Bam Near Georgetown Burns
Only the charred framework of
a barn remains after fire swept
the structure Friday mormlxg
on the farm of Joe Bolton at
Frackman'’s Mill a half mile west
of, Georgetown m the Mt. Plea
sant Commumty-
Mr Bolton was not home,
working on a road project near
Camargo, but the Marking of a
dog “Fluffy” altered Mr Bol
ton’s grandson, Johnny, 11 His
grandmother phoned the alarm,
and 'companies from both Quar
ryville and Georgetown (Bart
Township) responded
Cow, Calf, Pigs Lost
Johnny, whose mother also
works, 'was staying with his
grandparents, under observation
and recuperating from minor in
juries suffered when a plate glass
window collapsed and' crashed to
the sidewalk in the April 28
windstorm in downtown Lancas
ter, showering him with broken
glass.
Nearness to
Market Spurs
Beef Output
i Nearness'of “the greatest con
sumer markets in the United
States" should offer incentive
for increased production of beef
on Pennsylvania iarms,
State Secretary of Agriculture
William L. Henning declared at
Lancaster recently. v
“The time is ripe for Pennsyl
vania to increase its beef cattle
production,” he told 250 south
eastern Pennsylvania farmers p
la meeting in the nearby Guernsey
sales pavilion, sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Co
operative Association and mem
ber county branches of the area.
Feeder Cattle Decline
•' Noting that there was a de
cline of 2 per cent in the number
of feeder cattle counted in De
partment of Agriculture surveys
this January 1 compared with a
year earlier, Dr Henning said
that for the United States there
was a gain of 1 per cent in feeder
cattle numbers/
Pennsylvania farms are cap
able of producing a surplus of
grass on which young steers can
be fattened for market, he ex
plained Most feeder cattle are
now found in the southeastern
counties of Pennsylvania, but
other areas are capable of carry
ing an expanded beef cattle
feeding and breeding program,
he added
Cattle, Calves Off 2%
Cattle and calves on feed this
■January 1 in Pennsylvania to
taled 82,000 head, • 2 per cent
below the 84,000 on hand a year
earlier, but 8 per cent below the
5-year 1950-54 average.
Of the 82 000 head on January
1. a slightly larger percentage
were in the heavier weight
groups compared with a year ago,
with 58 per cent weighing less
than %o lbs compared with 64
per cent last year.
Mrs Bolton reported a cow,
calf, 20 head of pigs and a sow
were burned in the fire. Fire
men, after extinguishing the
blaze, probed the ruins in hopes
some might have survived. A
quantity of baled hay, valued at
$l2OO, was destroyed.
String 1000 Feet of Hose
The barn and nearby buildings
were covered with asphalt shin
gles, which helped curtail dam
age to other buildings. Several
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scene within minutes and helped
with hoses.
The Bart Company strung
hoses from a creek just west of
the mill, about 1000 feet from
the fire. Some insurance was
carried.
Defective electrical wiring was
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Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 9, 1956—13
4H Tractor Club,
Meets March 19
At Herr Garage
Monday, March 19 will be the
next meeting of the Southern
Lancaster County 4-H Tractor
Club at the E. L Herr Estate
Garage in Wakefield, the club
announced at its meeting Mon
day night in the C- E- Wiley &
Son establishment at Quarryville
Fred Frey, leader, urges that
those interested an joining when
they reach the age of 12 to 14
attetid meetings of the Club.
This applies especially to those
who will be eligible to join in
a year or two.
'Monday night Glenn and Murl
Aument conducted a safety de
monstration on use of shields
with power takeoffs, and using
a pipe and rag with an electric
drill to catch bits of metal that
might cause injury to the indiv
idual.
A movie, “The Why of Auto
Lubrication,” telling of different
oils and why they should be used,
as was shown to the 14 members
present. First year members
studied tractor safety under Mr.
Frey, and safety violations were
pointed out to members. Third
year members heard Fred Lin
ton discuss different size bolts,
their use, and the fitting of
wrenches, according to John
Wagner, reporter.
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Dairy and Crop
Meeting Held
At Morgantown
Attendance was much ot psre
than expected at the special
meeting on dairy and crops at
Morgantown Tuesday night, ac
cording to Chester County Agent
Robert A Powers, Jr
Although around 25 were ex
pected, 70 from the Morgantown,
Honey Brook and Elverson area
were present The meeting ex
tended until 11 p m, with Jos
eph C Nageotte, extension dairy
specialist from Pennsylvania
State University discussing feed
ing, management, and prevention
of internal parasites, Soil Test
ing, by Max M Smith. Lancaster
County agricultural agent; hand
fertilization of hay and pasture
lands by Mr. Powers. J. F.
Haldeman, Berks county agricul
tural agent, told of means for
controlling garlic in pastures.
Meanwhile, Mr Powers reports
practically all Chester county
dairymen have signed the in
dividual- plan in the statewide
drive against brucellosis. Work
is advancing there too on area
tests.
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peach tree from Utah that bears
two distinct crops a season-
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