Farm Calendar (If you wish your Coining Events listed in these col ums, write a card or letter to LANCASTER FARMING, Quarryville, Pa. Be sure to include name of sender.— Editor). MAY May 11—July 14— Fishing open, Spring Creek, Centre Co unty, near Bellefonte May 12—Lancaster County 4H Council Meeting, Guernsey Sales pavilion. May 12 Farm Women 6, home of Mrs Elvin Keener, R 3 Elizabethtown. May 12 Farm Women 7 meet, Mrs. William Buyers and Mrs. Moses Brackbill, hostesses, donations for Christs Home, plant sale. May 14-16—President’s Confer ence on Occupational Safety, Washington. May 15 Altoona Region, Chicken of Tomorrow Auction, Lakemont Park, Altoona, follow ing barbecue. May 15—State finals, 10th An nual Chicken of Tomorrow Con test, HOHidaysburg, Pa. May 15—Deadline, entries for Oldest Shipper, Chicago Union Stock Yards. May 16 Regional auctions, Chicken of Tomorrow Contests: 10 a. m- Egg Auction, Butler; Longacre Dressing Plants, Fran conia; Susquehanna Locker Plant, Sunbury. May 17—Coatesville Regional COT sale, Lancaster Poultry Ex- change. May 19 Farm Women No. 5 invited to attend meeting ,of Farm Women Society No. 9’s meeting, 1:30 p. m. DST, at Mar tic Forge, RD 1, P«jueb. May 19—Farm Women 3, Re creation Room, Ward’s Gas Co.. Ephrata, Mrs. Sallie West hos tess, Society 22 , guests. " May 19—Farm Women 18, home J o£ Mrs. David B. Hess, R 6, Lanca^ef;'Mrs.’Richard M. Her shey,' cb-hostess. May 19—Farm Women 9 en tertain Farm- Women 6, Martic Forge, 1:30 p. m. May 19—Farm Women 12, home of Mrs. George Kneisley, Conestoga. * May 23 Lititz celebrates '2ooth anniversary; Farm Women 1 sell sunbonnets for “Sunbon net Day.” MSy 24—Mother-Daughter ban quet, Farm Women 23, home of Mrs. John H. Herr, Jr., 239 Kready Ave., Millersville. May 26 Harrisburg- Horse Show. May 26—Farm Women 5, home of Mrs- Tillie Miller, B 1 Man heim, Mrs. Howard Clark, speak er. May 28—Fulton Juvenile Grange meeting. May 31—Deadline for corn price support applications. May 31 Farm Women No. 1 will go to the Spice House Balti moie. JUNE June s—Executive committee, Lancaster County Farm Women’s Societies, home of Mrs. C. H. Reinhold, 5 Mi. west Lan caster on Rte. 230, at 2 p m June 5-8 71st annual con vention, Holstein-Friesian Asso., Milwaukee, Wis. June 9—Sixth Annual Chick en Barbecue, Lancaster County Poultry Assn., Lititz Spring park. June 12—Future Farmers of America Activities Week, Pen nsylvania State University. June 12-15—Egg graders and quality school, Rutgers -Univer sity, New Brunswick, N. J. June 14—Awards Banquet, old est shipper, Chicago Stock Yards. June 15 Closing date for Contributions to Lancaster Poul try Exchange Building fund. June 18-21—Extension Work ers Meet, Pennsylvania State University. June 18-21 4th annual Ex tension Homemakers Week, the Pennsylvania State University. Aug. 18 and 19—Intercourse Summer Jubilee. June 20—Farm Women 2, bus trip to New York City. June 21-22—Business, manage ment conference for egg and poultry marketing cooperatives, Summit Hotel Uniontown, Pa. June 21—Farm Society 10, bus trip to New York City, JULY July 4-B—7th Annual Pennsyl vania Dutch Folk Festival, Kutz-, town. AUGUST Aug. 15-17 Butler Farm Show. Aug. 18-19—Intercourse Sum mer Jubilee. Aug. 20-23—11th Annual Nat ional Flying Farmers Associa tion Convention, New Orleans Aug 20-25—Kutztown Fair. SEPTEMBER Sept 11-15 —York Inter-State Fair. Sept. 19-21 Southern Lan caster County Community Fair, Quarryville - Sept. 26-29—Ephrata Farmers Day. Sept. 26-28—West Lampeter Community Fair. Sept 30—Deadline to file for return of state taxes paid on farm tractor or farm machinery gasoline for year July 1, 1955 to June 30. 1956. OCTOBER Oct 2-s—South Lebanon Com munity Fair, lona Oct. 3-6—New Holland Farm ers Fair. Oct. 4-6—Manheim Community Fair. Oct. 4-6—Unionvillle Com munity Fair. Oct 10-13—Mt Joy Community Exhibit. Oct. 18-20 Dillsburg Com munity Fair. NOVEMBER Nov. 3—County Convention, Lancaster County Farm Women’s Societies. JANUARY, 1957 Jan 14-18—Pennsylvania Farm Show, Harrisburg. MMMIIIiIBIiMIBIIiMiIIMIMtIIIHHIMIMiIIIHIBIIIIIIHIiiHMIMIIIIIHIWIIiIIBIHIIIIIIII Join the thousands of farm families who get LANCASTER FARMING by mail EVERY WEEK. The newspaper contain ing all the latest farm news, local news, crop information, home fea tures, market data and much more! PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.... Mail