22 BIUTH HAD THE FLOOR DURING THE review session at the career day sponsor- Bthe Lancaster County Council of Farmer Cooperatives on Monday. Approximately Hi school seniors from around the county visited the facilities of six farmer cooper- Hin the county. Reporting to the entire group on what they saw at the businesses Bsited are, left to right, John Hess, Washington Boro. Penn Manor FFA reporting on Hi States; A. Clyde Kreider, Quarryville Rl, Solanco FFA. for Farm Bureau; Dar- Hramer, Strasbourg Rl, Lampeter-Strasb urg H. S., Farm Bureau; Julia Long, (stand- Hefton, reporting for Production Credit; Pat Trimble, Holtwood Rl, Penn Manor H. Bbllry 'Producers Cooperative Exchange: Mary Heisey, Sheridan Rl, Lincoln 4-H, K States; Ruth Ann Myer, Lampeter, Lampeter - Strasburg H. S., Southeastern B Artificial Breeders Cooperative; Donald Trimble, Quarryville Rl,- Solanco FFA. H; John Zimmerman, Reinholds, Lincoln 4-H, Producers Cooperatives; and Darvin Hsphrata Rl, Lincoln 4-H, Production Credit. ■ Top Price For Milk Iks Attorney General BaDELPHIA Atty. Hurne X Alpern Wed. Hthat a limit be set on Hmch dealers may char ■ milk She said, too, Bmsumers ought to be Ho buy milk cheaper H gallon B- Alpern spoke her" Bin an unprecedented Banco before the Penn Ba Milk Control Com- m the commis- H3O years, the State H Department has be- Bresented, if at all, by Hity Never by the at- H general in person. H Alpern said she did Hint her appearance to Btaken for criticism of Bmmission Rather, she she was prompt- H her deep interest in ■fetnbution of milk and ftm Calendar —- 7 30 p m —Sen- Bpxtension Square Dan ■festival at the Guern- Sales Pavilion, Linc- B H, fihwa>. east of Lan- B 26—Poultry Products H^ r day sponsored by H , oll ltiv and Egg Na- Hr Board at the Henry 85011B 5011 Detel ln New B City H day— meeting of the Dairy Herd Bovement Assn Super B rs conference at Eas -4-H demonstrat- B. Slt, ool at the PP&L 011 the square in ■castor OO a m Spring Br x, 10 Lancaster Co- H , L°Hein Breeders M*T t,le Conestoga B£2 n 1 terminal to Bof~i! 30 pm m °et- IjSbTSoS. m r <ZT jhdi BcotooJi 0 County n Spnn g Jam- G T Uernse y Sa cas ’3T oln Hi - H[ 51 of Lancaster. “it’s availability to all con sumers at the lowest price possible.” The Pennsylvania Commis si on sets only minimum pri ces. No dealer may under sell that, but since there is no maximum any dealer “The price of milk in the state has gone upward st eadily and we feel that the consumer must get a better break,” Miss Alpern assert ed. She said that in the Phila delphia area about a quart (Turn to page 5) Best Eggs Plan Gains Strength A movement to provide* buyers with a uniform pack of eggs received approval from Lancaster county egg producers at a meeting at the Poultry Center Wednes day. The program, known offi cially as Pennsylvania Best Eggs, Incorporated, is aim ed at providing large buy ers such as chain stores' with eggs of uniform qual ity. Many of the larger buy ers are going to southern markets for eggs because they can buy large quanti ties at a standard grade, ac-. : cording to _ information re ■ ceived from Jay Greider of Mount Joy,, secretary of the ' organization/ It is the belief of the group of poultry feed ’ dealers, hatcherymen, pro -1 cessors, egg dealers, and pro 1 diicers that many of the buyers would buy eggs lo ; cally if they could be as ■ sured of the quality of the i pack. i The program would call for a three cent per crate donation by the processor ■ and a five cent per case contribution by the dealer. • The proceeds would be used for the hiring of fieldmen to check quality controls and ■ prevent the use of the or ■ ganization’s blue seal on t any carton of eggs not me eting the minimum standards Interested poultrymen or • dealers in poultry products are invited to* write Penn sylvania Best Eggs, Inc., of Ephrata, Pa. for more in . formation. Lancaster. Pa.. Saturday. April 23, 1960 FOR TWO HUNDRED YEARS THIS HOUSE has stood on the rolling hillside at Lititz R 2. Built in 1760 as an ironmasters Manor house, the dwelling is surrounded by spacious lawns and well kept trees and