IG—Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 1, 1957
LANCASTER COUNTY Flying Farmers,
shown here, were the honored group at the
44th annual meeting of the Lancaster
County Agric iltural Extension Assn. John.
Gehman, asident of the Pennsylvania
County Extension Assn. Changes
Board Election Procedures
An amendment to the by-laws
ol the Lancastex County Agricul
tural Extension Assn to provide
for election of one-third of the
directors of the association each
year was adopted unanimously
Thursday night at the groups an
nual meeting at the First Presby
terian Church in Lancastei
Under the new system, only
five directors will be elected each
year Teims of office will be for
three years
Elected to the executive com
mittee Thursday night were
Northwest, three year term, Mrs
John Nissley, R 2 Mt Joy; two
yeais, David Buckwalter, Jr, R 3
Flying Farmers pointed out that air travel
allows the farmer time to visit and do busi
ness miles from the farm, without disrupt
ing the normal farm work routine. (LF
Photo)
Lititz, one year, J. Homer Gray
bili, R 3 Manheira Northeast,
three years. Mis. Allen K. Risser,
RI Bareville, two years, Willis Z
Esbenshade, 1631 Esbenshade
Rd , one year, Melvin G Rohrer,
R 3 Lititz
Southwest, three years, Ralph
D Brenneman. Washington Boro;
two years, Mrs Mark's Hess, R 6
Lancaster, one year, Harry F.
Houser, R 7 Lancaster Southeast,
three years, B Snavely Garber,
Rl Willow Street, two years, Mrs
J Robert Hess, Rl Strasburg, one
year, J Lloyd Rohrer, R 6 Lancas
ter
Southern, ' lr^L
Rutt, R 2 Peach Bottom; two
years, A. Clyde Dreider, R 1 Quar
ryville; one year, Mrs John Ston
er, R 1 Quarryville
All were members of the com
mittee last year with the excep
tion of Mrs Hess, who succeeds
Mrs Raymond F Witmer, R 1 Wil
low Street, and Ira L Rult, who
succeeds Hayes A Hastings, Kirk
wood
In his report to the association.
County Agent Max M, Smith said
that levels of organic matter and
phosphorus remain low in Coun
ty soils He said that when apply
ing fertilizer, the application
should be made “with a liberal
hand ”
Smith pointed out that when
any one element- necessary for
olant growth is low or missina-U-
-^?5i >r d*^'lTtrolling , *factor of
pioductxvity regardless of how
high the levels of other plant
foods may be
Smith also announced that
lialpho Township has been re
ported as ready for state brucel
losis testing He said that the
county should soon be ready tff be
declared ready for certification.
Heavier requests trom the ur
ban population were reported by
both Associate Agent Harry S.
Sioat and Assistant Agent Victor
Plastow. Sioat said that landscap
ing and home gardening requests
accounted for some 33 per cent of
the additional calls last year.
Plastow said that the 4-H Club
program is being increased in
scope to include more of the ui
ban youth
Mrs Ruth K. Kimble, -home
economists and Miss Nancy E
Bower, assistant economist, out
lined the growing program of as
sistance for farm women. They
too leported that more and more
city women are taking part m the
educational projects available.
Guest speaker at the 44th an
nual meeting was J Roger Deas
Atlantic division representative
of the American Can Co. He told
the 314 members and guests that
processing and distribution meth
ods are keeping pace with the na
tion’s agricultural output in mak
ing available to the consumer
more and better food than ever
before in history.
The Flying Farmeis of Lancas
ter County were honored at the
dinner Those attending were
John B Gehman, Barto, president
ol the Pennsylvania Flying Farm
ers, Mr and Mrs L L. Logan,
Kennett Square, icgional direc
tor, National Flying Farmers,
James B. Endslo, R 1 Marietta,
William S Endslo, R 1 Marietta;
Kenneth H Harbeker, R 1 Lan
caster, S A Horton, Mt Joy, Art
Hostetler, R 2 Mt. Joy,
D S. Huber, R - Peach Bottom,
Robert B Noll, 201 Roiuerstown
Rd., Lancaster. Alvin J. Reist,
Mt Joy, Hemy Reist, Mt. Joy;
Amos Sheck, R 2 Lititz, Dr W. O.
Woich, R 4 Manheim, Lester
Wolgemouth, R 1 Mt Joy, Elmer
Groff, Rheems ' t
U. S. to Have Feed, Grain Display
At Verona, Italy, International Fair
corn, wheat, oats, barley and
grain sorghums.
The exhibit, to be presented in
cooperation with the Soybean
Council of America, will empha
size the changes in poultry feeds
and feeding methods in this coun
try since World War II which
have raised the production of
broiler meat per pound of feed
to an all-time high
There will be displays of well
fed poultry and poultry products
at all stages of production, proces
sing and marketing from the in
cubator to the dinner table. Froz
en poultry will be shown' and ,
cooked, and some live
vull be flown from the United
be United States feed grains States for display.
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture has announced that its
first market-promotion display of
United States agricultural prod
ucts at international trade fairs
in 1057 will be aan exhibit of live
stock feed at the International
Agricultural Fair in Verona,
Italy, March 10 to 19.
The exhibit will' feature the
use of high protein feed concen
trates, demonstrating ta poultry
raisers *of Western Europe how
more- meat and more eggs can be
obtained in less time and at less
cost through the use of such
feeds. The concentrates, of which
soybean meal is the principal in
gredient, are widely available for
export from the United States.
Also included an the exhibit will
Purina .scientists have done it again ! They have improved
even last year’s wonderful formula so much that you can see
the faster growth—the better coloring—the'' extra fine
feathering.
97% LIVABILITY. Last year over 11,000 folks who kept rec
ordsmen 2,364,891 chicks proved that they could get 97%
livability. That is 97 chicks raised out of every 100 bought.
LOW IN COST. It costs so little to give your chicks a wonder
ful start on Super Startena.Feed just 2 lbs, per small breed
chick or 3 lbs. for heavies. That is all it takes—just a few
pennies—to grow big, well-feathered young pullets about 3
weeks old. •
Why take unnecessary
disease when you can
to protect their heali
penny or two a chi
the brooder house
Disinfectant. Keep dri
safer with Purina Cl
J. Fred Whiteside J. H. Reitz & Son I
Kirkwood Millway |
Snader’s Mill
Mt. Airy
John J. Hess II
Intercourse—New Providence
John B. Kurtz John J. Hess
Ephrata Kinzers—Vintage
Wenger Bros.
Rheems
Warren Sickman B. F. Adams ~
Pcquea Bird-in-Hand •
James High H. S. Newcomer
Gordonville Mt. Joy
.V.V.V.V.W.V.
S. H. Hiestand
Salunga
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