r rt _ rt t a sTNO. 20 iitage Sale bwsinSize dPrestige L tlie coverage of the L e Livestock Market by the Federal-State •t News Service for the Le this week, all the [ livestock markets In Lity receive the ser- Ul a qualified reporter krai weeks ago report [f the New Holland It was instituted by N O’Hara, Jr., officer Irge of the Lancaster [Reporting of the Vin ales on Tuesday after- Lnd evenmg will, be in andaid terms of Feder ate Market News Ser- Vintage sale report ecome a standard fea n page two of Lancasf rming. The report of ipnl 5 sale will be on page two of this Vintage sale is becom ie of the major markets restock in this area, eceipts during the first months this year haver Jed almost 200 headl eek more than for the" period in 1959. auiey Gets ection Post igr. Dept. neth C McCauley, of ire Hi, has been -ap d a field Investigator ’Bureau of Animal Tn- Department, of As tire !es °f the position re that McCauley inspect the terminal ts m Lancaster, Leb and York Counties, wy will report health *nitation rules infrac at the New Holland Mintage auctions and ancaster Stockyards as as the Mason-Dixon stables at Stewarts *nd °ther markets in jjee counties. rurn to Page 14) ine Growers n Meeting "men. teachers of vo * '*S ri culture, meat agency men Producers will ma n : tS at a social agernent program ° Sers Restaurant next Wednesday, • heginmng at 9:30 Srten« ailU ® ta^e Univer specialists on W B „ delude Doctor >wrigh t v s ’ Veterinari -1 W : iv, le g U " k ®’ live dement a r * arm Wture R - Carlson, IJooro Kmeer ; H. Le ft, and T gricult ural eco -b.uSS Burdettft °n ih« •til ui„ , e Program the vay from plan- Bh buii f |,! Vme Program ' ngs an d equip breed,n° m f 01 ' *** he Product®’ t 0 market ‘ Calendar a 9e 16 CRrlxvG FOR THE TOP DOLLAR for the steer in the ring is Auctioneer Abe Dif fenbacl\ at-the Tuesday afternoon and evening livestock sale at vintage The sale barn, located along the Lincoln Highway about ten miles cast of Lancaster, has been holding auctions of livestock for many years, but only recently reached the volume at which the Federal-State Market News Service felt it was significant enough to report the sales re sults and market conditions. —LF PHOTO Prepare For Drastic Changes Soil Conservationists Are Told HERSHEY, April 4—Cit ing drastic changes occuring in rural areas, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Philip Alampi today told a conference of mid-Atlantic. soil conservation committees and commissions here that conservation agencies must face up to such changes. Speaking at a dinner me eting, said that ser vice leaders and staff mem bers must face up to such changes, not only in agri culture, but also in the new environment that prevails in both rural and suburban ar eas. New land uses as well as soil and drainage problems constantly are calling for services to non-farm agenci es and developments, he ex and more people are con cerned with the stewardship SPABC Buys Guernsey Sire The five year old pure bred Guernsey sire SG 56 Lake Louise Royal Superb 517838 has been purchased by the Penn sylvania Artificial Breeding Cooperative, it was announ ced this week by Herman Stebbins, chairman of- the Guernsey Sire Selection Committee. According to hfs SPABC proof (305-2X-M.E) “Sup erb”, as he will be known to the association, has six daughters with six records averaging 10,650 lbs. of milk with 4.7 % test and 501 lbs. of fat. His five dam daughter comparisons show an increase of plus 481 lbs of milk and 27 lbs. of fat. Thirteen daughters of Superb have an official clas sification average of 85 6. One daughter -is “Excellent”, six “Very Good”, and six “Desirable”. The bull was Honorable Mention All Am erican in 1955, All Ameri can Senior Yearling in 1956 and Reserve All American Two-year-old in 1957, Superb was bred by Ray mond Goeringer, owner of the Lake Louise Farms at Dallas, Pennsylvania and was developed by and pur chased from H. Sherman Lake, Lyons, New York. Lancaster, Pa., Saturday, April 9, 1960 plained. “Each year, more of the land, soil, water and other natural resources, es pecially in the northeastern (Turn to page 12) Natural Food Group To Hear Soil Lecture Dr. William A. Albrecht, Professor Emeritus, Univer sity of Missouri, will be the guest speaker at the April 11 meeting of the Lancaster County Natural Food and Soil Association. Dr. AlbrectKt will present his illustrated lecture “The Agfiriculture Problem-Man’s Program or Nature’s” in the Manheim Twp. Junior High School auditorium, Neffsville beginning at 7:30 p.m. As the author of many scientific and popular arti cles on soils and soil ferti lity and the book, “Soil Fer tility and Animal Health”, Albrecht has for a number of years emphasized the need of proper soil treat ment'to insure healthy