B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July. 2, 1960 Two Countians Begin I* I £ I • HARRISBURG too late unattractive to birds, Balti- IJOIISh tXChana© I riD have much effect this more Orioles and cuckoos > 3 r* year, but offering promise are among the few birds Two Lancaster County versity where he majored in for next, the natural control which find the tent eater men well known in agricul- Animal Husbandry, was an f° r the forest tent caterpil- pillar tasty fare, tural circles, left the county ac ti ve 4-H member in the far is being' found in great- Best natural control is a yesterday on the first leg of a county before enrolling at er numbers by entomologists fly named Sarcophaga Aid; journey scheduled to take the university. He continued of the State Agriculture De- r i e hi. This fly lays eggs in them to Poland and several his livestock show activity partment’s Bureau of Plant the living caterpillars. As other European countries. Industry. the fly maggots are hatched, As participants in the Church of the Brethren ex change program, Henry Hackman, Manheim R 2 and Bruce Boyd, Ephrata El, will spend six weeks on a com munist collective farm in Po land and two more weeks touring in Poland and other countries. Hackman, a teacher at the Warwick school and past president of the Pennsylvan ia Soil Conservation District Directors, says, “I Don't know iust what will be in store for us. but I am an- xious to try to get an idea of the feeling of the Polish for Americans.” “I do know this, I will be very interested in the educa tional systems and their soil conservation practices.” he said. Boyd, a 1960 graduate of the Pennsylvania State Uni- Pa. Farrowings Do Not Follow National Trend Harrisburg—Failing to join Corn Belt farmers in a whopping 16 per cent drop in the number of pigs far rowed this spring, Pennsyl vtnia farmers kept their far rowing at about the' same level as last year. A Pennsylvania Crop Re porting Service tally issued this week shows that 469,000 pigs were produced on Penn sylvania farms this spring; last year the crop -amounted to 468,000 head. In this re spect, Keystone State farm ers were identified with the northeastern states and Calif ornia However, gains and drops in the Corn Belt, where hogs are a major farm enterprise, dominate the na tional situation One reason for the relative stability of hog numbers in Pennsylvania is that pork production is generally inte grated into other general farming operations. Farmers tend to keep about the same number of brood sows on hand from year to year. This lesser fluctuation is a gam illustrated in the fact that intentions to larrow sows for the fall crop—June through November are off only 2,000 head, with 56,- 000 sows to farrow Low hog prices thioughout 1959 and the first six months of this year have made hog produc tion less attractive than oth ei Pennsylvania farm enter prises Nationally, 249,000 fewer sows are to be lai row ed this fall than last The average number of pigs per Jitter on Pennsyl vania farms was 71, about average during lucent years BRUCE BOYD while in college winning the “Little International” show manship contests twice. The tentative schedule calls for a stop at London and then on to Frankfort and Cassell, Germany. The seven man group in which they will be traveling will spend three days in Cassell for ori entation before flying on to Warsaw, by way of Switzer land. “We will spend six weeks on the dairy farm in Poland and two weeks traveling to Austria, Geneva, Rome, Par is, London, and home on Au gust 28.” Hackman said. More On Caterpillars Flies Are. Effective Control Forest tent caterpillars are the caterpillar is destroyed. [ RATS & MICE the Easy Way S * use... : KAKESI with WARFARIN ■ [RAT Ask your dealer or BONNYMEADS CHEMICALS, Litiiz Maßaaaaaaataaaaaflßaaßßiiaaaaaaaaiiaiaaßßaaßa A .A ~ yyyy y y y R.D.I, MOUNT .'OY, PA. X' L ' WE ROLL OUR OWN! Our grinding and mixing equipment Is ON WHEELS. This means we can add Purina Concentrates to your grain and perform other grain handling services RIGHT ON YOUR FARM._Phone in your needs! - /■nnnBDBBBBB BriMBBBBBBBBB Before buying children's clothes, check the waistline suggests Thelma Baieri, p State extension clothing specialist. The waistline should be a little loose and longer than normal to al'ow for growth Garments with partially elasticized waists are good buys. The elastic allows fullness to adjust to the growing body. CLEANING SUPPLIES Before buying a prepared ■ commercial cleaning supply, read the label and compare the informatiofi with desired results, advises Helen E Bell Penn State home manage ment extension specialist Condiser safety, convenience, and cost. Check whether a product needs further dilut ing, mixing, or additional preparation. Ask the sales person if it’s easy to meas ure,"dissolve, or apply NOW f / v N%X>\ V mm ost i „ ~.. A rrrrfri f </»** '»£>Av* ) .j Special rations, such *'j animals, are best hr f 4 form. Complete ratioi p feeders who do not hi 14 - Nursing Chew and Celf Sferteita Help calves grow up to r<\ way to breeding Weight <6l months. *'f - ' OAfChow Ci A quality body ration 'JI eowa and heifers. i vs» Baby Pig Chew i ‘ Gets pigs started fast. Purina Pig Starten* Help* pigs make lo' ■' gains. i < Chick Sfarleno * „ Gives baby chicks * •tart’'. Chick Groweno Builds vigorous, W pullets FAST. However, Sarcophag a A , richi produces only one e ' eratlon a year, so a & build-up in numbers n, 6st year may not occur. nis Visitors to state parks mountain trails where t * caterpillar infestations ! nt heavy may be annoyed h the flys, the entomoW,? predict. But, they point the fly will not sting or bit The annoyance is slight eo pared to the benefits of d" 1 creasing the tent caterpill!' population which has virtue ly defoliated large areas ! forest lands this pring 01 Trees defoliated by tent caterpillars are starling to grow new leaves as the eat erpillars enter the Pupa ' stage of their life cycle La» er this summer, adult moths will emerge to lay 6 gg s which will produce nex , spring’s crop of tent cater pillars. CHECK WAISTLINE ...for • Famous Üboratoi Purina Chows to available in this co Fat Calf Chow For fast efficient g«in*- Beef Chew The Grand ChampiM ting rations. ■ ■- ■ m
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