A —Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 23, 1953 Pure Seeds Produce Higher Yields This odd-»ppearmg gadget is used to separate* round from flat seed at the Penn State seed laboratory. Pure seed of recom mended varieties is maintained at the laboratory under the di rection of Guy McKee, agronomist of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Seed obtained from the laboratory is multiplied for use as Certified seed on farms. Seed Certification is conducted under the direction of the State Department of Agriculture. Use of Certified seed often increases yields of small gram 10 to 20 bushels per acre and of hay and corn in like proportions. , Extended Protest Time Announced For N.Y.-NJ. Milk Order Change Time for filing exceptions to the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s recommended decision on a proposed amend ment to the New York-New Jersey Federal milk marketing order has been extended until June 15, 1959. The extension was requested by a majority of the pro ducers and handlers supplying the marketing area The proposed amendment, recommended by- USDA in an announcement May 1 (Press Release USDA 1161-59) would modify the provisions for pricing Class I-A milk un der the order Producers and handlers who wish to submit comments •should send four copies to the Hearing Clerk, Room 112, Administration Building, U S Department of Agriculture, Washington 25, D. C. Second EGGtober Planned Plans are now in progress for the second national EGGtober campaign, to be held m October, 1959, according to the Poultry and Egg National Board. The results of last year’s limited but successful cam- rjroa dcast media, direct pro paign indicate to PErm s ua- mo t!bn of chain store adver tional egg commodity tismg, endorsement of Miss mittee that EGGtober merits EGGtober” contests at the additional expansion and regional and local level; spec promotion this year, accord- ial EGGtober luncheons for mg to the committee s chair- p ress food editors; and re man, Dr Thomas J Harrold f ease of new egg recipes to of Winterville, Georgia. newspapers, syndicated food The expanded-upon EGG- co i umn i st s, and magazine tober activity will be built f ooc j enters around the strong central _ ~ , ~, theme. Eat More Eggs -A ( ° ne ma ? or Z Good Health Habit The an- u f er “ already , nouncement is being made at P lai ?f fo J s P ecial . this time, Dr Harrold stated, bUlboards, a rural gravure to give industry and retail * eature ° n and other food stores more opportuni- t;e Z? n activities, cy to profit from EGGtober Er Harrold stressed that l }e .{ rs the entire egg and allied in- Among the EGGtober dustr.es mo invited and urg plans being considered are eA ,}° P lan naw to build sales national advertiser related- ™ lth Panned to item tie-ins in both punt and wlth He explained that, contra ry to some beliefs, the term ‘ EGGtober” is not copy righted and any organization, or advertiser is welcome to use “EGGtober” as his own in the promotion of egg pro ducts PENS will supply, on re quest, a brochure with ideas for individuals and associa tions to use in furthering their EGGtober activities To obtain this brochure and additional information on the EGGtober, 1959, pro motion, direct your inquiry to Dr William Jasper, Poul try and Egg National Board, 8 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago 3, Illinois. Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’* Own Weekly F. O Box 1324 Lancaster, Penna. Offices Noitli Duke St. Lancaster, Ponna. Phone - Doncaster Express 4-3047 Dan McGrcw, Editor; Roheit G Campbdl Ad\erti<ung Du ectoi &. Business JRmager Ebta' lished November 4, 1933 Published eveiy Saturday by Lancaster Farming. Lancaster, Pa Entered as 2nd class matter at Eanc ister Pa under Act of Mar. 3. 1879 additional entry at Mount Joy. Pa Subscription Rates 1 $2 per vear; throe years $5. Single copy Price 6 cento Members Pa Newspaper Pubish ers’ Association, National Editor, ial Association Farm Classified Ads Get Results This Week- in Washington by Clinton Davidson The Big Quiz Uncle Sam wants to know whether, if you farm, you have running water in your hogpen and whether you have a wooden or a metal loof on your chickexxhouse. The Census Bureau has be gun coaching several thous and agents who will be a round next fall to ask you those 181 other questions a bout your farm and its oper ation. That will be the farm census taken every five years Farmers will be included, a gain, m the national census to be taken in 1960. Some will receive a -third visit in the fall of 1960 just to check on what they've been doing since 1959. “Some of them,” chuckles Ray Hurley, head of' the Census Bureau’s pollsters, “could be getting pretty sick of us before it is over.” Mules Left Out Uncle Sam doesn’t care how many mules you have, at least not to the point of asking. This will be the first time since the farm census began 85 years ago that mules have been dropped from the questionnaire. Nor will farmers be asked, as they have in the past, whether they have electrici ty It really doesn’t make much difference, Hurley ex plained, because we already know that 96% of them have electricity on the farm. The same questions will not be asked in all parts of the country Naturally, they are not going to ask a Maine farmer how many bales of cotton he grew, nor will they want to know how many oranges were grown in Min nesota. Housewives in a dozen Southern states will be ask ed if they still use a home churn to make butter. The question will not be asked i other states The count will include, in all states, such household appliances as el ectric dryers, borne freezers and washing machines. No Secrets Don't, Hurley cautions, try to keep secrets from the cen sus taker. “We want the whole truth and nothing but the truth,” he says. “All of the information,” he prom ises, “will be for the use of the Census Bureau only ” None of it will be divulg