la. Farmers Buying More lleaned Pasture Seed i) Reflecting the interest of farmers in pasture renovation improvement, sales of commercially cleaned forage jp S eed-have increased sharply in Pennsylvania during past few years. Shorter rotations, more frequent seed 's and less common use of homegrown lots are part of > picture, according to James L. Starling of the Agncul ■al Experiment Station, University Park decline in seed sales jt year resulted from car lover supplies, he believes. Starling’s opinions are ised largely on results of mual surveys* of wholesale RE FOR MATTRESS OPERLY To prolong the life of a ,tton innerspnng mattress, ire for it properly, reminds f!ss Dorothy O’ Donnell, fin State Extension home nagement specialist. Clean at least once a month with racuum cleaner attachment a soft brush to remove st Protect it from stains 3 misuse by using a cotton aattress pad. BURLING’S CHICKS WIN AGAIN Once again, to add to our ong string of victories, our ,eghorn and New Hamp hicks at NEPPCO’s 1958 jgg-to-Chick Show won two irsts out of only two Bur ing entries We have won firsts at ihis show almost without a ireak, and hold two Grand Championships. Since incubation and se lection of chicks used for showing is beyond our con trol, this-is further proof of tugli -quality— the kind we iehver to vou. Scoring of our While Leg aorn entry, first in the Egg Production Division, was as Eollows: Egg Quality Score .. 89 25 Hatchability Score . 88.3 Chick Quality Score 98.0 Total Score ... 92 47 There were 9 different en ;nes m the White Leghorn piass. In the Miscellaneous Class, with 5 or more en ures of the same breed, Bur hng’s New Hamp’s scored 54 for top honors. Old Hen Eggs Used I The eggs which we used ifor this competition were old-hen eggs, which do not score as high in quality as pullet eggs. We have always used old-hen eggs for this show, which makes these winnings more significant. Stirling's Big 7 Broilers . Carey's Famous Random- Sample Test winning Leg horns A customer made a 270-egg average on 1800 birds! Merryknoll Sexlink (Rock x Red) —Bred by electron ic “brain” methods. Golden Sex-Links—Harco male.x Cobb’s White Rock female. And Tops For Meat and Eggs. I. Cobb's White Rocks —Broi- ler test winners. 5. Cobb's- Garrison White Rock x Cornish Cross. 3* Stirling's New Hampshires L Gove's Barred Rocks. Buy Burling’s Big Healthy 'hicks as proven by many op prizes at Chick Shows ind Random Tests. Hatches Everv Week iVrite For Circular & Prices When you are ready to >uy Good Chicks, pick up rour phone and Call Oxford !86 collect. “BUI” will pay he call. 9 Burling’s Hatchery Box F, OXFORD. PA. seed dealers in the North east Alfalfa, red clover and ti mothy are the most common ly used forage crops in this State and comprise about 85 per cent of the total market for seed. Alfalfa seed sales rose from 2.5 million pounds in 1954 to 4 1 million pounds in 1958. At the same time red clover and timothy sales about maintained original volumes. In contrast, sales of birds foot trefoil seed more than doubled. Ladino clover seems to be declining in relative importance, a trend that may be felt in movement of timothy and clover seed if interest in alfalfa growing continues to develop, Dr. Starling points out. More and more alfalfa of recommended varieties is be ing used. Vernal and Du Pu its seed comprised 30 per cent of the total market last HERR’S BULK BIN SERVICE Builders of Feed and Grain Bins ALL SIZES TO FIT EVERY NEED GORDONVH.LE. PA. Ph. SO 8-3931 A. B. C. GROFF New Holland SHOTZBERGER'S J. PAUL NOLT Elm Gap H. S. NEWCOMER & SON A. L. HERR & BRO. Mount Joy Quazryville ALLEN H. MATE J. H. REITZ & SON. Inc. Denver Lititz. R. D. 4 ELIZABETHTOWN FARMERS SUPPLY Elizabethtown , .J, ,4, - '',/?' ' ' ' SINCE 1959 has started with an apparent continuation of the open winter enjoy ed by Lancaster Farming through the latter stages of 1958, it might be_ a good time to get the equipment out and spray for weeds in your hay lands Upland Cress and Chickweed may easily be controlled at this time of year, the Extension Service re minds. Shown here applying treatment on his farm is David Miller, Manheim R.-D 2, as photographed by Grant Heilman, Lititz. year The seed supply of Du Puits is reported to be short this year and the Atlantic and Buffalo varieties are ex pected by Dr. Starling to help make up the deficit. Pennscott red clover, a variety released by the Penn sylvania Station in 1951, con- LANDIS BROS. Lancaster Lancaster Farming. Saturday. January 3. 1959—9 V , / k •v S ' tinues to rise m popularity estimates, although a new It will comprise nearly half variety from Maryland yield of the commercially sold ed about as "well in tests the seed in the State in 1959, he past two years ORDER NOW AND GET THE BENEFITS OF SPECIAL WINTER DISCOUNT PRICES on Farm Wagons 3 - 5 - 6 - 7 TON SHORT TURN 20% OFF SNAVELY’S FARM SERVICE NEW HOLLAND New Light-O-Matic Light Control For Broilers And Layers t V % ■* - >■* *v S' +f v > \ * *>v^ H \ X S 'JxN* t t I r With this device in poultry housing, lights will turn on automatically when natural light is insufficient It can also be set up to operate automatically to give light in dark periods by using a time clock. It is placed in a poultry house facing a window, and will turn on the lights on dull, dreary days when they are needed. Call or Write us for more information Manufactured by: Light-O-Mcrtic Division of Weaver Farms, Inc., Annville, Pa. ' * Ph. EL 4-2214
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