~ r; 7- . a > 1 1 • • -iDijm.; 1 ? I 14—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Sept. 6, 1957 Eighth Guernsey State Show Called ‘Greatest State Show Ever Judged’ The Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders’ Assn eighth annual show held Aug 27 at the Guern sey Bieedeis’ Sales Pavilion in Lancaster was called the “greatest stj{te„show ever judged” by K C Sly manager of McDonald Farms, Cortland, N Y. Sly judged the 218 entries at the show. He is also chairman of the type committee of the Ameri can Guernsey Cattle Club Har-Len K Helene, a junior heifer owned by Mary Ellen Mum ina, Landisville. was the only class winner from Lancaster County Grand Champion bull was Lake Louise Royal Superb, bred and shown by Raymond Goeunger, Dallas, Pa Reserve Champion bull was Maxim of McDonald Farms, last year’s Grand Champion, exhibit ed by Dr George T. Pack, Laux mont Farms, Wnghtsville, Pa. Lauxmont Farms took top honors' in the female classes by showing Burkeville Emory’s Elna, eventu ally Grand Champion female. MUSSER Leghorn Chicks For Large White Eggs DONEGAL WHITE CROSS For Broiler Chicks "trirec f front the Breeder ** Phone Mt. Joy OL 3-4911 * get a deal on a Gefi/ "Chop-flH'costs less* Before you buy a chopper, get the Gehl deal! More farmers own Gehl than any other independent make. Yet famous "Chop-All” is lower in price than 8 other leading choppers!* High-capacity Gehl is known for finer, cleaner cutting. Field chopping with Gehl ea\es time, cuts spoilage. Ask us about the fiee Gehl Forage Profit Plan which shows how much you can sace on your farm by chopping Then get th* lower priced Gehl deal! Come in ... let's make a dealt CONESTOGA FARM SERVICE R.M. BRUBAKER Reserve Champion female was a five year old cow, Londean’s Antonette Sapphne, exhibited by Mulhocaway Farm, Clinton, N. J. Junior Chamy.on female was Carol Farms Eve, shown by Jos eph B. Liebman, owner. North Wales, Pa In the Junior Show, Jonathan Ginn of Dickerson, Md., won the tiophy over all competition for his youth entry with Mulhocaway Belle Anita. An annual trophy is given by Pearl S Walsh, Green Hill Farm, Perkasie, Pa. One of the highlights of the show was the awarding of the first Pennsylvania Futurity with a total purse of $913, divided among six entries. Fust and third place were won by Charles P. O’Connor. Second went to A. W- Hobler, Woodacres Farm, Princeton, N J; fourth went to Frank Downey, Woodside Hall Farm, Williamsport, Md.; fifth place went to Lake Louise Farms and sixth place was taken by Lauxmont Farms. The state association is sending animals from the following farms, to the National Dairy Cattle Con gress, Waterloo, lowa Charles P. O’Connor, George C. Snyder, St. Johns, Pa.; Raymond Goeringer, Joseph B. Liebman, and Dr. George T. Pack Here are the first places in each class. Bull calves Mulhocaway But terfat Picadillo, Western Penn sj Ivama Artificial Breeders’ Assn, Clarion, Pa. Junior yearling bulls Mont erey King’s Fancier, Monterey Farm, Middletown, Del. Senior yearling bulls Wood acres Valiant Leader, Woodacres Farm. Two year old bulls Lake Louise Royal Superb, Lake Louise Farm. Aged bulls Maxim of Mc- Donald Farms, Lauxmont Farms. Junior heifer calves Har-Len K. Helene, Mary Ellen Mumma. S«tf pr*p«ll»d with 2 RowCr«pHMd QUARRYVILLE SALUNGA ( ptrtAHOtVluA Farmers Borrow $356.3 Million From FHA Farmers borrowed $356 3 mil lion from the Farmers Home Ad ministration in the fiscal year 1957, Secretary ef Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson announced to day This compares to $308,492y 000 borrowed in fiscal 1956. Ap proximately 51 per cent of the funds were used to pay operating costs, 30 per cent financed the purchase and improvement of farm real estate, and 19 per cent helped defray emergency expens es Repayments during fiscal 1957 of principal and interest on loans outstanding amounted to $294,- 623.000 compared to $282,333,000 in fiscal 1956. As of June 30, 1957, the outstanding loans totaled $l,- 013.180.000 compared to $943,283,- 000 on June 30, 1956 Approximately 222,000 farmers, including those who were still us ing credit received in previous years, made use of the credit serv ice during 1957. More than 44,000 borrowers re paid their loans in full during the year and reached a position where they could obtain whatever credit they need from other sources. Most of the loans were used to develop and strengthen family type farms. All loans