(Fr0 m P a g e , coray was applied band over the , nio'V'plant plots no tt ,e p wl u be done, but ,tu sher two plots, a ie cultivation program earned out for the l e n f \«ecds ,° o believes that the ,a a be a severe test ' v ‘“ w method “If the tr-ick planting will H will work any ,, is the way he puts hpn goes on to ex i the field had been , several years and “‘rmown with weeds. much of the £. d been packed by consh action company atoes the modern way... HANE M-22 spray program " brand of Certified Foundation Seed go from Dupram Farms in Washburn, to 28 or more states each year. by Harry Umphrey and his family, the mod acre potato operation at Dupram Farms is by John C. McCall, a son-in-law of ihrey. ;h managing this large farming operation, McCall finds time for an active role in Boy Rotary and Town Council work. He also - president of the Associated Industries of vice president of the Maine Polled Hereford director of the National Assoc, of Manufac vice president of the Aroostook Potato md officer in the family owned farm supply, iod and starch companies. Pishing and horse ing are his favorite leisure activities. has now used Dithane M-22 (maneb) ■tor two years. He says, "The performance ■oduct has convinced us that it is superior fungicide we have ever used to control %ht.” V Brewer unload* Dithane M-22 from pickup and George a V*r a* McCall walekes the operation. trucks when the new school was being built. “We should have mowed or disced the tall weeds down before we plowed” McGahn said, but even with the weeds that did not get completely turned under, there does not appear to be a weed problem m the plots McGahen will make no guess as to results “We will wait and* see.” he says, “But the wheeltrack plots look just as good as the other plots now, and it didn’t take anywhere near the gasoline or labor to get the plots re ady I’m anxious to take yield tests and just see what the difference will be. That’s the only way we can find out if it will work ” PULLET • Farm Safety (From pago <U . . . .., „„ USDA Report Shows of our farming industry. He r continued that “various indi- _ vidual, regional, and nation- FaHTI ExpOITS COntinU© KISO al farm safety activities have proved their worth m reduc- Ezra Talt Benson announced ing the number o 2 accidents today that the volume of which occur on our farms.” uS. agricultural exports in Theme of NATIONAL the 1960 fiscal year that end- FARM SAFETY WEEK this ed June 30 set a new record, year is “Enjoy Farm Life— The volume of agncultur- Practiee Safety.” Statistics al exports that moved under show that about three farm cash sales also was the larg families out of four enjoy an est in history, the Secretary accident free year. The one said. family in four suffers the Qn a value basis> export deaths and serious injuries sales for donars in fiscal from farm, home, and high- y ear iggo came to a near way accidents But being one record $3 3 bimo n, compared of the ‘Happy-three” does ith $2 4 blUlon the pre not guarantee that the next vious The increase in year will be accident-j.ree expor t sales for dollars was Safety, like liberty, requires largely due to expanded eternal vigilance. marketing of cotton, corn A study compiled by "in- oils fruits and fruit juices, surance Companies shows livestock, and livestock pro that speed was responsible ducts. These larger expo t for 12,980 traffic deaths in sales are evidence that the 1960-more than 43 per cent Department s expanded ef - forts in market development ot me rotai. are paying off> t he Secretary | KILIJ" KILL! | [ RATS & MICE the Easy Way j ■ USE... ■ IRAT KAKESI ■ with WARFARIN " ■ ■ Ask your dtaler or BONNYMEADS CHEMICALS. Lititz ■■■■i imummi hhhibihi h ihhwir^ Sons Billy, IS, and Harry, 7, aboard their pet horses. Streak and Honey, respectively. As a sideline to Dupram Farms’ potato growing and processing business, 150 head of registered Hereford beef cattle are fattened for market. DITHANE M-22.. . now 80% maneb .. .from your partner in crop protection Dithane is a trademark, Reg. U.S. Pat Off. and in principal foreign countries. ROHM £ HAAS COMPANY and oats, soybeans, vegetable Chemicals for Agriculture WASHINGTON SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA 5, PA* Lancaster Farming. Saturday, July 18, 1960—9 said Over 70 per cent of the year’s exports represented dollar sales. Somewhat less than 30 per cent of the ex ports were under special ex port programs, mainly Pub lic Law 480. Export totals for the year ended show record ship ments abroad of feed, grains soybeans, protein meal, poultry meat, tallow, and cottonseed and soybean oil. Rice exports were second largest in history, and lard exports were second larg est since World War II Cot ton exports were twice as large as for the previous year Wheat exports substan tially exceeded last year’s high level The value of ex ports Increased over the pre vious year for all commodi ties except tobacco, dairy products and rye. Agricultural exports for the 1961 fiscal year that be gun July 1, are expected to remain strong. First official estimates of the expected level of 1961 exports will be made at the annual Agricul tural Outlook Conference this fall. If a competent son who was the understudy of his father waited for the old old man to say Go, he’d be wearing white whiskers be fore he got the signal. Lancaster County Distributor FOR 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
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