Top of EPHA Sale
Topping the Eastern Polled Hereford Association sale at
Lancaster last week was ING Lady Larry 13th. Shown
here with the sale topper are Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Simp
son and their Ingleside farm manager, from Falmouth;
Va. (Lancaster Farming Photo).
Precipitation in
March over Norm
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sky, on the weather outlook as
spring work gets underway. This
edition of Lancaster Farming
carries weather maps, giving re
views and long-range -forecasts.
JAMES S. MESSNER
Bareville
Ph. Leola 6-6911
IMPORTANT MEETING
GRASSLAND FARMING FORUM .
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11TH
(7:30 P. M.)
FILMS REFRESHMENTS
Discussion' on local grassland practices by
George W. Myers, Agricultural Teacher, at Lam
peter-Strasburg High School.
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Elizabethtown 7-5441
Frank H. Bucher
Lititz 6-9124
C. B. Erb
Landisville 2531
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Landisville 3216
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The April outlook, issued by
the weather bureau m Washing
ton calls for temperatures to
average below normal in states
along the Atlantic Coast, Pacific
Coast and m the northern plains
Temperatures near seasonsal
normals are expected in this sec
tion, with above normal temp
erature indicated in the South
ern Plains, Southern Plateau
and west Gulf States
Precipitation Near Normal
Precipitation is expected to
exceed normal in the Pacific
Northwest and Missouri Valley,
to be close to normal in the Mid
diile Atlantic States, Great Lakes
region, Ohio Valley, and lower
Mississippi Valley. In the re
mainder of the nation, subnor
mal amounts are anticipated.
Some neighborhoods in the
middle west are still in dire need
of moisture, with gloomy pros
pects for the crop-planting sea
son
Wholesale selling - No.
1 and fancy quality toilers or
Fryers, heavy type under 3 lbs,
23, 3 to 4 lbs 23 to 26, roasters
26 to 31. Pullets, 4H lbs and
over, 32 to 35. Hens, heavy type,
25 to 30 light type 15 to 22 Old
Roosters 12, Ducks; Pekin 28 to
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Jason H. Mellinger
Strasburg OV 7-2383
E. C. Seldomridge
Quarryville 64-R-3
Jonathan S. Shirk
Intercourse 8-3111
Levi M. Stoltzfus
Morgantown 6-4359
Edgar C. Umble
Gap HI 2-4525
arm Vacations
Seeking Rural
Host Families
Armed with a back-log of re
quests for places to stay and a
staff of county fieldmen, a Pen
nsylvania Farm Vacation organiz
ation has started combing fields
and woods of the state for rural
families to play host to vacation
minded city folk.
The vacation organization,
operating out of New Holland,
Pa., and with fieldmen in most
counties, isn’t overlooking any
possibilities either
Last year, an organization
spokesman said,' there seemed to
be an endless number of city
folks ,who wanted to return to
Pennsylvania’s open country to
enioy the old swimming hole,
the woods, big farm meals fresh
air and sunshine of childhood
days.
Many Turned Down
Many of the requests for rural
Pennsylvania vacation places
had to be turned down because
we lust didn’t have enough
places in the area, the spokeman
said.
The Farm Vacation organiza
tion operates like a club Farms
or county places are insnected
bv fieldmen pav an enrollment
and monthly membership fee
and a commission on guest
business These pavments go to
ward seasonal catalogs that list
Broilers Lower
On Big Supply
Here Tuesday
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohrestown, Pa) (Sales Re
port, Sale 139, Tuesday, April 3
1956)— Heavy supplies and a
prospect of a 20 per cent in
crease in marketings this month
sent broiler prices lower here
Tuesday, following a three-cent
decline in the dressed market
Monday , ,
A total of 11 lots, 26,375 birds
were listed. 10 lots totaling 24,-
575 offered, and eight lots total
ing 18,875 birds, all broilers,
were sold in a range of 20 to
2314, averaging 20.98.
For the corresponding day a
year ago, the average was 311,
with 13 lots of broilers, 45.250
head, selling from 30% to 32%
cents on Tuesday, April 5, 1955.
On that day, 13 lots of broilers,
45,250 birds; six lots of turkeys,
3700 head; one lot of 350 capet
tes, and one lot of 205 fowl were
offered.
Tuesday Sales
Here are Tuesday sales by lot
number, seller and grower,
amount and breed, age by weeks
and days, buyer and price- (each
lot number preceded by 3-):
1, O. Kenneth McCracken,
(Jacob Fisher, Jr.), 1250 White
Vantress, 9-4, to Header’s Poul
try. 21 cents; 2, Robert Noll,
2675 Red Vantress, 12 wks, to
Roy E. Ream, 21, 3, Robert
Noll, 2675 Red Vantress, 10 wks
to Daniel K. Good, 21%; 4, Noll
1325 Barred Cross, 10 wks, to
Carl B. Risser, 21%; 5, Levi M.
