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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,,
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