16—Lancaster Farming,
Home Calendar
Corn Shows Need Many
corn fields throughout Pennsyl
vania are showing signs of the
lack of lime and fertilizers, says
Wayne Himsh„ Penn State ex
tension agionomist. Unfortunate
ly, when these deficiency symp
toms appear, the damage has
been done and nothing' can be
done for this year’s crop.
To Study Poultry “Reading
a chicken” like a book will be
part of the Poultry Production
short course at the Pennsylvania
State University Aug 20 to 24
Feeding, housing, disease con
trol, and marketing are other
features of the course
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DEALS New Farm Equipment
DEALS Used Farm Equipment
DEALS Appliances
The REAL THRIFTY buyer goes
to the Dealer who has estab
lished CONFIDENCE through
years of competent dealing and
unquestionable SERVICE to his
customers.
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Friday, Aug. 17, 1956
Seeding Possible,— For many
farmers, August seedmgs of for
age crops are generally success
ful However, you do have to
handle thus, type of seeding care
fully or you may get poor re
sults, reports James Eakin, Penn
State extension agronomist. Aug
ust seedmgs are adapted- only
to flat or gentlv rolling land.
Late Blight Pound Late
blight has been reported on po
tatoes m Pennsylvania, accord
ing to Allen Bauer, Penn State
extension plant pathologist.
Cool and rainy weather favors
spread of the disease Dry, hot
weather stops development and
spread of blight Continuous
fungicide applications are good
insurance.
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This weekend finds-these steamers hutt
ing and puffing as they did years ago at
the eighth annual reunion of the Rough
Reading Fair
Scheduled on
Sept. 9 to 16
A concerted drive to procure
entries for two “open-to-the
world” contests at the Reading
Fair has begun to bear fruit.
The fair, one of Pennsylvania’s
largest, operates Sept 9 to 16.
In a new competition to se
lect America’s “Farm Maid of
1956,” the first entrant is 18-
year-old Helen Hollenbach, of
Strausstown, Pa
Three Queen Candidates
The “Miss Reading Fair”
beauty contest, now in its 11th
year, has attracted three early
candidates They are:
Mary Jane Mangier, Philadel
phia, 18-year-old professional
tap dancer, who is “Miss Phila
delphia of -1956”
Harriet L. Krauss, Spring City,
Pa., 21-year-old stenographer
19 -'4; 48, Rodet Poultry Farm
with the Superior Tube Co., of
Evansburg, Pa.
Eileen S. Dotterer, 16-year
old 11th grade student at Wil
son high school, West Lawn, Pa.
Although both contests are
open to single and married wom
en anywhere in the world, .none
of the early entrants is married
Three Superior Skills.
One of the provisions of the
Farm Maid competition is that
contestants must reside on a
farm and Miss Hollenbach’s en
try states she is a resident of
the Blue Mountain View Farms.
Purpose of the farm maid
contest, a new feature at the
fair, is to find a farmerette be
tween the ages of 16 and 25
who has superior skills in three
phases of farm work - needle
work, pie baking and hand milk
ing.
Official entry forms for both
contests now aie available at
the Reading Fair office, 522
Court St, Reading, Pa. Only
restriction in the Miss Reading
Fair bueaty contest is that girls
must reached their 16th
birthdays by September 1, this
yeai
Closing date for entries in
the Faim Maid competition is
Aug. 31, in the beauty contest.
Sept 1
Hay Exhibit Planned The
first of five district hay shows
to bo held in Pennsylvania will
be held at Hershey Aug 23 to
25, announces Frank Earner,
Penn State extension agrono
mist. "Winners will exhibit at
the 1957 Pennsylvania Farm
Show in Harrisburg.
Kill Those Ants At this
time of year ants are a real nu
isance. Henry Menusan, Penn
State extension entomologist,
says you can use chlordane to
control thes pests.
I*eroy Solomon, women’s dress
manufacturer; “Women are diet
ing and taking better care of
their figures ”
Old Steamers mTiow
may make you
to a year
Let us help you start a profitable poultry business.
.Perhaps you’re a business mam wh6 would like
to invest in a profitable farm sideline.
Maybe you’re a farmer who needs some more
income,
Possibly you are working in town or living in
retirement and want a pleasant sideline to make
some extra money.
We can show ydu how' to start a caged hen unit.
Purina Dealers are leaders in
the caged hen business. We can
tell you what you will need,
how much land it will take,
how much it will cost... and
how much profit others are
making. Call us or drop in—
any time
Warren Sickman B. F. Adams
Pequea Bird-in-Hand
J. H. Reitz & Son J. Fred Whiteside
Millway Kirkwood
Snader’s Mill
Mt. Airy
John J. Hess
Kinzers—Vintage
S. H. Hiestand
Salunga
H. S. Newcomer
Mt. Joy
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ation at Kinzers. (Lancaster Farming
Staff Photo).
Intercourse— New Providence
John J. Hess II
John B. Kurtz
Ephrata
James High
Gordonville
Wenger Bros.
Rheeuas