Vol. 11, No. 29
Swine Producers
Make Plans '
For Events
Reid Day in July
First Event Proposed
Four major events, a field day,
an inter-breed bred gilt sale, a
spring market barrow show and
the annual meeting, have been
tentatively planned by the new
ly formed Lancaster County
Swine Producers Assn.
According to G. Warren Lein
inger, R 2 Denver, president-, a
county-wide field day featuring
judging contests,- type demon
strations and other educational
activities isplanned for the lat
ter part of July. The meat-type
hog will be the high-light of the
program.
Next’February is slated to be
the time for the gilt sale. The
sale is to be sponsored jointly
by all the breed associations and
by the Swine Producers Assil.
A Market Show and
Sale is planned for"’March, and
the annual meeting will be held
on the last, Thursday night of
March.
Committees will be appointed
for eacbjof the Jour events and
dates and places will be announc
ed well in advance of the event.
Leininger noted that member
ship is still open in the organi
zation and urged directors to
contact producers in their area.-
According to County Agent
Max Smith, the county swine
population ranks with that of
most counties in the state and
deserves the support of all per
sons interested in the swine in
dustry.
Change in Director Election System
Made by Red Rose DHIA Directors ,
The Board of Directors of the
Red Rose Dairy (Herd Improve
ment Assn, established a change
in director election procedures
at a meeting held Monday night
at the Lancaster Post Office.
A nominating committee com
posed of Rohrer Witmer,- R 2 Wil
low Street, Donald S.
Eby, R 1 Gordonville, vice presi
dent, iHenry Hackman, R 2 Man
heim, secretary; M. M. Smith,
county agent; and Victor Plas
tow, assistant county agent will
nominate three candidates from
each district.
The tester m the district will
carry ballots with him during
the July test month and will de
liver the sealed ballot to Robert
Kauffman, Robert Mast and Don
ald Eby to be counted.
Results of the election will be
announced at the county meet
ing Sept. 23.
A new testing association In
the Manheim atea was establish
«d by the directors. Clarence Ly
ons and his son will be tester
■nd sampler for the group. As
sistant County Agent Victor
Plastow said that there were
some to 25 herd owners wait
ing to be admitted to the testing
association.
Carl Hollinger of Penn State,
who was present at the meeting
to answer any question arising
for the change over to machine
Quarryville (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, May 31, 1957
AT EVERY BOX SOCIAL there is bound
to be one lad that thinks one girPand one
supper is not enough. At the 4-H Spring
Party Saturday Herbert Prey, R 1 Marietta,
was one of the guilty ones. Offering him tid
bits from their boxes are Elaine Benner,
kept records, said that reports
on the new herds probably would
be late the first month due to
the necessity for filing new herd
numbers.
Hollinger urged the directors,
saying the University “strong
ly recommends,” to put the own
er-sampler test program under
the machine record keeping sys
tem. He said that greater vol
ume of records kept will bring
down the price of the system.
The directors, however, re
mained firm in their decision
made last month to have mach
ine kept records on only those
owner-sampler herds that desire
feed records kept.
Hollinger said that the addi
tion of new machines and the
hiring of extra clerical help will
enable the University to have test
results out in six to 10 days in
stead of the 12 to 20 days that
it has taken.
In other business, the associ
ation voted to charge a three dol
lar membership fee for all own
er-sampler herds tested. This fee
is to defray cost of equipment
and materials used in testing.
This fee may be applied to
ward the $5 membership fee to
join Hie association in a (DHIA
status.
The treasurer’s salary was rais
ed $lO to $4O a month. The dir-
(Continued on page 9)
Akron, (left) and Linda Stehman,j2Bl7 Mar
ietta Ave., Lancaster. Approximately 300
boys and girls attended the party held at
the Guernsey Sales Pavilion in Lancaster.
(LF Photo)
Farm-City Week
In November
Being Planned
. HARRISBURG Preparations
for observance of Farm-City Week
at local and county levels in Penn
sylvania nevt Nov. 22-28 were re
ported underway following a
meeting of a statewide organiza
tion committee.
