10—Lancaster Farming, Friday, December 30, 1955
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Here is one of the most recent photographs of Arthur
S.' Young, Kinzers’ farm equipment dealer and a pioneer
in Lancaster County farm equipment business, who died
Tuesday. This picture, with his wife, was taken at the
recent Lancaster County Farm Equipment Dealers’
Christmas Party in Mount Joy. (Lancaster Farming Staff
Photo).
Ten Per Cent
Pig Crop Gain
Shown in 1955
The Crop Reporting Board an
nounced that 1955 piig crop tot
aled 95-3 million head, an sin
crease of 10 per cent from the
revised estimate for 1954. The
Spring pig crop at 57 3 million
head was un 8 per cent and the
fall crop ait 37 9 million head was
12 per cent larger than last year
The number of sows farrowing
this fall was 11 per cent larger
(than last year- The numiber of
pigs saved per litter for the fall
crop was set*”at 681 pigs, this
feeding the (highest of record.
56 Million Spring Pigs
Reports on breeding intentions
for the 1956 spring pig crop in
dicate a total of 8.116 000 sews
farrow- This was 2 per cent
foeiow the number of farrowed
tot spring If the intentions for
spring farrowing materialize and
iffife nnimber of pigs saved per
latter equals the 10-year average
with an allowance for upward
trend, .the 1958 spring pig crop
would fee 56 million head A crop
of ibis size would toe 2 per cent
smaller than last spring
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Taft Benson said today that it is
encouraging to note that farmers
(are imafemg a start toward adiust
dng their hog production, based
on information revealed in the
pdg crop report issued by the De
partment
The Secretary stressed, how
ever, that the indicated decrease
in the 1956 spring pig crop was
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Poultry for Year
Harold Thomforde, Kennett
Square, was elected ©resident of
the ~ Chester-D eteware County
Poultry Assn, at the first annual
dinner meeting of the organiza
tion at the YMCA in Goatesville.
Other officers are: Paul Det
iwiler, Parberford, vice president;
Lawrence Hood, West Grove, sec
retary; D- IB- Chrisonan, Elver -
ison, treasurer. Also op the board
of directors are Walter Carlin,
'MortonvMe; John A. Stratton,
Glen Mills; William Shaw, Bown
ingtown; Harry Adams, Coates
ville; and Harold Windle, Coch
ranvdle
C. M. Kessler, of Allied Mills
Inc-, Chicago, smoke on the “Ohal
ilenge of Change and the Chal
lenge of Efficiency ” L. L Logan,
London Grove, retiring president,
reported on the first year activi
ties and progress of the associa
tion
small, and he reiterated a state
ment issued earlier tins 'mon'hi
whidh eaffled to tlhe attention of
Warmers the advisability of care
ful 'Dlannms for farrowing of 1956
coring pigs to avoid a repetition
of the heavy production th«t has
forced hog prates down this fall.
He emphasized again th’t farmers
teouid strengthen their market no
hition Iby holding down the num
l>er of sprung pigs raised next
year.
Hog Slaughter up 12%
Another favorable factor noted
m the renort was the fact that—
although the 1955 spring pig crop
was 8 per cent larger than in
1954 —total cammctmal hog slau
ghter from August through Oct
vfoer was ulp 12 per cent, bearing
out that hogs have been market
led somewhat earlier this year.
wVJh the resulting implication
that marketing may be over the
peak
The Department is continuing
iw« 4l h the pork purchase program,
to hetp exipand domestic oonsumiD
tjon of pork and to assist hog
producers (Purchases through last
week totaled nearly 50 million
lbs of pork and pork and pork
products
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1956 Farm Show
Entries Large;
Jan. 9 Opener
, HARRISBURG Along with
more than 12,000 entries of live
stock, poultry and other farm
products in competition for a rec
ord premium offering of $55,968,
■a new high of 131 different
events are scheduled for the 1956
Pennsylvania Farm Show, ac
cording to Dr- Willmm L- Hen
ning, State Secretary of Agricul
ture and chairman of the Farm
Show Commission. j
' Programs for the big blue
ribbon show to be held here
Jan. 9-13 were issued today.
New features provided by
the Commission and 36 state-
wide farm organizations in
their annual meetings will
make the 40th annual Farm
Show “bigger and better
than even,” Dr. Henning de
clared.
Formal dedication of the Farm
Show to “Farming for Freedom”
will be by Governor George M.
Leader at brief ceremonies in
the large arena on Monday eve
ning, Jan 9- Doors to the largest
mid-winter agricultural show in
the United States will be open
ed to the public at'eight o'clock
that morning.
The show now has 21 depart
ments for competitive farm pro
ducts exhibits, contests and
demonstrations. Judging for royal
purple championships, top place
blue ribbon and other winners
starts with the opening of the
ishow on Monday morning.
Meetings Start Monday
Meetings of farm organizations
also start Monday morning, Jan.
9 Scheduled for the first day
are sessions of the Pennsylvania
Society of Farm Women, the
Crcjp Improvement Association,
Christmas Tree Growers and the
Pennsylvania Flowers Growers
Association. "
(Mrs. George M. Leader, wife
of the Governor, will entertain
ihe Society of Farm Women at
a tea in the Executive Mansion
on Monday afternoon.
