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Vol. 111. No. 7.
Tobacco Crop
Nearly All Sold
Buyers Claim
Buyers claim that by now all
that remains of 1957 tobacco are
a few odd crops of low quality
leaf scattered throughout the
county. Buying proceeded rapidly
and the prices offered deviated
little from the 20 cents for strai
ght run or 26 and 12 cents for
sorted 'crops.
A couple of trends were set this
year, one buyer said. One is that
siz’ng probably never will be a
gain required for the crop. The
other is that firms desiring sorted
and sized crops wll probably con
tact with the grower before the
crop and is ever out of the field
oltenng him a premum' price for
the extra work involved
The top price reported for a
crop this year was 28 cents paid
for a crop of irrgated sized leaf.
The quantity or tobacco avail
able this year continues to be a
matter for speeulaton. The feder
al state crop reporting board said
earlier that the crop will average
1,400 pound* an acre But many
buyers and farmers alike, believe
that this average is much too high
The reason for this is that in
the northern part of the county
some acreage planted was never
harvested. Yields in that part of
the county were very light. But
in the New Danville-Conestoga
area the crop this year is said to
equal that of almose any normal
year.
Irrigated crops add further to
the confusion. Because producers
here are relative novices m the
use of supplemental water, there
are irrigated crops that produced
yields well below the county aver
age But some of the crops receiv
ing extra water made well over
2,000 pounds to the acre.
Buying this year followed the
normal pattern established in the
last few'years. American and Gen
eral were out first followed close
lj by the independent buyers and
small purchasers. Bayuk, the
third of the “Big Three,” came
out weakly a few days later.
Burning quality of the 1957 leaf
has been a matter of major con-
Now Is The Time . . .
By MAX SMITH
County Agricultuial Agent
TO GET YOUR FARMERS’ TAX GUIDE A sup
ply of “Farmers’ Tax Guide’’ is on hand at your
Internal Revenue Office or at our Extension Serv
ice Office, P. O. Bldg., Lancaster. Fanners are re
quired to file an estimate of your income and pay
the tax due by Jan. 15, and pay balance due by
April 15, or file complete return and pay'tax on or
before Feb. 15
TO PROTECT ANIMAL HEALTH During the
winter months it is quite common for confined
animals to get colds, pneumonia, or shipping fever.
Proper barn ventilation may prevent many of
these ailments. This is especially true with small
calves. Newly-purchased animals should be segre
gated for several weeks to protect the rest of the
Max Smith
herd,
TO REINFORCE MANURE Superphosphate is one of the most
useful fertilizers during the winter months; it is recommended that
dairymen use from IVi to 2 pounds daily per cow in the gutter and
on the barn floor; this will not only make the barn more dry and
sanitary but will add phosphorus to the manure. Steer feeders may
also add superphosphate to the pens at the same rate but apply just
prior to bedding the cattle A ton of manure reinforced with super
phosphate is about equal to the fertilizer elements in 100 pounds of
10 10-10 commercial fertilizer.
TO FEED SMALL POTATOES Livestock producers may want to
make use of small potatoes for feeding purposes; beef cattle and
dairy cattle may be fed raw potatoes at the rate of 15 to 20 pounds
jier head per day; they may be fed in place of or in addition to
silage. The amounts fed should be started slowly and increased
gradually. To eliminate possible choking it is best to slice or chop
before feeding. Sprouts should not be fed. Hogs may be fed cook
ed potatoes but not raw ones The water from the cooking should be
discarded and not fed.
Mary K. Bettendorf, Librarian hodipihtiirai LIBRARY
JJerlmltural Library * PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
The Peana. State C PtN
University -
HOGS HIT THE HIGHEST prices this
week since August This lot of hogs grad
ing U. S. 1, at the Lancaster Stock Yards
is similar to several other lots which sold
cern to buyers for companies not
using a processed binder. In a
year such as this ,too much water
when irrigating or too little water
due to the drouth can cause poor
burning qualities.
Firms using the processed, leaf
can mix stocks' and thus 1 '" nunim
uize the effect of a single poor
bunng crop.
