Vol. 1 No. 50
Corn Picking
In Full Swing
Over County
Corn picking is in full swing
over Lancaster County at the mo
ment, with favorable weather
spurring activity in this line Most
crops are past the danger spot
where cold weather is concerned,
with very little damage reported
fiom Tuesday night’s lows
A word of warmng is passed
along by County Agent Max M.
Smith who points out first the
need for safety and already
several corn picker casualties
have reported in the area—and
corn in cribs mst be watched care
fully to prevent mold.
Moisture content is high in
corn at present due to wet wea
ther. Watch surplus piles for
mold. Any delay in corn pick
ing will be to the individual’s
advantage, he adds.
There will be a bumper crop
of corn, and crib space will be
short. Mr. Smith advises plans are
available at his office for both
single and double cribs.
While The Garden Spot has had
an excellent year, other paits of
the country are dry. Joe Lyon,
owner of Lyon Angus Farm at
Olive Branch, Miss, ten miles
south of Memphis, Tenn, reports
he must reduce his herd “Our
pasture is shot we are dry*”
Mrs. Vern Wilmarth. of Corning,
lowa writes, “We are having very
dry weather here again." Corn
picking will be really dangerous
this year, dry as the fields are.”
Soil moisture continues in
short supply in nearly all areas
of Indiana, the Eastern Indiana
Farmer advises. Rainfall in the
four weeks to Oct, 9 averaged
about one-half inch, against a
normal three or more.
Temperatures here have been
averaging a little below normal,
only one day in the week to
Wednesday with temperatures
over 70. That was Oct 3 Wednes
day this week temperatures went
down to 41 degiees in Lancaster,
and 31 degrees at the Water
woiks. Rain Oct. 4, 6 and 7
totaled six-tenths of an inch. I
Temperatures are expected to
average about five to six de
grees below normal m the ex-j
tended forecast through this
weekend Somewhat warmer I
temperatures may come today,
cooler over the weekend, warm
er Monday with possible ram'
Satrdgy and late Monday or
Tuesday, according to Bernard
S White of the Lancaster Wea
ther Bureau office. I
Lewis G. Stoltzfxis
Top “Reddy Kilowatt”
Lewis G. Stoltzfus, Rl Elver
son. will be honored Oct 25 as a
Reddy Kilowatt Farm by the
Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.
This will be the fifth such award
made in Lancaster County.
A luncheon at the EIMor Mo
tel m Morgantown will be the
scene of the presentation
Built in Months Burned in Minutes
Fire Wednesday evening destroyed a
large frame bank barn on- the farm of
John W. Kimble, near Oak Hill in south
ern Lancaster County. Built by Mr. Kim
ble’s great grandfather in 1906, it con
tained 42 metal stanchions. A registered
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Loss 545,000 in
Two Barn Fires;
Probe Launched
Loss in two Lancaster County
barn fires during the past week
was estimated at a total $45,000
On the faim of Frank M Herr,
Wabank Road, lust east of Mil
lersville, high wind and explod
ing gasoline ban els spurred a
fire that destroyed a 30 bv 100 '
toot bain at a loss of $35,000. •»
Lost were 1300 chickens, 10
tons of straw, a harvesting
combine and baler. The barn,
built, in 1911, had a brick
foundation and frame top.
Firemen fiom West Lancaster,
Bausman, New Danville and Mil
lersville icsponded to the alarm.
The Milleisville compa*ny was
recalled Saturday night when
sparks fiom th-> nuns set a large
maple tree ablaze, threatening
other buildings ,
A report of accidental was
returned in investigation of a.
$lO,OOO fire that destroyed a
barn, two-story chicken house
and implement shed on the
Raymond H. Moyer farm, four
miles north of Manheim on
Route 72 Monday.
The structure was about 40 by
60 feet Firemen from Manheim
and Penryn The Lit
itz Fire Co stood by at the Man-'
heim Fire Hall in case of a call.
yuaiTvvme (Lancaster coumv) ra., t-nday, Uct. 12, 1956.
Holstein Association
Banquet on Nov. 20
Plans are being arranged for
the annual banquet of the Lancas
ter County Holstein-Fi lesian Asso-
ciation Banquet, according to
Elvm Hess, Jr, R 1 Strasbmg, as
sociation president
Although progiam plans aie in
complete at this time, the event
will be the evening of Tuesday.
