14—Lancaster Farming Friday, Oct. 19, 1956
325 Lancaster County Cattle Men
Tour Chester County, King Ranch
(Continued-from page 13)
sembled Travelling'through the
autumn - hued countryside,
tnrough the srandywine Battle
Field where Lafayette and Wash
ington met, through the mush
room capital near Kennett
Square, and the Brandywine
Conservation district, the group
was within ten miles of Philadel
phia when they saw 42 Fords
leaving the assembly line each
hour.
At the Medford Packing Co.,
the Lancaster -County visitors
were guests,of W. E. and W. L.
Medford, where they saw
slaughtering of cattle and pro
cessing of meats. \V. E. Med
ford welcomed the group, ex
plaining the firm has been in
operation 27 years, drawing
much of its livestock from the
Corn Belt. Considerable stock
moves in from Lancaster
County as well. Hogs were on
hand from Indiana.
Mr Medford pointed out that
the plant avoids garbage-fed
hogs
At Medford Farms near West
Grove, the feeders were guests
of the company at lunch. There
they saw barn feeding of 150
prime cattle representing several
breeds Calves were purchased
from Nebraska and South Da
kota at 400 to 450 pounds, and
with stilbestrol-fortified feeds
are gaming a pound or more
daily.
Accompanying the group were
M. M. Smith, Lancaster County
agricultural agent, Dwight Youn
kin and Thomas W. King, live
stock extension specialists from
the Pennsylvania State Univer
sitv. Mr King told the group,
“It will be a long time before
Serving Lancaster County Since 1841
, IF YOU HAVE A FARM PROBLEM
„ CONSULT THE “COUNTY BANK”
STANLEY M. MUSSELMAN, , ’*'
Our Farmer Relations
Department, At Your Service.
The Lancaster County National Bank
23 E. King St Cor v Prince and James Sts. 138 N. Queen St.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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not replaced by liming, will cause poor crop
production and unhealthy livestock.
To meet this condition, you should have)
[ your soil tested periodically to determine i/l
your soil needs lime and the amount needed.)
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Pennsylvania can supply its own
demand for feeder steers.”
Enthusiasm that marked the
tour led by Mr. Smith to re
mark, “I hope this can be the
start of several tours to see
others’ operations that we can
apply to our own farms.”
Steer feeders assisting the
County Agent on the tour com
mittee were J. Homer Graybill,
R 3 Manheim; Milton Jurell, R 2
Lititz;-Willis Z. Esbenshade, Lan
caster, David Buckwalter, Jr.,
R 3 Lititz; Mark S Hess R 1 Lan
caster; and Melvin G. Rohrer,,
R 3 Lititz.
Hunter Licence Sales
In State Reported Up
The 1955 resident hunter li
cense was bought by 98,542
Pennsylvanians Included in the
total are 766 licenses issued free
to resident disabled war veter
ans
Non-resident 1955 licenses
were bought by 32,471 persons
who came to the Keystone State
to enjoy the sport of hunting.
The number of 1955 hunter
licenses issued in Pennsylvania
was, therefore, 931,013 Add to
that figure -tKe number of per
sons who hunt legally' on their
own property and adj'oimng pri
vately-owned land without li
cense and the grand total of all
persons who hunted wildlife in
Pennsylvania during the last li
cense year reaches the neighbor
hood of one million.
Santa Gertrudis cattle, a rustic fence,
and cowboys on horseback provided this
scene on the Tuesday tour of Lancaster
Sales Dates
OCTOBER
Oct 19 Jonas Ebersole. east
of Monterey, on the northeast
sde of the public road to Mascot,
Upper Leacock Twp. real estate
and woodlot; 2 p. m.
Oct. 19 Estate of Mary Hess,
Paradise, on north side of Lin
coln Hwy., opposite Brown Fun
eral Home, real estate and per
sonal property; 1 p. m.
Oct.. 20 Catherine Martin,
rear of 273 W. Mam St., New
Holland, household goods, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20 Martin Builders’
Center, In., property at 29 Wash
ington St., Elizabethtown. 2hi
story frame dwelling with 8
rooms and bath. Also, 1-story (2
Apts.) dwelling. 11 a.m.
Oct. 20 Adam Beam, at
blacksmith shop m Talmage, per
sonal property; 12 noon.
