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No. 38 mm Museum Mill Expand, Sace Route 222 of the famed J||nnsylvania Farm Museum at IpbcUs Valley is nearer icality ’®ith purchase of two and one- aCios of land to permit jfife museum to face Highway '“M2 m EOfficials of the Pennsylvania and Museum Commis "|Son came to Lancaster County ? ireom Harrisburg this week and jafirveyed prospects for , expan |S|on both at Landis Valley and -M- the Ephrata Cloisteis J||Elmer Landis has agreed to Jkpll the land at $7,000 It lies I® the east and south' of the ; |@resent buildings. p| Veto Farm Village Slit At the same time, the com-' ||aission vetoed the idea of a |«rm village, emphasizing that |She individual clxarater of the apai m museum would be lost. much inventory work ||nust be done in the present Collection, overflowing into |»arns and to sift Ifind SWrt out that most appli cable to agricultuie. || When plans are completed, |she grounds of the museum will ipe turned about face, and will fflface the Lancaster-Readmg ihighway instead of the old Lan ®3is Valley tuinoff road as at Rpresent. Here to make the survey were' ipr S K Stevens, executive sec aretary of the Pennsylvania His- Stoncal and Museum Commis sion, 'Earle W. Newton, recent ly named chief 0 f the Bureau iof Museums, Historic Sites and properties of the Common gweaith; Wallace Boyer, state imuseum; William Richardson of |the Commission staff; Earl iMowrer and Dr. John Witthoft, istate area archaeologist I May Refurnish Home | It is hoped the farmhouse once by the Landis Broth-] ®| ei s and now serving as office ffland museum, will be furnished |fin a style typical of the era in Wwhich ft was built. •sfe- The theme of the museum will Sf'be the development of rural in Pennsylvania, exhibiting Spools, farm equipment, imple- handicrafts and relics. tit was pointed out some of the material on hand at the mo- is irrelevant to the theme, i and constant sifting' is being § conducted to keep the farm | museum in its proper theme, i Wallace Boyer of the State | Museum at Harrisburg spends § » dayS each week at Landis I Valley, screening and storing % the fabulous collection, but I still a mountainous task remains | ahead. I Possibilities that the Farm | Museum might be linked in a I ° ur lme which would include | the Cornwall iron Furances and I the Ephrata Cloisters are also \ under consideration. Row on row, leaves large and firm here is Lancaster County tobacco, fresh, green, lively looking as ideal weather con- Pennsylvania Farm Crops Surpass 1955 HARRISBURG All Penn sylvania farm field crops, except oats, during June recovered from adverse spring weather to the point that greater yields phr acre and bigger total harvests will be garnered this year than last, the State Department of Agriculture declared today. Federal-State initial 19 5 6 acreage and production surveys, made as of July 1, revealed that wheat, now being harvest ed, should equal the record of 28 bushels per acre in 1954. Wheat All-Time Low Required acreage reductions brought the total wheat acreage down to a state all-time low of 589,000 acres compared with the 1945-54 average of 872,000. The 1956 production forecast is for a total crop of 16,492,000 bushels, half a million more than last year, but three mil lion bushels under average. The state corn crop is esti mated a 62,087,000 bushels, 723,- 000 more than last year and about one-half million bushels above average. Yield is estimat ed to average 47 bushels per acre, one bushel over 1955 and one bushel better* than the 10- year average. The- crop will be harvested from 1,321.000 acres, slightly under last year which (Continued on page 16) yuan vville, Pa., Friday,' July 20, 1956 Lancaster County Tobacco Octoraro Farmers Club to Observe 100th Birthday What is perhaps one of the oldest farm organizations in the nation, the Octoraro Farmers Club will celebrate its 100th anniversary Aug. 18 in a din ner at Middle Octoraro Presby terian Church. Founded by 11 farmers for their mutual agricultural, do mestic and cultural benefit, the club’s history will be reveiewed in a sketch by Howard Walton, whose family has been members more than 50 consecutive years. Chairman of the event is Madison 7 McElwain, and key speaker will be Prof. Jerome K. Pasto, a member of the Penn sylvania State University agri cultural department. Ammon Huber, present president, will help Mr. McElwain, Howard