VOL. 8 NO. 1 ENTER THE WASHER at the right and get a bath of water and deter gent while being scrubbed with:l6hg bristled.brushes. The rotating eggs move on into a spray rinse at the middle of the'machine and through a drying area at far left in the picture. From the washer, the- clean, dry eggs go through the normal candling and grading process t«< cartoning and casing. Paul Hess, left, Hess Broth ers, Ephrata, and John Snader, procurement manager, check the operation of the '^achjhe, after its.installation, this week; SHife- Nefeess'iry Ingredieiit' For High Butterfat Production feeding, especially of high quality forage, ’can _ not be counted on (to maintain butt erfat levels in the milk. He said the highly digest able hay or even highly degest aible corn silage moves out of the rumen too fast for the rumen bacteria to break down the fibre and produce ithe fatty acids which are necess ary m the production of ‘butt erfat High quality forage may not be the answer to all the dairyman’s problems, a Penn State researcher told dairy man and feed company re piesentatives Tuesday night. In fact, he said, some of the extremely high quality hay ipioduced in eastern Pennsylvania during the past summer might add to the pro blem of low butterfat content in milk. Dr Richard S. Adams, ex tension dairy feeding specialist from the Pennsylvania State Univeisity, told the 50 per sons meeting in the Lancaster Poultiy Center, high gram feeding and restricted forage Farm Calendar Dec. 8 2 to 5 p.m. Chicken 'barbecue at the Poultry Center, sponsored by the Lancaster County Poultry Association. Take outs only. Dec. 10 to 14 State exten sion service annual confer ence at the Pennsylvania State University. Dec. 10 7.30 pm. Soil Consenation Distnct Dir ectois meet in the County Court House. Annual le poit and plans for 19 63 Bpm Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown ~ Swiss 4-H club Christmas party at the hcvme of Kenneth Eshel- man, Elizabethtown R 1 De , c ' 11 “ ? :30 p “• “ p ™‘ RELINQUISHING THE GAVEL TO THE NEW president of the County chance at Teachers of Vocational Agriculture is the past president Henry Givler, left, Pequea the Pequea Valley High Va^e y High School. Accepting the office is William Fredd, Solanco High School. School ‘ ' Other officers', elected at the regular meeting of the association Wednesday night 8 p " m . County 4-H at Ephrata High-School are, left to right, Elvin, - Hess, vice-president, Elizabeth ► Council meats at the Farm town Area High School;." Gerald Kiger, secretary, Lampeter - Strasburg High (Conttnued W page'toSMi-' treasurer, Manheim.Central High School. viiiirvn • bir. Minimum forage require ments to satisfactorily main tain butiteifat test under farm conditions is about a pound to a pound and a half of hay or hay equivalent per bundled pounds of cow body (Continued on Page 7) Lancaster, Farming, Saturday, December 8, 1962 / SCDMembers —-fy Reappointed Amos Funk, Millersville Rl, has been reappointed to tbe board of directors of the Lancaster County Soil Con servation District. Funk, whose term on the board expires on January 1, was approved for another term by the Lancaster County Commissioners a t their' meeting on Wednesday. The Commissioners also re appointed Richaid H Witmer as the Commissioner-member on the boaid for a one jear term Funk’s teim is for four >eais Diiectors are nominated by count> farm organizations (Continued on Page 3) In-Plant Egg Washing Brings Varied Opinions Ed. Note: This is the sec ond and concluding article on In-plant egg washing and the significance of the process for both the producer and piocessor. Hon soon will all the eggs produced in Lancaster Coun ty be washed in the plants of the processor’ Will this be good for the industry’ Will it be good for only the pro cessor, -or only, good for the producer, or -either 01 neith er? What are some of the ad vantages and - disadvantages of taking the washing job oft the farm? ' v *. If you had traveled with us bo processing plants and poul try houses this week you might have begun to wonder if anyone, knows the answers "to these questions. In fact, we foocamp pretty certain, in our travels .that no one does know all, the answ ers 'to' these and -other prob lems which are bound to »one up when anf idea so -new and revolutionary is put into' practice. However, we did hear somie opinions and ideas which we will pass along. We also learhed that' more questions County Future Farmers Named To Receive Keystone Degrees HARRISBURG, Twenty sev en Lancaster County farm boys who are members of the Future Farmers of America have been nominated By the F’FA State Advisory Council for the coveted degiee ot “Kej stone Farmer”. Investi- ture ceremonies are being ar ranged for Januaiy 9 at the FFA State Convention during the 19 6 S State Farm Show. $2 Per Year will 'probably be answered within ithe next few weeks and. months as three proces sors in the aiea put plant washers into operation. First of the three washers went into operation this week at the plant of Hess Brothers in Ephrata where the manage ment is highly pleased with the preliminary results. Pro ducers Cooperative Exchange in Coattesville expects to have washing facilities installed by the muddle of January, and Raymond- Sander, Lititz, will install washing equipment with new -which will go into his- expanded fac ilities* under' construction at -present. , , , ' • I, Raymond Sander, who pro cesses -in. excess of 5,000 'cases each week- feels, that ..there are' many advantages.' tojtha producer. ' , >■ beUeve .we can get a •better-washed egg ~ ih ’ thia, : :pw§t|bti«4; thelJshWer "get oh'sthe'tarmu and’ this w*il result in a higher quality, pack," Sander said. Ben Burkholder, plant manager at the Victor Wear er’ plant is New Holland feels (Continued on Page 11) The list of those chosen, was certified to the State Farm Show Commission this week by James C Fink, coor dinator- of agricultural edu cation in the Department of Public Instruction, and State PFA adi iser. Highest degree which can be earned at the State level by an FFA boy, the Keystone Farmer title is awarded to vocational students for out standing achievement in agri culture and rural life. To qualify, the FFA boy • must have demonstrated marked ability m leadership, com pleted at least two years of vocational agriculture instruc- (Continued on Page 13) ' FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Temperatures during the nc\t five dajs are expected to average two to six de grees below the normal range of 27 at night to 4S in the afternoon. It will be cold throughout the period with little day to day tem- perature change expected. Precipitation is expected to total about a halt inch (melted) falling as snow or rain early next week,, Ltr ». It J-j. *• • ’T; ?J ? » a.«'i *v” r (Tt, 4 -
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