I _ _ ■iiSVfii n tine Advises ion in Joining Hog J Partnership Deals __ p e porls have reached ihe Lancaster Farm* {recent efforts in the county to interest farmers eding hog contracts. We haven't been approach lo join in one of these ventures, but decided to j estxgating. in the interest of but readers. Fol article reprinted from ihe July 18. 1959 issue ’ s Farmer, popular Corn Belt farm magazine. We report this week from a farm writer friend in hit the founder of "one of the outfits" had brag mng up a half million dollars in just a few years, urge our readers to study this article from Wal ner and consider well before signing any agree his type.) .... IW-BREED”. scheme has'been used to take ad a number of lowa farmers. Several have come ■e recently seeking help. But little can be done rmers signed contracts 2 or 3 years ago to pro v breed of hogs on a “partnership" basis. I hasn’t paid them well as the glib jlesman promised, iter told one lowa t he’d net $l,OOO a >r expenses r 3 years, his gross 1 been less than ontli And out of s paid feed and costs for a boar, ws, and their pigs 6 or 8 months of Iks have taken a ! at their contract they find they are on the short end 1. iw the deal works, r is sold half in breeding unit of Rose Tour is Wed. ose 4-H Baby Beef and Lamb Clubs annual tour cheduled for Wednesday in the southern end of County, according to Max M. Smith, county ag- r starts at 8:30 a. e Fred W. Linton ■ryville RD 2. (IV 2 >f town on Rt. 472 'kwood, on the left ool) r Wi tt enable club 0 see some of the e in the dub and Ming and manage rs of other mem- oduled are morn ,at the following s°mes, in order: ~T om Daugherty, Martin Greenleaf, RD 1; Maria, John Frey, Q U ar- Herr . Quar- AY HiER >recast *y Ve^ Bdav av 0. near o an «e of 66 - 86. 1 r weekend. Ss humid. War • with scattered «. £ Wed — ■ M * c ‘PUation i n less -*han .5 in; I ' ,7S; Safe i n ' a «d Holt- » Lancaster sal5 al 15 4 - 7 >'- «- jj nl) al Water li U :r Har. three to five gilts and one boar at $375 for each ani mal. He pays all costs of feeding and caring for the hogs. The promoter, who keeps a legal half-interest in all animals, agrees to adver tise and sell as many as he can. The contract specified that the promotor handles all sales of animals, and divides the income ‘with' the farmer. The company advertised a $2OO average price to be paid for animals that qualify as breeding stock. Actually, farmers got but half of slaughter price for the majority of pigs they pro duced. Since most boars went (Turn to page 5) ryville 2; Kenneth Weaver, Q-ville 1, and Judy and Jay Ranck, Q-ville 1. The noon stop will be at the Memorial Park in Quar ryville. Each family is to bring its own ’food and uten sils. Soft drinks and ice cream will be available. The stop will include ball games and other recreation. Afternoon stops will in clude: Mary Jane Herr, Refton; Carol and Kenneth Hess, of Strasburg 1, and Nancy Lan dis, Strasburg 1. \ Tomato Field Days Slated For lues. & Wed. in County Lancaster County Extension Service has scheduled a series of Tomato Field Day programs for Aug 4 —5, with Penn State tomato specialsts appearing The meets will be: Aug. 4, 6:30 pm, Herbert Royer farm, Lancaster RD 5, IVz miles northeast of Lan caster, off Rt. 222. Aug. 5, 9-30 a.m., Henry Shreiner farm, Lititz RD2, 1 mile NE of Elm Aug.'S, 6:30 p.m, J. Les ter Charles farm, Manheim RD 1, half mile west of the Field Research Lab, north of Landisville. "Dr. Carlton Taylor, exten sion disease specialist, will discuss tomato diseases. . Lancaster. Pq„ Saturday. August 1, 1959 USDA Frozen Egg Buying Stopped The USDA has announced suspension of frozen egg purchases. Bids were accepted last week-on 650,325 lbs. of dried whole egg solids, the equivalent of approximately 65,032 cases of shell eggs. The Dept, purchased 4,- on April 24. 