10—Lancaster Farming, Friday, December 23, 1955 Tobacco Voting Polling Places Dec. 29 Listed . Polling places for the Dec. 29 fgpncaster County Tobacco Grow ers marketing quota referendum have been announced by the 16 Jlgricultural and Stabilization and Conservation districts. Polls will be open from 9 am. to 5 p.m- next Thursday and votes will be cast to approve or dis approve quotas for Pennsylva nia cigar filler tobacco for the 1956, 1957 and 1958 crops. Option of voting for quotas for the next year’s crop only will be elimi nated from the ballot. Revised estimates brought the 1955 crop figures to 43,350,000 lbs on an alloted acreage of 28,900. Next year’s figures are 37,800,000 lbs on an alloted acreage of 24,577, a reduction of about 15 per cent in acreage, 13 per cent in poundage. A two-thirds majority vote is necessary- To be eligible to vote in the ref erendum, a farmer must have produced Pennsylvania filler tob acco (Type 41) during 1955. Not ices of individual farm acreage STANLEY H. BETTER Auctioneer and Appraiser 1906 Willow St Pike PH. LANCASTER 4-1796 iiuininimniiiiii THE NEW LINCOLN'WELDER WELDANTOWER COMBINATION £ 200 AMP Welder • 4 KVA Stand by AC Power Unit For Easy Welding and Emergency Power. Also used Lincoln welders. AUTHORIZED LINCOLN WELDER DEALER | HIESTAND INC. Marietta 6-9301 | ■ijniiifipiHmtiiiiiHnninnnmiinmnniHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniinniiiiiiniiiiiiiuiiiHiiiiiniinininiiiiiinimniiiiii 1 Tt Vti GREET YOU AT \moi May the harmony and Penn State Extension Adds Veterinary Man Dr. Samuel ®. Gtos, Lyndhlbung, Via., will-head an extension staff tun veterinary science for 101110 Pennsylvania State University college of Agriculture, it Avas an nounced recently. Thus new service will fill “a long-felt need and will str engthen the University's eduioa ttiomal service to Pennsylvan'a (agriculture,” said Dr. Herbert R. Alllbrelciht, director of extension- He will work with farmers and, (farm 'organizations, primarily (through county. extension agents in different counties. allotments are being mailed to the operator of each farm on which Type 41 tobacco was grown during the past five years so that they may know in advance of the referendum how the quotas would affect their farming opera tions in 1956 if approved. Two-Thirds Vote Needed Any farmer who shares in a cigar filler toibacco crap this year, either as an owner, operator, share-cropper or tenant is entitled to vote. Other ballots will also be .avail able for the single farmer in Lan caster County who raised hurley tobacco during the current year. Quotas have been in effect on this type since 1939. The referendum on this type will be nationwide and will'also be the next three marketing years. List of Polling Places Polling places by communities follows: Community I—Conoy West Donegal and Mount Twps: Rheems Garage, Rheems. Community 2—East Donegal and West Hempfield Twips; Red Bose Dairy, ibeyong crossroads Brethren Church at Florin. Community 3 —Eapho Twp.: Paris B. Gruber Farm, one-half mile'east of Mount Joy-Sporting Hill Road- Community 4—Penn, Warwick and Elizabeth Twps-: J. Harry Hershey farm, Lititz R 2, one mile north of Lititz." Community s—East Coealico, West Cocalico, Brecknock and Clay T\yps Stevens Fire Hall r , Stevens. Community 6 Caernarvon, East Earl arid Earl Twps.: Good ville Fire Hall. Goodville. Community 7—Ephralta West Bari and Upper Leacock Twp-: Basement of Bareville Fire Hail. Barevilie. Community 8 —Salisbury and Leacock Twp.; White Horse Fire Hall, White Horse. Comimunity 9—'East Lampeter, West Lampeter and Lancaster Twp.; Dull's Restaurant, one quarter mile east Of Lampeter Square. Comimunity 10—Manheim and East Hetaipfield Twp: Fire Hall at Neffsvillq. Commumyt 11—Manor. Cones toga and Pequea Twp.; Eauff di'an’s Garage at Central Manor. 