12—Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 19, 1957 i ,*!' Earl Weir Herd Averages 38.8 lbs, Butterfat to Lead Progressive DHIA duced 1,700 Hbs, of milk and 83.3 lbs of butterfat with a 4.9 test Milk Butterfat Dean Roland 1700 83.3 Mrs. John B. Hannum 111 1.224 Harold Umble 2,030 Freeman & Rhodes 1,686 Henry Landis 1,856 Horace Walton 1,851 Henry Landis 1,585 Earl Weir ‘ 1,714 Mrs. John B Hannum HI 1,481 Robert Counts 7,971 Charles Brosuis 1,434 IS&W _ _ i [WIorISJ , i ; THE EMBLEM Oh QUALITY and SERVICE < jWolgqnuth Bros., Inc i 1 11 Florin, Pennsylvania ( ) \ * \ I ' Phones: Mount Joy 3-9551 and 3-8311 ' [ jA pen of new Honegger Sayers [ i topped the nation In all j i official 1955-56 Standard laying j • 87% Production and i 1 Livability Order the 1 1 new Chlx NOW! £S\ j , WINDLE’S HONEGGER WifflK#/ I I ASSOC. HATCHERIES I ] Ph. LYrlc 3-5941 Cochranvillc, Pa. I I ■ These layers pay even at the low egg prices These herds were tested by Da na oweigart, Robert L. Jannery, Harold J. Lindecamp, and Robert P. Farmer. The Progressive Dairy JHerd Improvement Association reports for the month of February that nere were 3,467 cows in the 103 herds of the Association. There were six herds over 35 ibs. of but terfat with the leading herd be longing to Earl Weir. The herd records are: Lbs, Lbs, 83 2 81.2 79.2 74.2 74.0 72.9 72.0 ' 71.1 71.0 70.3 Earl Weir Earl Umble Charles Brosuis ."Js-SN F s- > \ ♦ > ' V S ‘ *H» t Lbs. Lbs. Milk Butterfat 985 38.8 1,000 38.2 761 38. - <** J *i'**rsjwi ip ***** 'frfrXt •wtjr*'******k-f jjst <\ * J V\/ «**> * ** f*i *" v* v"tf** . v ' ' v ‘ * "■'‘ . ' -“* * 4 '?ijed - 1 ; v * "t J> * Lancaster County Guernsey, Breeders were told some of the breed ing programs underway at Mt. Ararat Farms, Port Deposit, Md., on their tour Tuesday. This old foundation cow has produced an excep tional line of daughters that are being bred to Mt. Ararat’s linebred Foremost bulls. At the left, some of the dairymen inspect a pipe line milker installation at the Lloyd Balderston farm in Colora, Md. The .pipe is exposed as it comes from the barn to the milk house. (LF Photos) Green Chop Can Be Economical Use of Forage for Some Dairy Herds Forage harvested by the graz ing animal is not always the most economical feed, according to K. H. Myers, agricultural economist Harold Umble Horace Walton W C. Henley & Son There were 11 cows over 70 lbs. of butterfat with the leading cow belonging to Dean Roland. This cow a Grade Holstein pro- •3 H 8 I FERTILENE LIQUID FERTILIZER REPRESENTATIVE! Come or Call Us Today (Lane. EX 3-4396) for Complete Information on this effective labor-saving LIQUID FERTILIZER ADVANTAGES offered by'FERTILENE Liquid Fertilizer All of FERTILENE is immedi ately available to plant life. You can fertilize when and where needed. Plant response is fast, Less loss by leaching. FERTILENE Cannot away. :: H FERTILENE does not burn or otherwise harm plant life when used as recommended. FERffILENE is easy venient to handle. . FERTILENE is more economical FOR SALES AND SPRAYING CONTACT THESE DEALERS Harold Zook-312 Lampeter Rd., Lane, EX 4-5412 Paul A. Hess-Willow Sfc RDI, Lane. EX 3-1493 721 WABANK ST.-Ph. Lane. EX 3-4396 of the USDA who is stationed at the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station. Cows trample and waste large Quantities of feed while grazing, trials at other stations show, My ers points out With lush growth, from 25 to 40 per cent of the feed may be wasted when grazed. On poor pastures, losses are less and advantages of mechanical har vesting are also less. 36.7 36.1 962 1,008 35.1 944 and con- Donald Prescott-Bainbridge RDI, Elizabethtown 7-2010 Benj. B. Landis-Paradise Rl, Strasbnrg OY 7-4419 JOHN F. GERLVOI ' * I, * '• *! ALL FARMERS JOHN F. GERLACH has been appointed an authorized because it produces more, influences earlier emergence, better quality, higher yield and shortens the grow ing season. FERTILENE can be used on any kind of crop requiring fertilizer. FERTILENE is an ideal starter and booster. blown FERTILENE reduces mortality of young plants—helps them resist blight. Reduces wilting and resetting loss. FERTILENE. can be mixed and applied with 2-4-D. DISTRIBUTOR v . Homemakers Day (Continued from page 11) Recognition of Leaders - Mrs. Norman Lausch, R 1 Denver; Mrs. Harry Showalter, R 1 Remholds; Mrs. Charles Bradley, 1280 Union St., Lancaster; and Mr.s Charles Jacob, R 1 Nottingham. Hostess Mt. Joy Homemakers group. Luncheon Tickets Mrs. Charles Bradley and Mrs. Reuol Rupp. The luncheon wull cost St 80. Reservation must be made with group presidents iat the County Extension Office by April 20 ATTENTION! <1 r I £*s-'% *'f^<J. - u
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