> ' *L »»f * f * *> y Ji v * -%" ’< * -* /v> <►, ,;? t* t* i S’t* * * * v >♦ j/ ** t >,x * *>pr& >• * *•» ? •■ v > &£:i H^ *'Jfz. V v^ ‘ >y X < vf*. j-V "* /l ~ ronomy Guide Changes plained At Meeting There is no reason why clover. won’t last, as long as in our rotations, a Penn State University specialist agronomy dealers Thursday at Mount Joy. icnry Menusan, Extension _ . „ tologist from the Penn Reconunendations for the , University said, “I am control of spittle bug on al tty well convinced that if talfa where weevil is not a make soil applications of P r °blem will be Lindane, icides our clover will Menusan said. “There is still .with us much longer.” nothing that approaches Lin enusan reviewed spray dane for spittle bug control.” \endations in the 1962 sa M. jnomy Guide, published Menusan, one of the seven the University and now experts who spoke at the lilable at the office of the meeting, said to the spray ity Agent. He told the operators, “Remember, you dealers, custom spray op- ar e not spraying to kill in »rs, field men and seeds- sects You are spraying to that Penn State research get better forage and a high >rts the recommendation er yield." You can kill more spray of Dieldrin rather insects after the crop is half application of the gran- eaten, he said, but you will ir material on alfalfa for teke a beating in quality and control of alfalfa weevil yield if you wait that long iring the month of Novem- t° spray. He said a farmer Menusan said the spray cheaper and will give bet- control than either the n i /■> i*. ;ar insecticide or the * IOQ. V-IGCI IT .lar insecticide and fer- a I k i • •er. He said there would Annual Meeting no spring recommends- , . . ... . >ns for the control of alfal- IS N©Xt Week weevil. arm Calendar 13 - 6:45 pm.—Annual banquet of the Lancaster County Holstein Breeders Association at the Town and Country Inn, Vintage. Grant Hurst, speaker. 7:30 p.m.—Meeting of the Lancaster County Soil con serration District Direct ors at the Court House, in Lancaster. 8 p.m.—County 4-H Ayr shire - Jersey club meets at the home of Kenneth Eshelman, Elizabethtown R 3. 'ov. 14 - 10 a.m.—County agents Farm-Business con (Turn to page 14) S v > •** ; (Turn to page 16) Three directors will be elected at the annual meet ing of the Lancaster Pro duction Credit Association and the Federal Land Bank of Lancaster next week. Balloting for the directors will take place at the meet ing on November 14 in the Kefton fire hall at 7:45, but ballots will not be counted until after the final annual meeting of the organization in Dauphin county on Nov ember 16. The Lancastter County meeting, which is open to the public, will have as the featured speaker, Mr. H Grant Hurst, who will have as his topic, “Developing A Sense of Humor.” Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11, 1961 *x •* f r .» 'i -t* *" . ■; • * t *■*,->>* *< * . ' v * Rodent Control Meet Scheduled The Lancaster County Ex tension Service rodent con trol meeting postponed from last week has been resche duled for Tuesday, .Novem ber 14 at 2:30 p.m. The poison material which was to be. mixed with wheat did not arrive at the office of the county agent in time to be mixed for distribution at the previously announced date. For those who have (Turn to page 4) ACCEPTING A CHECK FOR THE 4-H Club Fund is Victor Plastow, left, Associate County Agriculture Agent. Mrs. Walter Overgaard, secretary of the Lancaster County 4-H Leaders’ Council makes the presentation of the check on behalf of the leaders. The donation of $1,024.37 repre sents the proceeds at a chicken barbecue sponsored in Sep tember by the leaders council. At a meeting in early sum mer, the leaders voted to hold the event in an effort to help the county 4-H raise some funds toward the $1,700 to $l,BOO needed annually for trips,, premiums, ribbons, engravings and trophies presented to 4-H club members during the year. Club leaders prepared and served approximately 1,200 halves of chicken from which they realized a profit of $849.- 23. An additional $94.18 was received from booths sponsor ed by local 4-H clubs at the barbecue. Clubs without booths contributed another $80.33 to the fund. —L. F. Photo ICUL I '■ *. ' i v i* >„ > J * * $ y#*** * * ** •> 4 v * * County Stock Showmen Return With Trophies Lancaster County livestock showmen returned to the Gardenspot late this week with several championships and many ribbons, all won at the fifth annual Pennsyl vania Livestock Exposition. In the hotly contested car cass steer class, Fred Frey of Quarryville R 2 took the on foot honors with a junior yearling. He then teamed the champion with two other steers to take the Get of Sire class After the steers were slaughtered and judged on the rail, Frey’s trim Angus stood fourth in the class. Pre viously Frey had won the on-foot championship three times and . his entries had gone on to take the on rail championship on two occas ions A championship in the Hampshire sheep judging was brought home by Green FARM-CITY WEEK Partners In Progress Is Theme University Park, Pa. Dean claims, “all agree that Many people don’t realize our country can be strong that farming is America’s only if we all work together greatest single industry, de- in peace and in harmony, dares Lyman Jackson, dean Sole purpose, of Farm-City of the College of Agriculture Week is to bring about a Penna. State University. better understanding of all Even though farmers com- parts of our economy.” prise only about 10 per cent Theme of this year’s Farm of the U. S. population, ap- City Week is “Partners in proximately 40 per cent of Progress,” so the Dean urges our nation’s total labor force all citizens of the Conunon is either on the farm or is wealth to participate to the working for those companies limit of their capability in that process and distribute whatever events are planned farm products. locally to celebrate Farm- For this reason, Dean Jack son believes it is especially important for all Americans to join wholeheartedly in the observance of the annual Farm-City Week, Nov. 17 through Nov. 23. “Leaders of all segments of American life— agriculture, business and labor,” the •* $2 Per Yeax Meadows Farm, Bareville Rl, The yearling ram was the first champion ever shown at the Livestock Exposition by Norman, Edward and Arthur Hess, owners of Green Mead ows Green Meadows also placed first in Pen of three yearling ewes, Pen of three ram lambs and exhibitor’s flock. The wins won for the county breeders the show’s top award, the premier ex hibitor’s , banner. In Suffolk sheep judging, Mrs Milton K. Morgan, New Holland Pike, took a red ribbon with her young ram and several other ribbons in the ewe competition C Warren Leininger, Den ver R 2, exhibited the grand champion boar m the Spotted Poland China classes, repeat- ing his last year’s win He also had the champion light (Continued on Page 13> City Week. He says, “When the farmer’s problems be come the active concern of those in the city, and the city dweller can gain the interest of the farmer, a greater un derstanding of cooperative action develops. We can ac complish this goal through active support of Farm-City Week.” Ag. Center Picks District Heads Chairmen have been secur ed for all of the 36 “Dis tricts” of the County, for the conduct of the Lancaster County Agricultural Center Fund Campaign. Thus an nouncement was made, today by Levi H Brubaker and Leslie S Hubbard, General Co-Chairmen of the appeal. Those named to head units of volunteer solicitors in (Turn to page 11) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday • Wednesday Near seasonal normal temperatures are expected during the next live days. Normal temperatures at this time of year range from a low of 38 at night to a high of 55 in the after noon. A warming trend during the early part of the period will give way to cooler weather near the end of the period. Little or no precipitation is expect ed.