Vol 11. No.^2
Crop Production;
Falls 51,000 Acres
For Spring Crops
Intended crop production is
down by 51,000 acres in "Pennsyl
vania this year, -according to the
crop reporting service of trie state
department of agriculture.
Last year,' the seven major
spring crops were grown .on 4,-
730,000 acres. This year the acre
age will be, only 4,679,000 acres.
The total is 49,000 acres under the
10 year average.
Acreages finally planted this
spring may turn, out to be larger
or smaller than indicated, by reas-
on -of weather conditions, ■ price
changes, labor supply, financial
conditions and the agricultural
program, the reporters say.
Feed grains ate almost half of
the total spring acreage in thd“
state and * redaction of two per
cent is expected. Farmers expect
to plant 1,249'000 acres of corn,
four per cent lower than last year
"due to influence of the Soil Bank,
and a good crop in the south-cen
tral counties in
Some of the 52,000 acre reduc
tion in corn is expected to be ab
sorbed in increased plantings of
oats. Intentions are for 829,000
acres : of oats, 24,000 more than
last year.
- Barley acreage-seeded last faH,<
plus some spring barley, is ex
pected to total 219,000 acres —.■
down eight per cent from last
year
At 51,000 acres, the 1957 potato
crop will be the smallest on rec
ord.. Tobacco is total
30,000 acres, the same as last
year The 1956 crop was seven
per cent below the the ten year
average. \
A six per cent reduction is
planned for soybeans* for all pur
poses, but the anticipated 52,000
acres would be four per cent
above average.
This year’s hay acreage at 2,-
249,000 acres is expected to be the
same as a year ago. The crop on'
last year’s acreage was, good, but
harvesting-was very difficult in
the western one-third"of the state
due to wet weather.
I’*New s£edings of alfalfa and
clover have wintered well. The
hard freeze of mid-January
caused some winter-kill. Hay
crops on March 1, the date of the
survey, were still mostly dor
mant with only very slight green
ing in the southeast.
Channel Islands Reported Infected
With Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Foot-and-mouth disease has
struck the Channel Islands m the
English Channel, the U. S De-i
partment of Agriculture an
nounced Friday.
Livestock regulatory officials
of USDA’s Agncutural Research
Service have declared the Chan
nel Islands infected with foot
and-mouth disease, in accordance
with section 306 (a) of the Tariff
Act of 1930. All livestock sus
ceptible to foot-and-mouth di
sease, „and fresh, chilled or froz
en meats from such animals, are
prohibited entry from the Chan
nel Islands into the United
States. Entry of certain other
products and materials capable of
spreading foot-and-mouth disease
is also restricted.
Both hogs and cattle are affect
ed in the outbreak. The Channel
Islands bad been free of foot-and
yuarryville (Lancaster Louniy) ra., Friday, April 5, 1957
SPRING PLOWING got off to a good start
some farmers reported that late rains
is pretty well started. However speculation*
yet or not sjill runs high. (LF Photo)
Lancaster County Had Most Entries
In 1957 Farm Show, Henning Says
- HARRISBURG Certification
for payment of $42,709.25 in cash
awards for winners at the 1957
Pennsylvania Farm Show was an
nounced Monday by State Agri
culture Secretary William L, Hen
ning, chairman of the Farm Show
Commission.
The premium total compares
favorably with the average for the
past five years and covers a near
record 6,106 awards won in com
petition with 10,583 separate en
tries by 4,187 exhibitors.
Each of the 67 Pennsylvania
counties was represented by farm
products exhibits, indicating the
widespread interest in the exposi
tion, Sec. Henning said.
Lancaster led with "372 competi
tive entries followed in order by
York with 236, Lycoming 153,
Berks 150, Franklin 132, Mont
gomery 129, Somerset 126, North
umberland 121, Cumberland 117,
Lebanon 112, Dauphin 110, Wash
mouth disease for several years.
Islands m this group, including
Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, and
Sark, ..belong to Great Britain.
Department records indicate
that the last shipment of rumin
ants or swine to the United
States from the Chanel Islands!
was early in 1956. It is not ex
pected that the foot-and-mouth
disease outbreak on the Islands,
will have an appreciable effect
on trade between the Islands and
the United States.
The first appearance of foot
and-mouth disease in a previous
ly noninfected area in the West
ern-hemisphere since Mexico was
declared free of the disease in
1954 was an outbreak on the Is
land of Curacao in the Nether
lands West Indies earlier this
year.
ington 109, and Mercer 107, mak
ing 13 counties with more than
100 competitive entries. Others
ranged down to one each from
Elk and Pike Counties. Philadel
phia had 14 exhibits —l2 in vege
tabels and one each m eggs and
home economics.
A new record was set in the
home economics department of
the 1957 Farm Show- when 61
counties were represented by ex
hibits.
Another record was established
when 51 demonstrations were giv
en by vocational high school stu
dents during the first three days
of the show.