Nov 20, at the Wai Memorial
Building in Leola
Farm North of
Goodville Sells;
$1025 Per Acre
Bringing $1025 per acre in
public auction, the 34-acre Mar
tin M Zimmerman farm north
oi Goodville Monday sold to Mr
Zimmerman’s son-in-law, George
Witmer, R 1 East Earl for a to
tal of $34,882
Although the purchase pucd"
is high in recent lecords, it still
falls below the $1832 per acie
paid in 1950 for a Weaverland
Valley farm
Included in the 34 acres and
five perches were a large bank
barn with attached tobacco shed
and stripping room, a chicken
house and garage
Auctioneer was Paul Z Mar
,in, Blue Ball.
BABY PARADE SATURDAY
Manheim has scheduled its
Baby Parade Saturday at 5 p.m.
The event was postponed last
weekend as the Farm Show
ended with rainy weather.
Guernsey bull that originated at Montaret
Farm was burned A combine. elevator,
drill and two wagons were destroyed. Fire
companies from Oxford, Rising Sun, Md.,
and Quarryville responded. (Lancaster
Farming Staff Photo).
Cattle Feeders’
Tour Will Visit
At King Ranch
King Ranch which has 10,-
bOO acres of improved pastures
will be one of the highlights
of a Lancaster County Cattle
Feeders Tour next Tuseday.
The all-day 'tour, open fo the
general public, is sponsored by
the Agricultural Extension Serv
ice County Agricultural Agent
Max M Smith says educational
stops will include the Medford
Packing Co, Chester, Pa, to ob
serve slaughtering operations,
making of meat byproducts and
inspection- of various grades of
cattle and hogs, both on live and
dressed carcasses “A better un
derstanding of the desired mar
ket grades of livestock at this
time is important to more effi
cient production,” Mr. Smith ex
plains.
Second stop will be a trip,
through the assembly plant of
the Ford Motor Co. at Ches- '
ter. From here the group will
move to West Grove to the
Medford Company livestock
farm to enjoy - picnic lunch
(bring your own) and study
the feeding operations of cat
tle.
Final stop will be at King
Ranch, R 4 Coatesville, to in
spect the pastures and 5200 head
of Santa Getrudis Cattle. This is
one of the outstanding cattle
ranches in the East where rough-
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$2 Per Year
James A. Hess to
Receive Degree as
American Farmer
For the third- time in the same
family, the Futuie Farmers of
Amencair next week in Kansas
City will confer upon James A.
Hess the degree of American
Farmer
James is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elvin W. Hess, R 1 Stras
burg, a family well known in
4H, FFA and adult agricultural
associations. In 1950 his brother
Robert received the American
Farmer degree, in 1953 it was
brother Richard receiving the
citation at the National FFA
convention.
Degrees will be conferred Tues
day afternoon as pait of the 29th
annual convention in Kansas City
Oct 15-18 There are 11 Pennsyl
vanians among the 365 FFA boys
receiving the American Farmer
degree, based on the FF’s record
in faiming, leadership, scholar
ship.
oames, who was graduated from
the Strasburg - Lampeter High
School m June 1953, was 20 years
old October 2. His family oper
ates three farms m the neighbor
hood just southwest of Strasburg.
He holds a 25 per cent interest m
the family farm, and is engaged
in daily, poultry and tobacco
farming
On the home place are 117
acres. His brother, Elvin Jr. op
erates 92 acres on an adjoining
place, and J. Robert Hess 53
acres. His brother, Elvin Jr. op
was elected president of the
Lancaster County Holstein-Frie
sian Association.'
All members of the family have
herds of Holsteins, and, in addi
tion farm hay, corn, tobacco,
wheat barley” and oats.
Six of the 11 Pennsylvania
youths honored are 20 years old,
four are- 21, and the oldest 22
Others from the Commonwealth
receiving the degree will be: Vic
tor Cappuci, Jr., 20, RD 2, Mehoo
pany, graduate of Tunkhannock
Joint High School, 1955 State Star
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American Farmer
AMERICAN FARMER The
third member of his family to
be so designated is James A.
Hess, R 1 Strasburg, who next
week will receive the degree of
American Farmer at the Na
tional FFA convention in Kan
sas City.