1 VOL. 6. NO. 30 * ¥ \c > - r > 'Ss. s> . . \ t'J V 7 * < ’' -< N \ * - JOHN YOCUM, NEWLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR of the southeastern field research jratory farm near Landisville looks over the new beardless barley held by the retiring Ktor, T R. Terrill, right The new barley called Awnless Hudson has outyielded Wong eats and may be released to farmers this fall. Yocum, a native of Catawissa, will re :e Terrill in September. Terrill plans to work on his PhD degree at North Carolina e University. ■ —L F. Photo ounty Future Farmers fin Seven Gold Medals Twenty one Xancaster County Future Farmers this k broke into the win columns in judging contests at annual FFA week activities at the Pennsylvania State mity. wen of the youthful jud- their advisors as they ended won Gold Medal awards; a three day convention which were in the silver medal included educational demon ic, six bronze medals, strations, athletic events and three honorable mention the anhual state convention mgs came to the Garden of the FFA in addition, to the ; county. contests, »wds were presented on' Two gold medals went to sday morning at a mass members of the Pequea Val- of some 1,500 blue ley chapter and Warwick cted Future Farmers and (Turn to page 12) srgaard Family Retains Hold Strawberry Title Third Year 5 Ann Overgaard, dau- Refton, took fifth place in of Mr. and Mrs. Walt- the exhibits. •jaard, Lancaster R 4, In the total scoring of both 11 competition in the the exhibit of four quarts of er County 4-g straw berries and the management roundup Wednesday, practices described in the Hie blue ribbon to project, record book, the pi- • gaard home for the consecutive year, ir-up in the field of wherry growers was °vorgaard, brother of uin and top winner i! *r Kenneth Nissley, Mr and Mrs. Charles V. Washington Boro third to nose Overgaard, a sis first and second 'inners and first place Mary Jane Herr, of Calendar to 8 pm - Straw fcstival at tile Con- McUiodisl Church. ’~- 7 -00 p. m. County entomology club - at Long’s Park, Pike. ' —State 4-H Lea- Traming Confer- Hie Penn State Uy p. m - Dru community club \ Chestnut Level house. 10 Page 7) >v /y acing was in the same ord er. Lois Ann had a perfect score of 100 points while (Turn to page 9) SCD Sets Date For Field Day The second annual Lancas ter County Soil and Water Conservation field day has been scheduled for August 2, Chairman John Kitch an- nounced Monday night Patterned after the first and highly successful field tost and a delegate day last year which featured congress m 1957. educational exhibits, demon- At Mansfield she has been strations contests and tours, elected vice president in the 1961 edition will attempt both Kappa Omicron Phi. to show good conservation Home economics honorary practices on the land. sorority and Kappa Delta Pi, _Host for the event this educational honorary soron year will be Gerald Darling- ty.' She holds membership in ton who will welcome visit- Omicron Gamma Pi, Art ors to his Speedwell Forge Club (an honorary society), farm at Lititz Rl. Sponsors Women’s Athletic Associa o£ the field day are the tion, The Student Christian county soil conservation dis- Association and is typing edi- trlct directors. tor of The Carontawan - the In other business at their school yearbook. (Turn to page 5) Miss Grube teaches a Sun- AGRICULTURAL LIBRAfiV THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COI Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 17, 1361 > •« , * v •» V V s -'.*! i » 4 ' #* < ,-|i f VV, ,«i\ *, SummerAssistani Horae Economist In County Office Mary E. Gratae, Lititz R 3, has been appointed Summer Assistant Home Economist for Lancaster County by the Pennsylvania State Univer sity, Miss Gratae, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Gratae, has just completed her junior year in the home econhnics curriculum at Mansfield State College. Prior to her enrollment in college, Miss Gratae was an active 4-H member in the county for eight years She was a state winner in Poult ry Food Demonstration con- MARY E. GRUBE LEGE s > * i. < ' & •V- club New Research Director At Field Laboratory John Yocum, a former resident of Catawissa, will re place T. R. Terrill as director of the Southeastern Field Research Laboratory farm in September, it