6—Lancaster Farming, Friday, July 20, 1956 Favored Fishing Spot Lancaster County may find itself with more fishing spots along the Susquehanna, such as this favorite pictur ed above. Here is a view of the Susquehanna near Port Deposit, Md, where- shad and rock fishing provide- ex cellent sport (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo). Holstein-Friesians Add 803 Members Eight hundred and three new members have been admitted to The Holstem-Fnesian Asso ciation of America This brings" total membership in the Association—by far the world's largest dairy cattle reg istry organization—to an all time high of 46,713. The new members* represent 45 different states New York— the nation’s leading Holstein state —tops the list with 139 new members. Pennsylvania, close behind, has 129. Others prominent in the listings are Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois and Michigan—all ranking Holstein states. " fun-work yard fracfor • M«ws »if I«wn» th« ««»y w«y • D«es all yard anrf cardan |abt a Claart snaw in 1/3 tuna WHEEL-HORSE RIDE-AWAY ONLY $329.00 Tho Tractor That Turnt Work Into Fun I Ve< tUs amazing little tractor actually turns work into carefree FUN. Let the Wheel-Horse “Ride-Away” do the work around your place while you just sit and steer. Do lawn jobs in a jdfy with 3-gang mower that cuts a 5-ft. swath! Mounted rotary mower cuts 32" swath. Snowplow clears packed drives in winter with nary a huff or a puff. Plow, cultivate, use any of the 22 at taching topis to do all yard and garden jobs. This versatile fun-work tractor has 5 forward speeds and a reversa.' It’s powered by a husky VA hp (ori 2 'A hp) engine mounted on heavy channel steel chassis. Come in and see this popular Fun-u'ork tractor, today; is* Snavely’s Red Rose Beef Lamb Chib Hears Safety Warnings Joe McCurdy, agricultural en gineer from the Pennsylvania State University, told of Farm and Home Safety at the July 11' meeting of the Lancaster County Red Rose Beef and Lamb Club at Cential Manor Camp Grounds. Wayne Miller, president, pre sided and roll call was made by Gladys Sangrey, secretary. James Herr and Marian Gray,* bill reported in the week spent at Penn State for leadership train ing school. They stressed that it was a woith while program and it would be grand if more could attend. The program chairlady, Leona Augsburger, introduced Janice Showalter and Janice Nolt in an instrumental duet. Verna Lan dis played her accordion, ac companied by Bernice Bare at the piano Mr. McCurdy pointed out that many deaths and injuries on the farm could have been prevented, and that 11,000 deaths are caus ed annually by improper use of or carelessness with tractors. Club leaders, Harvey Sho walter, Mylin-'Good and Clyde Brubaker thanked the program committee for providing such a worthwhile program. County Agricultural Agent Max M. Smith added comments concerning the steer and remind ed club members that show time is just around the corner. The meetiflg- then adjourned. Donald G. Herr of K 2 Quarry ville is news reporter. Bareville Church Sends Heifers to Western Germany Members of the Bareville Church of the Brethren have contributed three bred dairy heifers that joined a shipment of 23 sent to needy families in West Germany by the Heifer Project Inc,, New Windsor, Md. - Leaving June 14 by boat from New York, the heifers wei% con tributed by farmers, farm and church organizations in Kansas, Oklahoma, lowa, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Since 1944 IHeifer Project, Inc., has reached 39 nations, in cluding shipping 8,808 cattle, 7 303 goats. 1300 pigs, 264,860 chickens, 287,280 hatching eggs, 449 sheap, 3,000 turkey poults, 45 horses, two mules, rabbits and bees. * , Potato Growers Meet July: 25-26 At Potato City HARRISBURG When Penn sylvania potato growers gather at Potato City, near Couderby poit on Wednesday and -Thurs- iay of next week (July 25 and 26) for-"the annual field days if the Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers Association, they will begin of pro duction in “hundredweights” .nstead of bushels. According to an announce ment by the State Department of Agriculture, a change in re oorting potato estimates by sea sonal groups has been brought about by the United-State 'Crop Reporting Board and-the Penn sylvania Federal-State Crop Re porting Service. First production estimates under the revised national re porting system, issued today, breaks down Pennsylvania spud BEACON TAKES ■■ BH Every ingredient in Beacon feed is chosen .BBIHBI concentrated feeding value. For ex* ||mb_ '- - more protein, more Vitamin A, often B',' c . less moisture than No. 4 corn. _ 50% protein soybean meal, eliminating ' up to 260 lbs. of hulls and other indigest* BBB ible matter per ton. 20% alfalfa LEAF meal containing more protein, natural vitamins and fat with 60 to 70 more calories per pound, much less indigestible fiber. Each of over a score of ingredients is bought and processed to reduce waste. Remember such waste costs you as much per pound as the effective part of the feed, The result is a dense, concentrated ration . . . high in net energy and rich in the critical key ingredients. Beacon’s skilful balance insures against wasteful eating. Thus birds eat less for equal or bettef results ~, feeding cost is less, 1 OF FEED J. M. Bomberger Farmers Supply Co. 137-39 E. KING ST., LANCASTER . Paul H. Gehma^ DENVER Fred L. & John E. Homsher STRASBURG AND QUARRYVILLE BEACON ’56 PIG CROP This year’s spring pig crop totaled 53,085,000 head, a drop of 8 per cent from last year’s big spring crop, according to the Agriculture Department. production into late summ'er potatoes and late harvested or fall potatoes, instead of one esti mate for all potatoes The Penn sylvania late summer potato pro duction is forecast at 690,000 hundredweight, equivalent to 690,000 bags or sacks' of 100 lbs each, according to Dewey O. Poster, Federal-State statistician in charge. The crop is being grown on 5,000 acres, 800 less than last year. Yield per acre is estimated for the Cobblers and other sum mer varieties to be 138 bags per .acre compared with 145 last year The 1955 production for the late summer tubers was 841,000 hundredweight. Boster said production esti- f mates on the fall crop will be announced about Aug. 10. i IA Call Your ELM , Wenger’s Feed Mill, Inc. RHEEMS There are two principal causes of waste in poultry feeds. < 1. Indigestible or damaged ingredients.\ 2. Improper balance which causes buds to eat more, wasting some good feed, ing values to- get enough of the one jd skimpy supply. That’s why you hear of birds eating 10 to 20% more of one feed than of a superior formula. Poultrymen who have compared feed consumption know this. -Here's how Beacon reduces waste Beacon Dealer ] O. Kenneth McCracken Millport Roller Mills Earl Sander NEW HOLLAND Osceola Flour Mills The department also forecast the 1956 fall pig crop at 35 mil- lion, eight per cent- smaller than the fall crop of last yeai. I N This means that "the supping of pork during the coming fall, winter and spring season will ba smaller than a year earlici and that hog prides are likely to average considerably above the depressed levels of a yeai ago, MAR-GRO Vitamin Supple ment Your cattle and hogsneed DUTCH RELlTfor Dairy BETTER BEEF for aleeri and TRIPLE RICH for Ho«> We alio have the famout DAN PATCH H >RSE POWDER Manufactured by Mar-Cro Mfg. Co,. H 2 Lancaster AARON S. MARTIN distributor; R 1 EAST EARL I MANHEIM LITITZ GORDONVILLE
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