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Here are officers of the Pennsylvania ty; in the middle, State President Russell
Flying Farmers, taken during the recent Pisor from Portersville, and on the right,
Farm Show Week meeting of the state as- L. L. Logan, Kennett Square, vice-presi
sociation. On the left is Howard Gwinn, dent. (Lancaster Farming Photo),
secretary-treasurer, from Lawrence Coun
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Pennsylvania Flying Farmers
Urged to Increase Insurance
By ERNEST J. NEILL
HARRISBURG “Pilots must
realize their liabilities as a plane
owner today,” John W- (Red)
McFarlane, director of the Penn
sylvania Aeronautics Commis
sion, told some 150 Pennsylvania
Flying Farmers, their families
and guests, during the Farm
Show meeting here last week.
“No longer is the plane a $l,-
000 job- Too often it falls into
the $lO,OOO to $20,000 category,”
(Mr McFarlane warned.* Often
his office is called upon for testi
mony lasting several days ' m
damage Med following
plane crashes.
Liability Has Increased
Today’s flying farmer has a
greater responsibility-than ever-
His liability has increased. Many
damage suits have been filed
against plane owners for prop
erty damage, often caused by
fires following crashes of private
planes.
“Farm aircraft ownership is
increasing,’ 1 ’ Mr McFarlane told,
“and the farm pilot is realizing
more utility from his plane than
75 per cent of the nation’s own
ers.”
One 1 restriction being studied
by the Commission in hopes of
eventual amendment is a prob
lem posed by basing more than
one plane on a private field.
When this is done, classification
©f the field changes.
Russell Pisor, president of the
state association, from Porters
ville, opened the meeting. At
tendance was curtailed and many
late arrivals were reported due
to murky,_weather that forced
many of the pasture pilots to re
vert to the four-wheel ground
transportation.
Clinic In Early April
Mr. Pisor and Mr. McFarlane
announced an early April meet
ing at Harrisburg, for a Flying
Farmer Aviation Clinic.
Since the weather played a
rather large role in the day’s
meeting, remarks of Paul Sut
ton from the United States
Weather Bureau in Harrisburg
were of great interest “We’re at
the bottom of an ocean of air,
and in the United States 500 ob
serving stations report the latest
in weather,” he told.
One of the most important fac
tors in reporting weather at high
er altitudes, and one that in
creases accessibility of long-range
forecasts is the balloon-carried
radiosonde. “Today 80 per cent
of these are being returned by
finders,” Mr. Sutton told, “and
the cost of each has declined
from about $35 to $3B when first
Used to around $6.50 today”
He urged that all pilots
check with the weather
bureau nearest home before
starting any flight, yet he
stressed that calls should be
avoided between 20 minutes
and 30 minutes after each
hour. It is at that time that
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observations are being made,
and many offices with but -
one person on hand cannot
take calls easily in that
period.
Amplifying Mr Sutton’s talk
was the color sound film, “Flight
Decision,” which related the cases
of two pilots flying against un
expected weather. One didn’t
heed the danger and became a
victim of vertigo in instrument
conditions, the other landed safe
ly just before a storm struck.
Two representatives of the
Penlhsylvania Department of
Agriculture were on hand to dis
cuss the interesting campaign
staged against oak wilt in the
Keystone State. Dr. T- L. Guyton,
and Arthur Jeffrey told of the
plane’s usefulness in detecting
oak wilt that has damaged many
timbers in this state
Four men, flying in either
Cessna 170 s, Cessna 1955, Piper
TnPacers or Stinsons, last year
covered 43,000 square miles of
the state timbers in 257 hours
and 14 minutes. Detection was
easy from the air, with one
man spotting the diseased area on
a map. Follow-ups were made,
diseased trees cut, and through
out excellent cooperation was re
ceived from landowners, he re
ported. Mr. Jeffrey piloted many
of the trips, and reported costs
averaged about ten cents per
square mile for hire of plane, or
a total of 15 cents per square
mile when the pay of the observ
ers was considered.
20 Spray 1.5 Million Acres
Soon a million and a half acres
in the northeastern states where
oak wilt prevails will be sprayed
with DDT from the air in an ef
fort to check spread of the dis
ease. About 50,000 to 60,000 acres
of Pennsylvania land is included
in the total. Rate of application
will be one pound of DDT to one
galloiv of water per acre.
