10—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Aug. 3, 1956 Secretary Benson to Speak at Hershey * * HARRISBURG ,Pa Pennsylvania State Poultry Fed eration announced today that J of Agriculture, Ezra Taft Benson will be their guest speaker at their Gala Poultry Festival in Hershey, Aug. 25th. This colorful event is held in cooperation with the Pennsyl vania Dutch Days, at the invita tion of The Hershey Estates in Hershey Park. The Festival will be a four day affair Aug 23, 24, 25 and 26. Secretary Benson’s address at 7:45 p. m. on Aug. 25 will cli max a busy day for the Paultry Industry. A chicken cooking contest, selection of a Poultry Queen; and a delicious, luscious chicken barbecue dinner will be the featured events of the day Saturday. Aug 25. Because of the keen interest in the agricultural situation, a huge crowd is expected. MAR-GRO ViUmin Supple ment Your cattle and hogtneed DUTCH BELL for Dairy BETTER BEEF for steers and TRIPLE RICH for Hogs We also have the famous DAN PATCH HORSE POWDER Manufactured by Mar-Gro vf* Co., H 2 Lancaster AARON S MARTIN distributor; R 1 EAST EARL SUPERIOR DRILL Low Hopper*.•life-Seal Bearings This new No. 64 Drill doubles capacity—holds a bushel of grain and 80 pounds of fertilizer per foot. The ex tremely low hopper—only feet off the ground —is easier to fill. And, you have this same low height whether you choose 20-inch or' 15-inch wheels, both talcing low-cost, used tires. Lifetime-seal disc bearings eliminate daily greasings, save time and cost of lubricant. A low, rear-mounted grass seeder sows in bands, or broadcasts. You have a choice of 144 grain seeding rates, 30 fertilizer distribu tion rates ranging from 65 to 645 pounds per acre. The famous Double-Run Force Feed handles any size Seed, meters accu- ] lately, avoids waste. Plain grain drill, I 'aiding IJg bushels per foot, available. V ) N. 1 ■' v :•*&. iK ? K'-* ’" St *" S^* 7 jm *. '-'•*' -v r&y - v ** * §>4/ 'A- v ‘*n"" ■*■ i x > L> < - v *. v * * . * '. ;, ~ '■ * • * >•* 4,,“f>« v cr k " N > V* *> ' The Once these tanks contained fuel for Air the left may be seen trucks pulling in to Force planes, today they are filling with unload the 1956 crop. (Lancaster Farming Lancaster County wheat at the Cargill Staff Photo). Inc. elevrator just outside Marietta. At Smooth Lemon Is Usually Best Buy Lemons with a smooth “skin you lover to touch” are the best buy Chpose those that also are heavy for their size Elsie Bamesberger, extension consumer information specialist of the Pennsylvania State Uni versity, says deep yellow-colored lemons are not so acid as those oi lighter color. But they’re likely to contain more juice. Ail-Mew OLIVER Double Capacity ••• E. L. Herr Peach Bottom G. Hershey & Manheim. RD. 1 A * . tW ' ' Vil v Son men I Co. 8l Sons Wheat Tanks I , > V * ' ■} V N v. < > * FHA Loans Here $lOO Million in Year to Date Approximately, $100,290 00 or 86 per cent of the production and subsistence loans obtained by farmers from the Lancaster Office of the Farmers Home Administration during the past year were used to purchase ■equipment, livestock and make similar investments in local farms, A Rudolph York, county supervisor for ,the agency said today Local, farmers are making these investments to set up the kind of farming systems that will make the most of their la bor, land and other resources Maximum Loan $7OOO , Production and subsistence loans are also made lor fertiliz er, seed, tractor fuel, insecti cides and other farm and home operating expenses The loans bear 5 per cent interest and re payments are scheduled in ac cordance with the borrower’s ability to repay Loans for crop production are repayable when income from the crop is re'ceiv ed Loans for capital investments are repayable over periods up to seven years The maximum loan is $7,000 and total indebtedness cannot exceed $lO,OOO Several steps are taken by tha Farmers Home ” Admmisti a tion to assist farmers in making the best use of their loan funds. Before a loan is made a com plete farm and home plan is prepared by- the farm family with the assistance of the agency’s local supervisor The plan shows how the farm will be opeiated, estimated yields and income, and a budget for farm and home expenses Pio vision is made for the produc tion of a large portion of the family’s food supply and pro vision is made in the budget tor household expenditures and medical care *r- - Must Repay Debit ■*- No loan is