IS—Lancaster Farming, Friday. Nov. 2. 1956
Revised Standard?
On Spinach Nov. 19
WASHINGTON (USDA)
T cvibed U S Standaids foi
bnnach Plants will become el
f ectiv e Nov 19, the U S Depart
ment of Agucultuie announced
t dav These standaids will sup
ersede those olfective since Sept
1931
Ovei 9 million bushels of spin
ach foi flesh rnaiket were pio
d iced on about 38,000 actes in
1955 Texas was b\ far the larg
e t piodueei with 16,000 acres
Substantia) quantities are also
j oduced in Pennsylvania, New
Jeisey, Calitoima. New Yoik and
A kansas
HOW! BIG SAW
FEATURES IN
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Models low as $169.95
Snavcly's Farm
Service
New Holland
Phone EL 4-2214
or tasy
Cold-Weather
Tractor Operation
Approaching cold weather can cause serious trac
tor trouble if your tractor is not in shape. Now is
the time to check battery strength, to protect
your radiator, to grease with winter lubricants, to
put cold-weather pep in a summer worn engine
with an expert tune-up job.
Bring in your tractor we’ll check it over and
tell you what service it needs for top-notch win
ter work.
An Allis-Chalraers check-up costs you little
Wives you trouble later.
ALLIS-CHALMERS <A£>
IA lit AND itKVICt
Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv.
Quarryville, Pa,
L. H. Brubaker
Lancaster. Fa.
ft G. Myers & Son
iitheems. Pa.
Corn Belt Tops
Registrations
In Angus Breed
Three Midwest states legislci
ed 30 42 per cent ol all the pine
bicd ■'Abcideen-Angus registered
nationally duung 1956, announces
FianK Richards, secictaiy of the
Amencan Abeideen - Angus
Bieedeis’ Association The laige
numbeis of Angus being raised
by Missouri, lowa, Illinois, and
othei Midwest faimeis continues
a tiend which for a nuinbei ot
veais has proved this legion an
Angus stionghold
The three states named also
led in sales of puiebreds and
in new membei ships granted
by the national association.
Other states figuring among
the top ten in Angus pioduc
tion weie Texas, Indiana, Ken
tucky, Oklahoma, Kansas, Ten
nessee, Virginia, and Ohio. The
statistics weie compounded
when the Association closed
its books on the 1956 fiscal
year, Sept. 30.
Tneie were 725 registered
herds leunded in the tluoe top
states during 1956, conti ibutmg
30 57 pei cent of the new mem
berships gi anted bv the Associa
tion dm mg the jeai The Am
eucan Angus Association this
x ear continues its lead as the
woilds laigest puiebred beet
rogistij association with 32,286
members In the tiansfei of cat
tle. Missomi, lowa and Illinois,
with a total of 40,867 indmdual
head sold account lot 28 35 pel
cent of all tiansfei toi the >eai
The top ten slates in calf
negotiations weie Missomi,
20,969, lowa, 18,047, Illinois,
16.912, Tevas, 10,262, Kansas,
8,514, Kentucky, 8.163, Okla
homa, 8,083; Virginia, 7,783;
Indiana, 6,977; and Ohio, 5 674.
Snavelys Farm Service
New Holland, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker
R. S. leaver
Stevens, Pa.
Lititz. Pa.
Banker from lowa
Visits Lancaster
Farm and Family
Lancaster Farming has re
ceived a note from Mis Flank
N Baer of Salunga, which is
quoted below
Dear Mr. Neill: On Thursday
foienoon, Oct. 24, a congenial
couple came to our door intro
during themselves as Mi. and
Mrs Wayne Whitmore from
Corning, lowa. They came East
to visit theii son Bill who is
interning in a New York hospi
tal. Mr. Whitmore wanted to
sec Lancaster County and
Pennsylvania Dutch sand in
passing our lane saw we had
cattle in our barnyard. That in
terested him and they drove
in. Since he is interested in
cattle, we had things in com
mon.
