VOL. 6 NO. 25
Mr. Neil Clark, who oper- - —,
ates two retail routes in and r©rCJUSOn LOWS
around Lititz, will begin . .
sales of milk in gallon con- Mc)K6 R@COrds
tainers within the next few
days. H R Ferguson, Kirkwood,
Milk has been sold at re- p a , is the owner of six reg
inAK^ 1 " istered Guernseys that have
1905 when the father of the .. ,' , „
present operator, Milton recently completed official
Brubaker went from door- DHIR production records,
to door with a horse and Walnut Grove Dixie F., an
wagon and sold milk from eight year old produced 12,.
' with the addition of 710 ' lbs of milk and 628 lbs ‘
pasteurizing, homogenizing, °t l- a t> Walnut Grove Barons
'’"V ~ and bottling equipment and Betty, a five year-old, pro
-1" "■ - ? a larger herd, the business duced 8 590 pounds of milk
AYRSHIRES COMING IN FROM TtiE PAaUJRE at Spruce Villa farm at Lititz Rl, expanded to the two routes ~ “ , younas oi mus
ove a L a leisurely pace They show their contentment at being well fed and handled n f todav and 522 pounds °t Wal
refully Milk from these cows will be sold on premises or on one of the two re- inn an nnpmno nut Grove Melba Patience, a
il routes operated by the farm in and around Lititz. The Ayrshires make a pleasant pas- . 7 or an r , , n§ junior four year-old produc
ral scene as they take their places in the stanchion barn at Spruce Villa. —LF. Photo r , . ot i vlay Llarlc is ed 9539 pounds of milk and
looking for an enlarged con- 552 pounds of fat Walnufc
■ c 1 ** • r*\A/ *1 ‘ sumption of milk. Since all Grove. Butter Lillian, a jun
■al! Spraying For Weevil Forage Crops Make Rapid Gain
jot Good Control Locally Rains Delay Planting Operations paragon°joJe, T^Sr^Sie
... .. . , year-old, produced 8,970 lbs.
Fall spraying of Alfalfa for’the control of weevil has , Alfalfa gre y an a haye excellent color of milk and 524 pounds fat;
~ . T . .. t. . , , . , day on some Lancaster Coun- Fruit tree blossoming thru- Walnut fi.™ t Ann L
ne a good job, John O. Pepper, extension entomologist i„ c * , , 6 w umur enove levity Ann, a
w tvuc nrrnrir - farms last week. The hea- out the county has passed junior three year-old produc
-7 / wees. _ vy rainfall combined with the peak and little winter ed 9 990 pounds of milk and
After examining several penment Station recomm'en- the humid days to push the damage is noted, however 489 pounds of fat All were
w and established alfalfa dations showed very slight growth of forage crops. Al- peach tree damage may show milked two times’ daily for
Ids Thursday the Penna. insect damage this spring. falfa has reached the height up later in the year. 305 days.
University insect ex- However, Pepper said, in of 18 inches in some plant
said the fields treated those fields where weevil ings and is beginnmg to , off* • 1
Dieldrin last fall ac- damage is evident (lacework form blossom buds. •• S LsitlCldl
mg to Pennsylvania Ex- 0 f the bud tip's) farmers Rain and wet ground de- Chirlran le
should spray as soon as pos- layed corn planting in the I lb rdl MclS L/ay L/lSil
1 sible. The weevil have hatch- Garden Spot for another rh,>k<>n w h oan * oe , . , ,
'ers Elected in^f m r™ M a iel c “ r*;, Severa ; , ta,ort
A U n..k At S ZluZ Se* mm? offlclal d X In
4-ri Lub At c ?s n gr Y unc1 ’ * U6 J ma ? y Vin Austin, director of Fath- j une This vear’s Father’s
others have turned the pr ._ nav rmmmi Tno whioh I - i Y t ,7,
Holland 4-H Sewing Club “SX-S fX'ZZ*
t Holds Election Grain Program X||S
1 bytheNew Holland 4- The organizational meeting 4O acres SlqnUD Deadline try, Inc, an association of
■ommumty club at their 0 f the Manheim Township 4- “P- ” e nave aoout acres ih 7, nelaware-Marvland-Vir-
X e 1 ,ng ', S, mem ‘ H was , h s ld LmdX” Is June First X «
wo e a!so eieeted to rep. recently at the home of Su- started ye ;; IS June rllol ofticial recipe for Father’s
- e club on the 4-H san and Jeanne Hess, 1860 Most estimates of the per- corn and grain sorghum Day from among past win-
Y ouncil. Harrington Drive, Lancaster, centage of corn m the g rowers have until June 1, ners of the National Chicken
Lull leaders are John Seventeen members were ground are under 10 percent. 1961 to Slgn up under the Cooklng Contest which these
Gordonville Rl; Earl present arly sweetcorn in a few 1961 feed grain program, two organizations sponsor
: r- New Holland, and The following officers were areas is reported through the Landis G Becker, Chairman annually in June at the Del-
B Lapp, Bareville elected: president, Patsy ground, but the reports are of the Lancastcr County Ag- marva Chicken Festival.
