, to make the. 'aiil- mals to the l-ation they will
g ok thrifty and smooth, be fed at the shows.
°° careful not to get it Blanketing helps make the
b® If the animal has a hair lie down; it aids in get
* tp appear heavy in ting the animal to shed dull,
' k and broad over the coarse, dead hair; it loosens
nCC alloW it to get thin the hide and brings out the
ie | lS ’n feed heavy for the oil and natural shine in the
116 months to put on hair and the hide Blanket
tw? for the show. Feed Ing as much as proper feed
geSof good, bright, green ing is essential m the job of
legume hay. Sue- fitting a dairy animal for the
may he added to the ring. It is best to put a
-* nce by feeding soaked blanket on at the beginning
1011 . peed no silage or of the fitting period and keep
1 P feed for the last few it on until show day Home
f to accustom the ani- made blankets can be tied
* - . ---- , - •
New Holland)
a t x..<urj ii.iuvva x. txiixc ■ aairy u *cddy
■ for show. Karl has won many trophies ©xn ag Guernseys Washing to remove ou
■ and dirt from the hide of t. e animal and ha .) get rid of the dead hair is one of the im
-5 portant steps in fitting a heifer for the show ring.
■ on at the brisket, around the hair Supply plenty of bed- There are several other
• heart girth and the rear ding and if the flies are bad, fundamentals essential in
ELqin 4-2114 5 straps from the flank inside, keep the bam in semi dark- preparing the animals for
M S back and up to the thurl ness Do not use sprays, for the show which include
-. ■ sometimes they burn and they may coarsen the hair grooming, care of feet and
*•*<*««■■■■■«»*»■«•: remove the g oss from * and make dir' cling to it— horns, clipping and finally
rpr-yaiw wur™, wj. , (TUHI tO page 12)
/wj s 11 * <+> ' *** ' *** r s *" *-V?|
t < y £v v £
s - V * ’is# v>. / , **< N
New Holland Concrete Products
NEW HOLLAND, PA.
<Jf V
■•'ft? s>
E. Perrin Edmunds instructs farmhand Henry McQuade which field to spray next in Ms continuing potato blight
control program.
events blight on his
th DITHANE M-22
l3^. mu] ids, Fort Fairfield, Maine, recently
tmrd term as president of the National
of today’s progressive farmer—active
anH e anc * n& tional leader, busi
' na hard-working farm manager,
| V t .
’ j ® 18 also a bank director, member of the
■nt n e> President of C. A. Powers & Co., the
utt u’. an d Powers Starch Co,, and build
.j.cee chairman for the local country club ...
S °n a new 18-hole golf course on which
somehow find time to play.
•uve on 700 of the rolling acres which make
(* Jve W F a & Co- potato operation- The crop
txmed seed; Culls and rejects are diverted
Concrete I
Blocks
Immediate
Delivery
+ v V * * V'
V.
a/ vv s V / \ s
\ V > - I**}*
N t /'I / >
’ V-* /
*
> >
\ **
V /* *
<■ '<
< s * s v
, $ /
to the company’s potato starch plant located in
Monticello, Maine.
Like most of his fellow potato growers, Edmunds puts
his faith in Dithane M-22 (maneb) fungicide for pro
tection from early and late blight.
♦ > •> %
*'X&'Ssvrf
V "c
SY
< -
Chemicals for Agriculture'
ROHM £ HAAS
COMPANY
WASHINGTON SQUARE, FHIIADEIPHtA 5, fA,
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 11, 1960—9
' v K
/*' *
. . sir
< x
s
A >< >V
v
& ' v
f w ■* \ . V
' %/*
< V-* * Kf;
* > y
Lancaster County
Distributor
FOH
Dithane
M-22
LEBANON
CHEMICAL
CORP.
LEBANON. PA.
Phone CR 3-1687
- Local Representatives
AUSTIN WEIMER
LITITZ, R. D. 2
Phone MA 6-6032
JOHN BRUBAKER
LITITZ
Phone MA 6-6575