was learned this week. Yocum, a June graduate curriculum, in agronomy at the Pennsyl- At the University, Yocum vania State University, will was president and vice presi move onto the farm near dent of the Agronomy Club, Landisville on September 1 president of Coalby Society and begin his duties as direc- (Agn. honorary), treasurer tor of the station at that of the Agri. Student Council, time. At present time he is and held membership in. assisting Terrill on the farm Phi Epsilon Phi and Gamma and learning proceedures of Sigma Delta fraternities, the laboratory. Terrill has resigned as di- The 21 year old agronomist rector of the station to ac was reared on a general farm cept a position at North Car near Bloomsburg and grade- olma State University where ated from Roaring Creek he plans to complete work Valley Joint High School in for his PhD degree in agron the vocational agriculture omy. Three New Small Grains Look Good In Tests Three new small grain varieties, two of them released to Pennsylvania farmers and one not yet released, received glowing reviews Tuesday at tire small grains field day held at the Southeastern Field Laboratory. Redcoat wheat and Norline the new variety is the result oats, both released for pro- c f irridiatmg Hudson seed, duction within the past two in an experiment to find a years are both living up to beardless barley resistant to expectations, agronomists scald, researchers exposed from the Pennsylvania State the seed of Wong and Hud- University told seedsmen at son to radiation, hoping to the field day. produce a Wong strain with A new variety of barley, the desired resistance. The not released but slated for Wong barley did not develop recommended release this the resistance, but the Hud fall if results this summer son came out beardless and bear out expectations, com- with the scald'resistance re bines some of the best quali- tained. ties of Wong and Hudson. In yield checks at the uni- Called Awnless Hudson, versity, the new Awnless Hudson has outyielded Wong by several busbies per acre. Dr, Robert P. Pfeifer, agron omist from PSU said. This is mainly because Awnless Hud son is scald resistant and more winter-hardy than Wong, he said. Pfeifer cau tioned against the use of Dayton and Decatur barleys in Pennsylvania because they are not winter-hardy. In speaking of the recently released Redcoat wheat, Pfeifer said it is the stillest strawed variety ever tested at PSU, Redcoat is very win ter-hardy and is resistant to the Hessian fly. Redcoat can be planted earlier than eith er Seneca or Pennoll because of the Hessian fiy resistance and can be used for tempor (Tux'n to Paye 4) Ag Teachers Change Positions Russell Drumm, teacher of vocational agriculture at Co calico High School for the past 12 years will teach at Manheim Central next year, it was learned this week. Drumm will replace Jo seph McGahen who has tak en a leave of absence to complete work on his Master of Science degree at the Pen nsylvania State University. A native of Lancaster Co unty, Drumm graduated from Quarryville High School avid (Turn to page 8) 5 County 4-H'ers Af Leadership Training Meet Five Lancaster County 4- H members will be among the club officers from all over the state attending the annual leadership training conference at the Pennsyl vania State University June 19 to 23. Those selected are Elvin Hess, son of Mr. and Mrs. Titus Hess, Barcville HI; (Turn to page 10) day school class at the E.U.B. Church at Ncffsville. She was a junior leader in 4-H work in the county for three years. She will assist Mrs. Norma DeLellis, associate home ec onomist with both adult and 4-H extension work in Lan caster $2 Per Yea* FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday - Wednesday Temperatures during the 'next live days are expect ed to average two degrees below the normal range of 63 at night and 83 in the afternoon. Seasonable tem peratures over the week end will turn cooler in the remainder of the period. Precipitation may total .2 to .6 inches falling mainly Monday night or early on Tuesday. During the first IS days of June Rain fell in Lan caster on 11 days, but the total is almost an inch be low normal for the period. Temperatures averaged S to 6 degrees above normal.
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