It is estimated, however, that
there will be some crops left un
bought in the sheds. What dis
position can be made of these, for
the most part very low quality
crops, remains yet to be seen.
Saying that the average produc
tion in the county was 1,200
pounds an acre and that there are
30,000 acres in the county, the
value of the 1957 crop appears to
be about $7.2 million. This is us
ing an average price of 20 cents a
pound, which, according to buy
ers, will be very close.
Quarryville (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, Dec. 27, 1957
19 Lancaster County FFA Students
Selected as ‘Keystone Farmers’
Fifty-three farm boys, all mem
bers of" the Future Farmers of
America in Pennsylvania’s south
eastern counties, have been se
lected by the FFA for the coveted
degree of “Keystone Farmer.”
Ceremonies are being arranged
for Jan. 15 at the FFA State meet
ing during the 1958 State Farm
Show.
The list of those chosen was
certified to the State Farm Show
Commission Monday by George
D. Derr, consultant in agricultur
al education in the Department
of Public Instruction and State
FFA adviser.
Highest degree which can be
earned at the State level by an
FFA boy, the Keystone Farmer
title is awarded to vocational
students for outstanding achieve
ment in agriculture and rural life
To qualify, the FFA must have
demonstrated marked ability in
leadership, completed at least
$5OO in productive agricultural
enterprises, and attained satis
factory achievement in improving
his farm’s efficiency or his farm
home’s comfort. Not more than
one boy in every 50 FFA mem
bers can receive the honor, under
national FFA rules. Those seleced
fiom the southeastern counties
are.
BERKS COUNTY Governor
Mifflin High School, James R.
Martin R.l Denver; Kutztown
Area High School: Charles D.
Wessner, R 2, Kutztown; Leßoy
C. Knittle, Ronald E. Newhard,
and John C. Shaeffer, all of R 3,
Kutztown; Carl W. Sechler, R 2,
and Richard Charles Aulenbach,
Fleetwood, Perry Township
High School- Richard H. Hartman
Rl, Shoemakersville; Wilson
High School Richard Allen Rein
hold, Rl, Reinholds.
CHESTER COUNTY Dow
ingtown High School: Thomas
Newhn, R 2 Dowmngtown; Octor
ara Area High School- Clair Sam
uel Blank, Rl, Parkesburg; and
Charles Newton Gnest, Parkes
burg, R 3; Oxford Area High
School- Walter Ramsey, R 2 Ox
ford; West Chester Joint Junior-
Senior High School: Joseph P.
Yates, Jr., and Charles F. Davis,
both of West Chester.
DAUPHIN COUNTY Her
shey High School: William P.
from $2l to $21.50 a hundred pounds.
These hogs were bought for Lester Hart
man, Phoenixville, a small killer. They
were produced on a local farm. (LF Photo)
Dove, R 2, Hummelstown; Upper
Dauphin Joint High School. Ron
ald L Knorr, Rl, Ehzabethville,
Delroy Fayne Straub, Lykens, and
Richard R. Kessler, Millersburg.
LEBANON COUNTY North
ern Lebanon Merged High School
Richard Nye. Rl, Jonestown; and
James Light R 3, Lebanon, Heidel
berg Township High School:
Frederick Dulabohn, R 2, Myers
town.
LANCASTER COUNTY
Cocalico Union High School; Ro
bert H. Good, Rl, Denver Done
gal Joint High School: C. Kenneth
Young, Rl, Mt. Joy; Lampeter
Strasburg Union High School:
Arthur Breneman and Leßoy Bru
baker, both of Rl, Willow Street;
Ronald D. Book and J. Robert
Book, both of R 7, Lancaster; Ned
Paes, Rl, Strasburg; and Donald
Welk, R 2, Strasburg; Manheim
Central Union High School; Mar
lin Lee Cassel, Rl, Manheim and
Dean Hoffer and Barry Haldeman
both of R 3, Manheim; Penn-Man
or Joint High School; Andy M.