A second film, showing the
commercial use of planes agri
culturally was shown. Seeding,
fertilizing, dusting, defoliating
and other practices were graphi
cally demonstrated in the picture-
Dr. William L. Henning, state
secretary of agriculture, was an
honored guest at the noon
luncheon;
Mrs. Lois Logan, Pennsylvania
Flying_ Farmer Queen, Kennett
Square, talked to scores who
stopped by the Pennsylvania Fly
ing Farmer display in the re
ception room of the Harrisburg
airport. Her husband, L. L. Lo
gan, is vice president of the state
group, and Howard Gwinn, sec
retary-treasurer, is from Lawr
ence County.
Directors are: Paul Moyer,
Line Lexington; John Gehman,
Barto; David Huber, Peach Bot
tom; Elwood Homan, Pennsyl
vania Furnace, and Mrs. Logan,
who also holds status as board
member during her 1955-1956
reign.
Poland China:
Grand champion, “M. V Miss
King,” consigned by Eugene G.
Boeshore, Jonestown, RD, Leban
on County, sold to Paul S Shorts,
Golts, Md, for $l7O.
Reserve grand champion,
“Lady Glory 3rd,” consigned by
Clifford A LeVan, Milton, RD 1,
Northumberland County, sold to
Eugene G. Boeshore, Jonestown,
RD, Lebanon Counity.
Number animals in sale 40
Totals volume of sale $2317-50
Avg. price per animal $ 57.94
Chester White:
Grand champion, “Clear Spring
Farm Darlene,” consigned by
Heber F. Trach, Bath, RD 1,
Northampton County, sold to
James Parlett, Woodbine, RD 1,
York County for $2OO. ’
Reserve grand champion, “Sil
ver Jean 2nd,” consigned by Har
vey C- Hunt, Conemaugh, RD 1,
Cambria County. Sold to Ray
Shank, rianover, RD 5, Adams
County, for $lO5.
Number animals in sale 40
Total volume of sale $2537 50
Avg. price per animal $ 63.44
Spotted Poland China:
Grand champion, “Sandstsone
Luxury,” consigned by C Warren
Leinmger, Denver, RD, Lancas
ter County, ■sold to William M.
Kauffman, York, RD 3, York
County, for $230-
Reserve grand champion,
“Sandstone Sippie,” consigned by
C. Warren Leinmger, old for
$145.
Number animals in sale 35
Total volume of sale $2305.00
Avg price per animal $ 65 85
Improvement Association, Inc.
President, Francis Alexander,
State College, Centra County
Vice President and Director, L.
A. Wehler, R. 1, Jers'ey Shore,
Clinton County
Treasurer and Director, Cecil
J. Irvin, Jr., R 1, State College,
Centre County
Directors:
Mark Anthony R. 1, Rochester
Mills, Indiana Comity
George Sherwood, R. 1, Mont
gomery, Lycoming County
William Tucker, State College,
Centre County
Small Grain Growers Division
(Pa. Crop Improvement
Assn., Ine.)
Chairman, Floyd Imes, Man
heim, Lancaster County
Directors:
Robert Thorpe, R. 1, Newtown,
Bucks County
Joseph T. Seem, R. 1. Zions
ville. Lehigh County
T. A- Doebler, Jr., R 1, Jersey
Shore, Clinton County
Donald Heath, Wyalusing.
Bradford County
Robert I. Atlen, Macungie, Le
high County
Mark Anthony, R. 1, Rochester
Mills, Indiana County
Milton M. Hoffman, Muncy,
Lycoming County
H- L. Romberger, Elizabeth
ville, Dauphin County
FARM SHOW SALES
Swine (Gilts)
Pennsylvania Crop
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Lancaster Farming, Friday, January 20, 1956
Pennsylvania Fa
HARRISBURG “Champ,”
1075-lb Hereford entered by Har
ry Lee Hoar, 14, RD 1, Gap, was
named 4-H grand champion at
ithe Pennsylvania Farm Show late
last week.
The reserve grand champion
ship went to “Amos,” 1020-lb
Angus shown by Kenneth Mil
ler, 18, Nazareth, RD 1, North
ampton County.
“Champ,” first in the Hereford
medium class, had been named
Hereford breed champion, while
“Amos” won the Angus breed
title. “Amos” was first in the
Angus medium weight class.
At Pequea Valley High
Hoar, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George E. Hoar, is in the ninth
grade in Pequea Valley High
School. When he grows up he
wants to operate a beef ranch,
he said when interviewed at the
show. His steer was bred by
Dewey Mon ell, of Collbran,
Colorado.
Miller, graduate of Bethlehem
High School, is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Russell W. Miller. His steer
was bred by Pryeth Farms, Great
Meadows, N. J.
