(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
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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