Vol. 11. 47
Harry Landis
ASC Committee
Head for 1958
The entire County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Committee was re-elected at the
ASC County convention Thursday
night with the exception of Harry
Brubaker, R 4 Lancaster, who was
elected as second alternate mem
ber of the committee.
The committee for the coming
ear will consist of President,
Landis G. Becker, Lititz, vice
chairman, John J. Long, Peach.
Bottom; regular member, Fred
G Seldomndge, Gap; first alter
nate, Ira Hartz, ELverson; and
Brubaker.
The election of township com
mittees was held up several weeks
due to tie votes for several posi
tions These ties were broken by
lot
The new township committees
are
Conoy, West Donegal ahd Mt.
Joy Twps chairman, Christ N
Miller, R 1 Elizabethtown, vice
chairman, Hiram Greiner, "R 3
Manheim, member Willis Hack
man R 3 Elizabethtown, alter
nates, Jerome Bixler, R 3 Eliza
bethtown, and David Eaihart, R 3
Elizabethtown
East Donegal and West Hemp
field Twps Chairman, Daniel
Forry, R 2 Columbia, vice chair
man, John J. Herr, R 1 Mt Joy,
member, Harold Endslow, R 1
Marietta; alternates, Curvm H
Martin, R 1 Mt. Joy and Jay W
Brandt, R 1 Marietta
Rapho Township Chairman,
Victor Engle, R 1 Mt Joy, vice
chairman, Warren Miller, R 1 Ml
Joy, member, Harry S Gibble, R 2
Manheim, alternates, Ammon F
Shelly, Manheim; and Wilbur
Stoner, R 4 Manheim.
Penn, Warwick and Elizabeth
Twps Chairman, Hiram G.
Minmch, R 2 Lititz, vice chairman,
E Samuel Kline, R 1 Lititz, mem
ber, Milton Brubaker, R 2 Lititz;
alternates, R Glenn Hershey, R 2
Lititz, and Landis Nissley, R 4
Manheim.
East Cocahco, West Cocalic,
Brecknock and Clay Twps
Chairman, G. Russel Drumm, R 2
Denver; vice chairman, Witmer
Diffenbach, R 1 Remholds, mem
ber, Lester E. Hoffmaster, R 2 Den
ver, alternates, Ernest Shupp, R 1
Denver; and John Burkhart, R 1
Remholds.
Caernarvon, East Earl and Earl
Twps Chairman, Ira Hartz, R 2
Elverson; vice chairman, Mervin
Weiler, R 2 Elverson, member,
Melvin Brendle, R 1 East Earl;
alternates, Charles W. Ster, R 1
Narvon; and Ellis K. Mentzer, R 2
New Holland.
Ephrata, West Earl and Uppre
"Leacock Twps. Chairman, Elvin
Groff, R 1 Bird-in-Hand, vice
chairman, Jacob Hershey, R 4 Lit-
Rz, member, Morton S. Frey, R 3
Ephiata; alternates, John B Lapp,
Rl Bareville, and G. H McCarthy,
R 5 Lancaster.
Salisbury and Leacock Twps
Chairman, Fred G. Seldomndge,
Hi Gap; vice chairpian, Robert
Mast, R 2 Narvon; member, Roy P.
Wenger, R 2 Honey Brook, alter
nates, Ernest W. Spoils, R 2 Nar-
v °n, and Lloyd Skiles, RR2 Nar
von
East Lampeter, West Lampeter
and Lancaster Twps. Chairman,
Harry Brubaker, R 4 Lancaster;
(Continued on page 5)
Quarryville (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, Oct. 4, 1957
THESE ARE THE WINNERS AND CON
.TRIBUTORS af. dairy calves . j.n the an
nual FFA contest at the West Lampeter
Community Fair They are, left to right,
front row John Groff, R 1 Ronks, Arthur
Breneman, R 1 Willow Street, Roy Ment
zer. Back row Donald Eby, Holstein Assn
Swine Brucellosis Control Plan
Getting Started This Week
A voluntary program as the
first step toward the control and
eradication of swine brucellosis
in Pennsylvania gets started this
week, the State Department of
Agriculture announced Monday.
Qfficials said swine affected
with brucellosis (Bang’s disease)
will continue to be a menace to
the cattle population of the State
from which the disease practic
ally has been eliminated.
Dr. Howard A Milo, director
of the Bureau of Animal Indus
try, said a survey of the 48 state
inspected abattoirs receiving
Pennsylvania hogs will be made
m anticipation of a voluntary
blood testing program of all
swine in native commercial
herds.
Proprietors of slaughter houses
are being asked to enter into an
agreement with the Department
of Agriculture to permit the
veterinarian inspectors assigned
to the 48 plants to draw blood
samples and ship them to the
bureau’s animal laboratory for
examination. At least 10,000 sam
ples will be examined.
