Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, July 18, 1959, Image 12

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    12—Lancaster Fctanlnq. Saturday, July 18, 1959
County Poultry Tour Is July 29
Lancaster County Poultry Assn, Is sponsoring the an
imal Poultry Tour July 29, with York County industrial,
canning and farming operations on the agenda for the one
day event.
Co-chairmen Mark Myer
and Richard Kreider report
the tour will begin at 9 a.m.
July 29, at the entrance to
Gladfelter Paper Co., Spring
Grove. (Go west of York
four miles on Rt. 30, left on
Rt. 116, pass the plant, ac
ross the railroad and park
in the large lot on the right.)
Here the tourists will see
pulp wood processed into
paper, in a plant employing
1,000 persons, nd using the
most modem equipment.
At 11 a.m. the Guy Leader
Jr., farm, New Freedom Rl,
will receive the tour. The op
eration includes 30,000
breeder hens, 60 Guernsey
milkers in new barn, and
modern, equipment.
Lunch will be “basket
style" with tourists bringing
their own and eating in a
park near Shrewsburg. Light
refreshments available at a
park stand.
At 1:15 pm. the tour will
reach the Summers Canning
Company, New Freedom.
The company grows 4600
acres and contracts 1,000
acres of peas, string beans,
baby limas, corn, tomatoes,
beets and carrots, for proces
sing in the plant.
The Eugene Blevins farm,
Stewartstown RDI, will be
visited at 2 30 pm, with 1,-
400 puMlets, 135 acres of
bearing peaches, 75 acres of
apples and 35 acres of sweet
and sour cherries to be seen.
At 3 pm. the tour will
visit the farm of Hugh Mc-
Pherson, "New Park. He oper
ates five farms in southern
York county, with 30,000
layers in. nine houses, 800
acres tillable land 250
acres potatoes, 20 of peaches,
FOR ANY FARM PURPOSE
MADE THE FARMER'S
WAY
i » Lancaster
■yL Production
Credit Ass’n.
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water tuarts pa* f<u Uu*iriscJu< r}i«r fli--t
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fijorc »rofll linh tabor Icsh discs*#
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and Ion,; lift. Ami liu louden ht'crn
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aieeda.
9 AN» 4TANcVIoNS S L,TTC * CARNICNS
1. H. BRUBAKER
350 Strosburg Pike
Lititz, R. D. 3
Ph. Lane. EX 3-7607
Lilitz MA 6-7756
Sirasburg OV 7-6002
42 with apples, balance gen
eral crops.
All Lancaster County
Poultrymen, -their families
and friends are invited to
share in the tour and see
what the York County neigh
bors are doing.
BE CAREFUL
The power lawn mower is
not a plaything, remind Penn
State safety specialists. Keep
a safety eye open whenever
you mow the lawn. It’s good
health insurance to be care
ful.
NOW!
Farm Bureau PROFITMAKE
DAIRY FEEDS
. . . the right protein level to balance yoi
roughages . . . the exact texture for easei
feeding and handling.
MILKMAKERS
OVER 1400 TDN
ground or partSallr pelleted
MILKMAKER
SUPPLEMENTS
OVER 1400 TDN
ground or all pelleted
PRO-BLEND "SO"
ground or all pelleted
Qualified
Assist You In Designing a
For Prompt . . . Courteous . . . Service . . . Call . • •
IC. CO Ui
BUR 1
Wheat Quota Vote Set Thursday
More than 6,000 Lancaster County farmers will trek
to the polls next Thursday to join wheat producers in 39
states in the annual vote on wheat marketing quotas and
acreage allotments.
This will mark the seventh year for quotas, if the
nation’s producers approve them by at least two-thirds
majority. ~
A “Yes Vote” majority will Farmers with 15 acres or
mean marketing quotas will less of wheat and compilers
be in effect for the 1960 with the feed wheat program
wheat crop in all 39 com- are exempt from both voting
mercial wheat states; farm- and restrictions,
ers who exceed wheat ac- If a “No Vote” is record
reage allotments will be sub- ed, marketing quotas and
ject to quota penalties on penalties will not be in effect
their “excess” wheat, and for the 1960 crop; acreage
growers who comply with al- allitments will remain in al
lotments will be eligible for feet as a condition for price
price support at the full lev- support eligibility, and
el. (Present supplies indicate growers who comply with
a 75 per cent of parity sup- their allotments will receive
port level. 50 per cent parity supports.
Choose from wide selection c
HAY AMD SILAGE QUALITY VARY CONSIDERABLY FROM FMM
TO FARM- AND ON THE SAME FARM FROM YEAR TO TEH
That's why Farm Bureau offers a Wide Selection .of quality M
Feeds. This wide selection otters you the opportunity to cioott
die one feed that provides the exact protein level for maxima
economy ■with your hay and silage. It otters you awj
choice in selecting the feed texture that best suits your own fee*
ing and feed handling methods. —'
Fieldrnen are anxious
FEEDING PROGRAM
DARI-KRUNCH FITTING
OVER 1400 TDN
all pelleted
free
flowing
ideal for
bulk handling
'"OWNED and CONTROLLED Quarryville ST
by Lancaster Comfy FARMERS
County wheat
ceived their igA
-farm acreage a ii„>
week. a %
Individual a ii. (
each farmer’s S h.
46.633 acre co u Z(
is shared by
7.47 acres per
County grow e 1
pected to follow J
tional local Patt
* ct . th * qif;
choice with a
vote. s S
However, wm «
ing of the St La w
way and continue " 1
of allotments m a l '
Belt, stronger SU p L
be gained for rej
in recent years, n ,
Wheat growers *
at the same ti me J
pected glut f rom '.[
grain sections,
(Turn to pa K ,
to Serve am
Profitable
Lancaster EX
Manheim MO
E 1959? New Holland
OVER 1400 TDK
partially pelleted
all pelleted
completely balanc*
highly pciatdbh