14—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Jan. 11, 1957 TEMPERATURES in the Lancaster Coun ty area were much above the 30 year av erage during the month of December. At the same time, precipitation was listed as «■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ i ■ ■ F ■ II R m ,'arma. . ■ ■. Farmall Super C a ■ Farmall H S Farmall Cub ■ jj Oliver AG-6 Crawler* ■ w Henry Backhoe J ■ 9 A T Disc Harrow ■ J 2 - 50-TIHC Balers ■ ■4 wheel IHC Spreader J ■ on Steel j| 5 Plows, for Reg, &. F. H. ■ ■ Fannall C&. Sup. C. jjj ; McCormick Farm: " m ■ . ■ J Equip. Store : S EPHRATA, PA. ■ ■ Ph. RE-32283 ■ tllllllllll■■■■■■■ The combination of Lire* Eggs and Small Bird, with low maintenance cost, is hard to beat, i Early Large Eggs are usually worth }2 to J 6 more per case than Mediums or Pullets i High-Speed layers for 12 to 15 months. f Be sure you get genuine Ist generation Mount Hope Strain Cross You'll get Big Eggs when other flocks are leymg "Pullets" and “Pee-wees." We are a Mount Hope Franchise Hatchery a safe place to buy First Generation Mount Hope Leghorn Chicks ■ STEEL BUILDINGS ■ JrniTESiS ■ V LOK-RlB’s heavy, 18 gauge TI-CO galvanized steel construc tion is the strongest on the market, means less maintenance, longer life, fire and lightning protection, See It At The Farm Show Jan. 14 -18 Housing the Christmas Tree Display Wilbur Graybill Lititz - Half ville - Pa. till Florida Scientist Finds Mushrooms Grow Well in Sawdust-Meal Mulch •a. A A new wajr of growing bumper crops of mushrooms rapidly has been announced by a Florida scientist Dr. Seymour S. Block, associate professor, of chemical engineering at the University of Florida said that his experiments proved that 500 pounds of mush rooms could be grown in eHeven days on a ton of sawdust sprin kled with oatmeal. Today mushrooms are grown commercially in a compost of manure and straw which yields two or three crops a year. The sawdust beds, according to Dr. Block, can produce at least a dozen full crops annuaMy. The mushroom raised in saw dust looks like the Oriental mush room, with a flat cap rather than a button, and its flavor is half way between that of the Oriental and the American' species. Block’s research came from the • Low Cost • Easily Erected O Fire-Resistant • Weather-tight N moderate. It is noteworthy that the “Dust Bowl” areas of the West again recorded light rain and snow fall. (U.S. Weather Bureau) The inspiration for Dr. KEEP COSTS DOWN • With our high-afflciency Strain-Cross Gat cross-brad vigor without high prices. • EARLY LARGE EGGS-worth much more than Mediums and Pullets. • High-spead layen for 12 to 15 months. • Ready-to-Liy pullets that cost less than Hybrids. Lower chick cost. Lass laid. - Time to Order Now for Winter and Sprang Chick* Asian century-old practice of put ting mushroom fungus into holes in forest logs and plugging the holes After about 18 months, the mushrooms sprout The Florida scientist experi mented with a variety of mush room that grows naturally on trees and seeded the sawdust with its spawn, which turned some of the sawdust into mush rooms Further experimentation showed that the addition of up to five per cent of oatmeal speeded and increased the crop. Allhough present mushroom growing methods require a tem perature range controlled be tween 50 and 60 degrees, the mushrooms in the sawdust beds will sprout at from ordinary room temperature to 78 degrees. Since sawdust has a more uni form texture than compost, it can be easily handled on convey or belts And it is a cheaper bed for mushroom growth in other ways.- “Larger yields are anticipated as the optimum conditions for cultivation are established,” Dr. Block said. “This could lead to commercial production at costs lower than beefsteak” On a dry weight basis, mush rooms cost more than three times as much as steak today. And they are usually served to garnish beefsteak rather than as an en tree, mostly because the price puts mushroom into the “fancy food” class. If the price can be drastically lowered, they may well become an increasingly favorite dish. Although mushrooms are 90 per cent water, they have all the amino acids required by the body plus many of the B group vita mins. ‘Pros’ Use Brains