Wal ton and William Fredd. Friday Deadline to Enroll in Soil Bank Friday today is the dead line for Lancaster County farm ers to enroll jn the Acreage Re serve of the Soil Bank program, the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee ad vises. . At the same time, the USDA reports nearly two million acres |of cropland in the United States had been signed up by farmers by the end of the first week in July. Friday’s deadline applies only to corn Wheat’s deadline was earlier, and today is the wheat marketing quota referendum. Only about 18 Lancaster Coun ty farmers have signed to parti cipate in the Soil Bank pro gram. ditions give all crops a boost. This' picture was taken near New Holland. (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo). Rains Hinder Field Work in Pennsylvania HARRISBURG Rainy weath er continued to hamper field' work on Pennsylvania farms, ac cording to the weather and crop report for the week ended Monday, announced today fol lowing Federal-State surveys The detailed report follows: “Harvesting of hay was dif ficult m all areas and especial ly so in the western half of the State. In the west and north Lancaster County crops are growing at a terrific pace, spurred on by ideal growing weather and more than ade quate moisture. Rain during July thus far here has total ed about 75 per cent of the normal for the entire month. “I don’t know when I’ve seen corn, tomatoes and to bacco grow as fast as they have this month.” County Agent Max M. Smith report ed. Weeds, however, are caus ing some concern. The Weather Bureau’s 30-day outlook for mid-July to mid- August calls for temperatures to average below seasonal normals in the northeastern quarter of the United States. Precipitation is expected to exceed normal in the Great Lakes region and midwest. Sub normal amounts are indicated in the West Gulf States, the Far West and Northern Rocky Moun tain States. Elsewhere near nor mal precipitation as expected. Moderate precipitation is fore case for the Lancaster County area, temperatures to be below (Continued on page nine) (normal. considerable hay is still stand ing. Some cultivation of row crops and spraying for weeds was accomplished but many fields are still weedy. Cool weather slowed growth of com but other crops developed rapid ly Soil moisture ranged from adequate to excessive. 'Corn Excellent, Dark Green “Most coin has excellent dark green color Much in the south east is waist high and some is tassehng. In central and south- LOCAL REPORTS Livestock Key To Agriculture; Research Cited STATE COLLEGE, Pa —. Livestock as the keystone to agncultuie, and the importance of research given by state col leges, provided the theme for an address Satmday by Ervin L. Peterson, assistant U S. sec retaiy- of Agncultuie, before the Pennsylvania Aberdeen-An gus Breeders Association on the University of Pennsylvania cam pus here. NEW PRESIDENT Charles J. Dannemann, To wanda, last weekend was elected president of the Penn sylvania Aberdeen - Angus Breeders Association, moving up from the vice-presidency. Others elected were: John K. Wood, Allentown, vice presi dent; Dr. Robert R. Stoner* Lewisberry, secretary-treasur er; and named directors for three-year terms were Miles Rumbaugh, Armstrong, and Allen F. Schmoll, To wand a. One of the foremost prob lems of agriculture in our time, he told, is the problem of liv ing with abundance ‘lt is im portant to realize this abun dance didn’t just happen. . . , The reason is research and the land-grant college system. Other Highlights From Talk “Research is meaningful to farmers only if they know about it. . The land-grant college is a two-way bridge, to bring farmers’ problems to research workers, and to carry the find ings of research back to the farmers,” he continued. Other highlights from Mr. Peterson’s talk included these quotations; “Agricultural production in this country increased by 42 per cent in less than 20 years. Most of the met ease has come during *World War II and aft er, as farmers really began to put research results into gen eral use. During this period, acre yields increased 27.5 per cent, production per animal unit 25 per cent, and output per hour of labor 104 per cent for crops and 54 per 'cent for live stock. At the same time, th« number of farm workers had dropped by almost 35 per cent. (Continued on page 12) Moderate Rainfall In 30-Day Forecast $2 Per Year