Vol. 1. No. 30
Southern End
Gets Showers,
Fruit Thinned
Thunderstorms Tuesday mght
and light showers Wednesday
afternoon swept the southern
end of Lancaster County, but
left the Elizabethtown area still
in need of a good rain, a rain
that .would settle the dust
Apparently following the Sus
quehanna River, swinging into
the County, and back down the
Susquehanna again, Tuesday’s
night’s storm was accompanied
by wind Sharp cracks of lightn
ing accompanied the early eve
ning storm, and both power and
telephone service weie disiupt
ed in many areas
Harry Altland in the Hen
sel-Peach Bottom area, re
ports three Hereford steers
were killed when lightning
struck a tree nearby.
It was in this area that the
stoim seemed heaviest At
Clmstiana rain? were torrential.
Hay ci ops in Lancaster Coun
ty are progressing well. County
Agricultural Agent Max M.
Smith reports There was a
heavy loss in tomatoes during
Igst - Thursday morning’s freeze,
possibly 20 to 25 per cent, but
through replanting producers
are expected to lose only a week
or ten days.
Corn planting is in full tilt,
with probably 60 to 70 per cent
now complete in the county.
Some heavy fruit losses hpe
been reported elsewhere in the
Commonwealth, but Associate
County Agent Harry Sloat be
lieves the loss here added up to
a pretty good job of thinning.
Strawberries that were in full
blossom last Thursday morning
were undoubtedly killed, the
County Agent added
Greider
Laying Contest
Leading the list of 78 pens at
the end of the seventh month
of the Pennsylvania Official Egg
Laying Test, is a pen of 13
White Leghorns entered by
Greider Leghorn Farm, Mount
Joy.
This is the third stiaight
month Greider entiles have held
the lead. Another C "eider entry
is in tenth place.
New Farm Measure
Goes to Senate
A compromise version of t'ne
second round faim bill this
week was accepted by the Unit
ed States Senate. After appro
valy by voice vote, the measure
was sent on to the House
As it now stands, the mea
sure closely fits that requested
by President Eisenhower, includ
ing the $l2 billion soil bank
program to encourage farmers
to cut down crop pioduction.
Pennsylvania Governor George M
Leader and his! State Secretary of Agricul
ture Dr. William L. Henning here com
pare notes oh .progress of the Srandywme
Angus Association sale at the Guernsey
Sales Pavilion in Lancaster Saturday Gov
Dal ’Bairn Farms
Owner Judges at
Brandywine
By ERNEST J. NEILL
Coming from the famed Dut
chess County cattle country of
New York State Dale Fletcher,
owner of Dal’Bairn Farm's at
Pine Plains, finds the southeast-
ern section of Pennsylvania too
can product good Angus
This was his conclusion fol
lowing judging of the Brandy
(Continued on Page Five)
Quarryville, Fa., Friday, May 35. 195&
Comparing Notes
District Dairy
Show Approved
The Pennsylvania House has
approved 196-0 a measure ap
propriating $lO,OOO for establish
ment of six district dairy shows
and an annual state dairy show
This figure is a reduction
from the original $30,000 grant
which met House approval
Final Senate appioval is need
ed
Brandywine Cow
Top Hits $3,100
Sells to Dal’Bairn
By LF Staff Reporter
Fifty lots totaled $19,465 to
average $389 in the ninth an
nual Spring Sale of the Brandy
wine Angus Association at the
Guernsey Sales Pavilion in Lan
caster Saturday.
Three bulls totaled $1,065 to
average $355 and 47 females
totaled $18,500, figuring $393 A
top of $3,100 was'scored early
in the sale when the grand
champion cow, lot 26, Runny
made Buxom Maid 243rd, con
signed by Echo Falls Farm,
Inc, New Hope, Pa, sold to Dal
’Bairn Farms, owned by Dale
Fletcher, at Pine Plains, •N. Y.
From the popular Buxom Maid
Miss Burgess family, she was a
two-year-old daughter of the
International grand champion
bull, Ankonian 3216th, and sold
safe in calf to Shadow Isle
Prince Eric 92d, whose get just
recently has been exported to
Cuba where they were received
with great enthusiasm.
Reserve Cow at $1,450
Choosing champions systema
tically, another buyer, Cross-
Way Farms, J. Andrew Hams
(Continued on page 12)
Leader and Dr. Henning were both buyers
in the auction, and Dr. Henning was also
a consignor. Complete details of the show
and sale are found in this issue ot Lan
caster Farming. (Lancaster Farming Stall
Photo)
German Student
Wins Contest
i
And Graduates
Like Franz-George Grevel. 17,
-a German International Ex
change student who last night
received his first of two high
school diplomas, topped the
field- in the Southern Lancaster
County 4-H Tractor Club Round
up at a banquet a week ago to
night in the Stiasburg Fire Hall.
iFike, who just turned 17,
scored first over a field of four
third-year members and ten
first-year members with his
books and compositions pre
pared following demonstrations,
discussions of parts, question
naires and essays He also has
placed second in the County on
his electric club work.
(Continued On Page Six)
By ERNEST J. NEILL
Eike Frauz-Georg Grevel
?2 Per Year
More Showers
Due in Week,
Fruit Damaged
HARRISBURG Warmer
weather but continuing threat of
scattered thundershowers are in
sight for Pennsylvania farmers
fo rthe ermamder of this week,
the State Department of Agricul
ture said today.
During the week that ended
Monday a Federal-State survey
report showed that low tempera
tures and frost in mid-week re
sulted m damage to some fruits
in many commercial producing
areas
“Peaches have apparently es
caped with littlle loss/’ the re
port declared. “Damage to sour
cherries in Adams County was
severe. The apple crop in com
mercial areas was somewhat
damaged, but the extent can
not be determined until after
the June drop occurs. Straw
berries were generally in full
bloom and .freezing of first
buds was heavy. Loss of toma
toes was heavy. Most fields will
require replanting.”
Temperatures the past week
averages five degrees below nor
mal. The lowest tempearture was
22 degrees at Emporium on the
17th * Rainfall was about half of
normal for the state as a whole.
Snow flumes were reported in
many places on the 16th.
In the northern third of the
state and in western counties
col.dand wet ground continued
to hamper field operations of
farmers the Department said. In
these areas spring seeding has
been greatly delayed. Vegetative
growth was retarded. Gfowth of
grains was slow in most areas.
Barey is heading with rather
short straw. Wheat generally
looks good. Planting of corn
made proress in the south and
east
Some Marketing Begins
Potato planting in the north
western area was delayed by
cold, wet ground Planting in
other areas continues but many
early fields were nipped by frost.
Asparagus and some early let
tuce is moving to market PJant
ing of sweet corn, cabbage, to
matoes and other vegetables is
underway.
In the weather burea forecast
through Saturday eastern Pen
nsylvania temperatures will
average normal to five degrees
above Cooler Friday, warmer
Saturday and Sunday Scattered
thundershowers again Friday and
Sunday Rainfall total, one-half
to one inch. In the western half
of the state temperatures ar£ ex
pected to average from two to
six degree above normal, cooler
Thursday and Friday, warmer
Saturday and Sunday Rainfall is
expected to range from two
tenths to six-tenths inch
$50,000 Fire Hits
Millersville Farm
Fire last Saturday afternoon
caused $50,000 loss on the farm
of Aldus Myer, RI Millersville.
Two barns were destroyed in a
high wind Lost in the fire were
a barn 50x100 feet, a corn barn
40x60, a $6,000 silo and several
tons of hay and straw.
It is believed burning fertiliz
er bags may have started the
fire Firemen from Millersville
responded.