Funk, Rl, Millersville; and Harry
K Hess, Washington Boro; South
ern Lancaster County Joint High
School - Dale Shirk, Rl, Quarry
vilie; Kenneth Redcay, R 2, Quar
ryville; William Jackson, Peach
Bottom; Robert W. Armstrong,
Kl, Drumore; Raymond Deiter,
New Providence, and William H.
Gross, Rl, Kirkwood.
YORK COUNTY Dover Area
Joint High School; L. Donald
Knisely and Donald E Hoifman,
both of Rl, Dover, Eastern High
School- Wayne E. Paup, R 2, Hel
lam; Kennard-Dale High School,
Richard L. Wilson, Rl, New Park;
and James Horton, Rl, Stewarts
town; and Spring Grove Joint
High School; Philip E. Sterner,
Rl, Spring Grove.
1958 Agronomy
Guide Available
The 1958 Agronomy Guide is
now available at the county
agents office in most Pennsyl
vania counties. It is little chang
ed fiom last year.
The only major change in vari
iety recommendations is that
Thorne has been dropped as re
commended wheat and Duel has
been added with no qualifica-
Do You Know That...
Lancaster County pro
duces more alfalfa hay
than any other county in
the state. In 1956, 91,010
acres produced 169,580
tons worth $4,799,600.
New Inspectors
Added to Enforce
Fresh Egg Law
uo
In An effort to assure Pennsyl
vania consumeis of obtaining qua
lity eggs, the State Department of
Agriculture Monday appointed
five new inspectors to carry out
a more intensified egg inspection
program.
State Agriculture Secretary
Wilham L. Henning said the new
inspectors will augment the pre
sent force of three men respon
sible for making periodic visits
to retail, wholesale and route out
lets where eggs are sold.
The new inspectors have been
appointed as a result of a $150,-
000 appropriation made by the
1957 State Legislature which de
signated that the money be used
for the enforcement of the Pen
nsylvania Fresh Egg Law.
In addition to the augmented
inspectional staff, the Department
announced that new regulations
to go into effect Jan 16 make it
compulsory for all eggs sold in
cartons to be graded, carry the
name and address of the packer,
and list the weight of the eggs.
Grading is now on a voluntary
basis Under the new regulation,
carton eggs not graded for size
and quality after Jan. 16 must
bear the words “not classified.”
“It is our aim to assure Pennsy-
Lania consumers of agricultural
products that the highest quality
is being offered for sale and that
they meet specified standards,”
Henning declared. “We cannot do
ths without an effective regula
tory program.”
The State’s 67 counties have
been re-dmded into nine inspec
tion areas better to serve consum
ers of eggs and the industry, ac
cording to Henning. The program
will be under the supercision of
E. J. Lawless, Jr., chief of tha
poultry and egg division in the
Bureau of Markets.
Violators of the new regula
tions are subject to a $25 mini
mum fine and to a maximum fine
of $5OO for a third offense. The
violation also is punishable by a
prison term if deemed necessary.
4-H Corn, T obacco
Club Roundups
To Be Dec. 30
County 4-H corn and tobacco
club members will hold their an
nual roundup Monday, Dec. 30 at
the Bayuk Cigar Co. warehouse at
850 North Water St., Lancaster,
Both roundups will begin at 1 p.
m.
Record books on both projects
should be completed and filed at
the county extension office by
Dec. 27.
In the tobacco competition, two
hands of 15 leaves must be ex
hibited. One hand will be Wrapp
er B’s, commonly known as bind
en, and the other Filler B’s, not
farm filler, but filler binders.
The leaves should be of uni
form color, size and shape, and
free of desease, insect or mechan
ical injury.
The exhibit score will be the
average of the two hands.
Ten ear corn samples should be
of the hybrid selected last spring.
It should be uniform in length,
thickness of ear, size, shape and
color of kernel corn.
Members are urged to note
that yields are to be reported in
pounds rather than in bushels
when filling out the record books.
Tobacco club members so desir
ing may leave their exhibit to be
shown in the 4-H classes at the
Farm Show.
tions Pcnnoll and Senaca are the
two other recommended wheats.
$2 Per Year