I&—Lancaalar Farming,- Saturday, Dacmber, 26. 1959
• 1960 Picture
(From page I)
ing the Summer but enough
to finish most crops to above
average. With the good cr
op yields, we did not feel
the price squeeze so much.
The cost of production is up
and the prices we receive
makes the margin too small.
We cannot tell about the
weather conditions for the
1960 growing season. But
prices will not be much mo
re favorable, as the big sur
plus is still with us.
AMOS II FUNK, presi
de! Vegetable Growers As
sociation:
The acreage planted to
AMOS H FUNK
processing crops in our cou
nty slipped again in 1959
The cost price squeeze has
continued to make things
difficult for both the grow
ers and the processors.
The ever present wall ag
ainst prices to growers will
again be evident in 1950 In
creasing competition from
out of state fresh and pro
cessed vegetables will con
This is the practical size—all the capacity you need
for large dairy and feeder herds, to save time in the
daily job of spreading.
There’s new ruggedness in the big No. 270 —deeper,
wider, stronger flareboards...heavier side stakes...
extra huskiness all the way through to take the
pounding of power loading, to handle tough, over
sized, matted chunks.
There’s new power take-off flexibility in the No.
270, too. A new, in-line power drive adjusts auto
matically to the twists of heavy loads in rough fields.
And you can heap up the low Oliver. There’s no
overhead cylinder arch to interfere with loading or
unloading. _
Rear wheels are located to balance the
load, aid traction in slippery barnyards.
Self-locking hitch stand avoids lifting. I I
Check the new Oliver No. 270 before L J
you buy any PTO spreader.
Chas. J. McComsey
& Sons
Hickory Hill, Pa.
N. G. Hershey & Son
Manh&m, R. D. 1
tlnue to influence acreage
.and price.
.Growers .for processing
and .fresh market need to
seriously consider growing
more acres .of the vegetab
les they grow best, and dis
continue growing those less
suited to their farms or to
their management practices.
We need to specialize and
give more attention to de
tails and to reducing costs
per ton or per bushel.
In 1960 as in the past few
years, if we do. not grow it
better and cheaper someone
else will.
Although many of us farm
ers are getting a little wea
ry of the phrase, “Efficiency
in farming”, It seems to be
ever present at the '" c
each furrow, or as we scan
our financial statements lo
oking for some way to in
crease our labor income
which is often too low.
MARTIN MUTH, Soil Con
servation Service, Work Un
it Conservationist:
The Soil Conservation Ser
vice, United States Deoart
ment of Agriculture, consi
ders the year 1959 another
good year in the amount of
soil and water conservation
work completed by our Lan
caster County farmers The
application of conservation
practices used by the farm
ers this year showed an ov
erall increase This increase
will be noted in the annual
report of the Lancaster Co
unty Soil Conservation Dis
trict This report will be av
ailable In February 1960.
Our farm land is being
protected by our progres
sive farmers Soil and water
progress is indicated by the
enlargement of the areas of
work In the Terre Hill sec
tion there was a large in
crease in the acceptance of
conservation measures.
The rapid movement of
land into use for new high
G. E. Busier
Peach Bottom, Pa.
Farmers ville
Equ pment Co.
Ephrata, R. D. 2
J. B. Lapp
Atglen. Pa.
ways, homes,. Industries, etc. For'lo6ft we see t). true> aU'«
causes concern to agrtcultu-. ued increasing interestiit.-^ielieVe'jwc *6re '-gates .W-Tfi-"'
rists. This-development nor- soil and water conservation Hre* ‘
-mally uses our most 1 product among the-farmers. Applies?" kirid of production* and' do'
ive and easily maintained tion of conservation raeaSur it. the >bc®t We ,caii. -
farming land the flatter es will increase and. will pro. . 1 •• ’*■/ - ' ;
tect our farming .land. so..th- . -Af . for. dairy. Jn -1960,. I
at wc may 'continue to pro ca»7' too much' change
-duce enough food, and fiber
for the increase we expect
in our population in the .en
suing years.
The city people and’those
who are building close to
the cities in the so called
rurban areas will find that
they too have sell and wa
ter problems. The Soil Con
servation Service is prepar
ing to handle requests for
such assistance.
MARTIN MUTH
areas of well drained, high
ly productive soil. These fa
rmers must move to harder
hr" manage and less product
ive farms It also results in
lower total productive ca
pacity for the County.
ask lor WBi
the wood heater
with the worm
heart!
control!*
thermosti
BIG FUEL
24 HOUR THERMOSTATIC
DOWNDRAFT WOOD HEATERS
See proof of claims at
KAUFFMAN’S
HARDWARE
NEW HOLLAND
Open Thurs, Fri., & Sat
till 9 p. m.
See Santa Claus in our
Toyland
BUY NOW and SAVE
THIS TRAILER LOAD ONLY!
NEW ADVANCED 1960
MEYER HAY CONDITIONER
Limited number available at these special prices and terms.
GAP. PENNA.
RICHARD P. MAULE,
Master, Lancaster County
Pomona Grange.
We had a good growing
season during 1959. Feed
ci ops are m good supply
and the price o£ milk is at
a pretty favorable level. Per
sonally we would be better
off if we put all our efforts
toward producing dairy pro
ducts and let the hens go. or too sudden a change.
Perhaps we will get rid of
the poultry next year Dai *y 13 more stable than
Mrs. Maule has always sorne types of production
said. “You are farther ahead an< l fhe changes in cohditi
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I think that is going to bo
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S. O. TRUPE IRA 6. LANDIS
East EarL R. D. 1 779 Valley Rd., Lancaster
M. S. GRAYBUE & SON B. G. MELLINGER & SON
• We carry all BULL BRAND Dairy Rations •
SPECIAL PRICES
SEE OR CALL US TODAY.
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Bareville
RICHARD MAULE
Willow Street R. D. 1
Phone Hickory 2-4183