More Proof ... It Pays to Feed PURINA
Harvey Rettew’s LOCUST CROFT Farm
Harvey Rettew A PURINA Feeder for 35 Years!
A typical Rettew cow is 1900-lb, 7-year-old Rose
Rag Apple Dekol with 619 lbs butterfat in 332
days Another, Pine Tree Cornucopia T has pro
duced 16,890 lbs of milk with a 3 7% test.
Locustcroft Invincible Babe made 487 lbs of fat
as a 2-year-old and 525 lbs. fat in 323 days as
a 3 year-old. Any cow not achieving a 305-day,
2X, mature equivalent of 500 lbs. fat or more
finds her days numbered at LOCUST CROFT.
Breeding is important, but Harvey Rettew is a
skilled feeder, Nan-Wen Whitey of Mark Galaxy
YOU CAN DEPEND ON PURINA EFFICIENCY FOR LOW-COST PRODUCTION
James High
Gordonville
Wenger Bros,
Rheems
Warren Sickman Blend & McGinnis
Pequea Atglen
Whiteside & Weicksel
Kirkwood
John J. Hess II
Intercourse—New Providence
John B. Kurtz
Ephrata
S. H. Hiestand
Salunga
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If jou know Holstems in Lancaster County,
you know Harvey Rettew Since 1918, he
has built not one, but two fine herds of
registered animals Following dispersal of
the first herd, Harvey was not content to
quit He “kept busy” building today’s herd
of 10 milkers, all producing in excess of
500 lbs fat, M.E
made 373 lbs. fat with her original owner At
LOCUST CROFT, she made 588 lbs fat m her
first lacation, and 552 lbs m 260 days of her
second. Luck’ No*
Dairy farmers can benefit from a feeding pro
gram such as Rettew’s based on excellent
roughage, permanent pastures and top quality
gram rations for calves, heifers, dry cows and
milkers. Your local PURINA dealer can tell
you more about improving your own piogram
See him soon!
Snader’s Mill
Mt. Airy
John J. Hess
Kinzers—Vintage
a demonstration of
herd-building under
expert direction!
Bird-in-Hand
B. F. Adams
Lancaster Farming, Fr
High Yields
Drain Stale
Soil Fertility
Most farms have been diawing
heavily upon the feitihU in the
soil this year, and hay yields of
4 to 5 tons per acre have been
leported throughout the state
To produce these yields, a le
gume-grass hay field has removed
from each acie 50 to 80 lbs of
phosphate and 120 to 18 lbs of
potash Unless this fertility is
replaced there may be a very lit
tle left in the soil for next yeai s
crops Hav fields will go into the
winter hungry and many plants
vvil l die ovei-winter from starva
tion Thus, next year’ hay yield
will be reduced. If the sod is
plowed under tor corn, the corn
yield will be poor
To prevent future crop failures
we suggest checking the soil fer
tility by having soil tested Ap
ply promptly for the amount and
Kind of fertilizer needed.
A soil sampling kit and com
plete instructions for taking a soil
sample can be obtained from the
county agent.
LANCASTER FARMING
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it At the Ephrata Farm Show i|
| Sept. 24, 25, 26, 27 j|
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i| Be sure to stop at our store 25 So State St to i|
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il HEATERS, GAS REFRIGERATORS, LIGHTS and it
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| Greiders Do It Again! |
| High Leghorn Pen In ; |
| 1958 Storrs Egg Laying Test |
1 This pen of Greider leghorn hens finished the 1
| year with 3142 eggs and 3196.5 points. Another pen =
I of Greider leghorns was 3rd high leghorn pen for the E
| year. H
| This fact may not seem too much in itself, bu|: p
1 does, we believe offer continuing proof that Greider =
1 leghorns are plain downright hard to beat. , 1
= Our competitors know this only too well, regard,- =
= less of what they might be saying. E
| NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER. SOME DATES |
= ARE ALREADY FILLED. a
Contact one of the following salesmen;
p Joe Wolgemuth, Jr., Mt. Joy, R. 1, Pa.
| George Spoils, Paradise, Pa.
i Martin R. Noll. Manheim, R. I, Pa.
I Ammon P. Stoltzfus, El verson, R. 1, Pa.
Greider Leghorn Farms, Inc.
Phone OL 3-2455, Mt. Jov, Pa,
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iday, September 26, 1958—5
Sage’ s Death
Leaves Void
Jack” Rcichaid, foimally
known as V O Ttoichaid, has
parsed on lie was the sage oi
Southern LancasUn County From
tnc \er\ tounding ol Lancaster
I a mini g, he wioto foi Ihjs papci
Hi 1 - histoncal column on om edi
touai page was a ‘must ’ in eveiy
issue ,
About a month ago lack wiote
us saying that his heart condition
was ioremg him to give up this
work We duin t fill his post, hop
ing that he could come back
A week ago we wiote him,
asking that he give it a tiy Last
Satuiday we hcaid of Jacks pass
ing In the morning mail we ie
ccived a personal leltei fiom him
as follows
I am piescnlly being coil
fined to a bed and chair fdi
obseivation purposes My doc
tor feels that with rest and
proper medication my condi
tion should improve within
the period of another six oi
eight months, permitting me
to carry on some of my form
er home work I assure you
that it will be a happy day foi
me when I can again submit
material to your pubhea
tions.”
His place will be hard to fil}
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BBSMO T3WB
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