ed to such inquisitive people as the tax assessor or the in come tax man The census takers will be sworn to sec recy, too. Many of the questions will be personal Census will want to know how much money you made last year and where it came'from. It’ll want to know, for example, how much you owe your veterinarian, your lawyer, your bank, your hired help and your tax collector. There is a chance, though, that although the debt ques tions arc on. the question naire they may not be asked. Huiley admits “we’re having a lot of squawks on that one and we may not be permit ted to ask it ” It will take several months after the questions have been asked befoi e the answers can be compiled into a complete icport that will give the most accurate picture obtain able of what actually is go ing on down on the farm. The USDA purchased ano ther 605,625 lbs of dried egg solids last week to help stabilize and strengthen pri ces to producers Th’s brings to 807,825 lbs the amount bought under the new egg purchase program during the past two weeks. Continued purchases will depend on of fering prices in relation to prevalmg producer prices. Bible Materiel: I Kings 11 9—12.33. Devotional Beading: Psalm 36, A Nation Splits Lesson for May 24, 1959 FEW MEN have made so littli oul of so much, as the fecklesi kinglet named Rehohoam. He had everything to begin with: he catm from the greatest family in hu nation, he had wealth and power, he was the logical man for the throne. But he booted his own king dom away wi‘' one single speei It was one of ti most fooli; speeches on r< . qrd anywhere'. would .seem most like a wo: of genius Co nia, so many bloopi in a onc-sentence address. _ But so it was. There stands Re hoboam, the leader who did not know how to lead; the leader de luded, the leader forsaken. And thex-e went the kingdom which David had shed so much blood to build, the kingdom over which Sol omon had reigned in all his glory— gone, gone for good. It was split once for all It never grew together agaim It is a perfect example of how bad leadership can split what should have been united Wherever you find a split church, a split na tion, you can count on it, some bad leadership is at the bottom of it Why the Prince Learned Nothing One reason for Rehoboam’s dis< mal failure was that he asked tht light questions of the wrong people Jeroboam, who had a right to ask questions, had asked om that stumped poor Refcoboam tin very first thing He does not seem to have thought about it before; What about taxes 7 The burden c! taxation had been heavy in So!< omon’s time. What was to be hh son’s policy? Rehoboam asked thj men of experience, and he didn’t like their answer. So he tned the men of no experience, and he got just the kind of twaddle he liked to hear How can a man be so wrong? And yet, isn’t it tiue today that there are would-be leaders. Now Is The Time . .. TO CHE GHTNING RODS thunderstorm season is at hand» nng may cause terrific damage to' ivestock, and buildings without' ..ightnmg rods should give some? ■f properly p-aced and well gw damp earth In many cases the vire may be broken, or the end deep enough in the ground to re® earth A careful inspection at this the \ car may return large benefit Max Smith TO CLIP PASTURES—The latter May is the proper time for many quality foiageP to mow their pastures for the first time This s® dene when the grasses shoot head and befoi e the' blossom, also, before the weeds have a chance to Many farmers delay this clipping job too long at derive the benefits from the practice TO SOW SWEET SUDAN GRASS— One of ® popular summer-time pastures in this area is s " f grass, seeding time is late May and early June, ll about six weeks from seeding time until it )S graze Piper is the recommended variety v* lloll , less prussic acid following drought and light f )o |' Sudan will produce 1- amc growth in spite of hot, cr. TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM gams and top production may be obtained onh animals are comfortable. Animals that are con 1 barn or feedlot should have shade as well as cr o ” S l# tion on very hot days. All animals on pasiuie access to shade along with fresh watei, if treeS available, then artificial shade should be pi° u<^ r# l. poles, or other supports covered with boaios, fodder, hay, or straw. When temperatures m above 90 degrees much decrease in production a present. sometimes witj, I lowing 1 , who lea tn ' o|| j perience? Ai mg from Justly 1 take advice f 1 Of J v j listens to the p O Jd than the best, v.w he wants to hear 1 not unknown in and nation d Government (or tyj Another mistav 1 made was to f or Jl raent exists Hr tJJ arrangemert f m y This is not a noWl with Rehobon n jj ived him bi mar j i still with us fy ’ana in our cojn^.j ’ong to one paUy o {] the party stands y difference with ty me interested u.l tions so as to g ( (j Government, in tJI the benefit of theJ man in the goveJ truth is, that r-tj really is only forty benefit, it is UnietJ The real aim of g QO J the benefit of the J people are benefited eminent Is good, J The people of Isra-n] in Solomon’s tini e | [Solomon] chastJ whips,” said HehoW words, ‘’You took ail oboam thought M thing. But tlie pe 0 d Where Does Power oJ Dr. Foreman It did not occur i (who was about ® this time and had 'earn, but nei er did)i o be lung at all he; he elected. Saul anil imon had all beeiu neople Our Amelia eminent with the c - overned isn’t thevj rnment by tha jw -/ill and choice, is t American idea It j« -ncient Hebiews I; n Deuteronomy 1? >oor stupid Relict* over this till too liti f he shook his s"ori t. would be enough 1 sen, if power come own It is not, mat he power is in t n e; 'omes first of all ft le knows (and net i nough) how dangei when one man tries! (Based on outline! i «*io Division of Clnst National Council ol ft Obnst in tlio I T . S i L'ommiuut} Prcbb Sem BY MAX SMITH
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