110,000 lbs. of frozen eggs, at a cost of $1,001,400, since it began buying frozen eggs on June 18. A total of $9,382,300 has been expended on purchas es of 8,321,850 lbs. of dried eggs since the beginning of the surplus removal program Bar-B-Q Finances W. Lampeter The West Lampeter Community Fair, Inc. has schedul ed its Fifth Annual Chicken Brbecue at Lampeter Commu nity Center Pavilion from 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday, August 8, according to Roy B. Herr, general chairman. Herr reports this year tic kets will be $1.50 for adults and 75 cents for children un der 12 years of age. All proceeds will be depos ited to finance the 1959 Fair Pa., W.Va. and Ohio Growers Reject Federal Wheat Program Approximately 80.7 of the U. S. wheat producers vot- votes running around 88-95 ing in the July wheat program referendum favored a con- per cent, had the greatest re tinuation of the program for 1960, according to a USDA gional support. announcement.' This was a loss of about 3.4 per cent of the growers in favor of the federal pro grams, while remaining a full 14 per cent more than the two-thirds majority need ed. Pennsylvania growers were among those of three states, including Ohio and West Virginia, which failed to give the program even a simple majority. New York growers voted Dauphin-Lebanon Area Hay Drying Tour Slated Four farms featuring batch and wagon dryers have been listed by the Northeastern Hay Drying Association as stops on a tour August 5 in Dauphin and Lebanon counties. Stanley Gates, Lafayette Hill, association president, said the hay drying tour—op en to the public—will start at Hershey Estates Farms where a 6,000-bale capacity batch dryer and new type hay making machines will be in operation. K. R Slamp, marketing specialist, will discuss pick ing, grading and handling. Associate County Agent Harry S. Sloat, reminds all growers that the season has been generally favorable for plant growth and disease de velopment The last four to six days tomatoes are on the plant, the handling and care during picking and marketing are crucial periods, Sloat said. There has been increasing criticism of the egg purchase program in recent weeks from the metropolitan press. Complaints of tax dollars going to support farmers’ prices, with a direct increase in cost of food to the con sumer. Program, Sept. 23-25. Youngsters of the Lampet er community will find a number of awards and prizes available for outstanding tic ket sales These include a free adult ticket for any 56 6 in favor, while Dela ware, with only 102 growers voting, had 85 3 per cent in favor. Three-quarters of 467 Maryland growers voted in favor. Michigan had 54 3 percent of 5,072 growers favoring. Miss, had 91.9 per cent of 223 growers approving con tinuation. Suprisingly, the south eastern states with favorable These machines will in clude a self-propelled unit that cuts, crushes and wind rows a 10-foot swath in one operation; also three differ- ent brands of mower-crush ers, two rakes connected m tandem and a bale thrower. The tour will assemble at the Hershey Community Theater parking lot at 10 30, and after the tour of the Hershey farms luncheon will be served at 11:45 at Cocoa Inn First of the afternoon-stops all in Lebanon county, will be 1.15 at the Mark C Her shey place, Lebanon, RD 5, on Highway 322 near Quent in There the tourists will see a five-unit wagon dryer used in preparation of home mixed feed tor a large poult ry flock. Half way to Lebanon on Route 241 the caravan will stop at Howard C. Bomberg er’s Meadow Woods Farm, Lebanon, RD 5, to inspect his registered Guernsey dairy herd, a 7-unit wagon dryer and a batch dryer, plus, added nnovations in haymak ing. $2 Per Year However, the retail price of eggs during period of sev erely depressed farm prices, has seldom it ever adequate ly reflected possible savings to consumers. Some retailers used the depressed egg market to sup ply them with a “loss lead er” to stimulate traffic in their stores, but generally, the farmer’s losses went into the middleman’s pocket Fair youngster (16 years or un der), who sells $l5 worth of tckets. For sales of $25 or more, a free ticket and pen will be given. For the greatest sales volumes reported by 6.00 p. m., August 5, there will be prizes of $5 for Ist; $3 for 2nd, and $2 tor