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lAT LEFT, is shown a two-year-old hybrid
Its root system. At right, a yearling tree. Fry
pour strains he received from the U. S. Forest
Ear to be alike in resistance to disease. They
fery resistant cpidi «*yenthe yo,ung_trees re-
Eeakage. _ ' —LF PHOTO
iUrges-Growers To-
I Potato Seed Now'
*
E Sloat, associate.
bunty agent, re
nty potato pro
iveek of the need
ystematic treat
-3s for seed pota
ted out that one
sd potato may
iection of a large
e planting, by
! infection of
decay on the
ter.
tin powders or
ARE THE winners of the Lancaster County 4-H Electric Club
Ks PrV,! 1 i with their winning exhibits, made by the club members as per-
Iwini , are> Robert Armstrong, Drumore BD 1, second prize in first
liar n in ™opden-block lamp; Leslie Kreider, 690 Harman Station Rd., Lan-
Ice in *ln» rst J year Project with a ceramic lamp; J. David Lapp, Bareville R.
■)hii year work with an FM-radio tuner, and Elsianne Hess, 1749
in Lancaster, second year project with a work lamp and stand. Lapp
■a e Wonted to represent the county in the State 4-H Electnc Team
liquid formulations are most
effective in controlling tire
above. Infections, Sloat said.
Use at. the rate of 100 parts
per million in a water bath
solution.
Other seed piece diseases
can be reduced by adding
one pound of Chlornil to
the solution at the rate of
96 W. P. to 20 gallons of
water—with the Streptomy
cin.
(Turn to page 5)
Lancaster, Pa., Saturday, April 4. 1959
Hybrid
Poplars
Grown
Here
At about the same time
research started with hybrid
ization of corn; resulting in
profound changes for Ameri
can agriculture; Dr. E. J.
Shreiner, with the U. S. For
est Service at Upper Darby,
began work, with the hybrid
ization of trees.
Dr. Shremer’s research re
sulted in hybrid poplar trees
growing to 40 feet in height
in seven years at the Upper
Darby station production
of timber, shade and beauty
at more than twice the rate
of normal poplar growth.
The first distribution of
propagation slips from the
Upper Darby poplars
came in 1056, when farmers
were offered the chance to
purchase eight slips each,
with the agreement- to file
annual reports on the
growth of their groups of hy
brids.
Miles Fry, Ephrala RD 3,
made one of the 1956 pur
chases of hybrid planting
slips. ' __
Today Fry is preparing to
tiansplant seven of the orig
inal eight trees plus, he
plans to plant several acres
to the fast growing trees,
as well as offer several
Uiousand slips for sale.
This in three years from
eight short slips.
The veteran northeast
County farmer is enthusias
tic about possibilities for the
hybridized trees to produce
timber on his farm.
“This means that a fellow
like me, already a grandpa,
can plant a forest and enjoy
the results. These trees will
grow at least twice as tali
in the first seven years as
normal poplars,” he com
(Turn to page 11)
MILES FRY, Ephrata RD 3, holds a board marked in
one-foot units in a row of hybrid-poplars growing on his
farm. These trees were pruned back to from six inches to
one foot of the ground just 12 months ago. Fry is now tak
ing several thousand cuttings from these two-year-old pop
lars and a large planting of “yearling” trees behind them.
He is transplanting his original trees (3-year-olds) this year
and expects to see them reach a height of 40-feet within
seven - ten years,, despite the transplanting and heavy
pruning for three years —LF PHOTO
NEPPCO School to Focus
On Egg Quality Slip'
TRENTON, N. J.—More and more northeastern poult
rymen have found their “egg quality slip is showing ”
Recognizing the industry’s' shortcomings and doing some
thing about them is the goal of the annual Egg Quality
School of the Northeastern Poultry Producers Council.
The four-day “egg quality
college” will be held this
year at the University of
Massachusettes, Amherst, on
June 9-10-11-12.
Dr Alfred Van Wagenen,
NEPPCO’s managing direct
or and supervisor of the
school, reports that more pres
sure than ever will be placed
this year upon what the pro
ducer, breeder, and market
man needs to know about egg
quality.
To carry out this plan, he’s
in the process of lining up
an all-star cast of instructors
They’ll come from all sec
tions of the Northeast—each
a specialist in a particular
phase of the quality, grading
and marketing picture.
“Poultrymen and their
marketing organizations in
the Northeast must buckle
down to the task of produc
ing a better quality egg and
marketfhg it more effectiv
ely,” Dr. Van Wagenen de
clared.
“With diminished profit
margins for the industry, it
is more important than ever
to get every penny possible—
whether through more effi
cient marketing, a higher
quality egg, or both!”
As in the past, the NEPP
CO egg quality conclave will
$2 Per Year
concentrate upon 'doing’ not
just “talking”. The experts
will work with one student
after another—demonstrating
checking and explaining the
application of the key ele
ments underscored in short
lecture periods.
This year’s school will be
the 28th conducted by the
Council. Last year’s event
drew a turnout from 12 sta
tes and the District of Co
lumbia. Registration forms
and other details may be ob
tained from the NEPPCO
office, 10 Rutgers Place,
Trenton 8, N. J.
FIVE - DAY
WEATHER
FORECAST -
Saturday - Wednesday
• U. S. Weather Bureau,
Lancaster Office
Temperatures will aver
age near or slightly above
normal range of 39 - 59.
Clearing skies Sat.; fair
and warmer Sun. and on
Mon.; Cooler Tues. and
Wed., rain Tues.