12—Lancaster Farming, Friday, February 10, 1956
Lifeblood of Economy Depends On
Efficient, Prosperous Transportation
Second place winner in the
recent essay contest sponsored
annually by three Southern Lan
caster County firms and individ
uals, Herr’s Motor Express. B
S' Warfel & Sons, and David
(Stony) Eschbach, Ji, was Ma
rion L Findley, R 3 Quarryville.
His prize, $75, is from B S
Warfel & Son and is to be ap
plied to a farm project of his
choice under direct supervision
of his vocational agriculture in
eurtructor, Jack Owen.
Marion, 16, is the son of
Edgar L and Elizabeth R. Find
ley. He has a brother Gerald L.,
h sister Suie. Before attending
Parts and Service
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Headquarters for
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Farm Equipment-
GMC Trucks
See The Hershey Trans
planter For Your
Spring Planting
N. G. Hershey
and Son
MANHEIM, PA. !
Phone 52271
Nothing Like This
rOR YEARS !
Full trainloads of Allis-Chalmers harvesting machinery
and tractors are now going into major farming areas.
Farmers everywhere need the labor-saving, cost-cutting
benefits of this Allis-Chalmers equipment.
' To demonstrate our own confidence in the future of
farming, we now have on hand new Allis-Chalmers
power machinery of latest design, assuring farmers in
this community the equipment needed for making 1956
the Big Year For Better Farming.
Join the Swing to Allis-Chalmers!
See us right away let us demonstrate on
your farm the benefits and savings you get
from Alhs-Chalmeis builders of better
machinery.
ALLIS-CHALMERS <AC>
Xuinnaiy
SALES AND SERVICE .
*Hann & Grumelli Farm Service
QUARRYVILLE, PA.
L. R. Brubaker
LANCASTER, PA
R. S. Weaver
STEVENS, PA.
Southern Lancaster County Joint
Community High School at
Quarryville, he was at Gring
ville and Hawksville
Active in Club Work
In addition to being a member
of the Future Farmers of Amer
ica, he has been active in band
and wrestling, participating, also
m 4-H steer and 4-H heifer pro
jects,- Boy Scouts and Luther
League
As a freshman, his supervised
farm project was three Angus
heifers, four in his sophomore
year In his junior year, the
project widened to managership
of a 60-acre farm, with crops of
corn, oats, barley, wheat, to
matoes, hay and sweet corn. The
livestock project has expanded
to five Angus heifers and one
steer Next year, Marion’s senior
ydar, it will include 10 Angus
heifers, cows—and farming place
again.
Vocational choice’ Farmer- “I
might go to Penn State,” Marion
adds.
Full Utilization of Our Land
Resources Through
Truck and Bus Transportation
The farmer by the very na
ture of his operations is gener
ally located far distant from the
major centers of commerce. The
wheat farmer of the west may
have to travel several hours to
reach even his nearest neighbor-
The rancher also is far distant
from his ' markets- and sources
of supplies. Even the farmer in
the more densely populated areas
travels some distance for his
needs and to sell his products
whatever they may be He must
have land and land takes up
space and that space must be
traveled or the farmer’s chief
purpose, that of supplying our
country with its needs, ceases
to exist.
What iflore suitable means of
transportation , can be found
than trucks’ They can supply
N. G. Myers & Sun
RHEEMS, PA.
