Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, February 28, 1959, Image 11

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    (ALD TRIMBLE poses his top Holstein, Benbrook
n Beauty—first time in two years the cow had
tered She had a 305 day milking record of 12,-
i)f milk, 566 lbs. of butterfat in her third lactation,
time production, on 305-day test is 30,314 lbs of
i 1306 5 lbs. of butterfat
ine wood Shavings
or Poultry and Livestock Bedding
CALL EXpress 4-5412
SVENIENT SANITARY SERVICEABLE
Deliveries Made Over Two Tons
Trailer Load Prices, Bagged or Bulk
HAROLD B. ZOOK
ipeter Road
SET YOUR.CHICKS OFF
TO A FLYING START!
WITH
Florin 1959. ikBQ
SCK STARTER OM
The Full Details On Our Growing
gram For Replacement Pullets
Ccdl Mt. Joy OL 3-2411 Today I
GEMUTH BROS., Inc.
FLORIN. PA.
Lancaster County has long
been noted for its status as
one of the major dairy areas
of the nation and among the!
county’s 4-H Club members
who include dairy projects
in their activities, 16-year-
old Donald Trimble, of Chest
nut Level community on,
Quarryville RD 1, ranks high
in achievement and leader
ship.
Thus energetic son of Mr.
and Mrs Daniel Trimble al
ready has compiled an en- He is secretary of South
yiable record, and with near- ern rhetor Club and was
ly five years of club eligibili- 1958 president of this c i ub
ty remaimng shows what) and Drumofe Community
could be mildly termed as club He was 1957 Measurer
promise of the Ho ] ste i n Club.
Lancaster, Pa.
The idea of what 4-H can He has taken part in both
mean to youngsters coin’d not 4JH anri FFA Dairy Judging
be better illustrated than by Weeks at Penn State, placing
detailing his record. as 19th high FFA individual'
He has: iudge and on the 14th place
Had high Holstein 4-H 4-H team. He is aiming for
Dairy Club project score two> the top in both divisions
years. His projects in both 4-H
Had 1958 4-H corn pro- a nd FFA include five Hol
ject. high score s t e : ns (three producing cows)
Had high county 4-H com 22 fattening barrows, two
yield in 1957 (100 bu) sows, corn (138 3 bu. avg in
Exhibited sixth place 4-H 1958) and capons
Holstein heifer at the 1959 He is a junior at Solanco
Farm Show, and placed sec- High School and an alternate
ond m the fitting contest. f or Student Council
Had the top exhibit m the a solid background for a
county corn round-up, plac- young man who says, “I plan,
mg second at the Farm Show to be a farmer ”
Lancaster Farming, Saturday# February 28, 1959—11
PCE Slates Local
Paul L. Coates, secretary
of Producers Cooperative Ex
change, Coatesville, 'has an-
behind his brother Paul —■
switching p’aces.
Had Junior Champion
ship and Show Reserve Cham
p’onship Ho’stein heifer at
the East Lampeter Fair.
Meetings
nounced a series of regional
membership meetings to ac
quaint P C E members with
new installations at the ar
ganization’s-Coatesville plant
Coates reports that new
automatic egg-grading equip
ment will be installed and
in operation on or about Ap
ril J 5 A movie will be shown
explaning the complete oper
ation. "" ,
The first meeting, to ac
quaint members with the
operation, first of its kind in
the east, was held at Dover
on Feb 24 Another was at
Mt Joy on Thursday
Fu + ure meetings on the
schedule are:
Mar 3—Warwick High
Schoo 1 , Agnc Room, at
Lititz
Mar 9—Garden Spot Hi
gh School, New Holland.
Mar 12—Octoraro High
School, south of Atglen.
Mar 16 —Lebanon Farm
Bureau bldg.
Mar 19 —Lampeter-Stras-
burg High School, Lam
peter
All meetings are from 7 ;30
to 9 p m and will include the
fi'm, remarks on marketing
agreements and egg condi
tions. open discussion and re
freshments
Up to 15 tons of dry soil
per acre year may pass thro
ugh the digestive tracts of
°arth\vorms This aids great
ly in the process of improve
ment of the physical condi
tion of the soil It occurs on.
soils with good fertility
KILL GARLIC
IN PASTURE WITH
Weedone “48”
(ETHYL ESTER)
1 gal. can $ 3.45
5 gal. can 516.50
Weedone LV-4
(LOW VOTILE ESTER)
1 gal. can $ 5.45
5 gal can $26.25
Special prices on larger
quantities and to custom
-sprayers.
SMOKETOWN, PA.
Ph. Lane. EX 2-2659
STANDARD
Equipment, Inc.
Announces Its
20%
BIC
Spring Discount
SALE
ON
All-New
Barn Cleaner
Easy-All Comfort
Stalls
SAIE CLOSES
FEBRUARY 28, 1959
Cope & Weaver
WILLOW STREET
Ph. Lane. EX 3-2824