20 —Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March, 3, 1962 AieUmger, stra s b u r g Ri ,
——— and Christian W Groff, Lititz
Lime Conference
Shows Value
Of Soil Tests
University Park, Pa.
A scientic soil test for plant
food requirements is still the
best starting point for efficient
crop production, judging from
the reports at the recent annu
al Lime and Feitilizer Con
ference at the Penns) Iv am.i
State Universitj
Robert F Fletcber. Penn
State extension \egetable spec
ialist, said commercial tomato
growers who follow soil test
recommendations have been
producing 3-%-4 tons above
the statewide a\erage Fletch
er was elected president of the
co-sponsoring Pennsylvania
Plant Food Educational Socie
ty
\V Wayne Hmish, exten
sion agronomist, estimated “.it
least “10,000” Pennsxhaira
farmers will use the Um\ei
ejty's soil testing serxue m
1062. He said farmers will be
supplied new reporting forms
ajid get back from the Uni
versity more detailed inform
ation than heretofore
Extension meetings conduct
ed on demonstration farms,
Hughes reported, were at
tended by 10,000 farmeis and
farm leaders, manv of them
from other states In addition,
the cooperating fanneis weio
visited individually b> anoth
er 1,400 farmers who sought
detailed information, espec lal
ly on use of lime and teitilt
zer
On all demonstration farms
Hughes noted, good ocerall
farm management has been
emphasized as a kev ingredi
ent m efficient operation
Reelected dunng the con
ference were officeis ot th >
Agricultural Stone Division ot
the Pennsxlxama Stone Pro
duceis Association Henry
Huntsberger, Mercei sburg,
jhesident, Eugene Burkhold
er, Ephrata, vice president H
H W'agner, Hainsburg, secre
tary, and H M Binklex, East
Petersburg, treasurer
More from Nepal
(Continued trom Poge 10)
much different Here the mani
age is arranged by the parents
and those involved have little
to say about it The women
are under what is railed the
curtain system Dunng nij two
week’s sta> I saw' onlv verj
young girls and old women
Those that fall between these
two categones stav in the
home II a stiangei entei s
they go behind a cm tain A\ hen
a man lakes Ins wile tiom hei
mothei’s home she .s rained in
a box to a coveied bullock < ai t
and lianspoiled to hei new
home and earned liom the
cai L in the box
The \ illage Development
Staft tell me that this is a
haul aiea in which to ac
complish au> thing because ol
the people s attitude toward
change This was demonstrat
ed to me by their leaction to
njy ofleis ol cottee, hot <hoco-
Igtc, and candy Mhenevcr I
would get into a discussion on
American food 1 would otter
them some Most of the adults
would refuse because they did
not like such things, even
though they had never tasted
them If the reaction of the
children is an indication of
the future it is bright because
they tried things readily Tin v
really had a good lime learn
ing to jump rope A lew adults
tried their hand at this too
Politicians line! two sides to
every question and a leme
Interstate District
Makes Nine Awards
Nine members of District
seven of the Inteistate Milk
Producers Copoeratne wore a
warded J3-jear pins at the
district’s annual banquet at
Blue Ball Wednesday night
Approximately 373 mem
bers of the marketing coopei
ative heard delegate reports
of the annual meeting in Phil
adelphia Other speakers in
cluded Dr James E Honan,
manager of the coopeiative,
and Robert C McKinlej, pres
ident of Dairy Council, Inc
Di Honan discussed the
dairy program bill proposed
by the U S. Department of Ag
i u ulture
McKinlex spoke on the “ill
adtised publicity” about atom
ic fallout and its relationship
to milk and human health.
Those dairymen recemng
2,')-\-ear pms were Lawrence
R Ritter, Atglen, Parke N. Helicopters mai be wlu
tmmon, Gap R 2; Elias Esben- able for appljmg nisei ti< ides
shade, Paradise Rl, Aaron AI to small, hurh-\.ilue finest ar-
Groft, Ronks Rl, John M. eas such as Chustmas tree
Raiuk, Paradise Rl, Albert plantations
PUBLIC SALE
Valuable Real Estate and
Farm Equipment
Saturday, MARCH 10,
Located in Lancaster Township, between Millers
ville and New Danville on Honeysuckle Road.
Desirable 62-acre limestone farm, frame dwelling
with slate roof, asbestos siding, insulated, containing
8 rooms and bath, coal hot air heat, summer house.
Large bank’ barn attached corn barn, implement shed,
garage and 40x24 chicken house Very good well of
water The Conestoga borders the farm on the south.
This is an unusual opportunity to buy a farm this time
of year. Terms are 10% down on sale day. Possession
can be had in 30 days. Call TR 2-2528 to inspect pro
perty Property sale at 1:30.
FORD MODEL 860 TRACTOR, good rubber, 2
bottom plow, Sauder loader, snow scoop, cement block
for Ford.