Dr. Milo said a statewide swine
brucellosis program might not
necessarily be required. He be
lieves that a survey to determine
the infection incidence should
prove helpful for the Depart
ment in deciding whether a full
scale program should be under
taken in the future
There has been no organized
swine brucellosis control pro
president; George Myers, Vo-ag instructor
at Lampeter-Strasburg High School, Mel
vin Stoltzfus, Guernsey Assn president,
Henry Givler, Vo-ag instructor at Pequea
Valley High School and John Paes, Ayr
shire Assn president (LF Photo)
gram operating m the State, Dr
Milo explained. He said in re
cent years brucellosis tests have
been given swine entered m com
munity and state livestock shows
and, of nearly 1,000 head tested,
nine were found to be infected
with the disease
The new program will bene-
46 Wheat Agreements
Signed in County
As of Friday 46 agreements
for the placement of wheat acre
age in the acreage reserve pro
gram of the Soil Bank had been
signed, according to Miss Doro
thy Neel, office manager for the
county Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation Commit
tee
These agreements include
380,1 acres of land and will have
a value of $12,746.92
Nationally there are 73,281
agreements signed placing 1,964,-
705 acres m the reserve.
Young Farmers Meeting
Tuesday at Manor School
There will be a Young Farmers
meeting at Manor School at 8 p
m , Tuesday, Oct. 8.
Subjects to be discussed will be
“Social Security for Farmers” and
“Group Hospitalization ”
Representatives of the Lancas
ter Social Security office and from
group hospitalization organiza
tions will be on hand to present
the talks and to answer questions.
The public is invited to the
meeting.
fit commercial swine growers, Dr
Milo commented He added that
the tests will provide a yard
stick whereby the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry may work toward
the elimination of swine brucel
losis m Pennsylvania
Now Is The Time . . .
By MAX SMITH
County Agricultmal Agent
TO CHECK STORED GRAIN FOR INSECTS
Insects such as beetle's and moth .larvae can do a
lot of damage in stored gram during the fall and.
winter months. Growers are urged to inspect
their bins and cribs for these pests If insects are
found, prompt fumigation while temperatures are
high is recommended.
TO CONTINUE CALF-HOOD VACCINATION
It is strongly recommended that replacement
stock be vaccinated against Brucellosis when four
to eight months of age. Even though our county
is area signed and testing, herd owners should
not let down by failing to vaccinate young calves.
A vaccinated animal is one of the best assets
against an outbreak of the disease.
Max Smith
TO USE CAUTION IN FROSTED LEGUMES Many
cases of bloat have been traced to animals that have pastured on
alfalfa or clover after being frosted. Good herd or flock manage
ment is essential to keep down the trouble. Allow the animals to
graze on this forage only when it is dry and after they have had a
feeding of hay, silage, or other pasture.
TO DESTROY SUDAN GRASS PASTURE After the two killing
frosts of last week, it is dangerous to graze sudan gi ass. In order to
keep livestock from getting into these areas by mistake, it is recom
mended that the crop be disced or destroyed soon If the growth is
of sufficient height, it may be made into silage and after allowing
three weeks fermening period, it will be safe for livestock feeding.
Do not feed it fresh
TO SEED WINTER WHEAT The winter wheat crop may go into
the ground from now until Oct 20: after the killing frosts less danger
exists from Hessian Fly infestation Later seeding? on corn stalk
ground should be made at a heavier rate (seven to eight pecks) than,
earlier seedmgs on well-prepared ground
$2 Per Year
Killing Frosts
Over Week-end
Ends Crop Season
Although killing frosts came a
week after the normal Sept 21
frost date for this area, damage
in Lancaster County is Counted
in the millions of dollars
Most of the damage is in the
tobacco crop which was only 80
to 90 per cent harvested The
dollar value of the damaged
crop would have been much
higher if the crop this year had
been of better quality
Elias E Frey, agent for the
Federal Crop Insurance Corp,
said Monday that he had re
ceived 60 reports' of damaged
crops. Under the federal pro
gram, producers will receive
compensation for crop loss equal
to the cost of production
One of the first woids of cau
tion due to the fioM came from
County Agent Ma\ M Smith who
warns and others that
fiost damaged Sudan grass will
lead to Prussic Acid poisoning
of livestock Th° grass may be
u r ed foi silage if it is allowed to
ferment tor at least three weeks
Among crops damaged were
seme Iwv that had made rapid
giowth aftei iccont rains Some
of Uts b-w mi' Mill be cut, but
the quality will be lowered
According to Nelson M Kauff
man, state climatologist at the
Harnsbuig Weather Bureau
office, the normal date for 32 de
gree temperatmes in Southeast
Pennsylvania is Sept. 21 The
noimal frost free date is May 25.
He said that the cold tempera
tures last week end were general
throughout the state Some sta
tions near Philadelphia reported
a low of 37 degrees, but he be
lieves that frost did form in the
lower elevations
. The Federal-State marketing
service has declared the growing
| season over as of the weekend.