Flying Farmers Convene During Farm Show Week In spite of bad flying weather especially m western and north ern Pa., about 80 Pa. Flying Farmers participated in at least a part of a two day program Jan 15 and 16. ENTRY YLm\S7 STRAIN a STRAIN B strain p STRAIN D STRAIN E STRAIN F STRAIN 6 K -137 KimberCHlKS again Demonstrate bv placing FIRST IN NET IN- COME among sold chicks that were entered in three or more of these five tests. m AUTHORIZED # AfoMt/W/X. AS SOCL On Wednesday the group were guests of the Pa Aeronautics, Commission for the all day meet-, mg and traditional bean soup lun cheon The meeting was opened at 10 a m by John W. Macfarlane, executive director of the commis sion, with greetings and introduc tions after which Pa. Flying faimer President H. Gail Kimmel, Enon Valley, presided. Frank Sunday of the commis sion snoke on Air Search and Res cue Pa Flying Farmers were re quested to sign up to help on such rescue The Flying Earners would not be paid anything for the use of their planes It would be a pub he service in the interests of safety. Kenneth T Kress of the Allen tuun Safety District Office lead an interesting discussion on High Density Air Traffic Zone Proced ures. Pa. Sec. of Agriculture Dr. William L. Henning was delayed in arriving by air from Washing ton and was represented by depu ty secretary Lee Bull A. J. Drexel Biddle Jr., Adj, General and chairman ot the Pa Aeronautics Commission also brought greetings to the fanners who fly and asked for the oppor tunity to be of service to the g-oup m any way possible. During the business session L L Logan, Kennett Square, Re gional Director of Flying Farmers International presented detailed pi,'ns for work committees on the iNutional Convention to be held in h,cw York in August 1958. Each member present agreed to be chairman of a committee to solicit P' ogram advertising, sale of booth space and solicit sponsors for dif ferent convention activities. A group of Flying Farmers who were interested in poultry had a special table at the Poultry Feder ation Banquet at the Penn Harris Hotel Wednesday evening and were given recognition as mem bers of the boosters club. A meeting was held at the Farm Show on Thursday morning at which time Logan presided. A film was shown on night flying. It showed how economic lighting could be arranged for greater utility of the farm aircraft. The National Convention is on Aug. 11 to 14 m New York City after which will be the Butler Farm Show and queen crowning in August MO. "•••* their consistent earning power nationally all Ph. EX 2-2155 'CHER' " -a. -jf p J*, 3 27 J/ncomc over Ited and chick cost *To 557 days incomplete tAvercfle o I two entries :f K-137 L |-|UBBARD FARMS lowa Breeder New Angus Assn. Top Executive From a family of lowa Angus bleeders comes Elliott Brown, re cently elected president of the Amencan Angus Assn His selec tion to head the world’s largest group of registered beef cattle breeders—more than 34,000 adult and 3,000 junior members—is a crowning achievement for a life time of hard work in the Angus business. The son of the late John B. Brown and Mrs. Irene Brown, El- Jon Farms, Rose Hill, lowa, he follows in fyis father’s footsteps. The late Mr. Brown was president of the national organization in 1943 Hi* namesake, Hugh W. El liott, Estill, Mo., one of the early founders of the breed in this coun try, was president in 1894. Last year Brown served his sixth year as a member of the as sociation’s board of directors and also acted as vice-president. He has experienced other suc cesses in the Angus world. His first was in 1929 when, as a club boy, he showed Lucky Strike to the grand championship of the interbreed steer show at the In ternational Livestock Exposition. Ills steer sold for a record price of $8 25 per