Vol, 11, No. 26
Polled Hereford
Show Scheduled
For Harrisburg
If. National Event
' To Be Combined
With Exposition
HARRISBURG The first
Pennsylvania Livestock Exposi
tion here next November 12-16
will include the 1957 .National
Polled Hereford beef cattle show
and sale as one of its many at
tractions, according to an an
nouncement Monday.
Leon Falk, Jr;, Pittsburg, chair
man of the exposition’s executive
committee, said the 36th annual
Polled Hereford event is expect
ed to bring upwards of 400 head
of that breed of cattle, establish
ing a new record for the national
show which dates back to' 1922.
In addition, the Pennsylvania
Farm Show Building where, the
new Pennsylvania national open
livestock is to be held, will be
taxed to capacity with entries of
other beef cattle, swine and I
sheep, Falk declared The Polled!
Hereford national show will be
housed in the poulliy section of
the Farm Show Building
Himself a Polled Hereford
breeder at Scheilsburg;'- Bedford-
County, Falk“ said''the National
American Palled Hereford Assn,
is providing $lO,OOO in premiums
for their special show A sale of
breeding stock will be held on
November 14. Last year’s nation
al show at Little Rock, Ark, had '
a record 318 animals birdisplay.
The sale saw 59 animals go on
the auction block Jor a total of
$101,965, an average of $1,728
per head.
Edward A. Hummel, Grove
,-City, is general chairman of the
Polled Hereford show and sale
at the Pennsylvania Livestock
Exposition. He is president of !
the Pennsylvania Polled Here- "
ford Assn.
The overall exposition plans
are progressing smoothly, Falk
declared following the May meet
ing of the executive-committee.
The response from livestock
breeders in Pennsylvania and
many other states has been excel
lent, he said. Advance sales of
tickets to agricultural and allied
industries is underway. Chair
man of.this committee is William
L Medford, Chester, president
of the Pennsylvania Meat Pack
ers Assn, y
Now Is the Time.. •
To Clip Pastures
With pasture grasses starting to show signs of heading out, this
is the week that pasture clipping should stait
There are four reasons that pastures should be clipped. First is
that new growth will be forced. Second, by clipping now, weeds will
not seed, thus tending to reduce weed infestation next year. Third
uniform grazing of the entire field will be encouraged and last, the
appearance of the pasture will be enhanced.
To Seed Soybeans for Hay or Pasture
From now to early June is the time to seed soybeans for supple
mental hay. or pasture. The reason for early planting is that if the
crop-is used for hay, it will be ready for cutting dunng the hottest
part of the summer.
Black Wilson, Lincoln and Chief varieties, innoculated, and seed
ed at two and a half to three bushels an acre are recommended. The
reason for the heavy seeding is to keep down rank growth and make
a finer hay.
Three to four hundred pounds of 0-20-20 or other low nitrogen,
h'gh phosphate and potash fertilizer should be worked into the soil
after plowing and before planting.
Do not apply fertilizer while drilling the soybeans. The potash
fertilizer will kill the innoculant and may affect germination.
BEES WON’T STING most of the time if
you handle them gently, according to Wil
liam Clark, Penn State. However, here, he
looks more than a little apprehensive as
he inspects a hive without benefit of net-
Bee Keepers Warned to Pull Hives
From Orchards Before Spraying
Lancaster County bee keepers
were warned by William Clark,
extension entomologist, to pull
bees out of orchards before fruit
spraying for insects begins.
Modern poisons used to kill
harmful insects will kill bees, he
quarry vine (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday May 10, 1957
i said. It is best to move the hives
lat least a mile away from the
i orchard.
In other spring bee manage
ment practices recommended, he
said that one empty super should
be kept on the bees, make sure
that there has not been a queen
failure and do not disturb the
bees any more than is necessary.
Also speaking at the combined
meeting of the Lancaster County
bee keepers and fruit growers at
Kauffman’s Fruit Farm, Bird-in-
Hand, was 0. D. Burke.
Burke said that apple scab
shooting was the worst that he
had ever seen. The shooting oc
oured when the leaves were about
one-half to three-fourths out.
The rapid growth of apple trees
this year meant that any spray
put on by the orchardist lasted
only about three days. -
In speaking of peach trees, he
said that any damage that will
come from brown rot is already
past control. However, the use of
sulphur in every spray from now:
on is recommended because the
brown rot spores will work on any
peach that is injured.
Clark was asked several ques
tions about bee management. One
of these was where the hives
should be set.
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ting or protective clothing at a joint meet
ing of the Lancaster County Bee Keepers
and Fruit Growers Association May 2. (LF
Photo)
30 to 100 Per Cent Frost Kill
Reported on Berks Co. Tomato Cron
HARRISBURG Frosts late
last week did some damage to ex
ceptionally heavy fruit and
strawberry buds in the State, bit
a Pennsylvania Crop Reporting
Survey released Wednesday by
the State Department of Agricul
ture said it was still to early to
estimate damages accurately
The Department said early set
tomato plants suflered 30 to 100
per cent kill m Berks County.
Temperatures averaged about
five degrees below normal for
the week ended Monday, and 15
to 20 degrees under readings for
the previous week The lowest
temperature was 22 degrees in!
Philipsburg, Centre County, onj
May 4
The five days forecast calls for
eastern Pennsylvania to average
one to three degrees below nor
mal while temperatures in the
western part of the state are ex
pected to remain near the sea-
County Farms
To Be Visited
By Officials
Sec, Henning Host
To Commissioners
From Northeast
HARRISBURG Pending and
proposed legislation affecting
state and national agriculture
will be discussed May 18-21 by
directors of 12 agriculture de
partments of the northeastern
states who will meet at Hershey
with Pennsylvania Sec. William
L. Henning.
Henning, who is host for the
annual gathering of the North
eastern Association of Commis
sioners, Secretaries and Direct
ors of Agriculture, said that
gypsy moth control, federal
poultry inspection and the exten
sion of indemnity payments for
brucellosis-infected swine will
highlight the discussions He is
-chairman of the animal health
committee of the National As
sociation of Commissioners, Sec
retaries and Directois of Agri
culture
The visiting agriculture de
partment officials, their wives
and guests will tour the campus
and farms of Pennsylvania State
University ,on May 19 v have a
barbecued chicken luncheon at
Shellsvile, Dauphin County, and
visit Lancaster County farms on
May 20, and tour the Eastern
Utnzation Research and Develop
ment Division of the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture at Wyn
dmoor, Montgomery County, on
May 21
Also on the program, Henning
said, is a business meeting of the
national association convention
committee They will make plans
for the 39th national meeting
scheduled at Portsmouth, N. H.,
September 29 through October 4.
This is the first 4ime a Pen
nsylvania secretary of agricul
ture has been host to the north
eastern organization in 12 years.
Northeastern states to be re
presented include Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Mass
achusetts, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware and
Maryand.
sonal level for the remainder df
this week. Showers are expected
toward the end of this week.
Hay fields and pastures were
being sprayed for spittlebug and
alfalfa" weevil last week and
some sowing of late clover was
reported. Fields were in good
condition across the State.
In some areas of the south
east, farmers awaited rains to
better prepare their dry soils
for corn planting.
The report shows that winter
grains made rapid growth during
the week and oats in the south
eastern part of the state were in
good condition with even stands.
In northern areas, oats were
being planted and some com
went into the ground.
Sweet com and tomatoes for
fresh market and processing are
being planted Peas grown for
processing are making progress.
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