According to Harry Poorbaugh,
University Park, who is serving
as state chairman for the third
annual Farm-City Week, commit
tees have been set up at the State
level well in advance of the fall
date.
First step in the movement de
signed to bring farm and city peo
ple together for better under
standipg of their problems has.
been taken by Poorbaugh. He has
approached the county farm agent
in each Pennsylvania county re
questing the organization of a
local county Farm-City Week
committee.
County committees will draw
their membership from agricul
tural, industrial, business, church,
.school, labor, service club, Cham
bers of Commerce nd variousi
other groups interested in the
improvement of relations between
farm people and those in cities
and towns.
Preliminary plans for local ac
tivities for the week of Nov. 22-
28 include tours by farm people
to city industries and visits to
farms by city people.
Now Is the Time
By MAX SMITH, County Agricultural Agent
To Cut Forage Crops
In order to haivest the maximum amount of feed nutrients, all
forage crops should be cut at the proper stage of maturity. They
should be cut to suit the particular crop rather than to suit the
farmer. All grasses are at their peak of feed value just at heading
time and before blossom. Alfalfa at budding time to 10 per cent in
blossom; red clover when 33 per cent in bloom, and all other clovers
in full bloom. Valuable feed nutrients are lost when the crop is per
mitted to mature. This is true for both hay and grass silage.
To Spray for Second Cutting of Alfalfa
The trend is toward an insecticide spray for each cutting of
alfalfa. In case of heavy, infestation of alfalfa weevil at the time the
first crop was removed, no doubt the new growth will be devoured
unless sprayed with one pint per acre of hept-chlor. The usual spray
recommendation for second cutting of alfalfa for the control of leaf
hoppers is three pints an acre of 25 per cent Methoxychlor an acre
three to six days after the first crops removed.
To Spray Corn for Weed Control
The use of 2,4-D as a chemical weed control for com is recom
mended to aid in the control of weeds but not to replace clean cultiva
tion. The pre-emergence spraying of the field with two pints of the
amine form of 2,4-D (before the corn is up, or just in the spike stage)
is recommended to control grasses and weeds in the row. The post
emergence spraying of the field is best when the corn is four to ten
inches tall using one pint of the amine form of 2,4-D per acre. Spray
ing when the corn is over 12 inches tall should be done by spot spray
ing or with drop-nozzles., All growers are cautioned against the use
of the ester form of 2,4-D at this time of the season.
To Refrain from Pasturing Young Calves
Research work has shown that it is not desirable to turn young
heifer calves-out to pasture until they are 10 months old. This is done
too often with young calves and their growth is stunted; they do not
have the capacity to consume enough grass to provide the needed
nutrients. It is recommended that this young stock be kept in the
barn and fed high quality roughages and a little grain; an outside
exercise lot is strongly recommended for daily use. A good big cow
is always better than a good small oow.
$2 Per Year
Rains Benefit
Crop Growth
In Most of State
Cool Temperatures
Expected This Week
HARRISBURG —Rams benefit
ed the development of crops dur
ing the weeks ended Monday and
replenished some of the soil
moisture that had dropped to low
levels on Pennsylvania farms
during the dry spell of the past
few weeks, the State Department
of Agriculture said today follow
ing Federal-State surveys
Good progress was reported
for an crops. The increased mois
ture enabled farmers to prepare
land for com and potatoes in nor
thern counties and was beneficial
to the formation of heads on
wheat in the southern and cen
tral areas of the State.
First cuttings of alfalfa hay are
beink made but stands are shor
ter than normal due to the three
weeks of dry weather. Pastures
improved with the coming of
ram.
Setting of tobacco plants is
underway in the Lancaster area
as planting of potatoes makes
progress i nnorthern areas; Corn
is sprouting in central districts
and oats planting is almost com
pleted m northern sections of the
State.
Picking of strawberries started
during the week in southern
parts of the State and red tart
cherries are beginning to color
in the southeast. Apples and
peaches are sizing satisfactorily.
The first part of the week was
cool but warmer days the latter
part brought increased cuttings
of asparagus.-