pound, which aided the Browns in expanding their farming and cattle breeding en terprise The Browns aie well-known thioughout the beef cattle indus try , and have bred and fitted ten International Grand Cham pion bulls and females in addition to Lucky Strike Mr and Mrs Brown have two children- Jon, 16, and Judy, 14. Brown opeiates El-Jon Farms in partneiship with his mother He hopes the third generation will be represented in the firm when Jon’s education and mili tary service are completed. Lone Male Competes On Home-Making Team A lone male competed in one of the' twenty-nine teams in the home-making demonsti ation con test at the Farm Show. Martin SldUb, Meyersdale, Somerset Co, is one of a 3-member team that presented a demonslratitn on table etiquette Tuesday. TENM, 3.5 f - ' \-V LANCASTER PA Manheim Pike New Breed Champs Selected At Farm Show Grand champion, “Sunnyside 10M”, L E. Sentz, Sunnyside Farm, Felton, York County. Reserve grand champion, “Hill top Mollie Beatrass M4 - ’, Harold Zimmerman, Millersburg RD 1, Dauphin County. Grand champion, “Show Girl II ’, C. Warren Leimnger, Denver RD 2, Lancaster County. Reserve grand champion, “Plea sant Valley Alice”, William M Kauffman, York RD 3, York Coun ty Best large male, White Cornish, Harry G. Aurand, McClure. Snyd er County Best large female, Black Sunia tra, H Dale Rice, Landisburg, Perry County Best large trio, Buff Cochine, Elmer Potteiger, Mechanicsbuig, Cumberland County Best female, Golden Seabnght, B E Star, Harrisburg, Dauphin County Best male, non bearded Mille Fleur Booted bantam, Mrs Anna Fieeburn Penbrook, Dauphin County Best bantam tno, clear legged Fi ingle bantam, Cleaver Farms, Oley, Berks County Best turkey, Broad Breasted Bronze, Konhaus Farms, Mechan icsburg, Cumbeiland County AVI. HANK 4.2 4.0 T. 3 11.4 13.3 14.2 17.0 If.O Lancaster Fanning, Friday, Jan, 24, 1958 —1 (Continued from page 12) YORKSHIRE SPOTTED POLAND CHINA POULTRY Bantams Turkeys PREMIER MORE FORK PLAN Here's help in producing MORE PORK that will bring you bigger profits I^l Pig & Hog Meal s Njow Fortiffed With : “HYGROP” . . . and all of the Minerals t Proteins to make Pigs & Hogs qrow & thrive. For Additional Information R. S. Hess LUiU, Pa. Phone. MAdisoi 6231 1 * Gilts Average $116.91 During Farm Show Sales (Continued from page 3) 111', consigned by Woodiow O. Walbert, Alburtis, Lehigh County. Sold to John L Gnest of New Ox ford RD 1, Adams County for $165 Reserve grand champion, “No ble Lady”, consigned by J Harold Little, Hanover RD 3, York Coun ty Sold to Mahoning Creek Farms Snucksburg, Indiana County foi $l5O. Number of animals in sale—33. Total value of sale $2,995 Average price per animal —■ $90.75 Grand champion, “Toppers Tur hnc sth”, Cljde McConaughey, Smicksburg, Indiana County Sold to Charles Nash, Lepsi, Ohio for SS3S Reseive grand champion, “Haz lett Miss 4th ’, James Hazlett, Taientum RD 3, Allegheny Coun ty' Sold to Ellis Crowl, Woodbine, Adams County for $l9O Number of animals in sale—24 Total volume ot sale $2,825 Aveiage price per animal $ll7 70. Milking Frequency Affects Output Some giudeposts on how fie quency of milking affects total milk production are reported by Ralph Bonewitz, extension dairy man at Kaifsas State College He notes that various studies on this subject through the years have not brought complete agree ment, but says theie is now suf ficient evidence to indicate thpt, on the average At two yeais pf age a cow mil product 20 per cent more milk on three milkin,gs a day rather than twice, at three years, 17 per cent more, and at four years and over, 15 per cent I more PREMIER Sv6 Your Premier Dealer oi write for riiLMIKE HiGRO'MIX BOOK T. W. Lehman Lancaster, Pa. Phone EX 44920 A Product of DUROC I i
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