Vegetable Men
Plan Tour
Paul Rowe, Strashurg HI, tastes a fruit and vegetable
president of the Pennsylvania nu(> tion a new 19 acre
Vegetable Groweis Association Fooc * F ' a,r waiehouse
this week annouiued the sche- Getting an early stait, the
dule for the annual tour ipgetable men and their fami-
Vegetable groweis from 1’ 613 h' an t° assemble at the
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throughout the state will tour
the Philadelphia Food Distri
bution Center where they will
see carlot sales of fresh vege-
Lancaster Co. Distributors for Dithane M-22
MILLER CHEMICAL and FERTILIZER CORF.
George Washington Motor
Lodge at Valley Forge at 5 30
a m on July 25 and travel by
bus to the Food Distribution
Center
In addition to watching cai
lot sales of vegetables, melons
and fuut, the gtoup will oee
banana lepackmg, a fruit and
■vegetable auction a tomato re
packing opeiation and a food
seivice wholesale house
A complete schedule is avail
able from the office ot the
County Agent
County 4-H
Teams Advance
To Districts
The winning teams were -
Three demonstration teams Forestry: Jay Le hman. four
from Lancaster County Agn- teeDf 30n of Mr> and Mrs Ko _
cultural 4-H clubs will travel bert N Lehman( Holtwood Rl,
to district competition at Al- aud Robert Henry> flfteen> a
lentown next week for a try gQn Qf Mr and Mrs> Raymond
at the state contest in August. R jj enr y js ew providence Rl.
The three teams selected at . _ ,
county competition on Monday Flowers. Miss Joan ic
For growers who eare
Dithane M-22
From coast to coast, growers know the effectiveness of Dithane*M-22
(80% maneb) fungicide on tomatoes. Up to 15% greater yields ~,
plus complete protection from early and late blight, anthracnose,
septona and gray leaf spot. Plants show more vigor, better color,
vines grow crowded with big, healthy No. I’s. Safe for blossoms,
fruit and vines when used as recommended. Rely on Dithane M-22
and its long record of success LJ W/l IPV
in safeguarding tomatoes to a
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impro qu. y,
yields, boost profits.
at the Penn Manor High
School, Millersvillo, will re
piesent local 4-H clubs witli
demonstrations concern mg
hoises, flowers and forestiy
The judges, scoring the
teams on the Danish system
gave a blue nbbon to the
Flowei demonsti atiou team,
and icd ribbons to the hoi so
and foiestry demonsti ation
teams.
Winners of the District 4-H
competition ne\t Tuesday at
the Allentown Fairgrounds
will move up to the state
finals, to be held August 13-15
at the Pennsylvania State Um
veisity
PHILADELPHIA S,PA.
Phone BE 3-6525
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 21, 1962
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mger, fifteen, a daughter of
Ah and Airs Willis Phckmger,
Eiihrata R 3, and Pat Zartman,
sixteen, a daughter ot All and
Mis Ira Zaitman, Bphrata Rl,
Iloise Ronald Roether, fif
teen, a son ot Air and Mrs.
Ralph E Roether, Al<»nheim
RI and Aliss Carol Sites, four
teen, a daughtei ot Air and
Mis Paul Sites, Alanheim R 2.
The toiestry demonstration
stiessed the cm lent planting
ot evergreens, flowers, the
picpaiation and usage of gar
den tloweis in the home, with,
the horse demonstrations out
lining the anatomy of the ani
mal.
Judges were Herbert L He
bei lein, Solanco High School
vocational agricultural teach
er; Airs James Z Martin,
Christiana Rl, and Mrs Neil
Clark, Lititz Rl
FHA Supervisor
Is Honored
Richard Hoover, 548 West
Walnut Street, Lancaster,
County Supervisor for the
Farmers Home Administration
at the Lancaster Office, this
week received a cash award
and a certificate which reads,
"For sustained superior per-,
formance of assigned duties
which reflects credibility on
the Farmers Home Adminis
tration and the entire Federal
Service”
Edward Engle FHA Chief of
Program Operators for the
state presented the award tt»J
Hoover The certificate of
award carries with it a cash
stipend of $203.
Engle said the awards pro
gram is a means of recognizing
the initiative and outstanding
work done by employees. The
FHA extends loans to qualified
farmers when local private or
cooperative sources can not.
The local office, during the
■past fiscal year loaned and
collected over $813,000.
Hoover, a former dairy
farmer m Montgomery Ooun-
( ty, went into the FHA work
upon his separation from,
military service in 1956
He is a graduate of the
.Pennsylvania State Unrvfcuity.
Sewing Club
Hears Talk By
Mrs. W. Hower
The Plying Fmgeis 4-H Club
met on Monday evening at the
home of Mrs Willis Bucher,
the leader. Margaret Grube,
the president was in charge o£
the meeting and nineteen mem
beis attended
Mrs. Wendell Hower gave a
health talk to the girls and
Baihara and Dons Keller pre
sented “Show and Tell” on.
ironing Plans were made to
attend the Field Day to be
held at Long Park on July
19th
Al'TO CLUB PICNIC
JULY 26TH IT HERSHEY
The 40 th annual picnic of
the Lancaster Automobile Club
will be held at Hershey Parle
jn Thursday. July 26th. Thera
will be an afternoon and even
ing program, concluding- with,
a big show at night in Her
shey stadium
Five spectacular circus acta*
an outstanding display of fire
works and a concert by th®
Pottstown Band and Glee Club
will feature the stadium pro
gram. Admission is free.
The stadium program will
tart at 6 30 with a concert
by the band and glee club.
The band also will present %
concert from 2 to 4 in the af
ternoon at the park band shell.
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