iT29 ['l4-H Center Dedi cation Set ITS DRAWING of the new National 4-H Club center at 7100 Conn. Avenue, i, D C, to be dedicated during the 29th National 4-H Conference June 13-19. it Slated During 29th j / ference, June 13-19 8 Note- During our recent visit to Washington, had the privilege of inspecting the new National [ in Chevy Chase, Md., northwest of the capitol f and construction work was proceeding at that [the pressure of the approaching 29th Annual 4- (ee, which begins a week from today. We have [knowing if the conference will be conducted in i but feel sure that in coming years, the facilities are will make definite contributions to rural openings of the National 4-H Club Center will he 29th National 4-H Conference opening June mgton, D. C. and running through Friday, June Board Votes To inue Promotion Work | of the Poultry Rat’l Bd in. session. I, May 25, voted tw F ntmue promoting [ ' Itry meats in ft ion to invest fceived from these gs, it was announ- Pph J Thomas, PE >nt otes cast were 35' 36-men Board; 22 10 “no,” and 3 itmg and balloting >f action taken by attendance at rmual Meeting m :n <i motion was to 3G for PENS to tor solicitation and Tho motion was Jnediatcly to the Dircclois lor con -111 a letter to dir iral weeks prior to urged ►AY THER Recast '/ ' Wednesday Buioduf c <'Moi o fllco Wtll avn. 3.4 de- IV f„ nor «ial range over the 511 e cooler on Ues - chance of showers l ßle S at. 4 , ues - wm was ~r h 5 of county. n E u hrat a region. Lancaster. them to get industry view points on the motion? In press releases to the poultry trade press, Thomas asked indust ry members to direct their (Turn to page 8) State Soil Commission Asks End of New Start' Ruling HARRISBURG—The Pennsylvania Soil Conservation Commission has released a letter to President Dwight D Eisenhower urging him to change Bureau of the Budget policies concerning small watershed projects under Public 1 aw 566. Following is the text of the letter “Interest in Pennsylvan ia in the work being carried on under Public Law 566, the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, is gaining rapidly Applications totaling over 600,000 acres have already been received in 1959 “Our State Soil Conserva tion commission is responsib le for approving requests for assistance under this Act and recommending priority for planning to the Federal government We have been concerned about regulations of the Bureau of the Budget limiting ‘new starts’ on pro le cts in any year “To us this policy discrim inates against the smaller watersheds For example, if there is a limit of two starts m Pennsylvania this year, we naturally are inclined to Lancaster. Pa.. Saturday. June 6. 1959 The educational and train ing center, located on 12V2- acre grounds, is dedicated to the four-fold development of youth as exemplified in the Head, Heart, Hands, and Health aims of 4-H Clubs. Through it, opportunity will be provided for training young people in character building and citizenship, and guiding them leaders m pro gram planning and develop ment. This year, because of many public contributions in sup port of the Center and the significant place of donors in the entire 4-H program, a “Friends of 4-H Day” will be held during the conference. Pennsylvania 4-H Club members are among those i esponsible for furnishing bedrooms in the center. The Center is located in Chevy Chase, a beautiful residential suburb of the Nation’s Capital. Near the many historic and memor able sights in Washington, D. C, it is convenient to incom ing guests on route 240 A. The three buildings of the (Turn to page 4) approve and give priority to two of the largest water sheds where a greater am ount of work can be accom plished * At a meeting of the State Soil Conservation Commis sion held May 21, 1959. it was resolved to go on record opposing the limitation on ‘new starts’ and suggest that any limits be based on funds available In this way our Commission would be able to choose from all applications on the basis ot merit and need rather than size ‘We would appieciate any attention that you could give to this matter ” According to the State Of fice o/ the Federal Soil Con servation Service, one ‘start’ has been authorized in Penn sylvania This is for the Lackawaxen Tributaries pro ject in Wayne County The watershed encompasses 26,- 625 acres. Egg Shell Quality Tests Seek End To Annual Loss Breaking of eggs at the farm and during marketing costs Pennsylvania egg producers and marketing agencies about two and one-half million dollars per year, reports Werner J. Mueller, poultry researcher at the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Mueller and his asso ciates are studying the effect of temperature and humidity on egg shell strength. These studies have found that hens kept at a constant temperature of 85, degrees Fahrenheit for 8 months pro duced eggs with thinner shells than hens kept at a constant temperature of 55 degrees F. Hens housed at 85 degrees F. ate 20 per cent less feed and had lower calcium levels than hens at 55 degrees F. The Penn State research ers have developed new test ing devices for determining shell strength of eggs. Dr. Mueller believes ac curate and rapid methods of measuring shell strength will greatly help in improving USDA Defines Policies On Lamb-Buying Systems The U. S. Department of Agriculture today issued a statement defining its general policy on certain current lamb buying practices and how provisions of the Packers raid Stockyards Act apply to these practices. USDA announced that this statement has now been is sued as Sec. 203.1 of Chap ter 11, Title 9, Code of Fed eral Regulations. It is not issued as a rule or regulation in itself, but is -an interpre tation that certain practices are considered unfair under provisions of the P&S Act. The policy announcement says it has come to the at tention of USDA’s Livestock Division that some packers, dealers and market agencies subject to provisions of the Act are engaging in certain practices that are injurious to producers, in the purchase and sale of lambs in promin ent lamb producing areas of the United States. These practices relate to the discounting of prices paid producers for heavy lambs Specifically, the following methods of buying lambs are c onsidered unfair practices under P&S Act provisions 1 A buyer limiting pay ment for lambs to a designa ted average weight, and not paying the lamb producer for any „ additional weight 2 A buyer _ subtracting weight from the true and ac tual weight of the lamb. The above practices fesuU Don't Forget Lancaster County Poultry Association Annual Chicken Barbecue Today (Sat., June 6) 3-7 p.m., Litite Springs Park Queen and Cooking Contests at 7 p.m. Barbecues Adults, $1.50; Children $1:00 Take-Outs $2 Per Year shell quality through breed ing, feeding, and manage ment. Egg breakage is especially serious in late spring and during the summer. Dr Mueller and associates found that methods common ly used to determine shell strength were not very ac curate measures of shell strength for commercial egg handling. Air conditioned rooms control temperature and hu midity for laying hens in the Penn State tests. New egg shell testing de vices include a pressure ma chine to measure resistance to pressure, an elasticity ma chine to measure ' compres sion, and an impact machine to test the impact needed to break shells. in issuance of incorrect scale tickets, invoice, and other documents relating to pur chases and sales and in mis leading market information. USDA officials believe provisions of the ’ P & S Act (under Title II and Title III) prohibit all packers, dealers, and market agencies subject to the Act’s provisions from engaging in these practices. In addition to the above mentioned practices, USDA’s .Livestock Division has re ceived numerous complaints from lamb producers about methods used in price dis counting for excess weight. One example of the com plaint is when a buyer a grees to pay $21.00 per cwt. for a lot of lambs provided the average weight is not more than the 105 pounds, but discounts the $2l 00 per cwt. price at the rate of 25 cents for each pound in ex cess of the 105 pounds. The discounted price is then applied to the entire weight of the lambs. This makes the final sales pice subject to a contingency based upon the extent of ex cess weight The final price can only be (Turn to page 8)
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