Vol. 111. No. I*.
Poultry Assn.
Okays Merger
By 57-5 Vote
By vote of 57 to five, the Lan
caster Poultry Assn, approved the
merger of the association and
Lancaster Poultry Exchange. The
vote was taken at the associa
tion’s annual meeting Tuesday
night at the Poultry Center
fhe members also approved a
resolution authorizing the direct
ors of the association to take
such legal steps as are necessary
to effect the merger. The Ex
change had approved the merger
at a meeting 'last week
Speaker at the meeting was Lee
. H Bull, deputy secretary _of agri
culture for the state Hef > "eyri t
outlook on the future of a tP^ c ul'
ture in the Commonwealth ’
Bull outlined five current pro
grams that are of particular in
tciest to the poultry industry.
First is the hiring of added in
spectors by the Bureau of Mar
kets to enforce the Fresh Egg
Laws
Second was the changes and
modifications in tlhe Fresh Egg
Law that went into effect on Jan
16 Bull noted that the addition of
the Fancy 60 and Fancy 80 grades
had been made.
A third program underway is
the establishment of a Pennsyl
vania certification program in
which there would be statesuper
vision of egg grading This would
lead to greater promotion of Pen
nsylvania produced farm products
A fourth program underway is
a promotional venture on the be
half of poultry being carried out
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AN ARC WELDER is one of the handiest
pieces of machinery in the farm shop—and
one of the most dangerous. Here John B.
Hurst, R 1 Narvon, demonstrates two safety
practices that should always he followed:
Always wear the mask, no matter how
Quarryville (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, Jan.
THE U.S. WEATHER Bureau claims that groundhogs
know less than they about the weather. But in parts of
the County, especially around Quarryville, the ground
hog is regarded as a never failing prophet. Some cousins
Somerset Co. State’s 48th Soil District
State Secretary of Agriculture
William L. Henning Thursday 1
announced the official orgamza
tion of Somerset County as the
state’s 48th soil conservation dis 1
tnot. I
In reporting on its formation
small the job; and, don’t weld wearing
clothing with open cuffs that may catch hot
sparks. Another caution is to use a shield if
another person is usually in the shop.
(LF Photo)
Secretary Henning said Somer
set County becomes the 18th new
district in the last two and a half
years and brings to 80 per cent
the total of Pennsylvania farm
lapd in soil conservation dis
tncts
1958
of these three young animals will have a chance to prove
their powers of prognostication on Sunday So in order
not to take chances, let’s hope for clouds and a mild early
spring. (Photo by George Smith)
Stock Producers Co-op Shows Drop
In Membership, Volume in 1957
A decline in membership, sales,
headage, and volume was report
ed to members of the Producers’
Livestock Cooperative Saturday at
the Farm Bureau. However the
operations of the stock buying
and selmg co-op neted $2,081.61
for the year.
The net was up by some $4,700
from 1956, manager Noah H Hu
ber noted.
Marketing specialist Wesley
Knbel gave the cattlemen his
views on the outlook for cattle
and hog feeding for the coming
months. He noted that in 1957
total slaughter was down by three
per cent and that per capita meat
consumption has also dropped.
He said that price discounts for
heavy stock could be expected
next spring because many feeders
are taking advantage of cheap
corn and mxlo to feed out animals
to heavier weights than usual.
He also noted that 1957 saw
one of the sharpest decreases in
cow marketing in history. Part
of this can be attributed to--the
drastic need for young stock and
feeders as Western stockmen re
build their herds and as more Mid
west farmers turn to feeding cat-
Extension Assn, to Honor Newsmen
At Annual Dinner in Lancaster
The communications industry—
newspaper editors and radio and
television farm directors—will be
guests of honor at the annual din
ner meeting of the Lancaster
County Agricultural and Home
Economics Extension Assn, on
Feb 13
The dinner will begin at 6.30
p m. and will be held in the
Social Rooms of the First Presby
terian Church, 136 East Orange
St, Lancaster.
Speaker at the dinner will be
Prof. William Smith, College of
Home Economics, PSU. He will
discuss family relations in
modern tunes.
Five new members of the exe
cutive committee will be elected.
Reports from extension personnel
will be made.
Also on the program was Coun
ty Agent Max M Smith who dis
cused some of the production
problems facing cattlemen. One
of these, he said, was that Eastern
feeders are going to start to have
to reply on Southern cattle for
stockers due to the high prices
commanded by Western stock.
This means, Smith said, that
parasite control, both internal and
external, will be a “must” on
Pennsylvania fams because most
Southern cattle will come on the
farm infected to a greater or
lesser degree
Another popular topic with
Smith and the cattlemen was the
increased use of roughages in the
cattle feeding program. Various
cattlemen noted that they were in
competition with 80 cent corn on
the West when they had to put
out well over a dollar a bushel for
gram to fatten their cattle.
A breakdown of the cooperative
balance dheet shows that there
are now 991 members. A total of
1.035 sales were made during the
year which accounted for 3,445
head of feeders and 5,564 head of
slaughter cattle. Total volume was
51,151,675.74. The net from the
operation was $2,081.61.
The county is divided into five
districts with two men and one
woman representing each district.
A third of the directors are elect
ed for three year terms annually.
Piesently serving on the board
aic A. Clyde Kreider, R 1 Quarry
\;llc Mrs John Stoner, R 1 Quarry
ville Ira Rutt, Peach Bottom;
Hurry F. Houser, R 7 Lancaster;
Mis Mark S. Hess, R 6 Lancaster.
Ralph Breneman, Washington
Boro, B Snavely Garber, R 2 Wil
low Street; Mrs Robert Hess,
Strasburg, J Homer Graybill, R 3
Manheim; Jacob E. Buckwalter,
R 3 Lititz; Mrs. J Nissley. R 1 Mt.
Joy, Mrs Allen Risser, R 1 Bare
vtlle, W. Z. Esbenshade, 1631 Es
benshade Rd., Lancaster; J. Lloyd
Kohrer, R 7 Lancaster, and Melvm
Rohrer, R 3 Lititz. i.
S 3 Per Year