Snavelys Farm Service
NEW HOLLAND, PA. „
L. H. Brubaker
LITITZ, PA,
service where other means of
transportation cannot because no
special provisions for routes are
needed. Trams need tracks,
boats can travel only where there
is water, planes need special
landing and loading service be
sides being limited in cargo
space. Trucking is the only
me'ans that can be used right at
MARION L. FINDLEY
the barn's or an the orchards or
(fields It would be very different
for him to compete with other
industries if he did not have
truck transportation at his elbow-
Marketing Time Limited
Very often a farmer needs to
market his product in the short
est time possible Milk, for in
stance, must be processed as
possible in order to
keep a high quality and 4 protect
the consumer from bacterial in
crease which may endanger
health The marketability of
fruits and vegetables is in direct
ratio with the length of time it
takes to market them- Trucks
can' often travel from farm to
market in one fifth the time of
that required by their competitor,
rail Speed is of the essence
whether it’s getting his product'
to market in top fitness or get
ting it there at the right time to
get the best prices Speed means
freshness, speed means money,
and speed means efficiency
There is no other means of
transportation as flexible as the
truck A small load can be hand
led on a small truck. A large or
oddly shaped load can be accom
modated by a truck to suit that
size or shape The truck can be
selected that suits the weight,
size, or shape of the farmer’s
commodity. Many trucks are
fashioned to suit just that par
ticular commodity it was in
tended to haul. Live chickens,
for example, are hauled in large
trucks that use even the space
out over the cab. Milk is carried
in either large glass, or stainless
Isteel tanks or in cans m covered
dustproof vans. Fresh fruits and
vegetables, green tomatoes for
example, are taken from the
station to the markefln specially
refrigerated trailers ,
„ Trucks Supply Him
What'about getting the farmer
the products and materials he
needs to produce his particular
product’ How is he to get his
petroleum products, commercial
fertilizer, lumber for building,
fencing materials, cement, hard
ware, seeds, and equipment’
Only the trucks can get him these
■products fast and efficiently Is
the (farmer using the truck to
supply these needs’ About 85
per cent of all commercial fer
tilizer travels by truck and the
other materials are hauled almost
entirely m this manner
Many products must be pro
duced in areas best suited to
their production. Cranberries ean
be grown only in eastern bogs,
citrus fruits only where no frost
can hit, or peanuts where there
is sandy soil and long enough
growing season These would be
entirely out of the reach of dis
tent markets if it were not the
transportation supplied by the
trucks. Also this specilization
has made possible mass produc
tion methods, increased our pro
ductivity, and thus enhanced our
standards of living Many' areas
previously off the beaten track
of commerce are now within the
realism of productivity. High
ways are the only link they have
with the rest of the world. On
the other hand highways may
be, the only connections for many
communities which make up the
market for the farm products.
Better Diet Today
One of the biggest factors in
this contribation of- the motor
truck is the fact that all the
people of our nation are being
supplied with a better diet.
Thanks to the truck we have a
greater variety of foods, fresh
foods the year round, and tas
tier or choicer selections no
mlatter what their source may
be. In grandma’s day they had
only the fresh fruits-and vege
tables when they could be grown
jlocally, or fresh meat during
only the butchering season, but
now we enjoy fresh meat the
year’ round and fruits "and vege
tables that our grandparents
never heard of or dreamed of
having out of 'the growing sea
son. This provides us with an
ample choice of the foods re
quired for good diets and sup
plies us with natural vitamins
the year’ round.
Many farm communities are
reached by bus for public trans
portation & school busses have
made it possible for the children
of widely scattered families to
have as good if not better edu
cation opportunities jis the
children in cities, thus'making
it desirable for children to be
reared in the country. Also it
gives many the opportunity to
be educated to the best practices
in land use and livestock pro
duction This will increase pro
duction on the land we now have
and help to m!aike a better stand
ard of living for all fann, families
Buses are also used to trans
port workers to the areas that
need them most in order to har
vest crops when they are at their
peak.
Trucks Best in Emergencies
After disasters, such as hur
ricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes,
floods, or fires, trucks are the
easiest and quickest means of
transportation that can be mo
bilized for emergency duty. They
are able to bypass blocked routes
or even travel cross country if
necessary When the emergency
has passed they ,are invaluable
in Stringing needed Supplies
mng about the reconstruct
rhus we bring back to norn
;hat much faster areas that we)
devastated.
The very life of our econoi
iepends upon an efficient ai
jrosperous transportation syste (
md farmers especially recognij
;ha T trucks make it possible fo
iim to do a better, more
icient job, ]
DA VINCI FOR $450.
CHICAGO Hahns R. Teicl
irt, Chicago interior decorate
lought a painting in a New Yoi
mtique shop a year ago for s4s|
Phe painting has been identif
id by a number of art -expert
n this country, in Italy, Franc
md the Netherlands, as the wot]
if the master, Leonardo da Vinci
Famed for his “Mona Lisa.”’ Tej
ihert, who has' been offerei
5500,000 for the painting, say
tie will keep it for a while am
then donate it to an America
museum.
Internal Revenue Service oj
Eices all over the country arl
stepping up the pressure on da
linquent taxpayers, shortenm
the time between mailing oij
final overdue notices and attaclj
ing salaries, or putting liens oj
property.
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