6—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Feb. 22. 1957 USDA Changes Regulations For Soil Bank Cotton, Tobacco The 1957 Soil Bank acreage re serve regulations for cotton and tobacco have been changed to per mit increased participation by farmers having acreage allot ments for those crops, the U. S. Department of Agriculture an nounced Friday. Cotton and tobacco acreage re serve regulations have been modi fied to permit the signing of all agreements offered by farmers within present maximum farm limitations for those crops. For cotton this is the larger of 10 acreas or 30 j?er cent of the farm acreage allotment. Limitations- on tobacco are the larger of 1 acre or 30 per cent of the farm allot ment for hurley, dark air-cured, fire-cured, and Virginia sun-cured and 3 acreas or 30 per cent of the farm allotment for flue-cured, Maryland, cigar filler types 42 and 44, and cigar binder types 51, 52, 54, and 55. These changes will permit the immediate resumption of signing acreage reserve agreements in those cotton and tobacco counties that have exhausted their initial allotment of Acreage Reserve funds. Further changes have been made in connection with all types of tobacco other than cigar bin MUSSER Leghorn Chicks For Large Whfta figgi DONEGAL WHITE CROSS For Brollr fMrh nm mtMrmti MOUNT MV, rn. MECHANICAL LITTER FLOOR For All Poultry Houses SLATTED FLOORING Customers Reporting; 4,000 laying hens per 6,000 square feet of floor space as com pared to 2,000 laying hens on regular litter. 80% egg production against 75% production on regular litter. 90% hatchabihty against 75% hatchabihty on regular litter. 99-7/10% clean eggs against 75 to 80% clean eggs on regular litter. ELIMINATING . . . medication costs to fight *and control intestinal parasites, no fibrous litter to buy, no wet spots, no dust—just plain simple sanitation in action. NO dropping pits, NO roosts, NO subfloonng necessary. DOUBLE the number of birds on the same floor space. Means 50% K-ss capital'investment. Fits any typ.. house . . Easy to Install. HIESTAND, Inc. MARIETTA R. D. 1. Ph. HA 6-9301 der types 51, 52, 54, and 55 In minor producing counties, those with total acreage allotments un der 2,000 acres, farmers will be permitted to sign acreage reserve agreements putting all the acre age they want to, up to their farm allotments, in the program. In major producing counties, those with total acreage allot ments over 2,000 acres, this will be permitted if ASC state and county offices determine that the sign up of the additional acreage will not have a seriously adverse effect on the county's economy. USD A Prepares New Booklet On Crop Handling Information on how to protect motor truck shipments of perish able farm products from toss or deterioration in .transit is con tained in a handbook just re leased by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Requirements for protection against heat and cold are shown lor a large number of commodi ties, including fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh meat and meat products, dairy and poultry pro ducts, and frozen foods. Methods of loading these commodities in trucks and truck-trailers to ob tain the best results are also sug gested, and there are more than 70 illustrations showing loading techniques for different commodi ties in various types of contain ers. Agricultural Marketing Serv ice researchers compiled the data much of which was previously available but widely scattered and difficult to find into this easy-to-use handbook. A single free copy of Agricul ture Handbook No 105, “Protec tion of Perishable Foods During Transportation by Truck”, may be obtained from the Office of Information, U. S. Department of HAWKINS- . . . patents pern See the HAWKINS Floor on Our Farms Folder Tells How To Measure Hog Backfat A new folder just published by the Missouri Agricultural Ex tension Service illustrates how to probe and measure the back fat on hogs. Probing is an actual measure ment of the backitat thickness. The measuring is easy and causes no injury and very little discomfort' to the animal. Probing can be a big help in selecting breeding stock that will produce meat type hogs Selec tions should be based on back fat measurements, along with Utter size, weight of age, con formation, length, underlines, and feet and legs The probing job should be done when the hogs weigh be tween 170 and 225 pounds and are on a standard fattening ra tion of grain and supplement. Copies of this illustrated folder can be obtained upon request to the Mailing Room 18, Waters Hal*., University of Missouri, Co lumbia, Mo _ Two Holsteins Top 100,000 lbs. On Official Test The Holstem-Fnesian Assn, of America has announced that the following registered Holstein cows have completed otticial rec ords that bring their lifetime pro duction totals to more