Keystone Cow Finishes Third 1,000 lb. Record The Holstem-Fnesian Assn of America has announced the com pletion of an outstanding produc tion record by a registered Hol stein cow in the herd of Lewis A - Zimmerman, Lehighton, Pa The official 365-day production of Zimmerman Piebe Star total led 30,041 lbs of milk and 1,197 lbs of butterfat Her record is more than five times the annual output of the average U S dairy cow The Zimmerman Holstein is one of 749 Registered Holstems to complete an official record of 1,000 lbs of butterfat or more on official test She also ranks as the 255th cow of the breed to complete an of ficial record of 30,000 lbs of milk oi more. Her newest record, -stalled at the age of 6 years, 9 months, marks the third time which she has produced upwards of 1,000 lbs of butterfat in a single lacta- tion MUSSER Leghorn Chicks For Large White Eggs DONEGAL WHITE CROSS For Broiler Chicks "Mrcct from ffco IraiAf* MOUNT JOY, PA, Phone Mt, Joy OL 3-4911 t ' f g| Shop Early in NEW HOLLAND for Fine g I CHRISTMAS GIFTS I ; S Some Stores Will Be Open Friday Evenings .% % Between Thanksgiving and Christmas in A «* Addition to Thursday and Saturday Evenings. f I Look For The Calendars With The a Ip Dates Circled in Red. fO# ff£7T££ y/£IPS ofP£y/#G See Your Local Hoffman Agent or Phone Landisville TW 8-3421 A. H. HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC., Landisville, Pa. THERE COULDN’T be anyone happier in Eden, N Y. on this day Francis Swartz and his wite, Anna, hear tor the first time that a three month search tor a favorite dairy barn equipment dealer has resulted in their winning a two week vacation in Paris. Presenting the vacation packet to the couple is Miss Dian Shannon, Pennsylvania’s Miss Milk maid. New York State Dealer Awarded Trip to Paris in Dairy Contest Those dairy farmers from 14 states Maine through Mary land and west to Michigan that last July decided to be dif ferent and select a Favorite Dairy P.afn Equipment Dealer instead of the usual queen, came up with the winner last week He is Francis Swartz & Son, Eden, New York As a reward for Swartz’s popu lanty amongst New York State dairy farmers, Swartz and his wife, Anna, left by Air France plane this week for a two week all-jsxpense paid vacation in Pans, France Standard Equip ment Incorporated of Bel Air, Maryland. 30 year manufacturer of dairy barn equipment and sponsor of the search, picked up the tab on the tup During the next month the 1,000 dairy farmers in western New York State that voted for Swartz will begin receiving pack ages from Pans, France The gifts, selected by Mrs Swartz in Pans, are meant to reward the voter for participating in the Seaich Two hundred and fifty dairy bai n equipment dealers were registered for the Seal eh by dairy faimeis grateful for past favors and services Each of the fomteen states covered by the Search had thiec or more dealers registered with the laigest number register ed in New York and Tennsyl vama Over 4 000 dairy farmers parti cipated in the three month seal ch Extension dairy specialists, daily breed association ofliceis, and farm equipment dealer asso ciation representatives from the various states, along with Stand aid Equipment representatives made up the committee that handled the seaich In announcing the winner, Don ald L Ace, Penn State daily ex tension specialist, and a member of the search committee said ‘ We tried through this search for a favorite dairy barn equipment dealer to eriiphasize to the dairy fanner, the equipment dealer, ana to the rural public how help ful to a neighboring equipment dealer is or can be. and how he has a direct bearing on the wel fars of not only the dau> farmer but the folk that use the dairj farmer's products". Lancaster Farming, Friday, Nov. 29, 1957—13 Amino Acids Boost Turkey Rate of. Gain In turkey nutritional trials con ducted by Oklahoma State Univer sity, a 13 per cent increase in body weight and a 30 per cent decrease in the amount of feed required per pound of body gain was achieved In the Oklahoma experiments, conti ol birds weighed an aver age of 12 7 pounds at 18 weeks and required 2 8 pounds of feed per pound of gam, while experi mental birds averaged 13 5 pounds and required only two pounds of feed pei pound ot gam Rations supplemented with ammo acids gave the best re sponse with growth appearing to level oil at a protein level of cbout 32 per cent although feed efficiency continued to improve up High-Speed Lay . . . Hen-housed average 200 to 242.' High Efficiency . . . High rate of feed conversion. High "1.Q." . . . Excellent shell and interior quality. Get them all in one Package: The Mount Hope Queen. The folks who make money, good times and bad, are the one* who have lots of Big Eggs year-round, especially from July to January, when large egg premiums are highest. JVsk for circular with proof of fhete qualities., rRANCHI«ED_ HATCHERY If you can't be with your family over the holiday, a visit by long distance telephone is the next best thing You can be certain that everyone at home will be grateful tor your tall Use your long distance telephone this Thanksgiving You’ll get a gieat deal of satis faction for very little money when you call stalion-to-station because rates are so low And they are even lower if you call after 6 pm or on holidays and Sundays ‘ i Mustard-seed Crop Declines 57 Per Cent This year’s mustard-seed crop is Montana and California is now estimated by the Crop Reporting Board at 15,142,000 pounds, down 57 per cent from the large 1956 crop and 20 per cent below aver age jj All but 310,000 pounds of the 1957 crop was produced in Mon tana Imports of whole mustard seed foi consumption during the first six months of 1957 totaled 16,377,- 794 pounds compared with 9,087,- 947 pounds imported during the same months of 1956 to the 36 per cent protein level The Oklahoma researchers point out, however, that more re search is necessary before the ra tions used m the cm rent study can be recommended This is your largest nearby Franchised Hatchery Mark C. Hershey R. D. 5, LEBANON, PA. 'fit COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY DALLAS, PA. QUARRYVILLE, PA. u t!
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