4-H Tractor Club To Be Organized In County The 1959 4-H Tractor Maintenance Program is sc heduled to start the last week of December and tne first week of January. Club members will" be bro ken into three groups Ist 2nd, and 3rd year according to their previous experience with the project. A quali fied leader will be in charge of each section to instruct members on tractor safety and on subject matter found in the record book. Educational films on saf ety and various subjects dealing with tractor care and maintenance will be featur ed in the course Demonst rations will also be given. The Tractor Maintenance Program is set up in eight lessons and will run weekly for eight consecutive weeks, including Farm Show Week. Present plans call for three clubs in the county The places and dates are as follows: SOUTHERN CLUB - First meeting - Monday, Decem ber 28, 7:30 pm, Conesto ga Farm Supply, Quarry ville. 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These economical hoists // * te huili for cither back or side dumping, depending upon your need. t /jf")) Save costly lime and eliminate back /kMtf / /\/. .u.j /£. breaking labor by unloading with a HARSH ' 'Mm \ /T/7/ HYDRAULIC HOIST engineered tor eco notuical, speedy, ami durable l farni l use. MANN & GRUMELLI FARM SERVICE R. D. 2, QUABBYVUXE Phone ST M 630 Introducing PIONEER — Bulky Mix will stretch your grain... fortify it and make it more palatable WHAT BULKY MIX WILL DO FOR YOUR DAIRY RATION Bulky Mixis more than something bulky, something sweet, or something cheap. Bulky Mix actually corrects the Vitamin A and mineral deficiencies of grain . . . and, in addition bulks-up grains over 20% giving the ration a roughage-like texture. Bulky Mix is economical to feed, too . .. a relatively low cost source of energy . . . saves grain ... gets the job done efficiently. HOW TO FEED BULKY MIX • Bulky Mix can be mixed with Pioneer Concentrate and grain to make a complete Joseph M. Good dk Sons ration NORTH EAST section - (Ephrata, Denver) - First meeting - Tuesday, January 5, 7.30 p m, Farmersville Equipment Company, Far mers ville. LANCASTER AREA CL UB - First meeting - Thurs day, January 7, 7 30 pm, Landis Brothers Equipment Conservation Reserve Acres Are Out Of Production Figures released by the USD A today show that Penn sylvania farmers have signed up a total of 246,844 acres in Conservation Reserve be tween 1956-59 The acreage in 5,010 contracts represents about 3.4% of the total land area in farms in the state. About 28 million acres of the Nation’s cropland will bo held out of production next year under contracts which were in effect or were ap plied for in 1959, the U. S Department of Agriculture LEOLA - QUARRYVILLE Company, Manheim Pike The North East Club will oiler only Ist and 2nd jear work, but the other two will oiler all three sections if sufficient interest exists. Any 4-H boy (rural or ur ban) is welcome to attend and take part in the pro gram Because of the nat ure of the program, it is preferred that members be at least 12 years of age. Interested members shou ld plan to attend the first meeting at the location mo st convenient for them. said today in a year-end re port Land m the Conservation Reserve is held out of pro duction to help ease the farm surplus situation and is kept in conservation uses to meet future needs During the life of a Con servation Reserv e contract, 10 crop may be harvested from the Reserve acreage. The land may not be used for grazing, and no new-land may be placed in cultivation If there is addit onal cropland on the farm, winch is not in • Bulky Mix can be fed as a “top-dress’’ over regular dairy ration. • Bulky Mix can be fed as a supplement to roughage . . . over silage or chopped hay. • Bulky Mix can be fed “straight” as a be tween-meal treat. You will be pleased with extra tone and condition Bulky Mix will put on your cows ... and the eager-beaver appetite your cows will have throughout their lactation period. Lancaster Farming. Saturday, December 26, 1959 the Reserve, total crop acre age must be reduced by the amount of the Conservation Reserve acreage. About 22 4 minion acres were out of production under this program during the ’59 crop season, and more than 5 million new acres are expec ted to go into the Reserve in 1960 as a result of the sign up last fall Farms on which all the cropland is out oi production accounts for about 14 8 mil lion acres, or two-thirds of the total amount of cropland under contract in 1959 A special incentive is offered for whole farm contracts since they remove the entue crop production potential of the farm aid leave no land for more intensive farming. Also, livestock production generally is reduced or elim inated on such farms. A farmer who places all his cropland in the Conserva tion Reserve may continue to live on the farm, maintain a home garden, and use the permanent pasture and orch. ard land. Grass cover is the most popular of the conservation practices carried out on Con servation Reserve land, espec ially in the Great * Plains States, the Department re ports. Grass is being cstab- Upside down, Backwards or any way you look at ■KEYSTONE LEGHORNS Hatchery; Ph. Leola OL6-7851 Are Hard To Beat Ford PfO Manure Spreaders COMPARE, FEATURE BY FEATURE FORO GIVES YOU SHORE! ■ Rigid steel box frame with Renta treated wood box B Roller chain drives B Single lever control of 5 apron speeds H Independent throw-out of beaters or apron GET THE SLOW-COST DETAILS TODAY! Sauder Bros New Holland Phone EL 4 8721 Allen H. Mats Denver Phone AN 7-6502 Conestoga Farm Service Haversticb Bros. Park Ave., Quarryville Columbia Pike. Lancaster Phone ST 6-2597 Phnno EX 2-5722 lishcd or maintained on mote than 20 million acres much o£ it consisting of dryland which was planted to gram under wartime needs. Nearly 2 million acres ol the Conservation Reserve acreage arc being planted to forest trees, chiefly in the Southeastern States. Tree plantmg contiacts must be for ten years, and cropland planted to trees is likely to rcmaai out of production fox oven longer pciiods Nearly a quarter-million acres of the current Conserv ation Reserve acreage aie being devoted to wildlife cover and -■ water impound ments for wildlife More than 6000 ponds for water conser vation are being built on Conservation' Reserve land. Nearly four million pcoyi are expected to attend U l ' first World Agriculture Fan. The Fair is three months long, Dec 11, 1959 through February 14, 1960 m Ne\. Delhi, India. The National Safety Coun cil says more than 12,000 farm persons- are killed m accidents each year. More than 5000. of the fatal acci dents involve motor vehicles. Our Customers Are Our Best Salesmen Pa. U.S. Approved Pullorum-Typhoid Clean KEYSTONE HATCHERY Rep. Daniel R. Myer Ph. Leola OL 6-2243 a Disc type friction overload clutch H “No arch” design for easier loading, less plugging H Seif-cleaning beater teeth am) replaceable paddle widespread ■ Quick attaching “Snap-on” PTO coupling (||||||) Elizabethtown Farmers Supply, Inc. Elizabethtown Phone EM 7-1841 9
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