Vol. JI. No. 30
SPRINKLER IRRIGATION OF PAST
URES on Pennsylvania farms is becom
ing more common This was a demonstra
tion sprinkler setup- at the-Farm and
Home Day at Camp Hill Industrial School
Washington Boro Tomatoes Getting
Trial on Weiler and Frey Farms
HOLTWOOD Growing of the
so-called Washington Boro toma
toes will be given a try-out in the
Rawhnsvilie area this yeai by -
Eugene Frey and William Weiler.
whose cofhbined plantings cover
about one- acre. According to lo
cal growers the Frey-Weiler ex- i
penment is the first attempt to i
grow the staked tomatoes jn this •
section.
Frey said about 3,000 plants <
have been planted in ground pre
pared with cocoa bean shells and
soy bean meal. Many are m bios- i
som. The Washington Boro var- i
iety* bears fruit about two weeks
earlier than the Rutgers plants
raised in Georgia, he said.
In the Martic Forge area, Frank
B -Smith Jr.. R 1 Pequea, has been
growing Washington Boro plants
on a small scale successfully for l
New Publication on Swine Housing
Emphasizes Low Cost of Production
How to keep hogs healthy and
comfortable from farrowing
house to fattening lot, with the
least amount of labor and ex
pense to hog raisers, is described
in “Hog Shelters and Equipment
for Southern States,” a new pub
lication'of the U S. Department
ot Agriculture.
Compiled through the coopera
tive efforts of USDA and 14
southern State Agricultural Ex
pel iment Stations, the publication
illustrates detailed plans for 26
difterent types of hog houses and
equipment, ranging from a pig
production plant to a concrete hog
wallow. These plans incorporate
the latest research findings and
the best available information on
the arrangement and construction
of such buildings and equipment.
Plans described in the hand
book are generally adapted to
conditions in the southern states.
A few designs, however, may not
be suitable for specific areas of
Quarryvilie (Lancaster County) if a., fruiay, June 7, 1957
jLuesday and Wednesday Drawing water
from a small stream with a tractor PTO
operated pump, water was being applied
to the pasture at a rate of 225 gallons per
minute per nozzle. (LF Photo) -
he past xU years. Smith said to
lay he always has ripe tomatoes
->y the Fourth of July and a good
yield thioughout the season
According to Park Eshleman
and Charles A. Kessler, large
Tawlmsville growers and distrib
utors of Rutgers plants, approxi
mately 400 acres are being plant
ed in southern Lancaster County
his year, a reduction in acreage
m comparison to last last year. |
In addition to the Rutgers i
plants, Kessler also plants a var
iety raised in the Wilkes Barre
region. . .
Eshleman said planting of to
matoes m New York State and
along Maryland’s eastern shore is
:xpec(ed to be between 40 and 50
uer cent below last year. Growers
in New Jersey report some m
l crease in acreage, he said.
the region without some- modifica
tion. Some pirns are also suitable
without modification for other
areas of the country.
Although extreme cold it not
usually a serious consideration in
the South, some snow and freez
ing weather may be expected in
the northern limits of the region
Ths conditions affet roof loads
and depth of foundations.
Wind loads are important, espe
cilly m areas subject to hurri
canes, and will call for modifica
tion in constiuction. Soil condi
tions and i ainfall should also be
considered in planning the
foundations, the publication
points out.
Detailed working drawings arc
available through the cooperat
ing State colleges USDA does not
distribute plans directly to indivi
duals. A nominal charge is usually
made to cover printing and mail
ing costs
Travelers Say
Midwest Hurt
By Bad Weather
L. L Logan, Kennett Square,
regional director of the National
Flying Farmers’ Assn, reports
an interesting trip to Wichita,
Kan , th’s past weekend to attend
a meeting of officers and direct
ors Wichita is the home office
of the National Flying Farmers.
He left m his Cessna 170 at
10 30 Friday morning with 1,200
baby chicks as passengers which
were left for a customer at But
ler, Pa He then flew to Beave
County Airport, where he had
business appointments, later fly
ing to Scott, Ohio, where he land
ed on the 600-acre farm of Ver
non Pond, National Flying Farm
ers’ Assn., Ueasurer. Pond join
ed Logan Saturday morning for
the trip from there to Kansas.
They left Wichita at 5 a. m.
Monday (7 a. m. E.D.T.) for the
return-trip. Total elapsed time ot
10 hours and 20 minutes to Ken
nett Square was logged return-
This is an unusual record for
planes of this type which have
a normal cruising speed of 115.
miles per hour. He averaged 149 j
miles per hour for the last 710.
miles from Urbana, 111, due tot
strong tail winds and broke all
his previous recoids in mossing
Pennsylvania from the Ohio line
in 1 hours.