D;n id Lapp and Roy Long; vice pres, Susan Hess; very scattered. ncultural Stabilization and The recipe chosen this year
• zcr were named junior secretary, Phyllis Bryson; Growth of winter grains is (Xurn to page 6) is Plcnic chicken Delight, a
ir * at the meeting in the treasurer, Nancy Rohrer; speeding up with the warm- former natlona i Wlimer in
Holland Bank. Building, songleader, Marian Landis; er days Barley and wheat the cookmg contc st. Easy" to
and Elvin Hess are g ame leaders, Ann Landis & show good color and no win- prepare, the dish is ideal for
Sow county council mem- Jeanne Hess, and newsrepor- er amage. family picnics and either cut
ter, Avernl Royer. Nancy Spring oats appears to be door or indoor entertaining,
rlub will visit Hub Rohrer was elected as Coun- making good growth. Wet
s at their next and ?° l ™i htS keep
ing local leaders of the the oats pushing. The weed
club are—Mrs. Herbert Roy- problem in oats will catch
er, Mrs. John Hess, Mrs. some farmers this year. Con-
AJR.M Calendar Robert Bryam > Mrs - Robert dltlons are ideal for weed
13 National Ayrshire ’ Tobacco beds show slow
show at the Farm n _ growth because of lack of
building, Harrisburg. DOfOr DdlTlciqe any sustained wann Period,
i ~~8 00 p.m. - Pequea ' . , . . but the condition of the
ey FFA meeting in the T ODS 3 Plants is good with little dis
* chool building. Elect- - ease problem developing.
of officers for 1961-62. The European corn borer Pastures are in good
'Pm . New Holland 4- last year destroyed an esti- growth and furnishing a
la A meets In the New mated 102,991,000 bushels.— large amount of feed. Full
Bank building. more than 3 million tons—of -pasture programs on the
Pm. . Town and coun- corn worth $96,085,000, the dairy farms are general
Uio pUsiness club meets U. S. Department of Agricul- In the county.
. farm Bureau Coop- ture reports. ' There have been no re
e°n the Dillerville This loss, a composite of ports of tomato planting in
ls ~ State and USDA estimates, the county. Early vegetables
(Turn nnua l conven- nearly equals Wisconsin’s peas, cabbage, and lettuce,
* to Page 14) (Turn to page 6) are making good growth and
AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY
LVANIA STATE COLLEGE
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 13, 1961
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* Lititz Dairy To Open
* Bulk Milk Salesroom
Milk sales in gallon jugs have been legal in Pennsyl
vania for several years, but establishments to make the
sales have been very scarce.
Sales" of the white liquid the milk sold in bulk must
in the Lititz area will get a be produced on the larm, ex
boost next week with the pansion of the herd is a pos
opening of a new bulk sales- (Turn to page 11)
room.
Kirkwood 4-H
Hears Lueck
William Maule, Quarry
ville R 2, was elected Tuesday
evening to represent the
Kirkwood community 4-H
club on the Lancaster Coun
ty Council.
The third meeting of the
group, held in the Bart-Cole
rain elementary school, was
attended by 30 members and
seven adults.
During the program, a
demonstration on gardening
was given, after which A. G.
Lueck, assistant County Ag
ent spoke more thoroughly
on the subject.
The next meeting of the
club will be held in the Bart-
Colerain School at 8:00 p.m.
on June 13.
Martin Greenleaf, Jr. is
news reporter for the club.
FIVE - DAY
WEATHER
FORECAST
Saturday - Wednesday
Temperatures during the
next five days will aver
age six degrees or more
above the normal range of
51 at mght and 74 in the
afternoon. A warming
trend is expected during
the week end turning a
little cooler about Wednes
day. Precipitation during
the period may total over
a half inch falling mostly
as showers Saturday and
as local afternoon and eve
ning thundershowers at
the beginning of the week.
$2 Per Yea*