Mary Km Bettendorf, Librarian
Vol. 111. No. 44.
Eastern National
Entry Deadline
Set for Oct. 18
TIMONIUM, Md With en
tries from eleven slates already
received, Charles Morrow, man
ager of the Eastern National Live
stock Show, today reminded live
stockmen that the deadline for
entering stock in'this year’s show
has been set for October 18.
Young farmers must enter
their prize livestock in the 4-H
Club and FF A classes by Oc
tober 11.
The twelfth annual Eastern
National, largest livestock show
in the East, will be held Novem
ber 15 through 20 at the Mary
land State Fair Grounds at Timon
mm.
30 States in 1957
Entries m 1957 came from
30 states and Mi Morrow said
the number of animals on display
is expected to top last year’s rec
ord-breaking 1,540 cattle, sheep
and swine.
He said the Eastern National,
known as the “Friendly Breed
ers’ Show, this year will include
an expanded Intercollegiate Live
stock Judging Contest, a 4-H Club
Interstate Livestock Judging Con
test, an Intercollegiate Meat Judg
ing Contest and the Atlantic An
gus Association sale
Judges this year are of inter
national prominence, with such
widely known figures as T. Alex
Edwards, of Anoka Farms, Arva,
Ontario, Canada, Roy R. Largent,
ot Merkel, Tex, Homer Clausen,
Spencer, lowa, Glen Bratcher,
Oklahoma State University; Don
L. Good, Kansas State College,
Dwight E Younkin, Pennsylvania
State University, and G. A. Allen,
Jr, Virginia Polytechnic Insti
tide, being slated to judge one or
more classes in their specialties.
Premiums to Total $25,000
Exhibitors will be competing
for more than $52 000 in premium
money, as wel as a large array of
blue ribbons and trophies. In ad
dition, breed associations and oth
er organizations and individuals
are offering several thousand dol
lares m special prizes
For example, the Aberdeen-An
gus Breeders’ Association offers
the following prizes if won by
'Aberdeen-Angus Grand Cham
pion Steer, $250, Champion Car
load of Fat Cattle, $250, Cham
pion Pen of Five Fat Steers, $lOO.
Angus Group Offers Trophy
The Maryland Aberdeen-Angus
Association will present a trophy
to the Champion 4-H and FFA
Angus Steer, while the Maryland
Angus Women’s Club will pre
sent a special trophy if the cham
p.on 4-H and FFA Angus steer is
exhibited by a girl
$1,200 Added for Herefords
The American Hereford Asso
ciation offers the following prizes
il won by Herefords: Grand
Champion Steer, $500; Champion
Carload of Fat Cattle, $500; Cham
pion Pen of Five Fat Steers, $2OO,
and Champion 4-H and FFA Steer,
$lOO.
The American Shorthorn Breed
ers’ Association will present $250
if the Grand Champion Steer is
a Shorthorn, and the American
Shorthorn Club will give $5OO if
the Champion Carload of Fat Cat
tle is won by Shorthorns.
Quarryville (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, Sept. 12, 1958
Late blight infection of tomato fruit
County Tomato Crop Struck by
Blight and Anthracnose in Most Areas
by Jack H. Owens
“Tomatoes are just about shot,”
seemed to be the most often ex
pressed opinion Thursday among
farmers and brokers in Lancaster
county Blight moved into the
county several weeks ago, but did
not become severe in tomato
fields until 10 days ago. When it
did strike however, destruction
was rapid and in some places al
most complete
The warmer and drier weather
at the beginning of 'the wfiek
gave a small bit of hope to grow
ers when it seemed the blight
ridden fields were holding their
own and appeared the fruits still
on the v mes would npen With
cool nights and increased humid
i)y during the later days of the
Week, hope for any recovery
faded
Ideal growing conditions earl
ier in the season added to the
problem Vines in most parts of
the county were extremely large,
making it almost impossible to do
a through job of spraying. “We
sprayed four times and it didn’t
seem to faze it,” John Kunkel,
Rl, New Providence, said.
Some fields in the southern part
of the county already have been
disked down Some growers have
of the county already have been
not picked enough- tomatoes to
Pay expenses In other instances,
farmers have stopped picking be
cause of problems m getting pick
ers to harvest the diseased fruit
and the difficulty of getting a
price sufficient to pay for picking
Brokers are reluctant to pur
chase the fruits because of lower
ed quality In addition to damage
from late blight, anthracnose is
Anthracnose on mature fruit of tomato
starting to show up in some
places Brokers are complaining
that the tomatoes have the typi
n’ spots under the skin which
soon rot and make tomatoes hard
to peel
Canners will pay top prices for
the fruits due to lowered keep
ing quality The anthpacnose or
ganism produces a condition in
the meat of tomatoes which makes
them harder to preserve as can
ned tomatoes
Reports from the northern part
of the county indicate that th°
conditions are not quite as far ad
vaned, but crops there also are
suffering badly
PLANT PATHOLOGISTS at
Pennsylvania State university
have the following suggestions
for growers who have had con
siderable trouble with either
Late Blight or Anthracnose in to
matoes this year.
