2,559 for
.Year to Sept. 30
The Aberdeen-Angus breed
maintained a rapid pace in pure
bred beef cattle expansion dur
ing the 1 months to Sept. 30 by
founding 2,559 new registered
herds. This is almost twice the
number reported by any other
beef breed -as based on new
breeders in joining national
national registry organizations in
1955.“ The American Aberdeen-
Angus Breeders’ Association con
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cattle registry groups with a
tmues to lead all other beef
membership'of 30,591 breeders at
the close of its fiscal year Sept 30,
1955.
More registered Angus were
transferred to new owners during
the past 12 months than in any
similar period of breed expan
sion. There were 147,631 pure
bieds transferred in 1955, a total
of 10,259 more-than were sold in
1954.
Registrations of purebred
calves were second highest in the
association’s history with 186,316
Angus entered in the American
Herd Book. This number was sur
passed in 1954 when changes in
the age divisions of animals under
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icgular registration fees bolstered
the numbe rof calves falling into
last year’s entries The 1955 regu
lations were 5,562 head more
than those recoided in 1953 and
moie than triple those jn 1954
“While the starting of 2,559
new breeders in 1955 is extremely
encouraging for beef cattle im
improvement,” states Frank Rich
ards, executive secretary of the
national association, “we are also
highly gratified for the interest
in Angs heifer projects shown by
our junior cattlemen In addition
to the large number of adults en
tering the purebred Angus busi
ness last year, we had 467 new
junior members, a 13 per cent
gam over 1954. Since the associa
tion made these junior member
ships available in April, 195:2,. a
total of 1,600 youngsters hgve
started their own herds with a
heifer or two.”
In 553 public auctions held dur
ing., the same 12 months, 6,692
registered Angus bulls brought a
total of .$5,129,854 to average
$766 57.' Females numbering 31,-
539 head sold for $13,600,301 to
average $431 22 The 38,231 ead
of registered Angus selling at
public- auction in 1955 brought a
gi and total of $18,730,155 aver
aging $489.92
Help Child Gain
Behavior Pattern
“I’t just a phase, he’ll outgrow
it” You’ve probably been told
that by other mothers when your
child misbehaved.
And this is quite true of mnay
things a child does, says Miss
Kimble Growth just naturally
takes care o fsome though
not nil of the “misbehavoirs”
of a child.
Quarryville, Pa.
report, a
Lancaster Farming, Friday, November 4, 1955
Flying Farmers
Several in This
Southeastern Pennsylvania is
well represented in the roster of
officials and directors on the
Pennsylvania Flying Farmers’
board. In fact, Lancaster, Chester,
Bucks ang Berks counties all have
members and play a large part
in the group.
Serving on the board of direc
tors from Peach Bottom is David
Huber L. L Logan of nearby
Mrs. Logan a director
Chester county is vice-president,
What Is A Flying Farmer
Mr. Logan has piovided LAN
CASTER FARMING with a gen
eral report on activities of the as
sociation -
Some may wonder what a fly
ing farmer really means* He is
one that may be engaged in any
o° the many phases of agnclture,
who flies, either as part oi his
agricultural program or as a hob
by More often the plane has
proved an essential piece of farm
equipment Members must hold a
pilot’s license and the greater
share of their income must be
from agriculture Not all own
aircraft, but many Pennsylvania
members do, and many have
private landing fields or strips
ontheir farms. 7
Ai present there are about 200
members in Pennsylvania and the
organization is glowing Member
ship elects directors, and ofticeis
aie elected from the board At
present, Russell Pisor of Porters
ville is president, Mr Logan, vice
president, Kennett Square, How
ard Gwinn, secretary-treasurer,
from Lawrence county near the
Ohio line; directors are - Paul
Moyer, Line Lexington; John Geh
mah, Barto; Mr Huber; Elwood
Homan, Pennsylvania Furnace,
and Mrs Logan, Pennsylvania’s
Flying Farmer Queen, who also
bolds status as board member dur
ing her 1»03*125‘j reign.
. Highlights of Each Year'
-One of the year’s outstanding
events ih the Pennsylvania, flying
Farmers organization/
tion of a Queen at the Pennsyl
vania Butler Farm Show Flying
Tarmers take part in an aviation
program one day each August .as
a highlight of the Butler show
before a crawd of ten to 13 thou
sand Duung this event, awards
and trophies are presented the
Queen, crowned by the one who
reigned the previous year Recog
nition is given other Flying Farm
er wives nnd Flying Farmettes
who have won landing awards,
who have soloed during the year,
or have won their pilot’s licenses
Spot landing and bomb drops
are but two of several competi
tive events the state Flying Farm
eisstage Demonstrations of new
tvpe aircraft, crop spraying
demonstrations, military plans
such as last year’s- spectacular
show by Air Foice F-84 Thunder
Jets bring a new note to the
agricultural expositions
Regional Meeting Likely
Meeting in January, in con
junction with the State Farm
Show, Pennsylvania Fljmg Farm
eis launch their year’s activities
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This year the program will prob
ably include a Northeastern
Regional meeting of the National
Flying Farmers association
During February and March,
activities aie minimized, but on
thefirst Saturday of each month
Irom April thiough ctober the
group gets together. The August
meeting, howevex, coincides with
the Butler show
All meetings are fly-m, so part
of the fun is flying to and from
the affair at various points in the
State Local members are hosts.
Is surprising to note tnat meet
ings are usually held regardless
of weather, and attendance has
been surprisingly good in spite
of weather handiOcaps.
Tour of New Holland Plant
Lancaster County and her
neighbors last season provided
some of the year’s highlights
an April meeting as guests of the
New Holland Machine Co in
June the Flying Farmers made
m excellent tour of King Ranch
near Coatesville, and in May the
Piper Aircraft manufacturing
plant at Lock Haven was host.
Fly-in picnics during the summer
rlso added the unusual to a pro
gram full of variety One of the
meetings last summer included a
swim in Lake Erie.
Only recently, Pennsylvania
had an excellent representation of
more than 40 at the National con
vention ih Lansing, Mich.
Pennsylvania’s Flying Farmers
wll cooperate with the Pennsyl
vania Turkey Federation in dis
tributing leaflets from the air
key promotions campaign.
Farmers holding a pilot’s
throughout the State in their tjur-
I'cense are eligible for member
ship in both the state and na
tional organizations.
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