or the Most Markets Read Lancaster Farming • This Week (From page 4) ■v V V,v V ;W I / R.D.I, MOUNt JOY,PA. P Lancaster County tomato grower sets record ... RAYMOND H. WITMER. Mount Jcy R. D. #l, recorded the highest record of any Campbell Soup Company grow er in the state of Pennsylvania for (five to ten acres; during 1960. acreage class YIELD RECORD 5.8 Acres Planted 27.59 Tons Yield Per Acre Average Grade—Tl.s% US M's, 24.3% US ~2's, 4.2% Culls, Raymond plowed down 12 tons of cow manure per acre and 700 pounds of FARM BUREAU 0-20-20 Fertilizer which was applied with FARM BUREAU'S Modem Bulk Fer tilizer Spreader Unit. He was especially impressed with the service and efficiency in the accurate application oi bulk fertilizer for his .tomato crop ... he saved time, labor & money, too. Of course, Raymond witt use Farm Bureau's Bulk Fertilizer Spreading Program again this year. Matter- of fact; Leslie, Raymond's son, has also ordered bulk fertilizer from Farm Bureau for his tomato crop. START TODAY.. PROFIT THE FARM BUREAU WAY! FERTILIZER PROGRAM „ ■» " i j. * * Qualified FIELDMEN are anxious to serve and assist you in designing a PROFITABLE SOILS & CROPS PROGRAM. . BUB^ Harold Geib, Farm Bureau Fieldman, left, discusses this year’s fertilizer program with Raymond Witmer, center, and son, Leslie. FARM For Prompt. Courteous Service, In Bags or Bulk, Call. . . will not take steps to stop it. 'Wage-Price Spiral “One of the principal causes of the increase in the lost of living has been what economists refer to as ‘the wage-price spiral.’ “I am absolutely convinc ed that neither Government, Congress nor business will take the steps that are neces sary to stop the wage-pncc ipiral which is cau.lng pric es to reach such absurd rig ires.” A congressional commit. ;ee is now hearing testimony m the Administration pro josal to rai:e the minimum wage from $1 to $125 an hour. It is not our purpose to discuss the pros and cons >f this legislation • • . wheth er the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Lancaster FX 4-0541 New Holland ELgin 4-2146 F —is for the Farm of course, and so it starts this rhyme; A—is for the Animals you find there all the time, R—is for the Rural Route, an address that is good, M—is for the Market where the farmer sell us food; I—is Independence - so easy here to find; N—is for the Neighbors; they are good and kind, for God, who makes the crops to grow The word I’m spelling, I am sure, even children know. Farming is the good life—the only Me for me. In the open country is the only place to be. It is quite likely, however, that if enacted it will play a part in increasing the cost of living. For example, wc are informed that in some cases the increased wage cost Farm Bureau BULK FERTILIZER SERVICE >A t f We do the work for you. Farm Bureau will spread your fertilizer with modern, accurate equip ment & trained personnel Spreading is adjusted to lit your soil needs . .at any rate per acre. By us ing high analysis plant food and a small spread ing unit we avoid unnec essary packing of your soil Manheim MOhawk 5-2460 Quarryville STerling 6-2126 Lancaster Farming/ Saturday# March 11» 1961 RURAL RHYTHMS SPELLING LESSON By; Carol Dean Huber will be greater than the em ployer's present profit. If this is true, the company will be forced to increase the prices of its products. • D.H.I.A. (From page 1) 766 pounds butterfat, with a 3 2 per cent fat. A registered Guernsey in the herd of Raymond L. and Louise Witmer, Willow Street R 1 ,was second with 14,950 pounds of milk testing 5.0 per cent for a total of 754 pounds of fat. Three other cows in the Witmer herd completed lactations with records of over 500 pounds of butterfat Mary B had 611 pounds; Sue had 553 I£>S. and Dhet produced 524 lbs during the first 305 days of lactation. Only one other cow in the association produced ov er 700 pounds of butterfat during the 305 days ending in January A registered Hol stein in the herd of C. J. Kurtz made 704 pounds of fat in 17 440 pounds of milk with a 4.0 test Twenty herds,, in addition to the Kauffman and the Kreider and Akers herds', made an average of 50 or more pounds of butterfat pe» cow during the month, Bruk Vil Patsy Rose Luci fer owned by Isaac M Bru baker, Lititz, produced 15,- 320 lbs. milk and' 539 lbs. 0< butterfat in SOS days on twice daily milking as a T* year-old. Patronize Lancaster Farm* ing Advertisers* CONTROL WEEDS BETTER With The Proper Chemical We carry a complete line of chemicals for weed control including ® ATRAZINE • AMINO TRIZOLE • AMITROL-T • CRAG H-I • WEEDONE LV-4 ® WEEDAR 64 ® CHLORO IPC e SINOX PE © VAPAM Contact us for latest recommendations SMOKETOWN, PA. Ph. Lane. EX 7-3539 5
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