Evening programs in the large
arena, each starting at 7:30 in
clude the Pennsylvania State Po
lice display of horsemanship on
Monday; “Song of Freedom,”
rural talent festival on Tuesday;
championship horse pulling con
tests on Wednesday and the an
nual livestock cavalcade on
Thursday, followed by a sheep
dog demonstration Future
Farmer and 4-H Club tractor
driving contests are set for
Thursday at 5 o’clock.
Swine Grading Contest
For the first time at any farm
show there will be a market
swine grading contest Monday
evening in the small arena.
Horseshoe pitching and log saw
ing championship contests will
be held there on Thursday eve
ning.
Other farm association meet
ings include two beef cattle
breeders organizations, six dairy
cattle breed associations, eight
swine breeders organizations, al
so the poultry, potato, beekeep
ers, sheep and wool, swine, horse
and mule, nut and vegetable
growers raw milk producers,
Grange women, Future Farmers,
Future Homemakers, 4-H Clubs,
Pennsylvania Young Farmers
and the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s
Association.
Holstein Quartet Is
In Nation’s Top Five
Lancaster County’s Holstein
QUartted 1 steads among itihe five
best ia!C'ts in (the United £1 ates ac
cording to rank in ntellicnal Forr-
H This was disclosed durng 'he
group’s appearance at the Na
tional 4-H Club Congress as the
jndc’enit lifternatranal Livestock Ex
position in Chicago-
Appearing at a special break
fast meeting and evening ban
quet, the four received wide ac
clamation from some 2000 dub
members at cash event.
Members of the quartet are
Raymond Denlinger, R 4 Lances
ter; Aaron Landis, R 1 Strasburg;
John Stoner, R 7 Lancaster and
Stanley Longenecker, R 1 Stras
burg.
Autos Kill Two Deer
in Lancaster County „ >
Ih line With State reports car
ried elsewhere in today’s Lancas
ter Farming, it was reported two
two deer were killed by auto
mobiles in northern Lancaster
County, according to District
Game Protector Wallace Wood
ring, Ephrata
A doe deer was found Sunday
near Oocalico on Route 897 and
a button buck the day before
along Route 501 north of Brick
erville.
Farm Calendar
JANUARY
Jan. 2-7 - Testing Milk and
Cream, Short course, Pennsylva
nia U.
Jan'Egigs Breakfast laundii
ing Egg Month, Lancaster
Poultry ' Association, Poul
try and Egg National Board,
Hotel Brunswick. Lancaster,
8 a jti.
Jan 4-Feh 1 - General Famm
img Shout Course, Pennsylvania U.
Jon. 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. , '
Jah- 9-13 - Pennsylvania State
Farm Show, Harrisburg.
Jan. 9-81 - Ice Cream for Plant-
Men Short Course, Pennsylvania-
U.
Jan. 14 - Farm Women’s So*-
orety 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. an. American
Legion Home.
17 Second Annual Poultry
Exchange Meeting, 7:30 p. on..
Elementary School, Rohrers
toiwn.
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.
Jian. 23-Feb. 4 - Market Milk
Short Course, Pennsylvania U.
Jan. 26 - Lancaster County
Agricultural Counpil .meeting.
Jan 30-Fob. II - DHIA Super
visor Training. Pennsylvania U.
FEBRUARY
Fefb. 1-29 - Dairy Farming.
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 iSollenberger
home, Narvon-
Feb. 27-29 - Sheepmen’s Short
Course, Pennsylvania U.
MARCH
March. 5-9 - Feed Dealers
land Millers’ Short Course, Penn
sylvania U.
March 6-8 - Beef Cattle Herds
men’s [Short Course. Pennsylvania
u . i
(March 12-16 - Grassland [Far
ming Short Course, Pennsylvania
U.
(Mftrth 12-1)6 - Lumber Grading
and Inspection Short Course,
Pennsylvania U.
March 26-30 - Dairy Cattle
/Herdsmen’s Short Course, Penn
sylvania U-
APRIL
April 29, 30, May 1 - American
Angus Conference, University cf
Tennessee, Knoxville.
Jan 9-13 - 'Pennsylvania Farm
Show. Harrisburg-
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All Cattle Urged
By Foundation
Cattlemen were urged today
to give more attention to the
dental care of cattle that fail to
eat properly or that fail to pro
duce a normal supply of milk or
meat.
- The American Foundation for
Animal Health says that many
-cattle owners - apparently over
look the fact that defective teeth
may be the cause 6f digestive
upsets and general unthriftiness
in otherwise healthy cattle. ''
Foundation officials cite specil
- causes to illustrate the prob
lem that can be caused by faulty
teeth
“One case was a cow which
was exhibited a poor appetite
for several days and then refus
ed to eat any feed,” the Founda
tion reports. “A digestive dis
turbance of some kind was «su
.spected, but examination by a
veterinarian failed to confirm
this suspicion.
“However, when the veterinar
ian checked for a possible throat
obstruction, he cut his finger on
an extremely sharp back tooth.
The cow had two such sharp
teeth, so sharp in fact, that they
caused severe pain when she
chewed After the teeth were
dlipped and other teeth dressed
down to normal chewing level,
the cow started eating again.”
Another case cited by the
Foundation involved a valuable
dairy cow whose production was
falling off in her third lactation.
An examination of her teeth re
vealed that she could not eat
comfortably. But, following cor
rection of this condition, she
started eating normally and her
production increased-
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