VOL. 7 NO. 12.
ec Freeman
utlines His
2 Program
‘The problem of not en
;h space for outdoor rec
kon together with the cri
of abundance in agricul
•e can bring the interests
the city dweller and farm
closer together.” Secretary
Agriculture Orville I*.
jman said at a regional
•m policy meeting last
turday in the Farm Show
tiding, Harrisburg.
Speaking to an overflow in
small arena of the Farm
ow building, Secretary
eeman said we must have
program which puts every
-e to work. We can not af
•d lb have acres taken out
production. The acres
ist be used for production
the best advantage.
I am not talking just of
irgmal land, but good land
* tomato growers w
ceived plaques for high yields and quality in 1961 at a
iviv't meeting at the Pennsylvania State University. Top
' to bottom they are Clyde K. Mylin, Willow Street R 2; Drue
Chapin, Nescopeck, Rl, and Robert M. Poe, Chambersburg
Rl. Mylin grew 20.6 tons per acre. His crop graded 75 4
per cent number ones.
4%.
%sl^
ill. » f* ■ v I fn ii | A gram. Glenn is scheduled to
noisrem LOW Is lops In L/iilA leaye.Nepal near the end of
;ar urban centers, Freeman With 803 Pounds of Butterfat home sometime in March.
iHe said the roposed farm ® ed Dairy Herd Im- of George M. Weaver, New +i!i M'to^en^asked
rogram wou} seek to make Pavement Association had Holland Rl, had the high Jj® t „ !.T?
I “worthwhil for private ° ne + + cow to complete her herd average for the month g W? background
mdowners tc mm land over lac tation with over 800 of December. The herd aver- .If - '7 „ .r® , fr ou ?™
) recreation? ‘ use ” pounds of fat during Decern- aged 1,595 pounds of milk ln tbe Sheep club, he
The teohrW wieal revnln ber and one herd had over and 60 Pounds of butterfat
ion on the !rm is here to f .^ u^ s of * at P er . cow P er cow during the'month. Henning RepOrtS
cay and It going to in . durm S the month, according Two herds finished the 1 i j
(rease he ss f . Bv 1980 ar to h gures released this week month with averages of Dannculvanla
Eg to y inmates by the association- Pound per cow The 30 reg- KenßSylVania
Vmerica will need 50 million * registered Holstein co\v istered and grade Holsteins r onserva fi on
‘wer arrpq of ernninnrf Daisy, m the herd of Jacob in the herd of J. Eby Her- V-Ollbei Val ICMI
sed her people P K- stoltzfus ’ Honeybrook, R shey, Gordonville Rl. aver- Philadelphia —ln the 25-
lt would appear that the h fi^ lshed l tbe + . firsl 3 .°5 ag ® d 1 ’ 434 1 P° unds of + ™ ilk year period since the first soil
, . .j , , of her lactation with 803 with a 4 1 per cent test.
' ,rc farrrier bolds today pounds of butterfat in 18,270 Robert Kauffman, Manheim - , d eratl f v .
vast reservoir of recreation pounds of ml]k with a ’ 4 4 Rl, milked an average of made
(Turn to page 13) per Cfcnt test 1,404 pounds of milk with ing Progress has been made
_ Second high cow m the a 4 1 per cent test from each across tbe nation in natur
arm Calendar *« a*™. . re s islered hoi
• .0-2-6 p. B - Chicken [?££ SS£ ThL other HoUte.n herds -““L^.'hTnnSa
Barbecue sponsored by the IS ville She made 761 pounds made an average of 57 lbs. told the 16th annu c nve
Lancaster County Poultry of butterfat in 13,474 pounds of fat during the month. Jion of the Natiraai Associ
Association at the Poultry of milk with a, 5 6 per cent They are owned by Harry “ or * b ° u on^ r y a “°“
Center, Renville Road’and test/ - H,‘ Ranck, Jr, Paul E. Nis- Districts here on Thursday
