State Leads
In Production
Of Ice Cream
HARRISBURG Pennsyl
vania led the nation in 19 ol
in manufactmed fiozen dairy
pioducts. Combined output ot
~e cream, ice milk and milk
h lierbet totaled 81 *5 million
ivillonb, the State Department
cl Agncultuie announced to
day.
Ice cream pioduction totaled
7,1 3 million gallons, 2 per
rent less than the recoid high
of 75 1 million gallons in
1960. Pennsylvania had been
the leading ice cream produc
ing state since 1940, but last
A CLEAN SWEEP
DAVID FREY,
Warren Frey of R. D, 1, East
Berlin, showed 3 barrows in
the July 30 York County 4-H
Roundup at Stewartstown.
Considering that this was David’s first attempt the results were
impressive.
• Ist Place Yorkshire Breed Heavy Weight Barrow
• Ist Place Yorkshire Breed Light Weight Barrow
• 3rd Place Yorkshire Breed Medium Weight Barrow
A 15 0.,.
• Champion and Reserve Champion Yorkshire Barrow
• Grand Champion Barrow over All Breeds
• Reserve Champion Fitter, All Breeds
David feeds his pigs on the Miller & Bushong Green
Postures Hog Program.
CONGRATULATIONS, DAVID for an outstanding job.
Also, our compliments to John Burkholder of Ephrato R 3,
who was the breeder.
GOOD MANAGEMENT and
GREEN PASTURES HOG FEEDS
PROFITABLE COMBINATION
FOR ANY PORK PRODUCER.
‘ srocKf^
“FINEST SERVICE ANYWHERE”
year’s decline moved New
York into first place with 75 7
million gallons, and the Com
monwealth now ranks second
According to a summary by
the State Ciop Reporting Ser
uoe, Pennsylvania still leads
all other states in total out
put by large pioducers .
plants with an annual output
ot 20,000 or more gallons
(piimaiily for wholesale)
and these accounted for 67 1
million gallons or 91 pei cent
ot total production in 1961
Plants pioducing undei 20 000
gallons manufactured 880,000
lewei gallons in 19 61 than in
the pienous year
Ice milk production increas
The state’s production ol
mi\es fm ice cream, ice milk
and milk sherbet took a 0 pel
cent jump over 1960 Ice
cream mi\ represented 87 pei
cent of all mixes produced
and totaled 39 5 million gal
and advanced Pennsylvania lons.
ed 33 per cent above 19 60
son of
are a
May We
from seventh to the fifth rank
ing state A record number
of 1,027 plants manufactuied
the product, 219 moie than a
year ago
Ice ci earn and other frozen
products utilized 1,157 mil
lion pounds of whole milk
dining 1901, or 58 per cent
of all whole milk used in all
manufactuied daily products
from Pennsylvania This was
an increase of 13 4 million
pounds ovei the 1960 usage
Help
You?
Miller
&
Bushong, Inc.
Pa.
Ph. Lancaster EX 2>2145
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 18, 1962—9
The number of plants pro
ducing frozen dairy products
increased 3 per cent ovei
1960 Counter freezer type
operations were solely respon
sible foi the mcreise They
tepresented 91 per cent of all
plants, but only 17 per cent
ot all Dozen products
Dr. Clarkson
Retires From
State Post
Dr Paul V Clarkson chief
ot the Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture Brucell
osis division since 1959, will
letire from the post as of
August 30, Di. William L
Henning, Secretary of Agric
ulture said this week.
Clarkson who resides at 349
W. Walnut Street will be re
placed by Richard C. Guise,
Harrisburg.
Rounding out 22 years with
the state veterinary serv ice,
Dr Clarkson served as district
veternanan for Lancaster and
Lebanon from 1953 to 1959
when he was appointed to his
present position.
Dr Clarkson, S’xty-six, is a
giadnate of Cochranville High
School, class of 1914, and re
ceived Ins degree of doctor of
medicine from the Umveisity
of Pennsylvania in 1922
Dr Clarkson served as an
inspector for the state from
1922 to 1936 and after spend
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SILO COVERS
14’ x 14 r - $3.99
POLYETHYLENE
lor Trench Silos
13’ - 10’ - 20’ - 24’ Widths
100 Ft. Long
mg a year with Abbott Co.,
Philadelphia came to Lancas
tei to be in charge of food in
spection with the Lancaster
Buieau of Health
Di Claikson, a native of
Lancastei, is a member of
Media Heights Gantry Club,
Lancaster Shrine Club, Elks,
Sigma Pi and Alpha Psi fiai,-
ei nitics
Vo A g Teacher
Is Hired By
Lampeter H. S.
Geiald M Kiger has accept
ed the position of teacher of
vocational agriculture in the
Lampeter-Strasburg High Sch
ool.
Kiger, who taught vocational
agriculture at the Elders Rid
ge High School in Indiana
County since the tall of 1959,
will replace -George Mtyers,
teacher at the School since
1941. Myers will move into
GERALD M. KIGER
the field of guidance counsel
ing and administration at the
school.
After graduating from Way
nesburg High School in 193 S
where he was president of
the local Future Farmers of
America chapter, Kiger enroll
ed at the Pennsylvania State
University. He graduated with,
a B. S degree in Agriculture
Education in 1959.
He was born in Wheeling,
W. Va , and reared on a Green.
County, Pennsylvania Farm.
He still maintains a 174 acre
GEOKGE W. MYEKS
beel cattle and sheep farm m
Gieen County
The 36 yeai old teacher is
man led and has a one year
old daughtoi He began his
duties at Lampetei-Strasburg
as ot August 1
Preyeut Poultry Sossrs
P H Leuschiiei, Penn State
poultry extension specialist
uiges pouflciy piodujcers to
keep a cautious lookout, es
peciall in secluded areas, for
any decaying material Protec-
tion against piedators should
keep in mind when managing
and constiuctmg range build-