No. 41.
Editions for
Bnty’s Crops
H-med Meal 1
HRwing conditions for Lan
3jtr County crops are still
K County Agncultuarl Agent
Smith reports today, as
MPon Spot farmers rush to
|B| ahead of plant growth
Moisture and humidity are
|King crops along, and the sit-
Bbn in that respect is very
H at present. Some farmers
■finishing,up their second cut-'
Kof hay, and many will soon ,
Busy with the third crop. j
jßptato digging started late last,
Ira, and yields are reported
raf among early cobblers. Tc-
Ko is heading out ramdly and
B keep farmers -''quite busy.
rah seed is developing now >
HF many fields are ahead of the j
ravers. "
KKeep tomato and potato
rants under a cover of spray
Kcheck blight,” Mr. Smith ad-
Kes. and almost w»**kly sprays
Kuld not be out of line.
Bastures are excellent, and
■ches look very good A norm
rarop of peaches is expected.
Since Aug. 1, temperatures
Bged above and below normal,
■h the first two days slightly
Eve normal through Monday
r degrees below normal, with
fesday about normal Tempera
fes moved up at midweek
Saturday through Monday,
Ittfall totaled 136 inches at
Roaster, 250 at Safe Harbor,
E over two inches at Holtwood,
lording to Bernard S White of
I U. S Weather Bureau office .
I Lancaster “There is ample
bisture, enough to last awhile,”
I- added Scattered showers Fn
jy, possibly Saturday are fore
st 1
tomatoes Roll
lito Stations
luality “Good”
I By LF Staff Reporter
I Green ripe tomato operations
n the Rawlinsville area are ex
acted to get into full swing this'
r eek, according to Park-Eshle
lan and Charles Ressler, whe!
laintam receiving stations on;
heir farms and are large grow-!
rs themselves 1
Chris Atkinson & Son, Home
tead, Fla, are receiving an
acking tomatoes on the R°ssl°‘r
arm The first picking, which be
an last week, was described as
good size and excellent quality,'
nd better than last year ”
2500-3500 Baskets Per Day
At the Park Eshleman farm
mere operations are earned on
Smith & Sponholtz, Jackson*
? f, Ftonda It was estimated
nat between 2,500 and 3,500
|askets per day were received
here during the past week. This
cek deliveries were expeted to
between 5,000 and 10,000
bth Wa ? pointed out that
leases h - pi ? kl ” g the yield in
creases, mstead of decreases,
'Cont inßed 0n page g . x)
Lined up row on row, a truckload ot
5/Bths bushel baskets of tomatoes arrives
at the southern Lancaster County receiv-
Richard Hess
i ops Judging
In Field Day
By Ernest J. Neill
Richard Hess, Rl- Strasburg,
Tuesday contiuned family fame
of the past few days by win-
u, iVX. aUOojLai.^jiyjCiri
ning the adult class of dairy
cattle judging at the Lancaster
County Holstem-Fnesian Asso
ciation field day on the farm
of J Mowery Frey, R 7 Lancas
ter.
Around 400 attended the
meeting, and heard Glen M
Householder, Brattleboro, Vt,
director of extension for the
national association, tell that
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Quarryville (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, Aug. 10, 1956
Tomatoes by the Ton:
Carden Spot Second in Number of
Chickens in Top 100 U.S. Counties
Lancaster County’s national
importance in the poultry indus
try is more evident in tabulation
released this week by the Bureau
hf Census United States Depart
ment ot commerce.
Here is a summary of the
Garden Spot national standing in
the 100 top counties second m
number of chickens four ijionths
old and over on farms in 1954
third in poultry and poultry pro
ducts sold; sixth in chicken eggs,
sold, 13th m chickens sold; 40th'
in turkeys raised, and 87th in
turkey hens kept for breeding
Chickens 4 months old and
ever on farms in 1954 number
ed 375,800.447, of which 80,-
087.326, or 21.3 per cent, were
in 100 counties, according to
1954 Census of Agriculture fig
ures for ranking counties re
leased today bv the Bureau of
the Census, U. S. Department
of Commerce.
Monmouth County, N J, was
the leading county in number of
chickens on farms at the time of
the 1954 Census of Agriculture,
with 3 260,953 —0 9 per cent of
the U S total Lancaster County,
Fa. was second with 2,825,047;
Sonoma County, Oahf, third with
2,783,278; Los Angeles County
Chicago Cattle
Top at $27.75;
Equals May 1955
Chicago cattle Wednesday
topped at $27.75, a new load lot
top since May 16, 1955. Beeves
bringing this price were mostly
high prime, scaling 1316 lbs.
Three loads, 1200 to 1400 pounds,
sold at $27 50, another lot at
$27, with some at $26 25 and
$25
Cattle receipts in Chicago
.Wednesday totaled 16.500, a
heavy run for the day. I
ing station of Smith & Sponholtz on the
Park Eshleman farm near Rawlmsvilie.
(Lancaster Farming Staff Photo).
Calif, fourth with 2,764,829, San
Bernardino County, Calif, fifth
with 2,691,412; Ocean County,
N. J, sixth with 2,673,887, and
Cumberland County, N J, sev
enth with 2,489,257
Elvm Hess, Jr. (right), president of the Lancaster Coun
ty Holstein-Friesian Breeders, here presents a rotating
cup award to his brother, Richard Hess of R 1 Strasburg,
at the County Field Day Tuesday on the Mowery Frey
farm. Winners of other classes were Miss Pamela Lyons
(left), 204 Hess Blvd., Lancaster, in the youth division,
and Mrs. Robert Kauffman, R 1 Manheim, champion judge
among women. (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo).
Holstein Field Day Winners
$2 Per Year
1956 Garden Spot
Baby Beef Show,
Sale Aug. 14-15
Next week will find Garden
Spot Baby Beef Club members
grooming and preparing their
club steers for their show and
sale at Union Stock Yards in
Lancaster Tuesday and Wednes
day.
All steers must be brought to
the Stock Yards Tuesday morn
ing, Aug 14, W, S Bixler, sec
retary of the Lancaster Live
Stock Exchange reminds, -with a
final deadline for entries at 1
p m
No Short Feed
Steers will be placed on feed
of hay tm arrival and will be
watered up to 4 p m Weighing
will start at 630 Wednesday
morning, and cattle wi.l be sold
at this weight.
“No short feed may be given
until after they are weighed,"
Mi Bixler reminds
Judging will start at 9 a. m.
Wednesday morning, and the
sale promptly at 1 p m Wednes
day. “We urge that each exhibi
tor be present for the weighing
as well as for judging and sale,"
Mr Bixler reminds.
Mast Be Halter Broke
Steers must be halter broke,
schooled to lead and must have
on a halter when brought into
the Yards Any steers not suffi
ciently tamed so they may be
easily handled will not be accept
ed All entries are subject to ap
proval for the Show Committee.
Special ribbons wilj be provid
ed for each exhibitor to wear
during the show, and will be is
sued when exhibitors call in per
son at the office of the Exchange
'secretary.