were accom panied, to the extent necessary, by technical assistance in plan ning and carrying out sound farm ing operations. Credit was extended to farm families who had or could obtain the land, labor and other re sources needed for successful farming but who could not obtain from local sources the credit needed to finance their opera tions The number of loans closed during the year totaled 123,800. Operating loans totaled $lB3, 300,000 were made to 84,300 farm ers. The funds were invested in machinery and livestock needed to make maximum use of land and labor resources, to pay the cost of Senior heifer calves^ — Wood acres Royal L.C Yatung, Wood acres Farm. Junior yearling heifers Carol Farms Eve, Carol Farms Senior yearling heifers Mulo caway Butterfat Viola, Mulhoca v\ay Farms Junior get of sire get of Woodacres Royal Leader, Wood acres Farm. Cows, two years old Mont erey L Ceres, Monterey Farm Cows, three years old Gold wood Navigator’s Nigelle, The Homestead Farm, Bel Air, Md. Cows, four years old Burke ville Emory’s Elna, Lauxmont Farms. Cows, five to nine years Lm dean’s Antonette Sapphire, Mul hocaway Farms. Cows, nine years and over Lake Louise Anthracite’s Patsy, Lake Louise Farms Dairy herd LB. Wescott, Mulhocaway Farm. Senior gel of sire get of Wyno Beau’s Saint, Wyno Farms, Muncy, Pa. Best three females Charles P. O’Connor, Applebrok Farm, West Chester. Produce of dam Mulhocaway Queen Halma, Mulhocaway Farm. Kentucky Tests Stllbesterol Implants A recent report from the Ken tucky Experiment Station says that when one 12-milliggram pel let of stllbesterol was implanted in creep-fed nursing beef steer calves, their rate of gam was in creased 19.54 per cent. The rate of gain for test animals getting a two-pellet implant was increased only 6.51 per cent. More specific ally, the one-pellet implant group' of steers in the Kentucky tests averaged 506 pounds at the start of the experiment; 78 days later they averaged 704 pounds The two-pellet group of steers start ed the test averaging 470 pounds and weighed 646 pounds at the end of the test. A control group getting no stilbesterol at all start ed at an average of 447 pounds and finished at 612 pounds aver , age. W. RALPH GAMBER OF Lancaster shows Pennsylvania’s honey queen the exhibit he set up for the third annual meeting of the Eastern Apricultural Society at Penn State. The queen is Patty O. Werts of Greensburg. Miss Werts crowded the state honey queen for 1958, Miss Elizabeth Sweigart of Terre Hill. This exhibit featured various types and flavors of honey. (Penn State Photo) fertilizer, insecticides, fuel, and other farm and home operating expenses, and to refinance chat tel debts Farm ownership loans to buy, enlarge or develop farms or to refinance existing debts were made to 6,150 farmers for a total of $76.1 million, of which $29,- 772,000 was provided through the insured loan program. Soil and water conservation loans were advanced to 1,600 farmers for a total of $9.4 million, of which $3,926,000 was insured. These loans were used mainly to develop irrigation and farmstead water systems and to carry out soil conservation practices. Loans for construction and re pair of farm houses and other es sential farm buildings were made to 3,350 farmers for a total of $2l 3 million. Emergency loans helped 28,400 farmers continue farming despite drought, floods and other emer gency conditions. These loans to taled $66 2 million, including $lO,- 862,000 advanced under the spe cial livestock loan program During fiscal 1957, in connec tion with the Kural Development Program the agency was author ized to make operating loans to farmers who have part-time off farm employment, and develop ment loans to farmers who own less than family-type farms. The agency was also authorized to make real estate loans primarily for refinancing debts. | ' FREEII a Subscribers to a a Lancaster Farming 5 a will receive FREE one advertisement a fl fll ■ each month in our Mail Box Market ■ B B Subscribers using the MAIL BOX MARKET will be governed by the following rules Limit your advertisement to five lines which means not over 25 words. All Advertisements must be in our hands by Monday 6 P. M. or same will be held over for next week’s paper. ■ ~ ■ ■ ■ Only one advertisement each month. No business advertisements accepted for this column. ■ ■ ■ ■ You are allowed to run the advertisement one time. 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