Weaver, 1050 White Vantress,
9-6, to Roy E. Ream, 20;
6, Miller & Bushong, (Mervin
Graybill), 1800 White Cornish
Cross, 11-3, withdrawn, prior to
sale; 7. Donald Landis, 2900
White Vantress, 10-2, no sale,
19% bid; 8, Donald Landis, 2800
Red Vantress, 10-2, no sale,
19% bid; 9, Indian River Poul
try, (Harry Boyer), 5000 Leg
horn pullets, 10-5, to Victor F
Weaver. Inc, 20%; 10. Glenn H
Herr, (James R Barley), 3900
Indian River pullets, 11 wks, to
Carl B. Risser, 21; 11, Miller &
Bushong, (Samuel Blank). 1,000
White Vantress, 10-2, to Martin
M. Brendle, 23%.
TURKEYS
Philadelphia Apr. 4—(USDA)
Turkeys; Frozen (ready-to-cook)
about steady, demand fair. Sup
plies adequate.
Wholesale selling prices
(Grade A & U.S. Grade A qual
ity )
Fryers-roasters 4 to 10 # 47 to
49, Young Hens 8 to 10 # 50 to
51, 10 to*-14 # 55 V s to 56 24 to
28 # 56%, 28 and up 571.- to
58
Ready-to-cook - younff chickens
-unsettled, offerings liberal and
at price discounts. Demand fair
with most buying from regular
supnliers.
Prices paid for ice packed
poultry delivered Philadelphia
fcents per lb )• Grade A & US
Grade A, Hens 40 to 41c. chick
ens 1% to I’b No 33 to 34c,
2 to 3 No. 34’j to-35
Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 6, 1956
the vacation spots and advertise
ments in major big city papers
that get the requests for the
catalogs.
Guest contact the vacation
hosts directly to insure that both
parties are desirable to .one
another.
Fees range from $3O to $45 a
week per adult, depending on
the value the host puts on his
housing and fun facilities of the
countryside around him
Fieldmen for the Pennsylvania
Farm Vacation organization
point out that the city guests
don’t look for more than the
rural fare and activity And they
enjoy being able to share in the
every day living as the host
family normally goes about it.
The plan seems to be doing
the rural hosts a lot of good.
They seem to enjoy making new
friends to teach canning, take
fishing, and just to talk to
Some from Washington State
Some members hosts and their
guests of last summer have been
getting together every other
month for Sunday dinner in the
country
And it seems to be doing the
guests a world of good too. One
doctor in the Pittsburgh area
even recommended that his over
worked patient try the plan The
patient went for a week and stay
ed a month.
The plan is paving off for both
parties One member place made
over $9OO in one month alone
last season And a Pennsylvania
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Allis Chalmers
GIGANTIC FIELD DAY
POSTPONED TO TUESDAY,
APRIL 10 (Due to Rain)
9:30 A. M. to 5:00 P. M.
on the David Witmer farm, 5 miles east of Lancaster
along Route 30, Lincoln Highway East, opposite the
Guernsey Sales Pavilion.
SEE AND OPERATE THE NEW ALLIS-CHALM
ERS WD-45 TRACTOR, weighing less than 5000 lbs.
pulling FOUR-BOTTOM 14 inch plows or 12 1-2 ft.
double action disc harrow. This is made possible only
by the ALLIS-CHALMERS “AUTOMATIC TRAC
TION BOOSTER”. See for yourself; by actual fuel
consumption tests, how the “AUTOMATIC TRAC
TION BOOSTER” cuts operating costs as much as
25%.
SEE ALSO THE WD-45 DIESEL TRACTOR, the
latest in diesel engineering, along with a large selec
tion of other ALLIS-CHALMERS equipment which
will be demonstrated and displayed for your inspec
tion. Never before has so much been offered for so
little in the way of power farm equipment. Be sure
to see these outstanding demonstrations. Bring your
friends and neighbors.
REMEMBER TUESDAY, APRIL 10TH
Mann & Grumelli Farm Service R. S. Weaver
QuarryvUle, Pa. Stevens, Pa.
Snavelys Farm Service L. 11. Brubaker
New Holland, Pa. Lancaster, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker N. G. Mvers & Son
Lititz, Pa. Rheems. Pa.
Farm Vacation, unlike most va
cations, usually sends the guest
home with not only some money
left in his wallet, but a whole
load of farm and village bought
products to boot.
Last year the biggest share of
guests came from New York,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Balti
more, and Washington, with
some coming from as far away
as Washington State
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NEW HOLLAND
Phone 4-2214
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