made unless the farm and home plan shows that (he farm when properly 7opeiat ed under normal conditions will produce an income that will nrovide the family a go%cl- living and enable them to repay then debts Guides have been es'nonsncd wth the aid of othei agucul tmal agencies that show desu ble comb'nations of entoi prises, t he amount of land -quantity of livestock, amount and duality ol pastu’o, and feed ciops acies of c:sh crops, and the >ield per acie and produclmn per animal that aie needed for the success ful operation of , family-type * > - > *-4 'a ♦ ► a v Milk Production In June Remains At Record Highs HARRISBURG Milk pro duction on Pennsylvania farms during June continued the rec cord high performance of previ ous months and at 610 million pounds exceeded June 1955 by 4 per cent ,the State Depart ment of Agriculture announced today. Production showed the usual seasonal decline from the pre vious month, down 58 million pounds, a Federal-State survey showed. Cow -numbers at 945,000 cdm pared with 944 000 for May this year and 940,000 for June last' year Pennsylvania milk production for January through June totals 3,488,000,000 pounds or 4 per cent above the, 3,346.000,000 pounds for JaiAiary-Juije last year In mid-June the average price received by Pennsylvania dairy farmers for milk was $4lO per hundred pounds wholesale, 5 cents above May \ 15 and the same as on June 15, 1955. Adequate soil moisture favor ed growth of grass’s and le gumes -but the below normal temperatures of March through May slowed development and cutting was delayed Wet ground, hindered making of ensilage and, m the west caused some forage. harvesters to bog down ' Hay making was especially difficult due to ’ frequent rams during the last half of June Much hay was damaged by ram BfIBBBBBBBBBfIBBBBB « a ■ Belmont S H a 97 Per Cent Pure * * Agricultural Limestone B I aCalcium Oxide 30% 5 farms in this area These guides But- i . ~ ■ aie used m developing the faimjß a gnesium Oxide . .20% and home plans I * Calcium Equivalent 57% 8 In addition, at the end of the I ■ « g ciop year a complete review of, 5 Wenger & * the year’s operations is made j* 0 by the’ farm family and the (B \ Faimeis Home Administration j ■ uCHSCIIIa LU* supervisor to determine which J B faim enterprises weie the. most i * successful and what further im- B piovements are to be made in h 0 the coming year |IiBIBHBBQBiaBaBBBaaa QUARRYVILLE CONCRETE j PRODUCTS COMPANY 5 to.».> ' f r J $4OOO Prizes in Penna. Dutch Days Dairy Show HEftSHEY Pa. _ Prize money totaling $4OOO will~me awarded exhibitors of prize cattle in th e annual Dairy Cattle Show t 0 be conducted as a feature 0 ( Pennsylvania Dutch Days, Aug 23 through 26, Hershey sta {hum. Entries are limited to breed ers from Dauphin, Lebanon, Lan caster, York, Cumberland, Per ry, Cumberland and Schuylkill counties.' Deadline for entues is Aug 6 -Four breeds will be featured, including Ayrshire, Guernsey’, Holstefn-Fnesian and Jersey . James E. Bobb, show chan man, has announced that the youngsters will again compete with their elders for the top prize money, m addition to pai ticipatmg in their own 4-H Club Heifer Round-Up The lattei event will be limited to Dau phin and Lebanon County youngsters Judging m the dairy show classes is scheduled for Thins day evening, Aug 23 on the stadium track. Judging of the Holstein breed, the largest class in the show, will begin at 500 p. m, with other breed sched uled Jo pass before the judges at 6 00 p m. Four-H Club judging is sched uled for Friday afternoon, be ginning at 1:00 p m. May Production of Cigars Sets Record May production of cigars in the United States totaled moie than 500 million, highest produc tion for tha month-since recoids were started in 1949. This le presents a 2.7 per cent increase from the 401 S million for the corresponding month a year ago. Removals to sales outlets also hit a new high point, moving tai ahead of production at 559 3 million or 35 3 million, 6.7 pei cent above May 1955 removals, and highest for any month since November last year. SOME NAME! LOS ANGELES In helping a man fill out a report about two hubcaps having been stolen from his car, a police depart ment cleik asked the man his name. It was Yosha H Bans sioipezuffbergarzime. She didn t ask him what the H. stood foi Phone Gap HI 2-4500 RD 1, Paradise, Pa. A. H. BURKHOLDER—Ph. 175 Chimney ''Block and Lintel, Reel Sash, Cement Paint. Phone 109R2