They observed the effects or
the storms over the Midwest
and plains areas. Some sections
had been hard hit by tornadoes.
All the area from Western Ohio
to Wichita -had flooded fields
and overflowing streams Some
farms along the Mississippi
River were completely inundated
with only trees and the buildings
extending from what otherwise
appeared a solid mass of swish
ing muddy waters. Many such
homes have been evacuated and
livestock moved.
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Farm and Home Days at Camp Hill
Feature Forage Harvesting Displays
State Poultry
Federation Meet
Starts June 12
HARRISBURG, Everyone is
invited to attend the annual
meeting of the Pennsylvania
Stale University , University
Park, Pa, on June 12 and 13,
1957 Chairman Carl Harnson,
Johnstown, Pa, announces the
following program and promises
■hat you will learn while you re
lax
The Federation will attempt to
enlighten the members and their
guests on the subjects of inte
gration, dressing plant inspec
tion, fresh egg laws, and the
effect ot price supports and crop
controls on Pennsylvania’s egg
and -poultry meat producers,
thi ough prominent speakers
from the Poultry Division of the
United States Department of Ag
riculture and the poultry indus
try
The committee has arranged a
ladies program including ex
hibit of “Pensylvama Dutch
Stuff” by Mrs Morns Meyer of
Lebanon, and Harry H Kauffman
of the Pennsylvania State Univ-1
ersity will present an illustrated
talk on the significance of
“Dutch Barn Medallions”. The
Poultry Federation will present
each lady, attending with an ap
propriate gift
The annual Drumstick Golf
Tournament will be held at the
Centre Hills Country Club on
Thursday afternoon, June 13.
Handicaps will make it possible
tor poultrymen to win any of the
coveted trophies.
Homer J. Bicksler, Palmyra,
President of the Poultry Federa
tion announces that the annual
election and installation of direc
tors will take place on Wednes
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NOW IS THE TIME ...
M. M. Smith, County Agricultural Agent
To Reduce Fly Population • • •
Sanitation is the most important factor in fly control dcstroy
their breeding places and good progress will be made. Sprmkimo
Sw Satls gutters, ntsnure p.ts. end >hu
cleaners with four ounces of borax dissolved in five gallons of water
Diazmon 'residual spravs for the barn and milk house, and pyrethrm
sprays°for the animals should keep fly population to a minimum.
square feet of bin. This may save infected giam later m the year.
To Side-Dress Corn with Nitrogen . . -
Corn is a heavy feeder of nitrogen and recent demonstrations
have shown extra nitrogen to be a good investment wteu
this application is when the corn is small (under 12 inches) wnen,
the cultivator is placed closer to the row c °™ an bounds of
gent may be used and it is recommended that 25 to 30 pounds ot
actual nitrogen per acre be applied.
To Continue Feeding Hay on Pasture . • •
Manv successful livestock producers make it possible for then
cattle to have free access to quality hay while on quality P aSture ’J? ls
drv matter is nourished by the cattle, decreases the danger of bldat
fng, and the passing of the grass through the festive.
thus enabling the gastric juices to extract a greater
feed nutrients. The portable hay rack is recommended for this pur
pose; plans are available at our Extension Service Office.
$2 Per Year
Quality Forage
Theme of Annual
7 County Event
CAMP HILL The rush of
late planting combined with an
early morning threat of ram to
keep crowds thin at the first day
of the two day Farm and Home
Day at the Pennsylvania Indust
rial School, HI Camp Hill.
However rain failed to mater
ialize Tuesday giving the visit
-01 s neafily ideal weather to view
a host .activities ranging from
sprinkler irrigation systems to
4-H Club demonstrations to a
new hay baler that tosses the
bales directly from the chamber
to the wagon
The field-days, a seven county
event, is sponsored by Agricul
tural Extension Service and the
Pennsylvania State University.
Rotated from year to year, Cum
berland County was host county
this year.
Hundreds of pieces of farm
machinery related to modem
grassland farming weie on ex
hibit with many of the balers,
rakes, choppers, and mowers
being used in field demonstra
tions
For the dairyman, a demonstra-
Uon of pipeline milking, the'use
of comfort stall stablemg and
bulk coolers was offered. The
“open air” dairy barn was built
■right on the grounds
Swine producers were treated
to a trip to the School’s swine
farm where hogs are being rais
ed under nearly ideal conditions.
The highlights of the swine tour
was an opportunity to see bar
rows that had been probed I for
back fat thickness to determine
how they measured up to the
meat type ideals
Also seen in the swine barns
was the use of infra-red lamps
to keep pigs warm m the creep
type farrowing pens
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