Oct 20 Norman L. Rutt, 26
Orange St., Elizabethtown, real
estate and personal property;
12:30 p. m.
Oct. 20 Edward Hall, 25 E.
Ferdinand St., Manheun, real es
tate; 1 p. m.
Oct. 20 Jonas M. Martin,
Salisbury Twp., road from the
Mountain Top Inn to White
Horse (two miles from the Inn),
141-acre farm 2 p. m.
Oct. 20 Martin H. Lefevre,
Summit Ave., Quarryville, house
hold goods. 12 o’clock.
Oct. 20 - Mrs. Anna Coble,
executrix, one mile— east of
Elizabethtown, household goods
real estate, including two acres
of land. 12:30 p. m.
Oct. 20 Anna M. Futer, et
al, near Pequea Valley School,
Leacock Twp., road from Inter
course to Hess’ Mill, road es
tate. 2 p, m.
Oct. 20 Mrs. Cora Weber,
along Mt. Airy-Middle Creek
Road, real estate, farm imple
ments, household goods.
Oct. 20—Mrs. Cora Weber,
between Mt. Airy and Middle
implements, household goods.
Oot. 23 P. G. A. (managed
by Wm. Juzi.)', Washington, Pa.,
65 head blood-tested, accredited
Guernseys.
Oct. 23 —By Elmer V. Good,
Mt- Airy-Girl Scout Camp Road,
about one mile north of camp,
large farm, steers and poultry.
Oct. 24 Martha I. and Mar
tin L. Trestle, along Rt. 340 from
Maytown to Elizabethtown quar
ter mile west of former, real es
tate; 2 p. m.
Oct. 25 P.G.8.A., Guernsey
Sales Pavilion. Rt. 30, 6 miles
east of Lancaster, Penna. State
Guernsey Heifer sale of 50 pure
bred. blood-tested, accredited
stock.
, Oct, 27 Estate of Amos 0
Western Scene in the East
Garman, Bambndge (Pa.), real
estate and personal property,
12:30 p.m.
Oct. 27 Estate of Emma
Stoltsfus, Monterey, personal
property, 12;30 p.m.
Oct.*27 Arthur C Pbenneg
er, Walter St., Honey Brook, real
estate and personal property;
starts 12 noon.
Oct. 29 J. Robert Reed,
road from Fulton House to Little
Britain, household goods includ
ing antiques, 12 o’clock.
Oct. 29 Carl Kennedy,
Perry County (8 mi. southwest
of New Bloomfield, along Rt.
274) 100 head accredited, certi
fied, some vaccinated Holsteins.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 3 Jonathan B. Stoltz
fus, road from Monterey' to
Bird-in-Hand, personal prqperty.
12:30 p.'m.
Nov. 3—Jacob Hemling, along
road from Schoeneck to Cocali
* Master Mix
♦ Ferguson Equipment
* Lincoln Welders
♦ Thermopane
♦ Universal Milkers
♦ Miller’s Insecticides
* Koppers Creosoted
Posts
HIESTAND Inc.
County Cattle Feeders. (Lancaster Farm
ing Staff Photo).
co, real estate and household
goods.
Nov. 3 Jonathan B. Stoltz
fus, on road from Monterey to
Bird-m-Hand, personal properay
12:30 p. m.
Nov. 10 Cora Demming Es
tate, road. from the Adamstown
Stonehill Road to Stavers School
House, Brecknock Twp., farm
real estate, 2 p.m.
Nov. 10—Kansas K. Ecen
rode, between Galen Hall and
Blainsport. real estate, farm im
plements, household goods.
Nov. 10—Jackson W. Mont
gomery Estate, White Horse, Rt.
340, residence, tract of wood land,
and personal property, 12 noon.
Nov. 24 New Holland Jr.
Chamber of Commerce, at New
Holland Sales Stables, new and
used merchandise.
Nov. 17 Conewago Com
munity Sale (4th annual), Bev
erly Twin Market, two miles
north of Elizabethtown on old
Hershey jPike. 12 noon.
Authorized Dealers
* Wirthmore Feeds
* Haverly Bulk Tanks
* Sauder Loaders
* Anhydrous Ammonia
* Wheel A-Way Egg
Washers
* Irrigation Equipment
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