Mary K Bettendorf, librarian AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY library THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Ibe Penns. State Cfalverslty jr Vol. 111. No. 45. TOP HANDS IN the Solanco showmanship contest were, from left, Paul Welk, Ken- neth Garber and Donald Trimble. The trio of Quarryville area youths placed at 92 Year High Production Predicted For Many Crops in Pennsylvania HARRISBURG This is the best crop year Pennsylvania has had since the keeping of records started m 1866 Record yields of corn, oats, wheat, potatoes and tobacco are predicted by the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting service of the State Department of Agriculture. Despite some losses due to de layed harvesting, the average wheat yield is estimated at 29 5 bushels an acre, exceeding the previous high set in 1954 by 1 5 bushels. Corn prospects continue excel lent and as of September 1 pro duction was forecast at 76,080,- 000 bushels, a whopping 42 per cent above last year and six per cent above Pennsylvania’s pre vious high of 71,736,000 bushels produced in 1956. Yield is esti- mated at 60 bushels an acre which compares with 46 bushels last year and the previous record of 56 bushels set in 1956 Oat harvest, usually completed by September 1, was still under- way on that date in northern sec- tions of the Commonwealth It was delayed in many areas by wet weather and in several in- stances fields were too wet to permit use of heavy equipment, However, the expected oats yield is 43 5 bushels an acre, which will exceed the previous high, 42 bushels an acre, estab- lished in 1951 and 1955 Produc- tion is estimated at 32,060,000 bushels compared with 30,264,000 bushels produced last year With a 1,750 pound per acre yield forecast, tobacco produc- tion should break all records since drastic acreage reduction w«e made m the early 1930’s Quarryville (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, Sept. 19, 1958 Harvest got underway ahead of schedule this year, August wea ther was favorable for growth and maturing of tobacco With cutting well underway, the crop is reported to be of generally good quality with leaves thin and of good width and length. The previous high production record was 1,700 pounds an acre While potato production is well above last year’s figures, the crop will not exceed the State average due to reduction in total acreage Late summer potato production is indicated at 702,000 hundred weight and fail potato production at 7,667,000 hundredweight. Some Katahdins are still show ing green in some localities. Dig ging of Cobblers started in south and central regions in early Aug ust. New seedings of hay are mak mg excellent growth. Second and third cuttings of hay made good progress during the month of August despite rainy weather, Hay in most sections of the State made excellent growth, but due to poor weather for curing, some quality was lost About 3 9 mil lion tons are expected to be cut compared with 3 2 million last year. The U S Department of Agn culture indicates that a continuing increase in crop production this year exceeds anything yet reach ed by American agriculture, Among the leading ciops corn, cotton, soybeans, barley, oats, hay, spring wheat, and sorghum gram all but cotton and oats have record or near-record pro duction prospects and all but hay are estimated at record per acre yields. the top of a large class of dairy showmen- They were commended for constant atten tion to their animals and the judge, ' (LF Photo) Dean Hoffer, FFA Attends Meeting Dean Hoffer, Manheim R 3, Pa. Star Farmer of the Future Farmers of America, returned this week from the Northeast Regional competition for Regional Star Farmer, at the Eastern States Exposition, Springfield, Mass Hoffer reports that Wallace Caulk, Delaware’s candidate, was awarded the Regional Honors in a mammonth FFA pageant during Saturday evening’s Exposition performance “We took part in the regional public speaking contests, attend ed banquets both Friday and Saturday nights, and then each slate representative represented his state in the pageant,” Hoffer said HARVEST OUEEN Joyce Bled soe, shortly after coronation ceremonies during the Solanco Community Fair, Quarry ville, smiles her pleasure in the honor voted her by students of Solanco High School, where she is a senior this year. The 17-year old, blonde, blue-eyed daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bledsoe. Little Britain. (LF Photo) Two Shows Open Season Elizabethtown-Quarryville Fairs Head 1958 Farm Show Season for Co. The fair season is in full swing this week for Lancaster county farmers, as Quarryville and Elizabethtown produc tions followed in the footsteps of the season’s “first” at Lititz. The Elizabethtown Kiwanis Community Farm Fair week, this year is featuring an enlarged in dustrial and commercial exhibit area, along with their midway and agriculture exhibits. Quarryville’s Southern Lancas ter