Not Brakes In Snow Professional drivers do not make light of a light snowfall, W. F. Hovetter, president of PTF Mutual Insurance Co. says. “The ‘pros” those men who operate trucks and cars over shoit or long distances in all kinds of weather appreciate the treachery of snow or ice in any amount,” he warned. “Such drivers outwit the ele ments by using their brains more than their brakes. When driving on snow or ice, they take very seriously the recommendations of the National Safety Council’s Committee on Winter Driving Hazards These recommendations are; 1. Get the feel of the road. 2. Adjust speed to road and weather conditions. 3. Keep the windshield and windows clear. 4. Use tire chains for snow and ice conditions. 5. “Pump” the breaks to stop. 6. Follow other vehicles at a safe distance. “The two main threats to win ter time road safety are reduced visibility and inadequate trac tion,” Hovetter declared. PENB Annual Conference Set As - A ‘Work Session’ Scheduled as a “work session” the Annua*! Planning Conference of the Poultry and Egg National Board, Jan 31-Feb. 1, will cen ter upon 1957 check-off plans for financing PEN®, the new and supplemental PENZ program for advertising eggs, and food edi tor attitudes toward PENB now and' when publicity and adver tising are teamed together hxayt MQMurr i 1 IMHT n The conference will be held in the La Sa'lle Hotel, Chicago, with Leslie S Hubbard, PENB presi dent, delivering the address of welcome at 930 a m on opening day. Following Mr. Hubbard’s talk, Harvey Steen, director of the division 'of state services, PENB, will outline PENB’s 1957 check-off programs. The program for the first day features separata panels of in dustry leaders and food publicity experts in the morning; talks by William B Powell, executive sec retary-treasurer, National Red Charry Institute, Chicago, and Lee Hammett,' Western Adver tising Agency, in the afternoon, and a banquet address by Willie Mae Rogers of Good Housekeep ing magazine in the evening. The industry panel will be on “PENB Check-off Campaign Plans by States or Areas” Panel members will be Henry D. Man gun, Indiana, chairman; Df. J. C. Huttar, New York; Blanton Smith, Tennessee; T. A. Hensar hng, Texas; F. H. Nyman, Utah, and Doyle Free, Nebraska. Three famous food editors comprise a panel which will dis cuss “The Attitude of Food Edi tors Towards PENB Now and Your old combine can earn you 5 % interest all winter First Showing of the New Advanced Combine at the Farm Show j we’ll pay 6 % per annum interest' {on any cash down payment of $3OO or more. See us for complete details. R. M. BRUBAKER, INC. Sailings M. M WEAVER & SONS Bareville, R.D. 1 Washington, (USDA) Th* U. S. Department of Agriculture announced recently a revision in fees and charges for the appeal inspection of grain for export. In addition to the present fee of $l5O per 1,000 bushels for export appeal inspection, a charge of $5.00 per man-hour will be made for all overtime of employees as signed to handle the appeal . j This charge is to enable the Department to give more com plete service on export appeals, many of which require continuous loading after regular hours and an weekends and holidays. This amendment was approved to become effective 12:01 a m., Dec. 1. 1956. \ ; When PENB Advertises Eggs.” They are Willie Mae Rogers, Good Housekeeping Magazine, New York; Isabel du Bois, Chi cago Daily News, and Dorothy Thompson (“Mary Martenson”), Chicago American, r "Mr. Powell will discuss “How an Organization Keyed to Con sumer Education Can Launch In to FuH-Scale Advertising,” an* r ' Mr. Hammett will present “PE NB’s Program for Advertising Eggs.” Willie Mae Rogers will be the principal speaker at the annual banquet which will be hefld at 630 pm. The 1956 PENS ach ievement award, recognizing out standing scientific effort which leads to greater use of poultry and eggs, will be presented to an individual chosen for that honor by a committee of scientists. The PENS board of directors will be in session on the second day. Action on establishing a PENS Southern Office and elec tion of officers are among the business items scheduled. MASSEY- HARRIS ownership plan or r ■'i
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