230 Bvnass Take outs Pm.r n tv, or -ows in the as- sle y and Parke H. Ranck. morning.
only yP socmtTon made over 700 A total of 22 herds had aver- “Agriculture is more than
Feb 12 - 7-80 did Soil nmml nf durine the lac- a S es of'- 50 or more pounds barberry bush eradication,
Co„serva«o 7 „ 30 D.?.5r1?!l En ending December -t .a. durmg the month. (Continued on Page 13>
rectors meeting in the Edwin J.-Landis had a grade
, Lancaster Court House. Holstein which made 737
Feb 13 - 7:30 p.m—North- pounds of fat in 18,895
east 4-H tractor club me- pounds of milk, and a grade
ets at Farmersville Equip- Guernsey which gave 708
ment Company, Farmers- pounds of fat in 15,860
ville. of milk. Nolt Broth-
F eb 14-7 p.m.—Teachers ers had a registered Hol
°f Vocational Agriculture stein with 717 pounds of fat
meet at Lampeter-Stras- and 17,714 pounds of milk,
burg High School. Safe while a registered Holstein
farm water supply in ~ the herd of William
* eb 15 - 7:30 p.m.—Central Doubts made 715 pounds of
4-H tractor club meets at fat in 15,886 pounds of milk,
the shop of Arthur S A total of 21 other cows fin-
Voung machinery comp- ished lactations during the
ar >y, Kinzers, Rl. month with over 650 pounds
® p m.—Manheim Young of butterfat.
| Farmers Association me- The 23 registered and
| (Turn to page 13) grade Holsteins in the herd
ORVILLE L. FREEMAN
ls£
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 10, 1962
Lancaster Livestock Exchange
Elects New Slate Of Officers
Robert S Heilbron, 71 James C Dunlap, 1209
Oak Lane became president Marietta Ave, president of
of the Lancaster Livestock the firm of Walter M Dunlap
Exchange Tuesday night in and Sons, Inc. was named
the first major shakeup in vice president, while Walter
exchange personnel since M. Dunlap, Jr, vice presi
-1938. deent and secretary of the
Heilbron, a third genera- commission firm, was named
tion cattle dealer and part- secretary of the exchange to
ner in the firm of Samuel replace William S. Bixler,
Heilbron and sons, replaced who had held the post for 24
John M. Hoober, 621 N. Duke years.
Street president since 1938. (Turn to page 5)
AGR!rU ! '
County 4-H Club Member
Is IFVE To New Zealand
A 20-year-old county boy will spend six months “dow
under” as a participant in the International Farm Yout
Exchange of the National 4-H Club program.
David Lapp, the son of Mr. was assigned by the commi
and Mrs John B, Lapp, of tee to New Zealand where h
Bareville R 1 has been select- spend his tour wit
ed as one of the seven Penn- ™ nCherS and thei
, . , . families
sylvamans to spend a six
month tour in foreign coun
tries in the exchange pro
grams
his participation in 4-H clu
David will leave Pennsyl- activities. He has been activ
vania September 20 and re- in many clubs including
turn next April. At present, sheep, swine, steers, poultrj
another countian, Glenn Por- dan- y calf, strawberry, pot£
, ~, , . „ . to, tractor maintenance, ele<
ter, Washington Boro Rl. is and Town and c <; untr
in Nepal on the same pro- c i u t> s .
!' ”ir?Y
r.ouja*r~-
J. DAVID LAPP
Selection of David wa
made by a committee ij
Washington on the basis o
Assistant County Agen
Victor Plastow said, “We cei
tainly want to wish Davn
all the success in the worlc
Our biggest problem righ
now in raising a thousam
dollars.”
He said the 4-H leader
council is working on raisin]
the funds by April 1, who
they must be available.
David is the third Lancasl
er County 4-H club membe
to be selected in the prc
gram James Hess, Strasbur,
Rl, spent six months in Peri
in 1959.
Co. 4-H Leader
Elect Officers
Mrs Hoxie Thomas, of 11
Ferdinand Street, Manhein
has been elected president (
the Lancaster County 4-]
Club leaders’ Council.
She was named to succeed
Richard Lefever, Quarryville
Rl, at a meeting of the coun-
cil at the Farm Bureau but
ing Monday night.
Mrs. Frances Miisser o
Columbia R 2 was electe
vice president, and Mylv
Good, Manheim Rl is th
new secretary-treasurer.
The following special con
mittee chairmen were- aj
pointed: Richard Lefevei
chicken barbecue; Mrs. Mui
ser, finance; Chester Nolt, <
Bareville, International Youth
Exchange.
In other business the coun
cil discussed methods of pro
moting national 4-H Club
week, March 3to 10, and
raising more money for the
farm youth exchange.
FIVE - DAY
WEATHER
FORECAST
Saturday • Wednesday
Temperatures - for the
next five days will average
about four or more degrees
above the normal range of
24 at night to 39 in the af
ternoon. Moderate temper
atures will prevail over
the weekend with a warm
ing trend Monday and
Tuesday and colder near
the end of the period. Pre
cipitation may total .S or
more occurring as rain a
bout Tuesday.
$2 Per Yei