County Community Fair, by the Town Fire Hall retains its ‘ strictly by, of and for farmers” character. The Solanco production is re plete with dairy, fitting and show manship, beef and swine judging classes, the county 4-H tractor driving contest, Harvest Queen contest, talent contest, street pa rade and the Rural Youth con test. Next week the West Lampeter Community Fair will continue the ‘ =tnctly farm” contests with a Wednesday through Friday pro duction at the Lampeter Com munity Center. Livestock and crop exhibits will bo judged Wednesday, with Thursday’s program including a dairy judging contest. Queen con test, picnic supper in the pavil lion, the antique auto show, and the livestock parade at 7 15 p m. The All Western Horse Show will be held starting at 2 p.m. Friday After a two-hour after noon competition, evening classes will resume at 6 30 with western riding, pole bending, pickup race, musical chair, relay, potato, bar State Expects to Save sloo*ooo. Annually With New Bang’s Test Plan HARRISBURG Some $lOO.- 000 a year will be saved in the administration of the state brucel losis program under a new test ing system, State Secretary of Agriculture William L. Henning said today “During the past several months the Bureau of Ani mal Industry has been collect >ng milk somples for time-saving n.ilk ring tests from milk collect ing stations and has discarded the collection of milk samples at the farm by milk collectors,” Secre tary Henning said The savings will be realized in that milk collectors were paid a dollar for each farm call. Under the new plan, no farm calls will be necessary, Henning explained Another advantage under the new system will be elimination of the possibility of withholding mlk of suspicious cows and sub mitting milk samples from cows not in the herd, he added. Mechanics of the new plan were outlined by Dr H A Milo, direc toi of the Slate Bureau of Animal Industry He said that milk samples will be taken from herds operating under both the area and individual certified plans Herds operating under the new indivi dual plan that are milk ring sus mcious will be blood tested and oiood drawn by the local veteri narian if the owner desires How c\er, the drawing of blood must be conducted in the presence of a state or federal veterinarian who will send the blood samples to the BAI Animal Laboratory at Summerdale, near Harrisburg $2 Per Year rel races and a trail class. There will be a special feature of calf roping exhibitions, according to Robert Good, show chairman. Ephrata’s Farmers Day Fair, Wednesday through Saturday, will open with a parade at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Baby Beef judging will be held at 1 pm. Thursday Miss Lancaster Coun tys selection will be made Thurs day Following the Lampeter and Ephrata fairs. New Holland and Manheim have scheduled produc tions Starting Oct 1. The New Holland fair will run Wednes day through Saturday, Manheim. through Friday. Feature event of the New Hol land production will be tffe club animal auction, at the New Hol land Sales Barn. Manheim’s show will open with the baby beef show, Wednesday. The parade will be featured fol lowing the Friday, Dairy Show, with coronation of the Queen of the Manheim Farm Show follow ing the parade. Winding up the season for Lan caster county will be the Mt. Joy Farm Show. Top event will be the County Plowing Contest on the Carl Hummer farm, Friday. Livestock judging will take place Thursday, along with the an nouncement of the 1958 Corn Queen In the event that no reactors are disclosed as a result of the blood agglutination test on a herd of this nature, the annual authori sation for the yearly retest will be mailed when due to the owner and a copy to his veterinarian. But if reactors are disclosed, It will be necessary that the herd have the customary two negative blood tests again to be con ducted m the presence of a state or federal veterinarian. Milk ring suspect herds operat ing under the area plan will be blood tested by Bureau of Animal Industry veterinarians for the present The new plan will be abolished ac the end of two plant collections, ‘We feel confident that these two collections will be sufficient to give us accurate information as to the percentage of cattle and herd infection in our brucellosis control and eradication program,” Dr Milo said Milk for the milk ring teot will be taken from cream cup samples retained m milk leceiv mg stations Pennsylvania was designated as a modified certified brucellosis free state on March 21 of this jear The state had only 21 per cent infected herds at that time. However only 31 per cent of the stale s 1,280,000 head of cattle vcrc infected with the disease. On the individual plan the herd o\\ ner selects his veterinarian and pajs him for the application of the blood test On the area plan, the state and federal governments pay the veterinarian on a fee ba<ns
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