*]VEPPCO Exposition Theme To Be
‘Blazing New Frontiers’ in Poultry
Coonskm caps and flintlock
rifles will add a dash of flavor as
thousands of poultrymen from the
Northeast make Harrisburg their
headquarters for a giant three-day
exposition beginning Tuesday un
dA der the sponsorship of the Norlh
** eastern Poultry Produceis Coun
cil (NEPPCO)
In keeping with the convention
theme, “Blazing New Frontiers”,
the exposition will take its cue
from the days of Daniel Boone in
outlining new methods and de
vices of stepping up margins of
profit for poultiymen in a 14-state
area from Maine to Virginia and
westward to the Indiana border
® Already a record smashing num
ber of exhibitors are planning to
display the latest m equipment,
supplies and services at the get-to
gether. Everything from elec
tronic egg giaders, automatic
feeders and waterers and the new
est in poultry breeds will be on
display.
More than 7,000 poultrymen
clicked through the turnstiles of
Harrisburg’s Farm Show Build
ing at the last NEPPCO exposi
tion at this site, in 1955 Conven
tion officials expect this number
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to be topped by this year’s event.
Leading the list of special
events during the three-day show
is the selection of the outstand
ing poultry woman of the year
from among entrants from nearly
every one of the 14 states in
NEPPCO territory
In addition to honoring the
“best poultiy boy” from each of
the 14 states, the exposition will
single out the most outstanding
“for a special FFA “Poultry Boy of
the Year” l ’award.
Among those present will be
the fabulous Meg O’Day, a White
Leghorn hen that is now in the
piocess of rolling up a new
world’s record for egg produc
tion in the New Jersey official egg
laying test.
From the “Poultry House of
the Future” set up on the conven
tion floor by Pennsylvania Sta'te
University poultry experts, to
such old-time attractions as the
Egg to Chick Show and the Sam
ple Flock Display, the exposition
will be jam-packed with demon
strations, displays and special,
competitions
In conjunction with these acti
vities, the NEPPCO program in
cludes a three-day educational
program covering a wide range of
topics Virtually eveiy aspect of
the poultry industry from pro
ducers to hatcherymen, proces
sors and poultiy youth will
find a well rounded schedule of
special events, get-tgetheors and
educatmal sessions
The average veterinarian
works 13 hours a day as indicat
ed by an American Veterinary
Medical Association survey.
Whatever your row crop, whatever
your method of planting and culti
vating, you’ll find a Ford Row Crop
Tractor to meet your needs. Both
the powerful 3-4 plow 900 Series and
the 2-3 plow 700 Series provide de
pendable, economical performance for
4-row or 2-row planting, cultivating
and fertilizing equipment, regardless
of the type of front end. And power
steering is standard at no extra cost!
Allen H. Matz
Ph. AN 7-6502
Sander Bros.
Ph. EM 7-1341
Haverstick Bros.
Denver
Ph. EL. 4-8721
Ph. ST 6-2597
Lancaster Ph. EX 2-5722
A MARIETTA BLONDE, Miss Dorothy Fletcher, 17,
daughter of Mr and Mrs. Henry Fletcher, was crowned
“Miss Lancaster County” at the Ephrata Farm Show Thurs
day night. She won the title in competition with 15 other
contestants The crowning of “Miss Lancaster County” is
a yearly event at the Ephrata Fair
Hereford Steer Grand Champion
At Ephrata Fair; Angus Second
A highly fitted Hereford steer
took the Grand Championship at
the Ephrata Fair Thursday night
The steer is owned and was shown
by Miss Leona Augsburger, R-
Remholds. She is the daughter of
Mr and Mrs Jacob Augsburger
Reserve championship went to
an Angus steer owned and shown
by David Zimmerman of R 1 Rein
holds, son of Mr and Mrs John
M Zimmerman
Miss Augsburger, 16, is quite a
professional beef cattle showman
She won reserve championship in
the Hereford division at this
year’s Farm Show She has been
showing seven years in all.
Her steer is a commercial calf
brought into the county from
Colorado The breeding is of the
Silver Domino strain.
Zimmerman s calf is a native
Pennsylvanian, coming from the
M V Hitt herd, Landonberg, Pa.
Paul Bhne, hvstock specialist
from Penn State, show judge,
worked the ten youngsters as
hard in the fitting and showing
contests as he worked the animals
m the show
In the fitting contest, the Grand
and reserve champion again came
up in the same order.
But m the showing contest Dar
win Boyd, Ephrata, showing ring
sa\vy that would do justice to
men much older and experienced
than he, came m first
The judge picked as his top
pair of showmen Boyd and Miss
Augsburger He had them switch
calves to see how they could work
with and control a strange animal.
He' also checked their awarness
frequently.
The control Boyd maintained
over the strange animal and his
constant awarness of the judge
and his animal gave him the edge,
the judge said Miss Augsburger,
he said, did not follow the judge
as carefully as Boyd in a few in
stances.
Of the 11 show animals, seven
were Herefords and four Angus.
The Angus -took the second,
fourth, fifth and sixth places in,
the show.
The third place Hereford was
shown by James Nolt, Reinholds.
Taking the next three places were
Angus steers shown by Boyd,
John Zimmerman, R 1 Reinholds,
and Martin Wennch, Denver
Having the seventh place Here
ford was James Showalter.
PER HEN PER YEAR^^^^
Lebanon Man’s
Hy-Line Layers Average
OVER 230 EGGS
Using Gehman’s
17% Laying Mash
with 3 - Nitro : added
Mr. Hoover’s flock, numbering 352 Hy-line layers, produced
6,761 dozens of eggs during the period from Oct 1955 to
Oct. 1956—0 r an average of 230.5 eggs per hen housed.
Flock depletion for the year was 10.8%.
This amazing record was made with GEHMAN’S 17%
Laying Mash, containing 3-Nitro - for increased egg pro
duction. Mr. Hoover needed only 5 2 lb of feed per
dozen eggs produced.
If you want extra egg production, economically achieved,
from your flock, call or see us for feed that offers all the
essential nutrients (made with Ultra-Life Concentrate) plus
the extra benefits of 3-Nitro.
"Brand of 3-Nitro-4-Hydroxyphenylarsonic acid
PAUL H. GERMAN, DENVER. PA. - AN 7-4161
Lancaster Farming,
Friday, Oct. 4, 1957—11
When to Harvest
Sorghum for Silage
The best stage for harvesting
soighum for silage is when the
seed heads teach the medium
hard dough stage, according to
foiage uop specialist Call Ilittlo
of the Univeisity of Illinois If
sorghum silage is made when the
slants are less matuies, too much
acid develops, Kittle said
That
Milkftn
Weighs
112 lbs.
"'When Full!
Eliminate all this back breaking work
Use a Gtrton Farm Cooling Tank—the
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'fa Extra heavy construction odds years
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fa You get more for your dollar Gallon
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“Using Gehman’s 17%
Laying Mash I was able
to increase my egg pro
duction economically,”
says Paul S Hoover of
R D 2, Lebanon, Pa.
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