This Coupon LESS THAN pluuiujippniiiiMniiiiiMiiiffliiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiitMiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiißinTniiiiMMßiiiUMiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiifl^ Field Work to Advance with Warm Weather HARRISBURG ~ Pennsyl vania farmers can expect oppor tunity this week to make up for lost time in their field work, the State Department of Agriculture declared today U S Weather -Bureau reports indicate warmer weather and little rain through Saturday, according to the Fed eral-State weather and crop sur vey for the week ended Monday Farmers in most areas of the State were able to get into the fields and do some plowing the first half of last week. Following mid-week rains soils dried out but were heavily soaked in many areas with heavy storms on Sun day and Monday. May Reduce Oats In northern and western Pen nsylvania counties farm opera tions have been delayed by the late spring to the point where it is doubtful if farmers will be able to carry out their intentions to plant oats. Oats seeding is practically completed m the southeast and some fields are sprouting. Plowing for corn has been delayed but should make good progress in southern coun ties this week, the Department said. The weather forecasts through next Saturday for western Pen nsylvania say temperatures will average slightly below normal, becoming warming at end of week with scattered showers likely. For eastern Pennsylvania temperatures will continue be Today! YOU PAY dfSSCTt PER WEEK Lancaster Farming, Friday, May 11, 1956 PONY CLUB MEET Objectives of Four H Club work, the feeding and manage ment of horses, will be subjects discussed tonight by Roger Hal sted, Penn State livestock ex tension specialist, at a meeting of the Lancaster County 4-H Pony and Light Horse Club at 730 p m. in Martin’s Sales Barn, Blue Ball. low average, cooler Friday and warmer at end of week Light showers are likely over northern sections Thursday and some what general at the end of the week. Total rainfall over the State this week should average about one-fourth inch. Fruit Trees Blooming Fruit trees in southern coun ties are in bloom generally. The annual apple blossom tour will attract thousands of visitors to Boyerstown, Berks County, this Sunday afternoon, postponed from last Sunday. During the past week winter grains were reported in good condition but warmer weather is Hay and pasture fields are in varying stages of progress, slow needed for full development, in northern and western coun ties. Planting of early potatoes is underway m northwestern potato greas. In tobacco areas plants are making good progress in seed beds. Spinach is being 1 harvested for fresh market, light cuttings of asparagus are being made. Setting of tomatoes for processing is in full swing. lIIBIIfHIHIiIBiMHMimmiIIIHIIHBIHBIHffIIIIBIIIIBMIBHWmBWWBI|K ATTENTION! ALL FARMERS! 52 Weeks of osTZ.'sr si It’s Real Big News For Farmers and Their Families Order Your Subscription Now! Lancaster Farming QUARRYVILLE, PA. 1 year $l.OO 52 Issues Please put my name on your list of charter subscribers for a one year subscription. [~~l Enclosed find check, cash, or money order for $l.OO □ Bid me later Name Address Vo-Ag Tractor, Land Judging Winners Named I Clifford Hirneisen, Cogahco Union High School senior "from R 1 Remholds, won the land judging contest in the district land judging and tractor driving meet on the Paul M. Metzger farm. R 2 Mount Joy, Thursday. He scored 409 out of a possible 550 points. ‘ In second place was Duane Miller, R 1 Felton, from Kennard Dale School with 320, and third, Glenn Kauffman, Elizabethtown,' Donegal High School, with 303 points. Mr. Hirneisen will represent Lancaster County in the state match at the Pennsylvania State University. In tractor driving, Merle I Groff, R 1 Strasburg, junior at Lampeter-Strasburg High School, won first, and Samuel Long; Manheim Central High School, second. In horseshoe pitching, Larry Folkenroth was first. Bill Jackson of Solanco High School, ’whose home is at Peach Bottom, minnerup. Plaques were , awarded by Wayne Rentschler, secretary of the Lancaster County Soil Con servation Service. Benson deplores the "panic” over farm problems. (Please Print) 13 i .TO
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