shrubbery. At one side of the house is a box wood maze planted sometime during the 19th century. The picturesque view from the front of the“house belies the modem farming program carried on at the farm. The mas onry in the house is in remarkably good condition as is the interior trim, most of it the original hand worked trim of 1760. —L. F. PHOTO Spring Work Swings Into High Gear After a late start spring arrived suddenly and defini tely. Farmers over most' of the State were able to get into fields, and put every thing into getting back on schedule after nearly a mon ; th and a half of snow and mud held up activity. Manure piles that had ac cumulated during February and March were mostly cleared up during the last two weeks as fields dried out enough to support the tractors and spreaders. Soil moisture was general ly adequate in all areas in spite of the below normal precipitation recently. Some low spots in all areas had surplus moisture as the wa ter table is high. In addition to plowing for oats and corn where possib le, farmers were busy pre paring seedbeds and sowing oats. Some oats were plant- Speed wellForgeCombines History-Modern Farming As you drive up the gentle grade and top the crest of the rise, Speedwell Forge looms ahead of you. Trere sits the old manor house in all its 200 year old splen dor, but with the modern appointments added by the present owner to make for gracious living. One of the first thoughts upon entering the grounds from the front of the house is that this is a gentleman’s estate where no real farm ing could be done. And in truth it is a gent leman’s estate by virtue of the farmstead itself and the fact that the farmer is the Justice of the Peace - the Country Squire. Poultry Condemnation Talks By Inspectors Planned The How and Why of Con demmed Poultry will be the topic for discussion at an educational meeting of co unty poultrymen Friday, April 29 in the Lancaster Poultry Center. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 800 pm. will fea ture illustrated talks by Dr, ed in all areas of the state and planting is finished on most county farms. Early .potatoes and peas have been planted in most sections of the county. A very few tobacco beds were planted prior to last week so sterilizing beds and seeding were the first order of business for most tobac co growers. Wheat condition is report ed to be somewhat better than last year at this time and is genet ally very good. Barley condition- appears ev en beter than wheat and is in marked contrast with last spring when much had frozen out. Pastures also are in good condition but are late in starting growth and as yet are providing very little feed. $2 Per Year But Speedwell Forge, in. Northern Lancaster County, is a practical farming oper ation too. William H. Darlington, son of the owner, Gerald S. Darlington, has managed the farm since it was pur chased in 1942. For the first few years of operation most of the energy of both the Darlingtons was spent in re storing some of the product ivity to badly neglected and eroded farm land. With the help of the'Soil Conservation Service in 1943 a complete soil conservation plan was mapped out for the farm. To rebuild the fer tility, a cropping system (Turn to page 7) JR. Harney, Area Supervis or of the United States De partment of Agriculture Inspection section, and Dr. Andress, also of the Poultry Inspection section. All processors and grow ers of the area are invited to come and bring questions concerning the effects of condemmed poultry on Die individual operations FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Temperatures during the next five days will average about 10 degrees above normal, formal tempera, tures for this time of year range from a low of 44 at night to a high of 65 in the afternoon. The weather will be quite warm over the week end with cooler temperatures about Tues day or Wednesday. Show ers about Monday or Tues day should average around inch. Only .21 inch of rain fell*during the past week. The total for April up to the 23rd was 2.58 inches.
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