—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, February 18, 1961 16 First Annual Soils Day Is Scheduled For County By; M. M. Smith, County Agent The importance of proper soil management from all angles will be stressed at the first Lancaster County Soils Day set for Tuesday, February 28, 1961, at the Penna. Guernsey Sale Pavilion, Lincoln Highway East. This educa tiona'l meeting is being sponsored by the Agricultural Ex tension Service and is open to all farmers in the county and surrounding counties. The morning session, be ginning at 9.30, wiU feature Lunch m available on the following topics and premises spea ers During the afternoon ses- “Soil Organic Matter and s i o n, the program will in- Cover Crops”, James H. Ea- elude the following: “Proper kin, Agronomy Extension Weed ontrol” George H. Penn State Usiversity; “How Berggren, Agronomy Exten- Do We Get Proper Plant s ion, Penn State University; Food”, F. A. Raymaley, Am- “Take a Good Look at-Nitro erican Cyanamid Co., Alio- gen”, James H. Eakin, Agro way, New Jersey; “Your Soil nomy Extension; “Econohiics Testing Service”, James H. of Good Crop Fertilization”, Eakm, Agronomy Extension; Fred A. Hughes, Ago. Econo “The latest on Fertilizer mics Extension, Penn State Placement”, John E, Baylor, University. | Bulk Spreading Service | [ FERTILIZER and LIMESTONE | ■ DEALERS FOR m ■ • Dovco "Granular" Fertilizer S S • Webb Super-Gro £ ■ Balanced organic fertilizer ■ S ' * Rock Phosphate S ■ Phosphorus ■ 5 • Green Sand ■ ■ Potash ■ ■ If you need fertilizer call us* 5 SMUCKER BROS. | ■ BIRD-IN-HAND, PA. Leola OL 6-2Z29 5 SPREADER haul !45bu loads with tt McCORMI No- 40 SPREADS OUR PRICES CAN'T BE BEATI Come in for more information McCormick Farm Equip. Store EPHRATA "> ... el loads' C. E. Wiley & Son QUARRYVILLE • WAKEFIELD J. B. Hostetter & Sons MOUNT JOY ■ |i| IbSs> mmmmh mnwi Lowest List Price of The Three The Major Brands of Spreaders WOOD SIDES Kauffman Bros. MOUNTVILLE After a discussion period, and plant for beauty chibs*' More ■ than .50,000 boys adjournment is scheduled and the newest county, 4-H each \year>get-leadership ex for 3 p.m. - club—the Town and Coun- perience by scrying- as an In addition- to the above try club. In the latter, officer of a local FFA chap presentations there will be a young people will explore ter. number of educational dis- the field of marketing and - ~ ' plays and exhibits on hand, processing of farm products. It takes about ,60,000 blue Smith noted a great need corduroy jackets each year for this type of education. to satisfy the .demands of _ . a . FFA members throughout the W County Agent Smith asked for nation. - (From page 1) in accepting the replacement WEEK tion banquet that the f>rim- of H arr y Sloat, retired As- Feb. 18-25 ary function of the county so«ate County Agent. He agent’s office continue to be Baid the loca / Bta ® 18 to give out information to U P Sloats dutieB ™ tll a farmers and homemakers. replacement is named To meet the needs of to- The association reelected morrow’s youth, Smith said one. committee member and the Extension program wilF elected four new members have to be aimed at reach- Mrs. J.- Eveiett Kreider, of ing the farm boy and girl Quarryville Rl„ was chosen who will not be going into to remain on the executive farming but into some -other committee along with_ the branch of Agindustry. new members J. Bichard Smith said the standard Kreider, Manheim R 3; C. farm production 4-H clubs Warren Leininger, Denver are giving way to newer R 2; Leroy K. Andrews, Lan clubs such as the electric caster R 7, and Melvin R. club, automotive clubs, plan Stoltzfus, Ronks Rl. - Earn A Bonus at 6% on any of these spreaders. Trade your old spreader and earn a bonus on it. WOOD SIDES 24 inch tires available for better traction OUR PRICES CAN'T BE BEATI Come in . . . get full information SALE McCorniidc No. 35 mnsmnsssii. WOOD SIDES Our Prices Can't Be Beat! CORMICk* N 0.30 round-drive MANURE SPREADER JLH The first use of “Future Farmers” as the-name of an organization -■ of vocational agriculture,, students was by the “Future- Fanners of Vir ginia,” in ’ 1928. - The American*' Farmer de gree is. -awarded to about 375 outstanding FFA mem bers each .year- - Only one member in- a -thousand may receive it. STOP IN TODAYI J. Paul Noli GAP David Kurtz MORGANTOWN C. B. Hoobcr INTERCOURSE mwmamtx MMWftM*
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