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rental or partnership Where plants are already
gement is usually the set in the graden some pro
ra wa y Tor a young family tection from cutworms may
- st , ‘ started in farming, be obtained by dusting the
1 Becker, Penn State soil around the base of each
91112 on farm management plant with 5 per cent DDT
<tel) llS t ) points out that the or chlorodane, ■ says John
,OCI should be large enough Pepper, Penn State extension
irm p or t two families. entomologist.
ROHBER'S Can Supply You Nt>w With Custom
Blend No. 9 and other- ORTHO Products.
P. L. ROHRER" & BRO., INC.
SMOKETOWN Phone Lane. EX 7-3539
IMPORTANT BULLETIN
Cut costs! . . . Save time! . -. . Take the
error out of spraying! . . . Us 6 Ortho’s
brand new Custom Blend No. 9 . . Or
tho Custom Blend No. 9 combines disease
and inject control in one package
This complete potato mix contains PHAL
TAN, a great new fungicide for disease
control plus D.D T. and Parathion for in
sect control . . . Eliminates errors in mix
ing and weighing,. . . Just think - only
one product to put in the spray tank . . .
Ortho Custom Blend No. 9 also comes in
packages to fit most spray tanks.
Ask your local dealer for details . . •
and while you are at it have him tell
you about the brand new Ortho Malathion
and Parathion 8 „ Concentrates. They’re
terrific too'
Robert w. free
J4SI Hollywood Pkwy.
York, Penna.
Phone 9-2385
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I O. BOX 165 YOR T ’ °"NNA. |
I PHONE YORK 263-89 |
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ORTHO PRODUCTS
J> C. EHRLICH CHEMICAL COMPANY. INC.
6 E. Chestnut St.. Lancaster, Pa. Ph. EX 7 3721
CONTROL CUTWORMS
ERNEST M. K-CH. JR. '
30 Hamlef R->ad |
Levittown Pa.
Phone Windsor '5-0626 ■
Distributed by
# Census
(From Page 1)
income is $129,509,600 while
the total for the previous
year was $122,118,700.
Milk showed a gain of sl*-
113,000 while dairy cows
followed along the trend with
an increased value of $449,-
000 over the previous year
In reflection of the low
spring prices last year, eggs
showed a decline m total
value of almost three mil
lion dollars Other cattle
showed a gain of almost two
million -and tobacco was up
from 1958 over two and one
half million.
Weather conditions were
responsible for the value of
the corn crop declining al
most a million dollars from
the year before ’Wheat and
barley showed declines but
oats made a,sizeable gain in
value. County is at the top of the
'‘lJie' gross Income figure a- rankings of Agricultural
gain shows that Lancaster counties in the state.
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■ We now have a good supply of the following ■
■ —Black Amber Cane —Black Wilson Soybeans ■
■ —DeKalb Forage Sorghum —Wabash Soybeans JJ
2 —DeKalb Sudax —Late Yellow Soybeans ■
■ —Sweet Sudan —Golden Millet ■
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 21, 1960—7
Pequea FFA
Elects Officers
Robert Shaubach, Paradise
R 1 was elected president of
the Pequea Valley Future
Farmers of America this
week.
Other officers elected for
the 1960-61 term include
Carl Denlmger, Ronks Rl,
vice president; Norman Her
shey, Gordonville Rl, secre
tary; David Lichty, Paradise,
treasurer; George Eckman,
Kinzers Rl, reporter, James
Landis, Ronks Rl, sentinel;
and Stanley Denlmger, of
Ronks Rl, chaplain.
Advisor of the group is
Henry E; Givler, teacher of
vocational agriculture at
Pequea Valley High School.
Farm Women 16
Host Society 6
Society of Farm Women
No 6 at Elizabethtown, al
ong with some of the county
officers, were the guests of
society No. 16 recently at
a meeting on the farm of
Mr and Mrs. Bernard Pown
all, Christiana There were
45 members and guests m
attendance
After the business session,
the group saw a film and
heard a talk on cancer Ga
mes were conducted by Mrs.
Elsie Graham and Mrs. Lil
lie Quigley while Mrs Wal
ter Russell, Christiana furn
ished music.
Devotions were in charge
of the hostess, Mrs Povvn
all President of the society
is Mrs. Floyd Reinhart, of
Christiana.
4-H Sewing Club
Hears Speaker
Miss Carol Lynes of the-
Lancaster chapter of the Am
encan Red Cross gave a talk
on water safety at the May
16 meeting of the Conestoga
Valley senior 4-H sewing
club at the East Lampeter
Elementary school.
Duung the business sess
ion, plans were made to send
the officers of the club to the
4-H officers training school
m June 2 Materials and pat
ents to be used in the sum
mer program were discussed
The next meeting of the
club will be held June 15 at
100 pm. in the Conestoga
Valley High School News
Reporter is Ellen Overgaard.
SPECIALLY MIXED PAINT
When buying a specially
mixed paint or mixing it at
home, plan to have enough
for the painting job and for
possible future touchups of
marred areas Often it’s al
most impossible to mix an
other batch of paint that wilt
b’end with the original col
or, states Dorothy O’Donnell,.
Penn State home furnishing
extension specialist
Buy ;
- - r ' '
CHoWMAKER
Yes, Eastern States choice
maker offers you feed econo
my and more too . . . good
pullet growth and health,
pullets with large rugged
frames and uniform size,
choice maker is the profit
building link between famous
pacemaker for your chicks
and cashmaker for lasers.
You will have lower feed
bills and a fine flock of
pullets when you raise them,
on choicemaker.
Eastern
States
FARMERS' EXCHANGE
EASTERN STATES
SERVICE CENTERS
LANCASTER
EX 4-3755
QUARRYVILLE
ST 6-3647
Or your local Representative