The 1955 Farm Show grand
champion also was a Hereford.
Another Lancaster entry, “Bus
ter,” 1215-pounder owned by
Peggy Hackman, 17, Elizabeth-
Itown, RD 3, took the Hereford
reserve championship
Hoar’s sister, Margaret Ann
Hoar, 12, took the Shorthorn
breed championship with “Rex,”
1070-lbs.
Pfaunmiller In Reserve
And still another Lancaster en
try, “Shorty,” 1100-lb animal
owned by Elwood Pfaunmiller,
15, Elizabethtown, RD 3, won the
Shorthorn reserve championship
The two top animals in both
breeds competed later in the day
with two top Angus for the 4-H
grand championship.
Dairy Cattle
Brown Swiss
Junior champion and grand
champion bull, “Ritterlea Intre
pid’s Buster,” owned by Ritter
Bros, Carlisle, RD 2, Cumber
land County.
Grand champion and Senior
champion cow, “Orangeville
Nell,” owned by Wade H. Kep
ner, Sharpsville, RD 1, Mercer
County.
Junior champion cow, “Orange
ville King’s Petunia,” owned by
Wade H. Kepner.
Junior champion and grand
champion bull, “Ritterlea Intre
pid’s Buster,” owned by Ritter
Bros., Carlisle, RD 2, Cumber
land County.
Chester White:
Grand Champion, “Clear Spring
Farm Darlene,” owned by Heber
Trach, RD 1, Bath, Northampton
County.
Resersve" Grand Champion,
“Silver Jean 2nd,” owned by Har
vey Hunt, Conemaugh, RD, Cam
bria County.
Poland China;
Grand Champion, “M- V Miss
King,” owned by Eugene Boe
shore, Jonestown. RD, Lebanon
County.
Reserve Gran d Champion,
“Lady Glory 3rd,” owned by Clif
ford Levan, Milton, RD 1, North
umberland County.
4-H BABY BEEF
(Best county trios)
Best county trios were:
Lancaster;
Peggy Hackman, Elizabeth
town, RD 3
Harry Lee Hoar, Gap, RD 1
Leona Augsburger, Reinholds,
RD 1
Northampton:
Elwood ' Buss, Jr., Nazareth,
RD 1
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m Show Awards
Kenneth MiUer, Nazareth, RD 1
William Steckel, Easton
York:
Lorin Godfrey, York, RD 3
Patricia O’Sullivan, Camp Hill,
RD 1 '
Connie Quesenberry, Stewarls
town, RD 1
Shropshire champion Tam
lamb. Apne B- Gates. Giadyville,
Delaware County.
Shropshire champion ewe lamb.
Lehigh: Portland Farms, Orefield,
Lehigh County-
Shropshire state-bred champion
ram, Lehigh Portland Farms.
Shropshire state-bred reserve
champion ram, Kenneth T.
Moore, Nichols, N Y, Bradfoid
County.
Shropshire state-bred cham
pion ewe, Kenneth T. Moore-
Shropshire state-breed reserve
champion ewe, Lehigh Portland
Farms
Sheep B Merino
Champion ram, Guy M Fuller
ton, Enon Valley, Lawrence
County.
Champion ewe, Waldo Barron,
Slippery Rock, RD 2, Butler
County.
Sheep C Merino
Champion ram, James A Scott,
Burgettstown, Washington Coun
ty
Champion ewe, James A- Scott,
Burgettstown, Washington Coun
ty
Sheep Rambouillet
Champion ram, Kenneth T,
Moore, Nichols, N Y, RD 2,
Bradford Counity
Champion ewe, Kenneth T.
Moore, Nichols, N. Y., RD 2,
Bradford County.
Wool
Champion ram fleece, Loury
Smith, Rt 2, New Brighton,
Lawrence County
Champion ewe fleece, Walter
Newton, Jr, New Albany, Brad
ford County.
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Apiary Products:
Sweepstakes Comb
Margaret S- Moss, RD 1, Lingles
town, Dauphin Counity
Sweepstakes Extracted
Honey, Robert Yepson, RD 5,
Honesdale, Wayne County
Potatoes:
Grand Champion Exhibit, Clair
J Dumm, Rt 1, Ebensburg,
Cambria Counity
Hybrid Seed Corn
Producers Division
(Pa. Crop Improvement
Assn., Inc)
President, T. A. Doebler, Jr.,
R 1, Jersey Shore, Clinton Coun
ty
Vice President, Francis Alex
ander, State College, Centre
County
Milton M Hoffman, Muncy, Ly
coming County
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