Oxford Ag ; Orange to Meet On Oct. 4 the Oxford Agricul ture 4-H Club held its monthly meeting at the Grange Hall m Barnsley. ‘ During the business meeting JMiss Ruth Wngley, chairman of the publicity committee for the Chester County Achievement Banquet, gave a report and asked Jor assistance in carrying out the fMails. A bake was planned, the date and place will be announced lat •r i The club was invited to- a Hal lowe’en party given by the youth •1 Oxford Grange Oct. 27. ' After adjournment Fred Mc- Michael furnished music for a ■quare dance which was enjoyed by the members and guests pre sent Later refreshments served ft intermission were provided by Jean and Isla Mae King and Walter Ramsay, U. S. Steel plans to increase tin plate price Nov. 1. MUSSER Leghorn Chicks Nr Large Wf»H« Eggs DONEGAL WHITE CROSS For BroMbr CMclm '"Mfmt from Ac Ifdbr** Mgns Mt. 5-4#tl MOUNT JOY* P*. You Get More Power at Less Cost in the New FORD TRACTOR If you are looking for lower cost tractor power, then you’ll want to see and try the new Ford Tractor. When you consider the low purchase price of a Ford Tractor . . . plus the big savings in fuel and upkeep . . . plus its higher resale value at trade-in time . . . then you’ll know why the Ford Tractor is considered the BIG BUY in tractor power today. - B x ' o', , , tractor mo!u? . Allen H. Matz Ph. 7-6502 Denver Sander Bros. New Holland Ph. 4-8721 Elizabethtown Farmers Supply Inc. Conestoga Farm Service Quarryviile Ph. 282 Haverstick Bros. Columbia Pike Lancaster Ph. 2-5722 *4> CQRN GROWING this year on the 75-year-old Jordan Soil Peitility Plots verifies crop producing possibilities in neglected farmland. This is Project No. 1 of the Pennsylvania State University Agricultural Ex periment Station. Beginning in 1953, half of each plot (left) continued on the same treatment it had received for 72 years. In the plot shown, this was “lime, only.” The other half (right) has received the treat ments recommended in Agronomy Special Extension Circular, “Rota tion Fertilization for Pennsylvania.” On plots such as this, yields have doubled or tripled. Red Meat Production Tops 1955 Output HARRISBURG Production of red meats in slaughter plants of -Pennsylvania during July totaled -nearly 69 million pounds, dressed weight, according to surveys by the State Depart ment of Agriculture. * The total was four per cent above June output and 15' per cent above July 1955. During the first seven months of this year Pennsylvania red meat production from beef cat tle, calveq, swine sheep and lambs exceeded 512 million pounds, five per cent above pro duction for the same period last year. ► Come in and let us show you a new, better way to judge tractor value—a down to-earth method that shows what you get. There’s no need to buy on chance; no need to pay more for less. Come in and get a “new look” at tractor value. Ph. 7-1341 j / (piT Fertilizer Revives Worn-Out Soil < 'j. ■'*/ If. f>oo% <3 ?'■ J» Jud Quarryville Fire Company Issues Appeal for Funds Itemizing a 'proposed budget of $B4OO for the coming year, the Quarryville Fire Co No. One has issued its annual appeal for funds. “This past year has been a busy ■one for this company in respond ing to calls and saving property amounting to $150,750,” said J Galen Stauffer, financial secretary, “with the fire loss only $74,375 ” Calls and seivice rendered dur ing the year included Fulton Twp 6, Providence Twp. 8, East Drii more Twp 5, Eden Twp. 2, Bart Twp 6, Little Britain Twp 5, Drumore Twp. 4, Martic Twp 4, and Quarryville 3 During the year the company's 1946 Ford truck was replaced with a new Ford F 6 cab- Additional cost will be borne this year with conversion of the Boro to dial telephones. In cooperation with the boro, the Quarryville Com munity Ambulance Service, the company has hired Miss Ella Graybill to receive all emergency phone calls for the three services Decatur, 111 Police are look ing for a small-size thief who burglanzed the South Side, tav ern recently. The thief gained entrance into the building through a rear window which measured only 12 by 15 inches $2OO was taken. Cattle Feeders Wfll Tour (Continued from page one) ages are being used to produce commercial beef. A large pellet ing machine will be in operation making pellets to be fed cattle on the range. Assembly will be at 6:30 a m Tuesday at the Conestoga Trans portation Co. garages, 825 East Chestnut Street, Lancaster. “It is preferred that folks travel as a group by bus,” Mr. Smith tells, “but private autos will be in cluded m the troup.” Round trip tickets, by bus will be $1 90. Thomas B. King, livestock extension specialist from the Pennsylvania State University, will accompany the group and with a portable public address system point out various items of interest! Those interested in the tour are urged to report to Mr. Smith by Saturday tqmorrow . at 202 Post Office Building, Lan caster, telling of their desire to travel by bus or car. Steer feeders assisting the County Agent on the tour com mittee are J. Homer Graybill, R 3 Manheim; Milton Jurell, R 2 Lititz; Willis Z. Esbenshade, Lancaster; David Buckwalter, Jr., R 3 Lititz; Mark S. Hess, R 6 Lancaster and Melvin G. Rohrer, R 3 Lititz. ~i Cioj .-Jiarf-'v £lov9 1956 'Milk 5 Production Tops 1955 Output HARRISBURG Because of too much rain, many central and western Pennsylvania dairy farmers have been unable to make sufficient hay and some sales of livestock are being made, the State Department of Agri culture declared today. The counties affected have had from 25 to 30 inches of rain fall since April 10, the Depart ment said. However, good pastures favor ed milk production during Aug over most of the State and the seasonal decline was less than usual, -the Aug. milk production survey showed. Pennsylvania milk production ‘for the first eight months of this year totals 4,587,000,000 lbs Many poullrymen have found this fall that PURINA’S HIGH-EFFICIENCY principle is jnoking eggs on less feed per dozen than ever before on lower-energy feeds Snader’s Mill Mt. Airy John J. Hess Kinzers—Vintage S. H. Hiestand Salunga H, S. Newcomer Mt. tToy B. F. Adams Bird-In-Hand J. Fred Whiteside Kirkwood ■ lIBIIIBBR ■■■■■■■■■»■■■ Lancaster Fanning— Friday, Oct. 12. 1956 Fulton Grange Plans Party at Hallowe’en Fulton Grange 66 will hold a Hallowe’en party Oct 27 and on Nov. 29 will present the play, “An Old Fashioned Mother.” Plans were made at a recent Booster Night meeting in Oak ryn Ggmge ILul. A pageant, “Grange Spirit,” was conducted with Mrs. Henry Styer *and Clair Murphy as solo ists. Miss Jenette McCummings directed “Grange 82 Years Ago.” Mrs. Elizabeth Steinberg and Mrs. Abbis Bradley gave a skit. If you haven’t tried Purina Laying Chows with the HIGH-EFFICIENCY for mulas, you surely will find it worth while to ask your Purina Dealer about them. Poultryman after poultry man tells us he is getting as many or more eggs on less feed per day than ever before on Purina. John J. Hess II Intercourse—New Providence John B. Kurtz Ephrata James High Gordonville Wenger Bros. Rheems 1 Warren Sickman Pequea J. EL Reitz & Son Millway * - u ■> «t 5
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