•yOL 7 NO. d&T YOU GET CREDIT FOR WHAT YOU-FINISH, the slogan on the wall pro- j m C • n 1 claims Mr. Suparp Sevatasye, left, from Bangkok, Thialand, meets his host for the vOIUItV 1 rOuIICCrS t eek, John Wolgemuth, assistant manager of the Lancaster County Farm Bureau * Cooperative Association. Sevatasye is in the United States to study farm coopera- Q 111 np « i.'e credit organizations under the auspices of Agency for International Develop- tjCll€Cllll6 IWO CiVOUIS ftent, a cooperative organization between the two countries. L. F. Photo Crop Growth Is Best In Years After General Rains This Week ?.ons - up to as much as !c t laches in some parts ot De couatr - changed crop f aspects from average to “the t-.'t in several years” aecord -1 - to some Lancaster countv £ erven H.ams during the past two have been spotty, but t‘e e averaged out eufncient »<i more than ample in most f the (harden Spot. Heavy rt-ns daring last -week end Farm Calendar J He 30 - 4 to 9 pm —4-H Leaden; Chicken Barbecue -t the Lampetei Community Grounds d y 2—. Deadline for entries in the 4-H Posture Queen con 'est All entries must be in he County Agent’s office. -*O2 Post Office building, Lajicav’er y 5—3 pm. Red Rose Baby Beef and Lamb club 'o entertain the Dauphin ount/ club at a homemade ce cream party at the farm of Lewis Bixler, Mount Joy Rl r Z -‘Y 9-13 4-H leadership' -choolia Washington, D-C - y 9—B p m —County Ayr shire - Jersey - Brown Swiss 4-H club meets at the home of Everett Kreider, Quarry t ills R 1 ly io—National 4-H awards applications due in County Agent’s Office, 202 Post Office building, Lancaster. <5 „ caused some damage In south ern part ot the county, and hail was reported in the ex treme southeastern section and in the Oxford area of Chester County, but hail damage ap peared to be slight. Tobacco and corn crops made rapid growth during the week, and some veteran far mers sav they can’t recall a (Continued on Page 9) Margolf Named Pa. Poultryman Of The Year University Paris, Pa--Paul H Margolf. professor of poul- University here, was named try husbandry at the State “Poultryman of the year" by the Pennsylvania Poultry Fed eration in annual conference Margolf was awarded a framed scroll by Homer J. Bieksler of Palmyra, last year’s winner. The Penn State poultry re searcher was cited for achieve ments in dev eloping new poul try products such as “chick sticks" and turkey sausages Associated with the Depart ment of Poultry Science since 19*22, Professor Margolf re ceived the Poultry Science Association’s outstanding tei chmg award in 1954 and Penn Slate’s award for excellence in teaching in 1959 Elected Federation president was Robert Houser of York. (Continued on page S) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 30. 1962 Joyce Kreider 2nd Runnerup To Pa. Milkmaid Miss Joyce Kreider, Lan caster County’s Miss Milkmaid, was second runnerup Wed nesday night m the State finals Crowning of Miss Milkmaid of Pennsj Ivama came as the chma\ of two days of activit ies which include a tour of a Lancaster Countv television studi-o and a dairv farm Blonde, blue ejed Miss Dianne Gillespie of Tioga counti was named to receive top honors m ceremonies in Reading Park bandsheil She will be the-official represen tatne of the Penns) Ivam i dairy industry during the coming year. First runnerup "was Miss Sally Lorraine Brown. Littles (Continued from Page 6) Market Reports To Reflect Dual Grading Some changes in livestock market news reports issued by the Federal-State servace of the IT. S Department of Agric ulture may begin showing up over the next few months re flecting the Department’s new proposed dual beef grading service This was pointed out today by James E O’Hara, who is in charge of Lancaster live stock market news office (Continued on Page S) Farm Credit Cooperatives Protect Thailand Farmers Farmeis foim coopeiatne credit organizations in Thai land because innate lending agencies charge an evoilmaiu i ate of interest a count' visit or said this ■week Mr Supaip Sevatasve an official in the Depaitment of Cooperatne Ciedit and Bank ing in the Ministij of Coopera tnes Thailand, said tins week some agencies in his country charge farmers as much as fne to ten per cent per month foi credit Fmthermore he said, the agencies require more secuntj than tanners have in land and 4*X-?X\ other a-ssets, and while the need for more capital is great, most farmers have no chance to raise their level of living if they have to depend on private lenders. Sevatasye said the national government has sponsored co operatives tor farmeis because Lancaster County Swine Producers Thursday night put fipal touches on plans for the annual- sale of bred gilts and the annual Field Day. Meeting in the Southeastrn Pennsylvania Artificial Breed ing Cooperative building on the 230 bypass, the board an nounced that the sale will be held in the Paul Martin Sales Barn, Blue Ball on July 26 beginning at 7 pm Earl Fisher, Bast Earl R X, sale chairman, reported that purebred spring boars in 47 purebred gilts and nine seven breeds hate been con- Freeman Sets Wheat Acreage At 55 Million Wheat acreage allotments for the 1963 crop were an nounced this week by Secre tary, On ille L Freeman At the time he set the U S acreage allotment at 55 mil lion acres, mandated by a 1958 law, the Secretary also set July 24 as the date for a referendum on marketing quotas, and announced state by state quotas as required by the law. Freeman said, in making the announcement, that the allotment would be vacated if a new law affecting the 1963 wheat crop is passed by the present session of con gress; The Secretary said he was acting reluctantly under the 1958 law which will replace the one year emergency wheat program applied to the 1962 (Continued on page 8) $2 Per Year the p.nate agencies will grant faimeis o"lv shoit term loans not over a vear m duration, and usually not more than six months and many o£ the faimeii. need moie time in which to lepav a loan He said laimers did not tf* gamze the cooperative theßD selves paitly because only about 40 per cent of the rural people in Thailand are literate, and thev do not have the ability to institute a complicat ed association on their own. Sevatasve whose duties in clude the organization, super vision and inspection of small credit cooperatives among farmers. e\plamed that the average farm in Thailand is very small when compared to the average farm in the United States He said many farms were below the 2 s Rai averagd (Continued on page 5) signed for the sale. All h,oia9 offered for sale -will he blood tested, Fisher said. The annual Field Day -will get under -way with a swine judging contest and a weight guessing contest at 10 a. m. July 2S, on the farm, of C. Warren Leminger, Denver R. 3, Dwight Younkm, Extension swine specialist from Penn sylvania State University will ■he official at the budging events. Four prizes in each of three divisions are being plan ned for the judging contest winners There will be judging div isions for women, men and. youths In addition, the com mittee is planning to award a. prize in the weight guessing contest as well as one or more gate prizes Further details "will be an nounced by the nuttee during the week prior to the field da>. FIVE-DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday - Wednesday Temperatures during the ne\t fiio days are expected to average near the normal range of 65 at night to SB in the afternoon. Wanner temperatures Saturday and Sunday will be followed by cooling Monday and Tues day, and warmer again Wed nesday . Precipitation will likely total less than 0.2 inch falling as scattered thundershowers about Sun day. CO ML-
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