than 100,- 000 pounds of milk. Fultonway Rag Apple Honor Girl, 112,462 lbs. of milk and 3,- 949 lbs. of butterfat in 2,432 days on official test. Owned by J. Mow ery Frey, Lancaster. Wye Oak Hero Dora, 106,901 lbs of milk and 3,688 lbs. of but terfat in 2,435 days on official test. Owned by Elvm Hess, Stras burg To date, 7,008 Holsteins have exceeded this outstanding pro duction mark on official test. This volume of production represents approximately five times the life time total of the average dairy cow. * * * This New Model "R" is a rugged spreader —a spreader that won't nic>el-and-dime you to death, because it has extra strength in every unit from hitch to beaters. It's made especially for work at speeds up to 6 mph. It has high-grade bearings in wheels and beaters. It has beefed-up beaters and wide spread. It is extra-rigid—won't get a sway back or bulgy sides from heavy loads. Good balance of the Model "R” means you- can ling Wenger Implement Co. You Get 95-Bushel Capacity...Spieading Up to 6 mph. **% ♦ ' ¥0 * * » V * * 't * y x y ...with the New JOHN DEERE "R" SPREADER A. B. C. Groff New Holland. Pa. The Buck. Pa. Advisory Committee Cites Need For More Agricultural Scientists The need for more trained brain-power scientists and technicians to meet increasing demands for research on farm product utilization received ma jor attention at the meeting of a special committee to advise the- President’s Commission on In creased Industrial Use of Agri cultural Products, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 13-14. The General Advisory Commit tee on Policy was appointed by the President’s bipartisan com mission to help develop recom Compulsory Poultry Inspection Galled ‘Benefit to All Phases’ HARRISBURG Compulsory poultry inspection, a possible de velopment for Pennsylvania 1 , was described at the State Farm Show today as beneficial to a!ll phases of the industry. “The poultry industry knows that its success rests upon the growing acceptance of poultry products by the .American con sumer,” declared Roy E- Willie of the Poultry Inspection Branch in .the Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Ag” nculture. Speaking to the State Poultry Federation, Willie asserted that greater consumer acceptance and confidence would result from compulsory inspection since the consumer would receive a more uniformly wholesome product. The speaker said he believed the present Federal voluntary program has indirectly helped a’il producers of poultry. He cited the rapid expansion of voluntary inspection as “closely allied with the .trend toward marketing poul try in ready-to-cook form and the wide acceptance of such food items,” “This voluntary service,is now being used by 315 processors,” Willie stated. “This demonstrates the interest of poultry processors in marketing high quality whole some and tasty food products.” 5 < ♦ n K ' *• * * * ♦ mendations to Congress for widening industrial use of farm crops. Areas of discussion includ ed contract research, laboratory facilities, grants and fellowships, salary levels for Federal re searchers in farm-product utiliza tion, and incentives to farmers, and processors to hasten develop ment of new crops. Chairman of the committee js Dr. John H. Davis, Harvard School of Business. Members at tending besides Dr. Davis were Harry Caldwell, master of the North Carolina State Grange, Greensboro; Dr. T. K. Cowden, dean of Michigan State Univer sity’s College of Agriculture, East Lansing; James A. McConnell of Cornell University’s Graduate School of Business and Public Ad ministration, Ithaca; J. Jerome Thompson, Charles Pfizer & Com pany, Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y.j.and Herbert W. Voorhees, president of the New Jersey Farm Bureau, Trenton. This advisory group will sub mit a report for consideration by the Commission in making recom mendations designed to provide the nation with new and improv ed industrial goods from agricul tural raw materials, and to help broaden and stabilize markets for farm products 1 FARMERS! I •# ♦♦ 2 ii »♦ #• H Check your sprayer needs \\ i| now. We have all "sizes H H and types in 'stock. Also || § used pumps and sprayers U H of various sizes. V, H » | Lester A* Singei | S ♦♦ H RONKS, PA. H ij 1 ♦♦ S Phone Strasburg OV 7-3236 H XX ♦♦ Your Myers Dealer whoH | specializes in 'Sprayer H 1 Sales and Service. H H ' » ( 11, 1 I *l* II N |III t*, 1 M I(! iHflTijpPljjJl Iti I„ -I**** " spread the year around with a 2-3 plow trac tor. The New Model ”R” is,built to withstand the jars and jolts of heavy power loading. It has armored-steel side-flares which protect the sides of the loader. A heavy, steel arch pipe protects beaters. Come in soon and get complete details, F. H. Shotzberger Elm, Pa. Landis Bros. Lancaster, Pa.
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