V-Gft. WINGS AUTOMATION,™ FARM? *. . o I. v * < s S+N * / 0 THE MODERN FARMER'S most common uses of LP-Gas ore shown in the farm activities sketched above. His private "gas well" |1) is the heart of his operation. From this dependable, trouble-free source he draws either heat or power as needed for the amazing variety of purposes listed below. 1) IP-Gcu Tank 21 Pig Brooding 3) Truck Power 41 Chick Brooding 5) Tractor Power 6) Flamt Cutting 7) Heating Slock Watei B) Barn Heating 9) Crag Drying 10) Poultry Scalding and Waxing LANCASTER FARMING Classifieds Ads Pay The Best Broiler Cross at its Best Martin fuses the work of the ne> tion's leading breeders to give you -y top quality chicks that mature > early for quick broiler profile. PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW MARTIN'S HATCHERY POULTRY FARMS, INC. Lancaster,-Pa. ’ Phone EX 2-2154 1 * f , Hf % Sjjt <, A ' ■® ♦> * 111 Milk Gan Sterilizing t 13) Irrigation Pumping 13) Flama Weeding 14) Groanhouio Healing BRANDON, Vt. The unani mous election of James R. Hack man, Ephrata, to membership in the Ayrshire Breeders’ Associa tion has been announced by the National Secretary, Chester C. Putney. The ancestors of the herd of dairy cows owned by Hackman trace back to the heather-covered hills of County Ayr, Scotland from which the breed derives its name. There are now more than 20,000 herds of Ayrshires in the United States. ] Farmers using feeds fortified with animal fats are happy with the rate of gam which results. They also state that the lack of dusting in handling the fat forti fied feed results in a saving -both while handling and when it is used from the feeder, fur ther the farmer finds it much more comfortable working with a non-dusting feed. Experience has shown that extreme cold weather, better results are secured when a larger self feeder is used as the weight of the feed has a tendency to break any crust that may form. Though no other fuet-hos ever been able to serve in so many different ways, the great modern suc cess of LP-Gas is also due to its economy and its dependability regardless of weather conditions. And—LP-Gas has made modern automatic gas appliances available to any home . . . anywhere. Olhtr farm o <•* In at thawn) Holbtd Haoilng Tabacca Curing Fruit Ripening; Singling /Padaurlitng; Oltinfacting 15) Farm Hama Hara IF-Bai tank provider full fin Homa Hasting Walar Haating Caoklng Refrigeration Clolhai Drying Incineration Air Conditioning Stilbestrol Wins WASHINGTON (USDA) Extensive tissue tests by the Food and Drug Administration have confirmed previous findings by State experiment stations that no detectable amount of the hor mone-hke chemical, stilbestrol, is present in meat from steers fed this substance in fattening ra tions, the U., S. Department of Agnctulture reports. The FDA tests contradict claims made in some quarters that such meat contains enough stilbestrol to render it unsafe for human con sumption. Previous work by a number of State experiment stations and by USDA’s Agricultural Research Service at Beltsville, Md, show ed that use of stilbestrol can in crease the rate and economy of gam in beef cattle without ad verse effect on meat quality as measured by usual evaluation methods, mcludng taste-panel tests. Sensitivity of the tissue-assay method used by the Food and Drug Administration was at least two parts per billion meaning that the drug could have been detected if present in traces as small as two parts in- a billion parts of meat tested. More than 700 mice were used testing the meat samples for estrogenic ac tivity. The meat tissues tested by FDA came from Beltsville steers fed does of 10, 30, and 60 milli grams of stilbestrol in their daily rations for, periods of three months or longer and ending about 48 hours before slaughter. The larger doses used are three and six times greater than the 10 milligrams daily recommend ed per steer to promote rapid, economical growth. These heavy doses of stilbes troj are prohibited in commer cial feeding. Furthermore, USDA beef-cattle nutritionists point out that they are less effective than the recommended allowance of 10 milligrams per day. DIES IN STANDS MEMPHIS, Tenn. Just sec onds before his 14-year-old son, a junior high halfback, plunged over for a score, R. W. Vallmer, enthusiastically urging his son on, was stricken with a fatal heart attack. Before the game ended, halfback Russell Vollmer raced for another touchdown to win the junior high league’s scor ing title. December Price Index Up 4 Points On Pennsylvania Farm Product Sales <vsL HARRISBURG Price wise, the month of December ‘brought a brighter picture to Pennsyl vania farmers,” according to a Federal-State survey report from the State Department of Agri culture. '•—m. As of Dec. 15, the index of prices received by Pennsylvania farmers for their principal pro ducts was up 4 points from Nov. 15, standing at 250 per cent of the 1910-14 base level, the sur vey showed. The index of prices received for all crops showed an increase of 9 points, most grains and hay making advances. Corn, at 10 cents a bushel higher than a year ago, reflected the relatively poor com season in the western one-third of Pennsylvania. The livestock index also in creased 2 points and farmers had Penn State Faculty Provides Speakers At Farm Show Meets Five scientists from the Agri cultural Experiment Station at the Pennsylvania State Univer sity will discuss agricultural re search at meetings during the Farm Show. E. J. Anderson, professor of beekeeping, wifil speak to the State Beekeepers’ Assn. Tuesday and Wednesday. He will report on new uses for honey in candies and recent research on pollina tion. William C. Bramble, professor of forestry, will give a research report on Monday to the Penn sylvania Christmas Tree Grow ers Assn. J. Lupton Mecartney, professor of pomology, will ad dress the Pennsylvania Nut Grow ers’ Assn Thursday on “Research in Nut Culture.” F- G. Merkle, professor of soil technology, speaks Wednesday to the Pennsylvania Cooperation Po tato Growers’ Assn, on “Potato Fertilization for Pennsylvania.” The Pennsylvania Crop Im provement Assn, wifi hear Henry R. Fortmann, associate profes sor of agronomy, discuss “Relia bility of Present Day Forage Crop Seed” on Monday. Lancaster Farming, Friday, Jan. 11, 1957 a welcome Christmas present in the increase of $llO a hundred for hvcweight hogs. Along with a use of 20 cents a hundred pounds for sheep and, lambs, the advance in hogs was more than enough to offset a seasonal decline in cattle and calves. Hopes of dairy fanners ware brightened for the new year as the. dairy products index rose 2 points over Nov. 15. Seasonal low production, coupled with low quality roughage, caused a slight decline in the supply with de mand holding steady. A 10 cent increase in the average price re ceived by farmers for milk at wholesale compared with the usual November-December drop of 10 cents. Chicken prices made a slight recovery after four straight months of decline. The Decem ber average showed about half a cent a pound increase over November. Egg prices were unchanged while turkeys averaged one cent higher per pound, hveweight, registering the usual Christmas demand. There was little change in feed prices during the month except that baled hay advanced 50 cents a ton. alfalfa hay averag ing $36.50 and other hay $29 00 per ton. ; WEAVER’S CHICKS i Order vourfall broilers, winter and spnng ctud-s, NOW, to be 1 sure of choice delivery dates. I WE HAVE: White Vantress Cross Broilers White Meat Packer Cross White Cornish Cross FOR BROWN EGGS New Hampshire R. I. Kcd Cross If you want heavy egg produc tion and large white eggs order, Mt. Hope new unproved first generation chicks High speed layers for 12-15 months. We are Penna - U. S. approv ed pullorum clean. Weaver & Son Hatchery annville, PA. Phone 7-2161 11
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