VOL. 6 NO. 24 ■ FEEDER STEERS HELP THEMSELVES to the silage in the bunker siio on the larm K Raymond Bucher, Lititz Rl. The mechanism mounted on the wall of the bunker dis eases a measured amount of gram onto the silage at intervals through the day. The Bund of the machine is all the call necessary to bring the cattle to the feeding, gate, ■feeder pigs following the cattle clean up the feed missed by the cattle. —L.F. Photo toil Conservation Districts Ichedule Soil Stewardship Week ■Soil Stewardship Week ■ll be observed -locally ■rtmg with special "-church ■vices Sunday,May 7th, ■d ending May 14. Leading B* observance will be mem- Hrs of the Lancaster Coun ■ Soil Conservation District, ■oil Stewardship Week, ■lie relatively new in this Ha, has a long history. ■Tor generations, men have Bared thanks to their Creat- H for the priceless gifts of Hi, water and sunshine that Hke living things possible. Hlowever, a part of the Hry of the development of Hi Stewardship Week cen |k on the year 470 in the ■» around Vienne, France. had failed and hunger H* widespread. The people, on the fruits of soil each year, had reserves and little ■'ey- Tlie Bishop of Vienne ■«d for prayer, and pen on the three days pre- Ascension Day. communities soon "P the observance and Bum Calendar ®—Town and Country tours the Lancaster ■Mcyards 4 to 7 - Cone- B°S a Business Club Chick- B 1 Barbecue at East End B^ 0 and Ann Streets, B 6—4 to 8 p.m - Ghick- Barbecue by the West ■“7 Fire Co. at the Wrliow fire hall. p. m - Manor Farmers meet at of Sterling El- B”’ New Danville Pike, of Lancaster. Grass B a | e methods. BunliT 8 Pm - County 4-H BT 11 me ets at the home Bfi Gl 0 , yc ? . Denlinger, 602 Ve > Lancaster. 9 oun -ty Ayrshire- - club meets at the ■fryviie R2 Vid SarniSh> ■ Y <>ung Farmers rn to Page 14) from France the custom of Rogation Days days of giving thanks to God for His bounty and asking for His continued blessings has spread throughout the world. In America, too, Rogation Days are on the calendar of many churches. Fifteen years ago a renew ed and more widespread in (Turn to page 16) Area Churches Plan Special Rural Services Several churches in the county have scheduled spec ial Rural Life Sunday serv ices for May 7. Members of 4-H clubs and Future Farm ers of America Chapters have been invited to participate in the services at many area churches Special services will be held at 9.00 am. in The United Church of Christ, Lincoln, and The Clearfield Methodist Church. At 10.00 am. the Marticville Metho dist Church will hold special services to which FFA mem bers have been invited The New Providence Church of God has scheduled the special service for 7:30 p. m. Rural Life Sunday has been set aside as the first day of Soil Stewardship Week by the national Associ ation of Soil Conservation Districts, and is observed by many denominations through out the nation. DHIA Assn 7 Holds Workshop Dairymen from the sur rounding area met Monday evening, in the Conference Room of the Elizabethtown Trust Company for a Record Workshop. The Workshop, sponsored by the Pennsylvania State (Continued on rage ISI AbRiOUuURAL LIBRARY fHE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6, 1961 New Holland FFA Takes Honors In Meat Contest Future farmers from the Grasslands Chapter at New Holland swept four of the five top places in the Lan caster County FFA meat judging contest Wednesday at the dressing plant of Kun zler and Company, Inc., Lan caster. In the top spot with a score of 258 7 points out of a possible 385 was Kenneth Sauders, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sauders, East Earl Rl. Kenneth, a junior in vo cational' agriculture at Gar den Spot High School will represent the county in the state FFA meat judging con (Continued on Page 13) Fund Raising Campaign For Ag Center Planned Directors of the proposed Lancaster County Agricul tural Center announced, today, that a major capital funds campaign will be conducted by the year-old organization, late this year and early in 1962. Funds for erecting this area’s first, multi-purpose agricultural building will be sought in a personalized canvass between November and February, according to Willis Z. Esbenshade, Lancaster, President of the Board. While the financial goal has not been set, officially, Directors have estimated that the over-all construction program will require a mini mum of $300,000. The exact goal will be determined fol National Ayrshire Association To Tour Lancaster County Farms The National Ayrshire As sociation will tour the Gard en Spot County next week, Roy Boutwell, dairy herds man for the Masonic Home Farms, Elizabethtown, said Thursday. About 75 to 100 Ayshire breeders, in Harrisburg for the national association’s an nual convention and show, will stop at the Masonic Home Farms at 11 30. After a tour of the farm, the vis itors will be given lunch by the Home. Afternoon plans call for a visit to the Southeastern Penna Artificial Breeders’ Cooperative near Landisville, a trip through the Amish FHA Convention Names Officers Lucille Musser, a student of vocational homemakxng at Donegal Joint High School, was elected president of the county chapter of Future Homemakers of America on Tuesday. Other officers elected at the fourth annual county (Turn to page 14) $2 Per Yea* lowing submission of plans by an architectural firm, now working on preliminary specifications, B Snavely Garber, Willow Street, Chair man of the Planning Com (Turn to page 10) Farm and House, and a tour through some of Lancaster County’s farmland. - Milton Brubaker, Ayrshire breeder from Lititz, is chaii man of the tour committee while Boutwell and David Yoder of the SPABC serve as members. Vocational Ag Program Grows At New Holland Adult education in voca tional agriculture will begin at New Holland this summer, a spokesman for the Garden Spot High chool said thia week. Within the next few weeks a second teacher of vocation al agriculture will be hired by the school. The new teacher will begin his duties on July 1, it was learned. Robert Herr, the present (Turn to page 13) ■ 4-H Poultry Club Has Special Offer The Lancaster ' County Poultry Association, in co operation with local hatcher ies, will again this year of fer a program to members of the county 4-H poultry club. Members of the club will have the opportunity to buy 100 pullet chicks from the 'cooperating hatchery at half the listed price. Boys or girls interested in enrolling in the club are ask ed to contact the hatchery of their choice, or contact the Poultry Center for help in ordering chicks. Chicks should be placed in the brooder house during the first week ol June FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Soturdov - Wednesday Temperatures during the next fire days are expected to average 2 to 6 degrees above the normal range of 49 at night and 71 in the afternoon. Mild weather is expected throughout the period cool daytime tem peratures Sunday. Precipi tation may total around inch occuring as rain Sun day.
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