—Plant only healthy plants
—lf you grow your own plants
be sure to sterilize the bed before
planting the seeds
—Practice a three to five year
rotation.
—Use crops that aid in main
taming the organic content of the
soil.
—Space rows as far apart as is
economically sound. This facih
tales quicker drying of dew and
ram, a condition unfavorable for
the growth of foliage diseases
—Follow a regular spray pro
gram in the field Start spraying
at 4 to 6 weeks after the plants
are set in the field and repeat ap
plications at 10 day intervals
through harvest. A spray schedule
is available from your county
agent.
22.6-Million Birds Sold Through The
Poultry Exchange in First Four Years
I Officers of the Pennsylvania State-Wide Millers’ and
Feed Dealers’ association and the Pa. Bureau of Markets,
in a gesture to focus wider attention on the Lancaster Poul
try Exchange and Modern marketing methods utilized by
the four-year-old organization, today announced they will
'join in celebrating the group’s Fourth Anniersary, Sept.
1 18, at Lancaster Poultry Center.
Poultry raisers have sold near
ly one-quarter billion birds
through Exchange facilities dur
ing its history Poultry sold dur
mg the auctions have brought an
a\erage price of 2175 cents per
pound Exchange officials report
Richard I Amnion, executive
secretary and treasurer for the
Millers’ and Feed Dealers’ asso
ciation, said PMFDA officers will
be present at 1 45 p m Thursday,
during the weekly auction to ]oin
in congratulating Lancaster Poul
try Exchange for completing four
highly-successful years of service
to growers and buyers.
Ammon emphasized presence of
his group’s officers will represent
well wishers from their entire
membership toward the Exchange
which was established m 1954 as
a non-profit operation to bring
poultry interests together to mu
tual advantage.
John Rainey, director of Pa
Bureau of Markets, also will at
tend the “Birthday Party.”
A total of-1167 poultry "growers
from throughout Pennsylvania
have been served in the past four
years by the Lancaster Poultry
Center facilities An aggregate of
22,643,632 birds have been sold
for $16,600,217 37 by Exchange
auctioneers
Birds marketed there have av
eraged 3 75 lbs.
Any grower is eligible to use
Exchange facilities The only
charge is a $3 50 minimum listing
fee for lots up to 2500 birds. An
additional $l5O is charged for
each 1000 birds above the mini
mum.
Poultry Banquet
Set for Oct. 2nd
Lancaster County Poultry As
sociation’s Annual Banquet will
be held Thursday, Oct 2, 1958,
at Hostetters Banquet Hall, Mt.
Joy The speaker will be the Rev.
Nevm Smith of Hanover. Sub
scription price is $25 00 per cou
ple with the proceeds to be
used in the promotion of the
poultry industry in general and
to reduce the indebtedness of
the Association’s recently con
structed building. In addition to
the speaker there will be other
entertainment.
Reservations may be made at
the Poultry Center, Roseville
Road and 230 By-pass, or with
Don Wolgemuth, Florin, Ticket
Chairman. Jay Greider will pre
side as Master of Ceremonies.
Homestead Farms Continue Sweep
Of Honors in State Swine Contests
READING The 10 year-old
Stauffer Homestead Farms’ pure
bred Hampshire swine herd, East
Earl RD 1, “brought home the
bacon” from the recent Berks
County Fair and Pa Hampshire
Show, at Reading.
Repeating their 1957 perform
ance at these same shows, Stauf
fer “belts” won Grand and Re
serve champion boar honors,
while sweeping 15 of 19 first
places.
Per Year
New Editor
Named for
Lane. Farming
Dan Mccirew
A newcomer this week to the
Lancaster Farming staff, and the
eastern United States, is Odiss L.
“Dan ’ McGrew, who is assuming
duties as the publication’s news
editor
A native of Broken Arrow,
Oklahoma, McGrew received his
training m agricultural journa
lism from Oklahoma State Univer
sity (A&M) He has edited a
northwestern Oklahoma County
seat weekly, was farm editor for
a Nebraska daily, and comes to
LF from the public relations de
partment of the Nebraska Game
Commission.
A former 4-H and FFA mem
ber, he worked on farms and
ranches in several western states,
while in college His family owns
and operates a 400 acre diversi
fied-crop farm, including a pure
bred beef herd, in Wagoner
county, Oklahoma
During the Korean war, he ser
ved as an Army photographer
wnter with a Ski-Troop command
at Cp. Hale, Colorado
He is married to the former
Frances C Wells, of Stillwater
Oklahoma. Mrs McGrew is en
rolled m her junior year in ele
rnentary education at Millersville
State Teachers College
Former LF editor Robert E.
‘Bob” Best, reently resigned the
post to accept a position as in
formation assistant with the Pen
nsylvania Department of Agricul
ture, Harrisburg.
The herd, from the northeast
Lancaster county farms owned
by AB C and Edna Groff, New
Holland, also won a pair of sec
ond place ribbons and four third
place standings
Another SHF Hampshire was
Grand Champion boar in these
shows in 1955.
Earl Fisher is manager of the
Goodville farms, and Paul Ebaugh
is herdsman.