VOL. 7. NO. 6 Farm Outlook Ranges Fro County Agriculturists Look At Farming In '62 Herbert Heberlein, teacher ers probably won’t see much of Vocational Agriculture at change in their economic Solanco High School and position. For them there immediate past president of continues to be - hope and the Lancaster County Voca- hard work. tional Agriculture Teachers Assn. “What can the farmer wouldn’t continue to plant, look forward to in 1962?, expecting a harvest to follow you ask. Well, not a great in due time. He wouldn’t continue to produce milk, ' or other farm commo ;s if he feels there will no gain. Therefore, farm hope - and pray - - know that ultimately their •rs will be rewarded, ird work is also tradi -1 among farmers, and e farm life is exceeding letter than in the “good days” it still requires ig application of the . and brain to make a ig at the business of ing HERBERT HEBERLEIN deal of change - if world conditions remain on a cold war basis, and we don’t have a widespread drouth, or continuous rains through out the" nation. Barring ca tastrophies of one kind or other Lancaster County farm Guernsey Assn. Gives Prize To County Boy HARRISBURG, Dec. 28— The Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeder’s Association today announced the winners in its Junior Project for High Production. Awards in the contest will be presented at the Guernsey Breeders’ ban quet during the 1962 Farm Show. The Southeast District certificate will go to Richard R. Ankrum of Peach Bottom Lancaster County, for a two year old Guernsey' which in 364 days produced 9,556 pounds of milk and 416 pounds of butterfat. Ank rum entered the contest as a 4-H Club member. (Turn to page 8) Farm Calendar Jan. 2—B pm. - County Ex tension Executive Commit tee meets in the Produc tion Credit building. Rose ville Road. Jan. 3,4, s—Northeast Weed Control Conference in the Hotel New Yorker, New York. Jan 3—7 30 pm. - County 4- H Guernsey club meets in the Farm Bureau Building Dillerville Pike. Jan. 4—12 noon - County to bacco show in the Farm Bureau building, Diller ville Road. 4:30 pm. - County teachers of vocational agriculture meet in the high school at Ephrata. It is traditional that a farmer is an optimist, or he ■om where 1 stand- it is that any guess at is in store for the anges In Operation Reported State BureaihOffkial . Seed corn by the- kernel School on Thursday, “We count rather than by the are looking a type of pound will be on sale in liquid protein lor livestock Lancaster County during the feeding The type m w being next growing season. used in the area has some This was only one of the disadvantages, but we are changes in operation men- looking into a different type, tioned by Lester SI. Shug- and you will be hearing hart, Director of Distribut- more- about it in the next ion for the Pennsylvania six months ” Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, when he addres sed the annual meeting of the county affiliate of the state organization. Shughart said seed corn would be available in bags containing, 60,000 kernels by count. He said this will make more accurate planting and planning possible. He also reported Pre-in occulated legume seed will be available through-the co operative with no involve ment in royalties for the process Shughart told the 400-plus members meeting at the Manheim Central High v v V'-- f*: f' J < *'* X *<£ W’ <s K s ' N < v * > /■ s,~“ * **'' - ««-fV 'SrL> ,, - > WINNERS AND JUDGE POSE WITH EXHIBITS at the Lancaster County 4-H Enti mology club roundup Wednesday at the Farm Bureau Building. Left to right are, Steven Rannels, 123 S. Spruce Street, Lititz; Harry Sloat, former Associate County Agent and judge of the contest; Linda Porter, Washington Boro Rl; and David L Wenger, 435 Lind en Street, Lititz, winner of the exhibit contest —LF. Photo Lancaster Farming. Saturday, December 30, 1961 m Bright For Cattle To Dreary For Milk farmer in ‘62 depends upon During the past year, a problem Production costs the individual farmer. For members of the Lancaster will continue to increase some farmers every year County Extension Associat- each year rather than de isn’t good; for others every ion Executive Committee crease, and this makes the year is more-or-less better made a survey in each com- squeeze on the farmer even than others. The enterprising munity regarding Extension worse farmer makes out “somei Service activities and some Much emphasis must be how in most any year. It of the problems facing co- placed on marketing and on appears to be a problem of distribution rather than upon management. production. One fanner I know states Extension service has a that he sometimes makes big 30b ahead and as the more money working at his work load increases on each desk with a pencil than if of the workers, the time he were out doing hard labor on his farm In fewer words, he thinks, figures and plans. The fanner of 1962 will have to be a better businessman than the farmer of 1961 or any previous year. Planning, learning where to cut costs, how to increase net income - lets call it management - are what will make a good year for many of Lancaster Coun ties’ farmers 'in 1962. It is my wish that it will be a peaceful, prosperous year for all. Robert Groff, president of the County Extension Asso ciation. Complete contracting ser vice for farm buildings and automation is now available through Farm Bureau, he said. In other types of con tracting, Shughart said the cooperative is experimenting with feeder pigs and is considering the commercial production of veal calves. Shughart said the coopera tive is planning to expand its marketing program in one way or another. He men tioned the proposal made to the Producers Cooperative Exchange at Coatesville in which Farm Bureau would (Turn to page 10) - . e , -* \5 it. unty farmers. Mentioned the greatest number of times were high production costs, low farm income, disease and insect control, andlimit , ~ed farm land. ' ' v\4s 'a‘ £ vS 0« <y* < if > /•- w * ** ******* *w ft " ** • ft • . V •** Vk v V. ' . + S ' v >W'&y K v -> ROBERT GROFF Considering the average size farm in the county at 68 acres, the overhead on these small farms is quite Entomology Club Roundup Winner Is Lititz Lad A student in the eighth grade at Warwick Junior high school won both the ex hibit competition and total project book score in the Lancaster County 4-H Entom ology club roundup, Wednes day at the Farm Bureau building in Lancaster. David L. Wenger, who says he might become an en tomologist after he completes his education, exhibited 210 different kinds of mounted insects. The son of Mr. and Mrs John A Wenger, David led (From page 10) 4 " $2 Per Yeai spent on individual assis tance is no more and farm ers will have to be reached through groups “Dairy Day and Soils Day” were held successfully during the early part of last year and are in the planning for this year One reason for the success of such programs in the past has been the high calibre and qualifications of exten sion personnel both in the (Turn to Page 5) Trimbles Win Corn Show Again Donald and Paul Trimble continued their winning ways in county corn competition Thursday when they split the two top positions in the 4-H Corn club roundup. Donald, the older of the two sons of Mr and Mrs. Daniel Trimble, Quarryville Rl, took first place in the exhibit of 10 ears phase of the contest while Paul finish ed in second place. In the project book scores, Paul took the top spot with his brother filling the runner-up spot Daniel Brubaker, Ephrat" R 1 was third in the exh ; contest. Annette Long, I R 3, and Mark Nestlerot' Manheim R 3 were thirc fourth respectively in project book scoring. (Turn to page 10) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday - Wednesday Temperatures during the next live days are expected to average near the norm al range of 25 at night to 40 in the afternoon. Cold at the beginning of the period is expected to warm up a bit about the middle of the period and turn moderately cold at the end of the period] Precipitation may total over % inch, melted, occurring as rain or snow toward the end of the period. The weather during the past year had several peri ods of unusual conditions. Snowfall last winter broke all existing records. Feb ruary was the coldest for 6 years, but the snow ended rather adruptly on Febru ary 12 and there was only about an inch in March. Two tornados during the year added to the unusual weather picture. The £ir;t of the two occurred on May 26 and did relatively light damage. On July 29 more severe damage was inflicted in a restricted ~ area south of the cdty. Hur ricanes this year did not affect the county.
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