Dairy cattle led the premium
payments with a total of $12,155
in cash awards. Beef cattle were
second with $6,431 and poultry
third with $4,633.
Awards in other departments of
the show include: horses, $3,00;
sheep, $,675; swine, $2,939; milk,
$92; corn,' $397; small grains,
$274; potatoes and potatp.gradmg,
$309; grass silage, $175; hay,
$278; tobacco, $258; apples, $l,-
577; edible nuts, $151; vgetables,
$803; maple products, $110; api
ary products, $748; Christmas
trees, $-98; wool,'$138; eggs, $472;
baby chicks and poults, $128;
dressed turkeys, $113; home eco
nomics, $2,114.75; tractor driving,
$120; school demonstrations,
$600; school exhibits, $B2O.
Beef, Turkeys, Eggs
On May Plentiful List
Beef, turkeys, and eggs will be
featured items on the Plentiful
Foods list for May, according to
word just received from the
Food Distribution Division of the
Agricultural Marketing Service
of the U. S. Department of agri
culture.
this week in Lancaster County. Although
made the ground a little tough, fieldwork
as to whether the Onion Snow has come
William Gordon
Slated Speaker At
Homemaker Day
Dr. William Gordon of the
rural sociology department at
Penn State will speak on “Your
Family in a Changing Commun-,
ity” at Extension Homemakers
Day to be held April 24 at the
First Presbyterian Church hi Lan
caster.
Other events planned for the
full day program, according to
►Miss Ruth Kimble, extension
home economist, are a grooming
demonstration by a representa
tive of Lambert-Hudnut, and- a
demonstration of the operation of
the new electronic range- to be
presented by the Pennsylvania
Power and Light Co. ' i
A luncheon will be served at
noon. -
The grooming and range demon
strations will be held at the morn
ing session, starting at 10 a. m.
given in the afternoon.
Tickets for the event may. he
purchased at the County Exten
and Dr. Gordons talk will be
sion Office.
Only 40 Tickets Remain Unsold
To $25 Poultry Booster Dinner
Only 40 tickets to the $25 plate
poultry boosters banquet to be
held April 17 at Hostetters in
Mt. Joy are yet available, it was
announced Monday night at a
meeting of the Poultry Assn,
board of directors.
The capacity of the hall is 300 '
persons, and over 100 tickets have
been sold or made available to i
special guests, they explained.
7 County Girls
In Miss Milkmaid
Competition
Seven Lancaster County dairy
men’s daughters have entered the
second annual “Miss Milkmaid”
contest.
They are Misses Dorothy Elm
er, R 6 Lancaster, Marion Wolf,
R 2 Denver; Janet Risser, R 1 Holt
wod; Barbara Hoffmeier, R 2 Gap;
Thelma Welk, R 2 Holtwood; June
Long, Peach. Bottom and Ramona
R. Groff, R 4 Lititz.
These girls are among 105
young women from the 12 major
milk marketing areas who have
entered the contest
Local eliminations will be held
,durlttg April to select 12 finalists
to compete for the Pennsylvania
title at tile finals to be held May
16 and 17 at Bedford Springs Ho
tel during the annual convention
of the Pennsylvama Assn, of
Broadcasters.
The judges named for the
finals include the following: Sam
uel Gould, president, of Pennsyl
vania Chain Store Council; Robert
C. Hibben, executive secretary,
International Assn, of Ice Cream
Manufacturers; Ira Park, presi
dent, Pennsylvania Grocers Assn.;
Ray Dankenbring, Eastern edi
tor, Farm Journal; G, A. Biggs,
president, Pennsylvania Farmers
Assn.; and Mrs. Thomas Price,
Pennsylvania Assn, of Broadcast
ers.
State Sen. John T. Van Sant,
Station WSAN, Allentown, will
be master of ceremonies.
The state’s first “Miss Milk
maid” was Susan Gail Coskery, HI
Center Valley. She made personal
appearances in over 34 cities sand
many radio and television appear
ances during the past year repre
senting Pennsylvania’s dairy in
dustry.
Michael Moore of Moore’s
Dairy, Lancaster, is in charge of
the local contest.
916,672 Soil Bank
Agreements Signed
Uu to March 22 a total of 916,-
672 agreements had been signed
placing a total of 20,586,001
acres m the acreage reserve ac
cording % to latest reports from
state Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservations officers.
. The sign-up now includes
4,574,254 acres of corn, 3,019,746
acres of cotton, 204,348 acres of
rice,' 79,687 acres of tobacco, and
12,707,966 acres of wheat, includ
ing winter wheat.
Each ticket admits two persons.
In other action, the board an
nounced that requests for bids
are being sent to bonding com
panies to bond buyers at the poul
try exchange.
The bids will be opened at She
Center Wednesday.
On Thursday the buyers will
meet to discuss the otters made
by the bonding cdmpames.
$2 Per Year