r "“"I iii i i ... i ■ __ » a ,tf f >/|!’- B | r ■ 6. ■ICERS OF THE COUNTY CHAPTER, FUTURE FARMERS of America seated ■to right, Wilbur Hosier, deegate to state convention; Glenn Henry, second vice pres 9k; Clarence. Bauman, president; William Maule, first vice president. Standing left to 9 are Sterling Elmer, sentinel; James Boose, secretary; Roy Weaver, treasurer; Rob- Utoover, corresponding secretary; David Lichty, reporter; and Kenneth Myer, chap m —L. F. Photo >rn Borers Increase County's Bumper Crop Lancaster County was among the 20 counties in the i to show an increase in European com borer damage year over last, according to field survey results of the syxvania Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of-Pant ftry. __ fcheck of borer popula jin 41 corn growing ties shows a slight in p in the percentage of I stales infested and in lumber of borers per , In 1959 about 31 per of the stalks inspected found infested; this infestation amounted to l 48 per cent. Forty-one ;ies were surveyed this as compared with 36 in ere was an average of borers per stalk in 1959 this increased to 1.73 talk in 1960. aviest infestation was [ Poultrynnen n Meeting i annual meeting of the County Poultry iiation has been sched for January 23,at the ry Center, the board of »rs announced at their ng Thursday night. Jaker at the meeting be Professor R. W. Sch : Elizabethtown Col- The program is sched to begin at 7:30 pjn. other action Thursday, tors revised its Satur- Barbecue hours from 2 P-m. at the Poultry Cen- lRm Calendar 7—4:30 pm. - Meeting the county teachers of rational agriculture in - agriculture room of inheim Central H. S. i 8—9.00 a.m. - Pruning inonstration in the orch ' of Mrs. Harrison S. W> Co umbia Rl. One [f mile west if Silver rings on the Marietta ke Pm. - Pruning dem piration on the farm of pr M. Martin, New gland R 2, about 1 mile [(Turn to page 14) noted in Miff.in ahd adjacent counties. Some' areas in both Mifflin and Dauphin Coun ties suffered consideiable loss to the corn crop through damage by the borers. Tbe Garden Spot County showed a considerable drop (Turn to page 14) Donald Hershey is Honored By Young Farmers The title of “Outstanding Young Farmer” was confer red on Daniel K. Hershey, of Manheim R 3, along with four other YEA members as the Pennsylvania Young Far mers Association met this week. The 31 year - o’d county (Turn to page 13) Farmers Request Weed Control Information Requests for control meas ures for several kinds of weeds have been coming in to the County extension ser vice office, Harry Sloat, As sociate County Agent said this week. The following recommen dations are -being made with the cooperation of George Berggren, extension agrono mist in charge of chemical weed control at the Penn sylvania State University. Upland Cress: (yellow flow er in spring, belongs to mus tard family) young seeding of clover - 1 pint of M.C.P. in 6 - 10 gallons of water at once. Old alfalfa stands are rather sensitive to this ma terial, apply later, after a freeze that puts a crust on ground. 'Chickweeds Young seeding (Turn to page 13) Lancaster, Fa., Saturday, .December 3, 1960 Baby Beef Club Calves Drawn -—Red Rose 4-H Baby Beef C.ub members trucked home 99 steer caves last Saturday to begin their projects for 1961. A total 'of 57 members drew lots for angus calves while 40 selected herefords ! and two chose shorthorns, in . the drawing at the New Hol land Sales Stables. The calves had been select ed by the calf coiruJcrttee of the c.ub during^the past 3 months. The angus averaged 419 pounds per head, the herefords 387 pounds and the shorthorns 405 pounds. Most of the calves wiT be started gradually and will not be on full feed for sev eral weeks. Famous Mississippi Cornfield Makes 295 Bushels in 1960 Boonevllle, Miss.—the fam ed “Ratliff Acre” here in Prentiss County, has produc ed what is regarded as the world’s record corn yield for 1960. An even 295 bush els were harvested from the same measured acre on which world record holder, PAUL RATLIFF SHUCKS BACK the ears on part of his 295-bushel-per-acre com crop. Corn was planted thick er than average . . . 25,000 stalks to the acre in rows 30 inches apart. Most stalks had two ears; some three. itTURM- LIBRARY Lampeter-Strasburg Boy Is County FFA President Clarence Bauman, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan W. Bauman, Lancaster R 7, was elected president Monday night of the Lancaster County association of Future Farm ers of America. A senior in vocational ag riculture at Lampeter-Stras burg, the future farmer was vice president of the local chapter in 1959, president of the local group during 1960. and has been chosen to re ceive the Keystone Farmer degree in January 1961. He has built his fanning pro gram around the three Hol stein dairy animals he owns, one of which he won in the county breed association’s contests during the Lampeter fair. In addition he owns two beef calves, and had projects of corn and tobacco. Bauman is active in school Garden Spot FFA Elects Officers Paul We'k, Strasburg Rl, was elected president of the Garden Spot Chapter, Future Farmers of America Thurs day night at the Lampeter- Strasburg High School. We’.k, son.of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Welk, is the third member of his family to serve the chapter as presi dent. Other officers named were vice president, Donald Kray bill; secretary, Kenneth Den linger; treasurer, Kenneth Meek; .Reporter, Jas. Shertz er; chapain, Melvin Brene man; sentinel, Les'ie Risser; and junior chapter advisor, Clarence Bauman. Greenhands raised to the degree of Chapter Farmer were Henry Herr, James Groff, Roy Weiker, James Houser, and Roy Slaymaker. Lamar Ratliff, produced 304.- 38 bushels in 1955. This year’ crop was grown by Paul and Lindon Rat'iff—fa ther and brother of Lamar. They irrigated their field ten times during a 135-day drought which severely (Turn to page 14) $2 Per Year programs holding the post of treasurer in the senior chor us, singing in the male chor us, and serving tas studen council representative for his class. (Turn to page 12) D.H.I.A. Banquet Date, Place Set Directors of the Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement As sociation at their regular meeting Monday set the date and p.ace of the annual meeting and banquet. John Shel y, Manheim Rl, was appointed chairman of the* program committee. Ser ving with him will be Lewis Bixler, Marietta Rl, and Robert Kauffman, Manheim Rl. J. Rohrer Witmer, chair man of the board of direct ors, announced the banquet will be held January 19, ’6l at 7 p.m. at the Plain and Fancy Restaurant, Inter course. The directors also approv ed the purchase of two pipe line milk meters for the use of the association. The three man committee appointed to purchase the meters is Victor Plastow, Associate County Agriculture Agent; Everett Kreider, Quarry viTe Rl, sec retary of the board of direct ors, and Henry Kettering, of Lititz R 3, president of the county Holstein Breeders association. The committee has the responsibility of placing the equipment in use among the testers in the county. John Kitch Heads C.V.A. John H. Kitch, Reinholds RI, was recently e’ected president of the Conestoga Valley Association. Kitch, service forester of this district of Pennsylvania, succeeds Amos H. Funk, of Millersville Rl, who has been president of the associ ation since it was chartered five years ago. Reelected to office for an other term were Henry Hack man, Manheim R 2, first vice (Continued on Page 13) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday - Wednesday Temperatures during the next five days will average near normal to three de grees above the normal range of 30 at night to 46 in the afternoon. A warm ing trend is expected Over the weekend and mild the rest of the period. Precipi tations may total only a few hundredths of an inch occurling as a few scatter ed showers late in the per iod.
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