'Community 12—Eden. Bart and iSadabury Twp-; Bart Fire Hall ait Georgetown Community 13—Strasburg and Paradise Tap-: Straahurg Twip. voting place, south of Strasburg Old Bunker Hill School. Comimunity 14 Mantle and Providence Twp-: Rawlins ville Fire Hall, Rawlins ville. Community 15 —Drumore and Eatt Drumore Twp.: Marron’s (Service Station at, Cochran’s Corner on Route 72 Comanuiuity Twin,; Roy Baker’s Service Station, Elm. Farm Calendar DECEMBER Dec- 25—Christmas. Dec. 26 —Fulton Grange Christ mas party. Dec- 28—Farm Society 4 Christ mas dinner party, covered dash Dec. 29 Referendum on To bacco Marketing Quotas, Lan caster Counity. JANUARY Jan. 2-7 - Testing Milk and Cream, Short course, Pennsylva nia XJ. Jan. 4—Eggs -Breakfast launch ing Egg Month, Lancaster 'Poultry Association, Poul try and Egg National Board, Hotel Brunswick, Lancaster, 8 a- m- Jan 4-Fefo. 1 - General Farm img Short C-ounse, -Pennsylvania U. Jan. 6 ((Sunset) Waterfowl season ends: Bucks, Philadelphia and Delaware counties and on Delaware River bordering these counties. Jan. 7 - Farm Society 6, In stallation of Officers, 2 pun., home of Mrs. Daniel Eshleman, R 2 Elizabethtown. Jan. 9-10 - State Farm Women’s Society Convention, Farm Show, Harrisburg.; Jan. 9-13 - Pennsylvania 'State Farm Show, Harrisburg. Jan. 9-21 - Ice Cream for Plant Men Short Course, Pennsylvania U. .Jan. 14 - Farm Women’s So* Bullet In Pipe. ‘ Jensen Beach, Fla.—When Clin (Boone (touched a match to his pipe, while fishing recently, his pipe exploded. When Boone re -covtred from the shock, he ex plained to other fishermen that he had reached into his pocket (to fill his pipe with loose tobacco, forgetting that a -22-oaiiber cart ridge was maxed in with the to bacco- The bullet flew upward and glanced off the rim of Bo one’s bait. teiety 18 guests of Society 7, Par adise Elementary School. Jan. 16 New Holland Farm ers Day Association, Inc- an nual banquet, election of officers, 6 30 p. m- American Legion Home 17 Second Annual Poultry Exchange Meeting, 7:30 p-m., -Elementary School, Rohrens town. Jan. 20 - New Holland 4-H Ba by (Beef Council Meeting, James Wolgemuth home, R 1 Bareville. Jan, 21 - Farm Women’s So ciety 2 meeting, Rosetown Res taurant, Manheim- Jan. 23-27 - Rural Electrifica tion Short Course, Pennsylvania U. - (Jam. 28-Feb- 4 - 'Market Milk Short Course, Pennsylvania U. Jan- 26 - Lancaster County Agricultural Council meeting. Jan. 30-Peh. 11 - DHIA Super visor Teaming, Pennsylvania U. FEBRUARY Pelb. 1-29 - Dairy Ramming Short Course, Pennsylvania U. (Feb. 1-29 - Livestock Farming Short Course. Pennsylvania U. Feb. 7 -' Board of Directors Meeting, Lancaster County Farm ers Assn., Fred Soilleriberger home, Narvon- Feb. 27-29 - Sheepmen's Short Course. Pennsylvania U. MARCH Miareh 5-9 - Feed Dealers and Millers’ Short Course, Penn sylvania U March 6-8 - Beef Cattle Heads men's Short Course. Pennsylvania U. March 12-16 - Grassland .Far ming Short Course. Pennsylvania U- MarCh 12-116 - Lumber Grading and 1 Inspection Short Course, Pennsylvania U. (March' 26-30 - Dairy Cattle (Herdsmen’s Short Course, Penn sylvania U. APRIL Apr.l 29, 30, May 1 - American Anlgua Conference, University cf Tennessee, Knoxville. Jan 9-13 - Pennsylvania Farm Show, Hainrusteng. ouaanatuuuuaaa;: 8 :: ♦♦ a it B I ♦♦ •« a Used Freezers Used Refrigerators D. L. DIEM & SONS PHONE 6-2131 Index of Farm Prices Lower During Month HARRISBURG * Continued declines an prices received by Pennsylvania farmers for hogs land cattle sent the nr ice index down itwo points nr less than 1 par cent during the (month ended November IS, the State Depart ment of Agriculture said today. Farmers received slightly higher prices than a month earlier tor wheat, oats, barley, .hay and milk. However, a decline of three points in livestock prices more than offset (these .gams, a Federal- Statd survey revealed. ' At 344 per cent of its 1010-14 average the index stands three points below a year ago. Farmers on November. 15 Were averaging only $l2 80 cwt live weight for hogs, the lowest since (March 1042, the (survey showed. Lower prices for hogs and l cattle were only ‘partially offset by the seasonal advance in wholesale imiik- Hogs were down $1.70 cwt. from Oct. IS and the $l2-8(0 average compares with $2O-20 on Nov. IS. 1954. Beef entitle were down 80 cento cwt 'from a month earlier, calves down $l.OO and lamibs down 40 cents- Sheep and milk cow prices were unchanged from a year ago. Chicken prices averaged 21-5 cents a pound livewerght. down 1.2 cents per pound from a month learner, but nearly three cents above a year ago. Eggs brought if aimers an average of 51 cents a dozen, down one cant from Oct. 15 ibut six cents higher than a year, ago. 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