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Vol. 11, No. 33
Violent Storm
Dumps Heavy
Rain in County
A violent thunderstorm slash
ed through north, and central
Lancaster County Monday even
ing leaving in its wake flattened
corn and wheat, washed out to
bacco and varying degrees of
destruction to cultivated fields.
Rainfall from storm was estin
ated at from an inch and,a hal
at Lancaster to four and a halt
inches north of Manheun
Lightening struck several re
sidenses and barns, but damage
was reported as relatively light.
The most costly bolt- was one
which hit the mam, power supply
to the Lambert-Hudnut plant at
Lititz, causing the plant- to be
shut down all day Monday so
that damage could be repaired.
More than 400 people are em
ployed at the plant
Persons interviewed expressed
(the opinion that this was the
most violent storm in the past
15 years. According to two wit
nesses who live near Manheim,
the storm seemed to double back
after it had once passed over,
over.
In Lancaster, storm clouds
were seen in the nortwest to
gether wittr considerable thunder
and lightning at about 6 p. m.-
But the-storm and rain J did not
strike the city until about 8 pm.
There was little damage in Lan
caster.
Corn through out the area is
bent and leaning. Wheat is down
and there is fear that the ripe
barley might be threashed out by
the wind and rain.
Small creeks went out of their
banks in almost flash floods. A
party of motorists were caught in
the high waters near New Dan
ville, but were aided to safety
with no injuries.
There were no reports of in
juries to anyone by the storm.
Chester-Delaware
Poultry Barbeque
Reported Success
The Chester-Delaware County
Poultry Assn., barbecue held last
Tuesday at New Bolton Center
near Kennett Square was a suc
cess Harry Adams and L. L.
Logan, co-chairmen of the event,
were well pleased with the
public’s support. Approximately
600 persons were served.
In spite of the hot, humid
weather -the grounds at the
Center made an ideal spot for
the event. The tables were placed
in the shaded area. The chicken
was prepared by County Agent,
Bob Powers, and assistant Joe
Way.
There was much interest in the
demonstration barbecue pit;
many wished literature and
menus for serving friends in
their own back yard.
The group enjoyed the visit to
Longwood Gardens where the
evening was ideal for the beauti
ful colored fountain display.
Several persons from a dis
tance attended including Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Pisor, past presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Flying
Farmers; and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
lard Myers, Portersville. They
flew from Butler, Pa. to Logan
field near the Center.
Lock Norton, assistant Region
al Director of the National Fly
ing Farmers’ Association, Elba,
New York; Homer Maxon, presi
dent of New York Flying Farm
ers, and son, Clyde, of Holly,
New York; also flew in to Logan
field.
Quarryviile (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, June 28, 1957
BARLEY 1 HARVEST was nearing comple
tion last week end, until the heavy rains
hit the county bringing combining to a stop.
Yields'are good, with reports of 80 to 85
bushels an acre-being reported throughout
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Angus Herd Classification Project
In Detail Planning Stage Now
The Angus herd classification
program passed another mile
stone at the board of director’s
meeting of the American Angus
Assn, in St. Joseph, Mo., June 15,
when official approval was given
to working out the details of .the
program.
The board is continuing the
study of various aspects of the
program which would apply to
registered Aberdeen-Angus cat
tle. It was emphasized herd clas
sification would be a voluntary
program available to association
members. It is contemplated that
animals will not be classified un
til they are at least 15 months of
age.
Before the service is offered,
the board will adopt an official
score card of points to be used by
the clssifiers as a standard. This
score card and the mechanics of
handling records will be thor
oughly tested before adoption for
official use
A classification committee,
made up of prominent breeders
and college experts, drew up rec
ommendations for the program
recently at 'Cornell University.
The committee includes the fol
lowing: Prof. J. I. Miller, Cornell
University; Dean Emeritus H. H.
Kildee, lowa State College; Prof.
R. H. Nelson, Michigan State Uni
versity; Prof. T. J. Marlowe, Vir
ginia Polytechnic Institute; J. B.
Hollinger, Chapman, Ka.; Frank
Gwerder, Walnut Grove, Calif.;
Albert Soiling, Ontario, Canada;
Robert Williams, Rochester,
Mich.; Dale Fletcher, Pine Plains,
N Y.; John Lathrop, Blanford,
Mass.; and Dr. Paul Keesee, Po
teau, Okla.
Herd classification, which pre
viously has not been tried on a
national basis by a major beef
breed, has been used on Angus in
New York State. Dairy breeds
have classified herds for many
years.
It is the feeling of Angus offi-
txxd warden apoc. wain quality is generally
good. This 12 foot combine was in opera
tion at the Masonic Homes farm at Eliza
bethtown. (LF Photo)
cials that the development of the
program will in mo way change
the type or the superior beef
making qualities of the. breed.
