tO.T Million Acres in <3reat Plains Damaged Based on local Soil Conserva tion Service reports in 285 Great Plains counties, it is estimated that as of May 1 about 10.1 mil lion acres have been damaged this season, of which rnore than a miljion acres oecured in April. The reports also indicate that an additional 19 million acres are m condition to blow as of May 1, (pi reduction of 4.8 million since April 1. Soil moisture conditions are re ported to have improved eonsid rrably during April and there were fewer damaging windstorms than in previous months. Nearly 12 million acres in the Great plains have now been emergency tilled, of which about 2 V 2 million were done during April. * 495,000 lbs. of Eggs Bought Last Week The USDA bought another 495.000 pounds of dried whole egg solids last week, bringing to 3.015.000 the number of pounds purchased since the modified egg buying program began a couple of months ago ANSWERS TO ALCOHOLISM “For those who are alcoholics —AA is perhaps the finest answer. “For those who have nof yet had their first drink the wisdom and courage to say ‘No’ is the answer. “For those who have seen the misery and understood the devastation caused by drink —a continuing fight is the answer.” Upton Sinclair, Novelist Committee of 100 L H. Brubaker, Treas. 350 Strasburg Pike, Lancaster, Pa. Adv. I kill weeds at low cost Protect your crops the Eastern States way.. .with selected chemical veed killers. Eastern States has made extensive studies to deter nme the best materials for efficient weed control*— without crop njury. It will pay you to take advantage of he know-how gained by Eastern States rc earch. Ask your Eastern States representa tive or service center for most up-to-date in- Ibrmation on how to kill weeds ... with chemicals ... at low cost, Eastern States Farmers' Exchange' ROBERT BARR Washingtonßoro ENOS R. BUCKWALTER Bird-uv-Hand EVAN E. DINGER Reiuholds MAURICE GOOD Gordonville ■ HENRY HOOVER Ephrata MARK HOSLER Manheim & Lititz JACOB L. KURTZ Elizabethtown EASTERN STATES SERVICE CENTER QuarryviUe Phone STerling 6-3647 EASTERN STATES SERVICE CENTER Lancaster Phone Express 4-3755 RIDES IN A REAL steam engine proved to be one of the most popular attractions to the younger set at the Pennsylvania Farm Museum Festival Saturday and Sun day. And although it does not show in the 2,000 Persons Attend Festival At Pennsylvania Farm Museum An estimated 2,000 persons, among them the Gov. George M. Leader family, saw how farming used to be in Lancaster County at a two day festival last weekend at the Pennsylvania Farm Mu seum in Landis Valley. On display were two steam en gines, a Conestoga wagon with six horse hitch, and craftsmen work ing with the old tools and ma chines. ' One of the most popular dis plays was the operation of a foot- AAA m STEPHEN M. KURTZ Joanna & Conestoga JOHN S. MARTIN Bareville JOHN MELHORN Mount Joy WILSON SCOTT Willow Street LESTER SCHULTZ Willow Street MARTIN WANNER Gap DAVID H. WEAVER' New Holland powered wood lathe by Paul Es helman. He made rolling pins and noodle cutters. Next to him was Albert H. Hersh, East Petersburg, who op erated a hand powered forge and made decorative ironwork on an anvil. For the children there were two displays that drew most in terest. First were the two steam engines on which rides were avail able, and the second an old street car that used to be operated in Lancaster. Although it is inop erative, the bell is still loud and clear, as any number of the young visitors proved." One of the engines on display is owned and was operated by Roy Herr, East Petersburg. The' other was donated iro the museum by Jacob H. Brubaker, Rohrers town. 1 It is an Avery undermounted twin cylinder engine that at one time hauled stone from Yellow Goose to East Petersburg dur ing the construction, of one of the first state roads. The engine would pull five stone wagons, hauling about 50 tons of stone. According to Noah Z. Getz, cus todian of the engine, Brubaker has given the museum a sawmill, a threashef, a machine shop and Medfly Quarantine Lifted by USDA The Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine regulations which were put into effect on May 16, 1956 were lifted in the last re maining regulated portions of Dade and Lee Counties of Florida Tuesday. Trapping and spraying opera tion in isolated infestations, and treating and certification of host fruits and vegetables moving from such areas, will be continued by Florida State* plant pest control authonties. The Medfly, as it is commonly called, attacks citrus fruits and in the beginning threatened the giant Florida industry. LANCASTER FARMING Phone STterling 6-2132 picture, watching the engine proved at tractive to many of the older folks. An es timated 2,000 persons attended the festi val. (LF Photo) CLASSIFIED ADS PAY another engine. These are to be housed in a separate building at the museum However plans for smarting of the construction of the building are not known. Brubaker dicf custom threash ing, fodder shreading and silo fill ing the County for 50 years. Hubbard Farms Production in Laying Tests as of April Ist, 1957 Pennsylvania Hubbard Crosses 2nd place for all Crosses 10th place for entire contest New York Hubbard Crosses 2nd place for all Crosses 4th place for entire contest Rhode Island Hubbard Crosses 3rd place for all Crosses sth place for entire contest New Jersey Hubbard Crosses Ist place for all Crosses sth place for entire contest You will find as others have that Hubbard Farms Production Crosses will lay more eggs on less feed OUTLOOK FOR EGG PRODUCTION • March production figures for egg type chicks show 24% fewer for the whole U. S. A', than were hatched in March last year. This is a reduction of 35,353,000 chicks. U. S 'Dept. of Agriculture figures show a total hatch to April Ist, of 205,132,000—a reduction of 67,678,- 000 chicks as compared with 1956. A sizeable reduction in the pullets for fall egg production is the result. April Ist figures show 19% fewer eggs in incubators than on the same date last year. Other factors will, of course, enter into the price a poultryman receives for eggs this coming fall and winter. Facts available, however, indicate that egg supplies will be substantially reduced and prices much more favorable than we have seen for some time. Place orders now. Our egg production chicks will make money for you. We will be pleased to serve you thank you, Walpole, N. H. Lancaster, Pennsylvania EXpress 2-2155 Lancaster Farming; Friday, May 24, 1957—11. Chile Reports Outbreak Of Foot-Mouth Disease An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been repoited in South Central Chile by the Chil can Ministry of Agriculture The areas concerned have been quarantined to prevent further spread of the disease Chile is reported to be short of beef now and if the disease is not brought under control, the beef shortage in that country will become more severe f BELMONT Agricultural - LIMESTONE EVEN SPREADER SERVICE SOIL TESTING SERVICE WENGER & SENSENIG CO. R. D. 1, PARADISE, PA. Ph. Gap Hickory 2-4500 Crosses
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