Farm-City Week get Nov. 16-22 Nov. 16-22 has been designat ed as Farm-City Week across the' nation. Heading the Penn sylvania observance planning committee is L. H. Bull, deputy secretary of agriculture. A committee plans a brochure explaining ''purposes of Farm- City ' Week, 'with distribution through service clubs. Kiwams International will continue to promote observance on a na tional basis. LOW-COST FLY CONTROL FOR DAIRY BARNS One spraying af DIAZINON I KILLS FLIES 4-6 WEEKS TWO OK THREE RESIDUAL SPRAYS OE DIAZINON Will CONTROL FLIES All SEASON in your dairy barns and other farm building DIAZINON Ir relr lively simple and safe to use. shown that proper residual appl do not result in milk contami nation. Ask your farm supply dealer for DIAZINON teday. Available as GEIGY DIAZI NON 2SW '(25% writable powder), GEIGY DIAZINON 2SE (25% emulsifiabie solu tion), GEIGY DIAZINON Fly Killer (granular bait). eilOY AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS • Kvwfcn *f «*i»y CSotilml C#f|»rtrt«n J. C. EHRLICH CO. 736 E. Chestnut St. Rain Boosts County Crops; Haying Begins Ram last Saturday was cer tainly a boost to all crops throughout Lancaster County and gave much encouragement to Lancaster .County farmers, County Agricultural Agent Max M. Smith reported today. These rains gave needed mois ture to areas of the county which were almost in need ot rain. Tomatoes are conning out of their slump pretty good, but not as well as would be if they had not been frozen. Still behind schedule, they are showing limited improvement. Tobacco planting is getting underway and in some' portions of the Countv planting is in full swing Haymaking has started in a great many areas Grass silage making is also current on a good many Ifarms Down m Southern Lancaster County, aerial spraying of peas has been underway this week Mr.- Smith suggests that now is the time for clipping entire pastures to encourage new growth, destroy weeds and im prove the general appearance ot the area. Rains totaled two inches in parts of the region for the week ending Saturday. On the last day of May, temperatures soared to a 91-degree high. Tempera tures until Monday were run ning about 5 to 10 degrees be : low normal, but soared to 79 Tuesday, and approached •76 Wednesday. The outlook is pretty good for continued fair weather, with pos sibility of scattered showers Saturday and Sunday. State Troopers to Be State Troopers State policemen come June 1 will be known officially as State Troopers, an announcement re ceived locally from the Com missioner’s office in Harrisburg reports. This designation will replace the rating of Private and Private first class. Trooper and Trooper Fist rClass will be the official designation after that date. •HWHATOHS Mr iHMKCTfCtM AT YOUR DEALER OR 3-2489 3-0309 Lancaster, Pa. Brubaker Buys Son of Famous Cow at Hardens Everett E Brubaker, 33 Har rison Ave, Christiana, has an nounced purchase of HF King 1 Meridian, a bull calf that is a son of Harden Farms Duchess lone, prominent in Holstein pro duction records ) The seven-month-old bull was purchased from Harden Farms at Camden, N J, and was jus-t delivered this week The dam of his new bull calf stood second in New York State and the nation in production Jrecords for two-year-olds. At 'two years' and three months she [had produced 19,028 lbs of milk j and 698 8 lbs of fat; later she produced 20,550 lbs of milk and 770 Bs.lbs fat, calved back in 12 months and 13 days At three years, four months, she produc ed 560 lbs of fat. I Mr Brubaker, who operates i two farms totaling 160-acres near Christiana, is using as his herd sire, King Valley Montirc Pietertype, whose dam produced 161,190 lbs of milk with 6,320 5 lbs of butterfat in 13 years and 33 days of production. Mr Brubaker’s cows average for the year over four per cent test. Cooler Weather Delays Crops; Tomatoes Hurt HARRISBURG Some farm ers in northern Pennsylvania counties have been held up to such extent by cool weather and wet ground in planting oats that fields _ intended for oats will be diverted to other crops, the I State Department of Agriculture reported today. Freezes since mid-May have forced some farmers to replant tomato fields or portions of fields for the fourth time, ac cording to Federal-State surveys | Planting of tomatoes should be completed this week, but replace ment plants are getting scarce, the Department said. Strawberries Delayed [. Frost damage to the Pennsyl va % apple crop has not been fully determined by growers at this time, the survey emphasiz ed. Extent of the June drop will tell the story, officials said. Frost during the past three Weeks have delayed the harvest of strawberries several weeks, hut pcking should'start next week in southern counties. Warmer weather during the first part of the week ended:, Monday allowed field work to progress rapidly and aided vegetative growth in all parts of the State. Rains toward the end of the week improved soil conditions but slowed field work and the accompanying cooler weather slowed growth. First cuttings of alfalfa are underway -an southern counties where some farmers are begin ning to cut grass fields for sil age. Alfalfa weevil and spittle bugs are active in hay fields. Spraying for these pests is ac tive m the south and increasing in the north. Conn Planting Nearly Done Planting of corn ds nearing completion in southern counties, with earlier planted fields sprouting. Barley is coloring in the south where wheat is begin ning to head. Potato planting is nearing com pletion an the southeast and is underway in the northwest. Set ting of tobacco plants'has start ed m the Lancaster area. Plant 'ing .of peas for processing is completed and the season will be ten days to two weeks late. The eastern Pennsylvania weather "forecast is for tempera tures averaging 3 to 6 degrees below normal, -warmer (Friday and Saturday and no significant Lancaster Farming, Friday, June 8, 1956 Dam of County Newcomer i - Here is HF Duchess lone, whose son has joined the herd of E. E. Brubaker at Christiana. (See accompanying story). NOT PRACTICAL Arithmetic is a science of truth” said the professor earnest ly. “Figures can’t lie. For in stance, if one,man can build a house m 12 days, 12 men can build it in one ” “Yes,” interrupted a quick brained student “Then 288 will build it m one hour, 17,280 m one minute, and 1,936,800 in one second. And I don’t believe they could lay one brick in that time.” While the protessor was still gasping, the smart “ready reck oner” went on- “Again, if one ship can cross the Atlantic in six days, six ships can cross it m one day. I don’t believe that eith er; so where’s the truth in arith metic’” Canada plans to sell surplus gram to Russia rainfall. In western counties temperatures will average near normal, warmer Friday and Saturday and showers likely late Saturday. WD TRACTORS, TOO Over rough fields, in and out of ruts and furrows, Allis- Chalmers -Power Steering absorbs the shocks and reduces arm and back fatigue. Even with heavy front-mounted equipment, this full-time hydraulic assist makes your work much easier. Yet you still have that all-important “ground feel,” that instinctive “touch” that tells the operator just what his wheels are doing. This new Allis-Chalmers Power Steering can be in stalled on all WD or WD-45 Tractors. Let us show you how effortless tractor steering can be. Come in today. ALLIS-CHALMERS <^> R. S. Weaver Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv Stevens, Pa. Quarryville, Pa. LH. Brubaker Snavelys Farm Service Lancaster. Pa. New Holland. Pa. N. G. Myers & Son Rheeins, Pa, Skillet Sweet Potatoes Melt one-fourth batter m the skillet. 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