JOHN DEERE MODEL A TRACTOR
P T.O. duster for J.D., International 50-T baler
with Continental Mtr., in good .shape; New Idea side
rake, John Deere 20 disc harrow, used for only 20
acres; Ontario grain drill on rubber, used two seasons;
Case corn picker, New Idea manure spreader, New Idea
rubber tire wagon with 16 ft. bed and side-boards,
steel wheel wagon, 2-horse and 1-horse wagon, grain
and hale elevator, lime drill, spring and spike harrow,
John Deere 999 corn planter, 3 point hook-up; Iron
Age potato planter, 3 point hook-up; potato digger,
Planet Jr..cultivators, irrigation pump, 200 ft of Skinn
er pipe, Fairbanks-Morse gas engine, 40 ft. extension
ladder, platform scales, several thousand 4” drain tiles,
lot of 3”x4'’xl2'’ tobacco rails, hog feeder and troughs,
corn shelter, square back sleigh, small irrigation pump,
200 ft. snow fence, dirt scoop, 50 ft. belt, etc.
17 EWES (most with lambs), 1 RAM, 200 KEY
STONE PULLETS, 150 KEYSTONE YEARLINGS,
some chicken equipment, 4 range shelters, 12x12
brooder house 25 TONS OF EAR CORN, BIN OF
BARLEY.
SOME HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Electric stove, space heater (oil), 3 piece living
room suite, kitchen cabinet, single maple bed, com
plete; 12x12 and 9x12 rugs, tables, dishes, chairs and
many other items.
Landis & Spahr, Auctioneers
Breneman & Diffenderfer, Clerks
Merrill Hassel, Attorney
Refreshments by Farm Women No 23
GAME OF NUMBERS ... Six
year-old John Scott of Para
gould, Ark., first grader, is
learning the use of an abacus,
which he is holding. Larger one,
made of clothes pins, is used
for class instruction.
Of
At 12:00 Noon
Terms and conditions by
Frank C. Newcomer
Saturday, MARCH 17, 1962
Along road from Marticville to Smithville, Vp
Mile East of former, Martic Township, Lancaster
County, Penna.
BANK BARN With SLATE ROOF
Building Lot with House Foundation,
Well and Pump to be offered
separately or jointly.
FARM EQUIPMENT INCLUDES:
John Deere Model L Tractor with Cultivators anil
Plow; Weeder; 3 Electric Brooders; Doors and Window
Sash ; Lumber consisting of Flooring, Siding and Joists;
Small Tools, and other articles not mentioned.
Kreider and Diller, Auctioneers
1962
Along load leading fiom Oak Shade to Talona, IMiles
Northeast ot Little Britain, 7 Miles Northeast of Oxford, 10
Miles South ot QuarrjMlle, Pa , known as the Edgar Jackson
Farm (Watch for Signs)
Wednesday,
340 Faimall Tiactoi Fullv Equipped also 3-Bottom Mount
ed Plow (used 1 jeai)
l')5G - 200 Fai mall and 2-Bottom Plow I H C 2 pt.
Hookup Coin plantei with Otlset Fertihrei Attachment (used
2 veais)
I. H. C 2 pt. Hookup Grass Mower;
New Holland Baler No. 68 with
Bale Chute (used 1 year);
Jlcndeisou Manuie Loadei lleishe> 2-Row Toll kio Plant
ei (used 2 seasons) 2 Disc Ilanows one 2 pt Hookup;
I H C 4-Bai Side Delneiv Rake Cultipat kei 2 Spnng Har
lows Ontano Giam Dull ! Rubbei Tne Wagons with Beds,
14 IS and 20 tt Two New Ideas and a Gio\e New Idea No.
II Mann’e Spicadei Ruhbei Tne Lime Spieadei 1 Tobacco
Laddeis, IS 20 and 22 tt 2 lion Wheel Wagons Tiactor
Cloieiseed Sowei, Walking Plow
3 Stainless Steel Singe Units, Double Stainless Steel Wash
tubs 2 Stainless Steel Buckets anti 2 Stainless Steel St tamers.
(All milking Equipment used less than 1 year)
Forks, Shovels, Sciapeis and Brooms, 2 Cow Clippers,
one a Stewart, both in good condition, 1100 Tobacco Lath, £
Mfnnich Tobacco Piesses, Sheais and Spears, Log Chains, 2T5
Gal Oil Dium with Pump, Feed Cart, (used 1 year); Block
and Tackle, Extension Ladder; Bull Rope; L,OOO ft of Slatted
Floor tor Chicken House, Chicken Feeders; Caterers and,
Nests
Many other articles too numerous to mention
SVLK \T 1:00 P.M,
Kieidei Dillei, Auctioneeis
Public Sale!
REAL ESTATE
And FARM EQUIPMENT
33 ACRES, More or Less
Situated Thereon
Hog Pen and Chicken House
Combination, 2-Cor Garage, Tile Silo,
Never Failing Well, also Spring
Water in pasture
Ground In High State of Cultivation
Public Sale
FARM MACHINERY AND
MILKING EQUIPMENT
SALE AT 1:00 P.M.
2 TRACTORS
MILKING EQUIPMENT
20 TONS OF EAR CORN
Raymond H. Miller
LUNCH BY MT. \ KKM)\ CHURCH
Of
TERMS BY
Aaron R. Hess
Of
March 14, 1962
TERMS BY