But this program will assist breed,
ers in obtaining valuable records
which can become sound guides to
the selection of foundation herds
and herd replacements. Such a
program should prove useful by
giving each breeding animal in a
herd a uniform, unbiased rating
on type. As a herd develops, these
records should provide a graphic
check on its progress.
The association directors em
phasized that classification of
Aberdeen-Angus on a voluntary
basis will not be used to disqual
ify any animal from registration.
This forward step is one further
service planned by the association
to give profitable assistance to
the individual breeder.
PFFA Host
To New York
Flying Farmers
Pennsylvania Flying Farmers
wil be host to New York Flying
Farmers for a joint meeting on
July 6 at Jacob Miller’s, Milton,
Pa.
Fly in time is from 9 a. m to
11 a. m. The airport, a private
field, is located south of Mikon
and north of the Milton Com
merical Airport. The north-south
runway is parallel to the river
and highway. The runway is 50
by 1,200 feet.
A picnic lunch, to be provided
individually, will be held at
noon.
A discussion on final plans fcr
the 1958 convention bid, the re
gional tour m Mid-Ootober, the
1957 convention at Chicago and
a clam bake at the Lock Norton’s
Elba, N. Y., Aug. 3 will be held
during the business meeting be
ginning at 1.30 p. m.
Boating and swimming are
available at Millers.
Fourth Causes
Schedule Change
The July 4 holiday Is caus
ing two changes of schedules
in Lancaster County.
First of all, Lancaster Farm
ing wilt reach you a day late
mext week while the printers
take the day off.
And the regular Thursday
auction of the Lancaster County
Poultry Exchange will be held
on July 5.
Regular schedules will be re
sumed the next week.
Now Is The Time... ,
By M. M. Smith, Countv Agricultural Agent
To Cultivate with Caution
The recent extreme weather conditions have been favorable for
rapid growth of the corn crop; some early crops have already re
ceived their final cultivation. Caution should bejexercised to prevent
the cutting of corn roots when cultivating. This will stunt the growith
and reduce yields. Before the final cultivation you might examine the
roots on several stalks to determine how far out into the row they
have grown. This will allow you to adjust your cultivator accordingly.
To Broadcast Domestic Ryegrass
The practice of seeding a winter cover crop in your corn ground
is a good one; the roots build organic matter and control erosion. In
addition it could be used for fall or spring pasture. Either domestic
ryegrass or field bromegrass may be used at the rate of 20 pounds,
per acre. This should be broadcast over the corn field immediately
following the last cultivation. After broadcasting on the loose ground,,
the next rain will cover the seeds properly. If broadcast before (he
final cultivation, you will cover many of the seeds too deeply.
To Observe and Evaluate
The new plant jjrowth stimulator, gibberellic acid, seems to be
drawing its share of publicity this summer. Reputed to make plants,
trees and shrubs grow extremely fast and large, it might be well to
allow the research workers at our state and federal stations do thef
experimenting. It is not to be used on edible crops and we have no
recommendations for its use.
To Shade Outside Gasoline Tanks
With high temperatures of the hot summer sun on your gasoline
storage tank, evaporation losses may be as high as 10 per cent.
Tractors may be harder to start on the gasoline that is left and may
develop sticky valves. Shade trees, lumber or some type of sunshade
will pay dividends if your tank is exposed.
$2 Per Year
Record Funds
Being Offered
For Farm Show
"An all-time record $61,400 will
be offered in premiums at the
1958 Pennsylvania Farm Show,
State Agriculture Secretary Wil
liam L Henning, chairman of the
Farm Show Commission, an
nounced Monday
The total exceeds the previous
high set for the 1957 Farm Show
by more than $2,200, Henning
said The amount represents pay
ments proposed by the Farm
Show Commission on awards to
place winners in the 27 depart
ments of the show, including
farm products, speciM exhibits,
contests and the usual demon
strations by school groups.
In addition to approving
changes to modernize parts, of
the premium list, the commis
sion
1 Approved progress reports
on the first annual Rural Folk
Dance Festival to be staged 4a
the large arena on Tuesday even-
ing of Farm Show Week, and
2. .Started wheels moving for
a 4-H pony and light horse ex
hibition as one of the arena at
tractions in connection with the
usual livestock parade on Thurs
day evening of Farm Show
Week.
The folk dance festival, ac
cording to present plans, will
have county championship teams
competing for prizes totaling
$750. Local eliminations will be
held during the fall months in
counties where necessary. The
new feature calls for 60 square
dance sets of eight people each,
in costume.
The 1958 Farm Show opens
January 13 and continues
through the afternoon of the
16th, five days and four nights.