4GRICULTURA. library COLLEGE VOL. 6 NO. 19 SIGNING THE CONTRACT FOR preliminary drawings for the proposed Lancaster County Agricultural Center are Mrs. E. Robert Nolt, left, secretary of the board of direc tors, and Willis Z. Esbenshade, standing, president of the board of directors Representing ;he firm of Haak and Kaufman, Myerstown architects, is S. Dale Kaufman. Signing took ilace Thursday in the Hempfieid High School, Landisville. Mr. Kaufman said preliminary ilans should be ready in four to six weeks. I* Ph°td 'terming Says. \pple Voter .Ist Available The state Department of Agriculture announced Tues day the question of who would be eligible to vote in A* apple marketing order For a special message from the staff of Lan caster Farming, please turn to page 9, column 5, Farm Calendar ipnl 3 7:30 p.m. - York- Lancaster area Future Fanners public , speaking and parliamentary 'procee dure contest at Spring Giove, York County. : pm. - 4-H county council will tour .local ; television station. ipnl 4—7 30 pm. - 4-H Tov. n and Country club of the Kunzler and Company meat packing Plant Pm Penn Manor Young Farmers meet with Dwight Younkin, Exten sion Livestock specialist. s wine production & man agement, at High School. Public invited. \ 5 —4 30 pm. - Lanc- A sler County Vocational Snculture Teachers Asso gallon meets at Penn , . nor High School. 7 30 pm. - ' New providence 4-H .commu . clu b el!n s at the New Pro enco Elementary school ;kr>r? 7 ~^' 30 pm. - Grass- New 5 « FA banquet in the 7 Holla nd high school. fvh P m - Garden Spot pe ier 1 in lhe Lam “ ol high'scho- referendum should not be much of a problem. Secretary William L. Hen ning said he has received numerous inquiries on the feasibility of listing apple growers eligible to vote as required by the marketing order enabling act soon due for a final vote in the House of representatives. The Secretary said the de partment has data available WINNER OF THE ELECTRIC CLUB roundup. Mark Stoner, center, shows his win ning project to judge Joseph McCurdy, left and to xunner-up in the contest, Gerald Ree ser Reeser took top award in the demonstration contest with Stoner filling the number two spot The youths will enter the district demonstration competition at Reading in July. ~ L - F - Photo - AGRI Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 1, 1961 Two Sections This week, because LANCASTER FARM ING is in two sections, the women's features will be found on pages 16 and 17 of the second section. from a 1957 survey of the fruit industry, data from the 1959 agricultural census, and an agreement with the Pennsylvania State Univer sity for assisting in collect ing the needed information. URAL Know The Cost Of Gain Livestock Feeders Told “If you can’t tell how much xt costs you to put on a pound of gain, you should try to find out on your next pen of cattle.” Steer feeders were told this week Tom King, Extension Live stock Specialist from Penn sylvania State University, speaking at a series of three meetings of livestock men in the county Tuesday said ev ery livestock feeder should know to the penny what it McCurdy Says Volume Key To Heat Hay Drying Wagon Drying of hay with < heat is not for everybody, ; farmers were told at a series j of quality haymaking meet ings Thursday. i Joseph McCurdy, extension 1 agriculture engineer, said 1 equipment needed for heat Murry Herd Has Top Average In Red Rose D.H.I.A. Testing A registered Ayrshire cow owned by Masonic Home Farms, Elizabethtown, ,com jileted the highest lactation in the Tied Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association in February, the official news letter of the assn reported this week Ernstm produced 16,066 pounds of milk with a 5 1 test for 871 pounds of butterfat in 305 days Masonic Home Farms also had the second high lactation with another Ayrshire mak ing 17,119 pounds of milk with a 4.6 test and 788 lbs. oi butterfat. The 22 registered and gr ade Holsteins m the herd of Clarence Murry at Drumore Rl, had the highest average for the month Murry’s herd averaged 1,403 pounds of milk and 55 pounds of but terfat and a 3.9 per cent test. $2 Per Yea* costs him to put a pound of gam on his cattle King said if you can feed a steer to low choice for 19 cents per pound of gam, it might cost up to 22 cents to take that same steer up (Turn to page 6) drying of hay is 100 expen sive for the farmer who -makes 150 tons or ’ess hay. In larger quantities, the increased quality will tend to oftset the added expense, but amounts of hay less than (Turn to Page 7) In the runner-up spot in monthly averages was the herd of Mervm Nissley, of Bainbridge 81, with 19 re-' gistered and grade Holstein 3 averaging 1,434 pounds of milk with a 3 7 test and 54 (Turn to page 8) Stoner Wins Electric Club Roundup One Lancaster County mother should have less trouble keeping track of her teen-age son, at least, while he does the chores m the chicken house Mark Stoner, 1051 Eden Road, has constructed a ra dio and intercom system for use between the house and poultry house on the home farm The project was part of his work as a fourth year member of tne county 4-H electric club ana was good enough to take lop place In the judging al the club roundup Wednosaay night. The 15 year old electrician is the son of Mr and Mrs. H Raymond Stoner and has been in 4-H work for six years Gerald Reeser, son of Mr. I Turn to page 8) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday - Wednesday Temperatures near nor mal to six degrees below the normals of 36 at night and 57 in afternoon are expected during the next five days. Warmer temper atures are expected today, cooler Sunday and Mon day, and warmer again on Tuesday and Wednehday. Precipitation may total V 2 to Vt inch or more occur ring as rain Saturday and again about Tuesday or Wednesday. Rainfall up to Friday morning totaled 4.- 15 inches during the month The normal for March is 3.45 inches.
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