C Celery be , the ori gmal ville Road. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 31, 1959 —II (From page 1) ris ’ ® °f which November 7 Convention of are wasting money, 1 ' years s™m § *{* e w fl Farm Women's societies at CoUlltV NdtlVO t Continued ‘And vou • I p obs erved Penn Manor High School. ' V-WUIII y l^dllYC? ‘"■l be sure without a soil named S »/ n fiel^ s where un Nov. 8-13—Penna. Livestock | Tn v\ t b bf^ d K., trai ” s showed vary- Exposition, Farm Show lS CleCteCl IO st • , I] ? g habits of growth and re- Buildine Harrisbure k . , > rr . pr Ernest Bergman of the sistance to disease. Most November 10 7.00 p. m. Nat I Off ICG ge table Research Depart-promising seems to be the County Holstein banquet of PSU. had the follow- H strain which originated in Blue Ball fire hall Q Norman K. Hoover of the * observations on the con- on the farm of Amos Funk 7-30 n m P Pnn u anr r Agricultural Education De -5 of talacK heart and other Millersville. Young Clarence partment at the Pennsylvan reascs of celery Get a soil The meeting concluded Breiner nnali grain aiao ia State Universit y has been it including a test for mag- with a tour of the Jacob Sie- nomist will be sneaker 8 elected national president of jium and calcium, and do Bnst farm at Lancaster R 2 November 11- 730 nm Alpha Tau Alpha, profession t jet your soil go over 400 near Mountville, to observe Breed tvne classification al honorory agricultural edu iinds of phosphorus per varieties and production meeting at the farm of cation fraternity. Elected [e Celery should be ir- Practices The meeting wao John E Kreider 523 Wi 1 during 1116 fraternity’s nation nted regularly -and fre- conducted b y Associate low Road Lancaster ' al conference in Kansas City, |{n tlyto keep it in a grow- County Agent, Harry Sloat. November 11 Agronomy Mo ” Dr ’ Hoover w* ll serve { condition Heavy applica- meeting for all southeast- as president for a 4 y ear ns of chicken manure ern Penna. counties. 10:30 term ‘ } uld be turned under ra- r, n , , a.m. at the Farm Bureau Dr. Hoover has compiled ir than applied on top of FRITH WtUCHCIJir auditorium, Dillerville Rd 12 approved practice manu > ground. Strains and var- -i ■ i - Lancaster. als for crop and livestock ies react differently in October 31 atv, a „ ra „i T Nov - 14 ' 19 —Eastern National enterprises, for students of int!oS an probLms SeaSe and caster Feeder Calf Sale! Restock Exposition Show vocational agriculture. These > agriculture at H olli- Ijitional problems. 100 pm. Lancaster Union Tmonmm Md. ™ an ” als . hav \ been f US6d daysbur| High School from && SpraVl r g Stock Yards. " November 24 - Feeder pig Widely by teacher- of voca- 10 | 5 to 1950 He joined the * was tbe adv 'ce of Dr. November 2 7.30 pm " ale ’ Parm Show Building tional agncidture in Pennsyl- penn state facult J in 1950 r ‘ torl .County 4-H council in „ e T + Vama ' - and received his doctor’s de- L ® from PSb ‘ County Agent’s office. N G ne of these manuals, ‘Ap- gree f rom Penn State in ’57. td when you,do spray, do November 3 I*3o nm “onal Livestock Expositi- proved Practices in Beautify pod job- Apply, the mater- Cloister Flower Club at m zng the Home Grounds,” has carefully so that all parts the home of Mrs. James been published in book form MORE CALVES REQUIRE °+y ered ' Groff, 304 N. Maple Street, CREDIT IS USEFUL Dr. Hoover has been advis- LITTLE MORE LABOR f f a COn ' Ephrata. , liu-dit 1S ostfUL or for the Penn State chapter A farmer with 30 or so iKir aDI ?, dls^ ses November 3-4—Southeastern More and more farmers of Alpha Tau Alpha since feeder calves can increase iilao e om Inc office of District 4H Baby Beef are finding credit a useful 1954. A Penn State graduate, the number to 40 or 50 head county agent. show and sale at Lancaster tool, according to James- Bee- he was chapter president as without having to spend J otate celery stock Yards. ker, Penn State extension a student. The local chapter much more time caring for «ling program was oullm- November 5 7.30 p ni. farm management specialist, helped establish the fraterni- them, according to a study by ur \ ‘.. Follock, who Lancaster county FFA He explains that credit helps ty at the University of the the University of Minnesota’s tra lsoiat ’ meeting at Elizabethtown farmers to change to efficient Philippines, Los Banos, in Institute of Agrilculture on ,He re- High School production and marketing. 1957 This project was aided 59 cattle farms in -the south e, a * be Hou- 800 pm. Senior extension by Dr. Russell B. Dickerson, ern part of the state. The since Tn? el ™ in ‘ meeting at the Farm Bur- The hardest wuric of some Director of Resident Educa- findings showed that 30 long o of .them eau Auditorium, Differ- is to appear important bon in Agriculture, chapter fed calves required about 7 1 member who was on leave- hours of labor per week, or of-absence in 1956-57 with an hour a day for regular the University of the Philip- chores while on limited feed pines. of gram and full feed of sil- The national Alpha Tau age in dry lot. Adding more Alpha president is currently cattle took only 50 addition revising two bulletins he co- al minutes per week for reg authored, both concerning ular chores for each extra 10 production goals for crop and head, and about 7 J /z hours livestock enterprise projects more for the entire feeding in vocational agriculture. period for handling manure Dr Hoover taught voca- and r, tv.er jobs Contractors! Builders! vse RE SHAVER IS THE She Will Make r Egg Checks Further She Will Make r Egg Baskets ler ER . FOR SAFETY AND STRENGTH • FOR SAVINGS • FOR SPEED Q STARCROSS 28$ BIRD FOR YOU + SHE IS FRIENDLY. YOU'LL LIKE HER! GREIDER LEGHORN FARMS MOUNT JOY R. D. 1 hH She Will Give You Good Measure. More Eggs For Less Feed ■■She Will Be Around At The End Of The Year WRITE OR PHONE • Build please last • Build crt lower cost and greater speed • Seme expense of mixing • Our cement content Is weight controlled by electronics OL 3-2455 and Brisk New Utility Power It’s here—a new 2-3 plow all-purpose tractor with greater flexibility than ever. Sharp, new styling, bright new colors of meadow green and clover white, new starting safety switch, new twin-dial instruments, AH are yours in the new Oliver 550. But that’s just a start. You get the most modem utility-tractor features of all. Your new SSO feels its own way, goes from position to draft control automatically. Your choice of a gasoline or diesel engine, Powerjuster wheels, power steering. Inde pendently Controlled PTO. You get six forward speeds, double-disc brakes, a rubber spring seat—all at no extra cost. See the new 550 soon. Feel its extra eagerness, its quick, smooth response to every touch. Chas. J. - McComsey & Sons Hickory Hill Pa. N. G. Hershey & Son Manheim. R. D. 1 All-Job, Ail-Farm mnmm §m G. E. Busier Peach Bottom. Pa. DR. N. K. HOOVER Farmersville Equipment Co. Ephrata. B. D. 2 J. B. Lapp Atglen, Pa.
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