He soon said he knew you and
I got Lancaster Fanning iiom
the shelf and we looked ovci the
staff, then he said, “That’s you
allnght " Ha was desnous that I
wnte and tell you and 1 believe
he'd emov a little note in the
paper since they get it
He was souy his time in Lan
caster County was limited as
thev were quite excited in being
in Lancastei County They weie
going on through to Gettysburg
I enjoy Lancaster Faiming
and the receipts. I like yeast
rolls. I always read the Sun
day School lesson comments
by Dr Kenneth J. Foreman.
They help me understand the
lesson. Mis. Frank N. Baei
(The editor regrets missing
th" Whitmoies, due to appoint
merits that dav m Moigantown
and that evening in the Coin
Bolt Mi Whilmoie is an office’
ot the Oke\ Vernon National
Bank Corning lowa, and
long been mtciested m cattle
feeding in seieial sections ol the
Slate Wheie Coin Is King
Thiough his encouragement cat
tle feeding has been, mcieised,
and a combmation of agriculhm*
and mdustn bas helped that
section weather diouth condi
tions )
Wheat Price Support
Extended to Include
Lower Grade of Grain
WASHINGTON (USDA)
The U S Department of Agri
culture has, announced that be
cause of extensne frost damage
to wheat in the fields, paiticular
h m the States of North Dakota,
Montana, and California, the
1956-ciop puce suppoit program
has been extended to cover wheat
giadmg No 4, No 5, and
“sample,” if the grade has been
given because of total damage
(othei than heat damage) The
wheat, however, must be stor
able, and must not be sour,
musty, heating, or hot Sample
grade wheat must not contain
more than 14 per cent moisture
Other eligibility requirements
are unchanged
Support lates for wheat grad
ing No 4 or No 5 because of to
tal damage will be discounted 1
cent for each 1 per cent or part
thereof of total damage over 7
per cent Sample grade wheat
(below No 5) will be discounted
60 cents per bushel under the ap
plicable terminal or county sup
port rate Premiums for Hard
Amber Durum and Amber Du
rum wheat and for protein con
tent will not be applicable to
these qualities of wheat
The program revision an
nounced today will make it pos
sible for farmers to hold dam
aged wheat, resulting from un
usual weather conditions, under
loan or purchase agreement until
it can be marketed in an orderly
manner
HADN’T THE ACCENT
The Highlander turned to the
stranger in the pub and asked
“To what country do you be
long’”
“To the greatest country m the
world, I guess,” answered the
American.
“So dae I,” answered the
Scotsman- “but ye dmna speak
like a Scot."
ONE WAY TO DO IT
ROUEN, France Confront
ed With the tasK of painting the
75-foot-high ceiling of a new
chuich here. Chailes Dollfus, 63-
yeai-old ace ballonist, provided
the workmen with a balloon and
a platform on top of it for the
three-day chore The unique
method was used to save the high
puce of scaffolding, estimated
at $8,500
LIFEGUARD GETS THANKS
WESTERLY, R I Although
Fiank Tuiano veleian lifeguard
at Misquamicut Beach, is credit
ed with 500 rescues in 22 years,
ho recently received his first
thankyou note for a rescue It
was from Miss Yolande Messier,
of Norwich, Conn, whom he
helped from the surf August
19th'
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Snader’s Mill John J. Hess II
Mt. Airy Intercourse—New Providence
John J. Hess John B. Kurtz
Kinzers—Vintage Ephrata
S. H. Hiestand
Salunga
H. S. Newcomer Wenger Bros.
Mt. Joy Rheems
B. F. Adams Warren Sickman
Bird-ln-Hand Pequea
J. Fred Whiteside J. H. Reitz & Son
Kirkwood Millway
■ B iVVi B iV ll i ß iV l i I ■"■
Chester Springs
Ayrshires Cited
The purebred Ayrshire dairy
herd of C. Ellwood Loughm at
Chester Springs, has achieved
recognition duung a recent
month foi outstanding produc
tion The 11 produceis are credit
ed with averaging 942 lbs of 4 2
per cent milk and 40 lbs of but
terfat, actual, which placed them
among the nation’s top Ayrshire
herds in the Ayrshire Held Test
Division of five to 15 cows In
accordance with the rules of the
Association, all registered cows
in the herd, milking or dry, are
included in the average
With 16,000 cows on test, the
Ayrshire holds the record among
all dairy breeds as having the
highest percentage of cows on
test. |
James High
Gordonvllle