10—Lancaster Farming, Friday Aug, 24, 1956 Farmers Club Hears Forecast (Continued from page one) creative thinking Costs'*, will re -piain. Insects must remain tor pollination purposes. It will take a lot of pressure to make ad justments on a long-range view, and it will take no end of atten tion to keep the mechanized (push-button) plant (faim) op erating.” As the Octoraro Fanners Club began one hundred years ago, it began its second 100 years, with papers on items of interest to fanners. But there was a look into the past, into the century covered by the club, a historical ad dress by Howard K. Walton. The Walton family, well rep resented at the centennial cele bration, represents 64 years of activity in the club. Among the oldest members present, in a* dition to Mr. Walton, were Mr.) and Mrs. James L Hastings of Kirkwood, Mrs Anna Walton of Christiana, Helen M Walton oi Cochranville, George W Jack son of R 2 Christiana, W W. Walton and Madison McElwain of Christiana rural routes. Two cousins, William and An 'Me Walton, are charter mem •rs of the club, and their rec .lections were among the most avid at the meeting under the trees and in the chapel. Mr Jackson, who has also been long associated with the organization, added to these memories. Presiding was Ammon G. Huber of Peach Bottom, pres ident. Mrs. Elma Maule was Form Bureau 15% Porkmaker A COMPLETE RATION DELIVERED IN BULK OK BAC : gßa FARM W BUREAU Dillerville Road, Lane. MANHiIM - NEW HOLLANt |.r Robert S. Garber Joins- Logan Staff Robert S Garber has joiner the L. L. Logan hatchery s.a*" at Kennett Square as salesman and serviceman. He is availabl for assistance to any patrons o the Logan Hatchery at any time Mr Garber was born and rais ed in Lebanon County, where h also worked with his father on ? poultry farm and assisted in dressing plant operation He has had sales experience and has a personal interest i poultry, plus a willingness to work with individual growers, helping with their problems as i. they were his own recording secretary and Al- mus Shoemaker had charge of registration. A farmers club quartet offered music. Members included Melvin C. Boyce, first tenor; Mr. Huber, second tenor; David Huber, first bass; and Richard F. Maule, second bass. Marj Boyce was accompanist. Visiting Farmers Club mem bers, * former members and friends were recognized. During the basket lunch under the tree of - histone Middle Octorara Churchyard, more visiting was in order Others saw interesting histone exhibits, old yokes, bull whips, utensils of a century ago, m charge of Sara Holmes An instrumental quaitet from Southern Lancaster Count' Joint Community High School ai Quarryville offered music dur mg the afternoon program in the Chapel, decorated with green corn stalks Mr. Past© showed slides of farming in 1856 the year the club was founded on the 18th of 3rd month, 1856, at the home of Joshua Wood, Octorara, Penn. the cradle, scythe, oxen; slides of the de velopment of agricultural sci ence from the beginning of man, and developments in the past 100 years. He pointed out the milestones in agricul ture made by Pasteur, von- Liebig in plant nutrients, Mendel in heredity, all indi viduals who lived during the earlier years of the club. Another Century has opened for the Octoraro Farmers Club, and its custom of presenting pa pers will be continued. Yellowed pages of a century ago still re main in the original minutes book that was displayed, and more minutes will be recorded as this club continues. FANNY WAS ANGRY OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Fanny Stepney’s automobile stalled and, Fanny tinkered for a while under the hood, Fanny lost her temper. She kicked the car, beat on it with her fists and threw rocks at it. Finally, po lice arrived and arrested her for ‘attacking” her car. She was ichaiged with drunkenness. • Charier Members - Octoraro Farmers t Tj * Among the oldest members of the Oc toraro Farmers Club present at the cen tennial celebration last Saturday were, left to right, front row. Mrs James L. Hastings, Kirkwood; Mrs. Anna Walton, Christiana; Helen M. Walton, Cochran ire is a view oi me spj.edu uauei me us cemeumai ceieuiduou. ijucuxcdaier rai trees of Middle Octorara Church where ming Staff Photo). Saturday the Octoraro Fanners Club held County’s Crop Outlook Tops (Continued from Page One) tures are expected to be 3 to 4 degrees below normal. Hera are other Lancaster Co unty crop reports as issued by Mr Sloat ■■ Hay: With the first crop m the silo, the second crop in the bale or mow, the third crop now aver igas 3 to 4 inches and should be sprayed with IVl> quarts of meth oxachlor to combat leaf hopper lome second Jjrood alfalfa wee vils have been found, and there ire quite a few grasshoppeis Tobacco: ’Hoppers are bother ing both tobacco and tomatoes Hay and gram stubble should be sprayed with one quart toxe phane per acre (which has a 40- day clearance), or, if you make hay, one quart of heptachlor (which has a 7-day clearance), to prevent grasshoppers from mov ing into tobacco There’s an ex cellent crop of tobacco in Lan ’aster County, but roots are shallow and sun has scalded mine of the top leaves Ram may rectify this Many fields report "onsiderable aphid trouble, and 'his will continue as long as 'eaves are green, even when hanging in sheds. If you plan to harvest tobacco within the week, use melathion, I’A pint per acre, oifethree pounds of wettable ygwder, and remember paiathion de mands a 21-day clearance,” Mr. Slota Sloats told. Use of NH3O as a hormone sucker growth inhibitor k under way on the farm of IjjiymiMid Sechnst, R 3 Lititz as w|JL as on the Harold Rohrer Farm near Lampeter Spraying by plane or helicopter has proved its value on Lancaster County tobacco fields, and the cost of-$l 7 or so per acre will be offset by addi tional yields of 200 to 225 lbs per acre Tomatoes: Will bj late, mostly a Sept .‘inbar crop "There’s mor. late alight than we want, so we would advise a spray of I’l lb benzate or three pounds fixed copper In a weekly spray Ssts are good, vine growth heavy, ville;,back row: James L. Hastings; W. W Walton, R 2 Christiana; George W. Jack son, Howard K Walton, and Madison Me- Elwain, all of Christiana RDs. (Lancastei Farming Staff Photo). “but the crop’s not made yet, and we’ve had more ram than we need Peaches: Ripening rapidly, but three to five days later than 1955 Quality, size, and yields good Apples: Crop a little heavier than estimated -after late May frost Pastures: Good to excellent,. Throughout, rams have delay ed farmers find they are still be hind in their schedules,, Mr. Sloat advises U. G. Jeffers, piano tuner: “Rock-and-roll has a fixed place in society now because there’s something wrong with society.” QUARRYVILLE CONCRETE PRODUCTS COMPANY