12 —Lancaster Fanning, Friday, Jan, 17, 1958 National Conservation Exposition, Flowing Match to Be Held Here The addition ol a national con s'-nation exposition and plowing ji’itch to Pennsylvania in 1958 proies the reputation of Penn lama’s agncultuie. State Agn c/tuie Secietan William L 1-inning said today at the Penn ;./*yania Farm Show * ‘ We are verj proud and most encouraged that this eyent was arded Pennsylvania’ Henning ticdaicd At a meeting in Hershey the I',.Uonal Association of Soil Con s'nation Districts sponsors of the national event, ayvarded the educational exposition to Penn s nama It will be held August and 22 dm mg PennsyUama E,. tch Dajs 1 1 have never seen such im piissive facilities and conserva tion practices,” Sloan Rainwater oi Walnut Ridge, Ark . remarked following a tour of the Hershej Estates, farms, site selected for the 1958 plowing eyent Rainwa ter is vice president of the na tional organization According to Rainwater em I maggot control and will demon- C -untj Vegetable Growers meet s trate hot water, dust and bichlor jng—9 am at Guernsey Breeders ide of mercury treatment of seeds .Sale Pavilion, Highwaj 30 East j au . 23 Lancaster _ Annual meeting of Lancaster Jan. 21 Field Crops Pest Control meet inj.*—7 30 p.m. at Singer’s Imple ment Co , Ronks Dr. Carlton Tay lor disease specialist. J 0 Pep per, insect specialist, and George Berggren, agronomist, will dis cus's plant disease, insect and weed controls in field crops. Jan. 22 Field Crops Pest Control meet ing—7-30 p.m. at Ephrata Recre ation Center, Cloister and West Streets, Ephrata. j Pest Control meeting for vege tame groueis—9 am at Clicks PIc v 't Farm, Smoketown Pepper and Taj lor will discuss seed com \ 1 YOU CAN SE F3OUB, 1 WITH OUR CLEAN>UP, PAINT-UP, 'Paint fern RE&'Special T® make your tractor shine with pride, we steam clean it thoroughly and give it a tough, weather f«»istant coat of Hare ester Red enamel. And if you wtsh, we'll give it our IH Blue Ribbon Service inspection at the same time. PARTS SERVICE C. E. Wiley & Son Quarryville-Wakefield D. L. Diem & Sons Lititz Cope & Weaver Willow Street J, B. Hostetter & Son Mt. Joy McCormick Farm Equip. Store Ephrata phasis is placed on the conserva tion phase of the program expect ed to attract more than 100,000 persons He explained that farm inadunciy and equipment manu facturers will demonstrate equip- j ment during the event i Rainwater pointed out that the conservation piactices he ob served during a visit to areas sur rounding Hershey and Lebanon were the most concentrated for any one area he has witnessed m any of the 48 states he has, visited ! In addition to Rainwater and Oirm Hofstetter. a national director from Ohio, the tour of the Hershey Farms facilities were taken by James Bobb, vice president of the Hershey Estates and Deputy State Secretaiy of. Agriculture Leland H Bull 1 A meeting of the Pennsylvania committee for the event will be held in State College on January 22, accoiding to Ralph E Patter ns© ,head of agricultural engm engier at Pennsylvania State Um veisitv Farm Calendar Poultry Exchange—7 30 p m at Lancaster Poultry Center, 340 West Roseville Hd , Lancaster Field Crops Pest Control meet ing—7 30 pm at Wenger Imple ment Co, The Buck. Pest Control meeting for nur seiymen, landscapers and gard eners—9 30 a.m at Farm Bureau Cooperative, Dillemlle Road, Lancaster Spray program meeting—l 30 p m at Farm Bureau Cooperative Pepper and Taj lor will outline, fiiut spray service, fruit disease and insect control Bring your tractor in today! D. M. Kurtz Morgantown C. B. Hoober Kauffman Bros. 00... Intercourse Mountville J. Paul Nolt Gap THE PENNSYLVANIA POULTRY Feder- grounds. Both chicks and ducklings are ation’s “Farm Show Hatchery” proved again hatched out in iew of the crowds. A plastic this year to be one of the most interesting dome allows everyone to get a good view, and popular educational exhibits on the (LF Photo) 'Spudniks' Popular At 42nd Farm Show HAIRISBURG, Jan. 13 Fea turned by “Spudmks,” food offer ings at the 42nd Pennsylvania Farm Show were a chief interest for hungry crowds that consumed Q, How much more could I earn with K-137 Kimberchiks? A, The only accurate way to answer that question is for you to raise a flock of K-137’s on your own farm. However, under the favorable conditions that exist at Random Sample Laying Tests, the K-137 entries this year averaged $3.69 income over feed cost, which is $0.53 better than the average of all entries in the five tests where they were entered*. Q, "What about profit dependability of the K-137? A. The rankings in the right hand column below run from 2nd place to no worse than 6th, a showing more consistent than any other competitor in these tests. INCOME OVER FEED COST PER CHICK STARTED Jts6 57 Jlond«m Ssmpf* r ♦ TENNESSEE CSEEK^Sa^3K : ' ' : ' v ■ SW.Oayi,’ Average of all Entrlea | -»:• ~ '', < : ~ CSE9H S XT 6«y» „ Average ' MISSOURI ’ ■ i->, aOODaj* '- J'* “ ’ V t J,i r * CAtIFOKMA ESS J, . -.' «M Doys Avg. - , ' '■ A ;'V i^;'} Yo»K ■>’ggg . »rrwryjiL - re* ; v '' 500 Dovt Avg- ' y -' '_?< i Average Income 1 of all en trier' ' r ' v a •In to Ihtto tat* fh« * 137 w«i «li» anl«r*d to Ptotf*» * ri«tfr«t e •> r»l «h(M i * _ r ; >. V2S£>V Q. How many eggs did the K*l37 lay in these five tests? *«r»je Income of __ __ K-137 Entries * 3,88 A. The average for all K-137 entries was 236.1 eggs per pullet housed. Tins was 14,55 eggs better than the average of all entries. Q. How about livability? A. At this writing we haven’t received the figures for California. In the other four tests the K-137’s viability was 1,8% to 2.7% better than the average of all entries. AUTHORIZED tons of all kinds of edibles dur ing the show which ends today “Spudmks” are donuts contain mg mealy baked potato pulp and were offered for the fust time at the food booth of the Pennsyl vania Cooperative Potato Growers Q, What size egg does the K-137 lay? A. Nonnally it averages at least 26 ounces per dozen during the first laying year. This strain-cross is noted for the large size of its early eggs. Q. What color egg docs it lay? A. Pure white. Q. How big a bird is the K-137? A. The mature body weight has been established at around 4!4 to 4Vi pounds. Q. How’s the egg quality? A. It’s one of the bird’s strong points. Shell thickness • is good and percentage of firm albumen is high. As mea sured by actual breakout in the 7th California Random Test, K-137 eggs averaged 78.7 Haugh units, or 5.6 H.U. better than the average for all entries. Actual data are shown by this graph; s i ' "-V , " O [■%' K-137 “ ‘ ** 1 ' *'t» 9 « 1-IuBBARO FARMS I*NCAJII«, f* 2-2155 Ph. EX .Association. They are light and tasty, made over a potato grower’s recipe “Turkeyburgers” were new at the Pennsylvania Farm Foods Center booth of the State Poultry Federation They are made of ground Pennsylvania turkey meat. ALBUMEN QUALITY BY PERIODS 7th Cthhrmm Swmpl « T»sf Manheim Pike
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