plants and healthy people, stressing the relation of soil fertility to human nutrition. During the meeting the Reddy Killowat Farm Aw ard will be given to Mr. and Mrs Willis Kilheifer, Manheim Rl. In addition to the normal use of electricity for lighting and small ap pliance operation, the Kil heifers maintain 21 other pieces of electric equipment most of them major applian ces. Maria Frey Is President Of Kirkwood 4-H Maria Frey. Quarryville R 2, was named president of the Kirkwood 4-H Commu nity Club Tuesday evening at a meeting m the Kirk wood Odd Fellows Hall Other officers elected we re Martin Grecnlcaf, Oxford Rl, vice president; Mary Anna Johnson, Quarryville R 2, secretary; James Fredd, Christjanna Rl, treasurer; Joseph Weicksel, Kirkwood Dairy Day Is Rescheduled Tuesday, April 12, is the date of the rescheduled Lan caster County Dairy Day. Dairy day in the county, an annual event, was postponed from the original'date, Mar. 3, because of the snow storm on that day. There had been" some dis cussion among committee members as to whether the program should be resched uled or cancelled for the year but when investigation prov ed that most of the speakers on the program would be available for the date next week, it was decided to go on with the program very similar to the original. The meeting will begin in the Guernsey Pavilion, Rte. 30 "east of Lancaster, at 9:30 and adjourn after 3:00 p.m. In addition to speakers and a panel of local dairymen, milk handling and dairy barn equipment will be on display. Lunch will be av ailable on the grounds. Deadline Extended 4-H Chick Club To Be Organized The deadline for 4-H club members to enroll in the 1960 chick raising program has been extended to April 22, it was reported this week. According to Winthrop Merriam, assistant County Agent, the response to the club was so gratifying last year that the time has been extended to give all interes ted 4-H members an oppor tunity to sign up. The program, conducted in cooperation with the Lan caster County Poultry Asso ciation makes sexed pullet chicks available to club members at one half the usual price Boys or girls taking part and William Rhoades, Quar rvville R 2, game leaders; Lois Johnson, Quarryville R 2. song leader; Barbara Maulc, Quarryville R 2, news reporter and William Maule Quarryville R 2, County Co uncil representative and jun lor leader. Adult leaders of the gro up are Mrs. - Richard Maule, Quarryville R 2, and George Reirhart, Kirkwood" Rl. $2 Per Year Combine Inspects Bull Stud Service Three Lancaster County Holstein breeders this week traveled to Madison, Wiscon sin to inspect a bull stud there. Announcement of the trip by a newly organized group ot dairy men may give some indication of the plans of the group, organized last week lor the purpose of obtaining artificial breeding services for their herds. The three breeders fiew to the bull stud at the expense of the American Breeders Service, to inspect facilities and examine bulls and their records, and to consider se curing semen to be used by the county group. Robert H. Kauffman, Man heim Rl; Daniel Martin, al so of Manheim Rl and Gid eon Stollzfus, Cochranville, Chester County left Lancast er County Thursday and plan to return today\ The report to the proposed artificial breeding syndicate will determine whether the group will abandon plans to provide, a new breeding ser vice. Spokesmen for the syn dicate point out that before the group is broken up, the committee will study prices and availability of frozen se men from several sources. Speculation among -comity Holstein breeders is that the committee may recommend use of established breeding services by individul breed ers. Formation of the syndicate came about when backers of the organization became dis satisfied with management policies, sire selection, and breeding service of the Southeastern , Pennsylvania Artificotl Breeding Coopera tive, spokesmen for the group reported. in the program should plan to keep the birds for at lea st one year, keep an accur ate record on the birds and take part in their 4-H community club. Members will be eligible to compete for a place oh the county poultry judging team and poultry demonstration team. FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Temperatures for the next live days will average 2-5 degrees below normal Normal temperatures for this week range from a low of 39 at night to a high of 60 in the afternoon Moderately cool tempera tures are expected on Sat urday, cooler over the weekend and warmer a bout Tuesday or Wednes day. Some precipitation over the week end and a gain Wednesday may aver age Vz inch. Precipitation during the past week was 2.34 inches. Snow flurries on April 6.
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