10 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 15, 1962
• Vo-Ag Classes
(Continued from Page 1)
m eek, the student selects an
aiticle of particular interest,
renews it foi the class and
makes a written report which
will become a permanent pait
of his school notes
Is Lancaster Farming new
to the students’ On the con
tram Six at the seven bo\s
in the class ha\e subscriptions
going to their homes
Is theie anv advantage,
then, to having the paper also
sent to the classroom’
In the woids ot one boy.
“I used to read only the arti
cles that I thought would be
mtei esting, and sometimes I
didn’t, have time to lead the
rest Now I read everything,
and find many moie interest
ing things than befoie”
Another student said, “I us
ually read only the things ab
out livestock because that is
what I am mostly interested
in, but I made a lepoit on the
egg story (egg washing in
piocessnrg plants) and I found
that was informative too ”
But Heir sajs he believes
one of the most important
advantages to the program is
the increased knowledge of
market reports the boys are
gaming He savs the class is
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able to discuss market news
and tiends intelligently since
beginning the graphs.
Herr also believes the use
of a farm newspaper stimula
tes moie interest in farm
management glasses than m
foimation in text books and
other resource matenals
“I can say I am moie than
pleased with the results ”
Herr said “I think it is one
ol the best teaching tools I
have ever used.”
• Farm Calendar
(Continued from Page 1)
cco maiketmg pioblems
7 30 pm Tiy outs for
the annual 4-H play will be
held gt the Poultiy Center,
230 Bypass.
Dec. 22 8. pin Senior
Extension club Christmas
paity at the home pf Elvin.
Hess, Sr , Strashurg Rl.
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LARRY WEAVER PRESIDENT OF THE Grass
lands Chapter Future Farmers of America, left, was
awarded the Leon M. Graybill Memorial award from
Kenneth Martin, chapter vice president during an FFA
assemly program Wednesday. The award, for scholar
ship and leadership achievement is sponsored jointly
by the Future Farmers and the student council of the
school in memory of Leon M. Graybill, a charter mem
ber of the chapter who was killer in a farm accident
in 1960. Weaver, a 16 year old senior in vocational
agriculture is the fourth recipient of the award.
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• Seed' Potatoes Lancaster, Poultry '
(Continued from Page 7) ■ (Continued from Page 3)
weie located in eleven" coun- -\vv, g-6, Daniel K. Good, 14-
ties Allegheny, Berks, 22. Same (Charles Niss-
Bucks, Clinton, Columbia, i ey ), §OO WV, 8-2, Daniel It
Lancaster, Lehigh, Dauphin, Good, 14.5.
Somerset, Potter* and York. 21. Hershey Hostetter, 1450
Only three of the 53 fields
exceeded vnus tolerances for
eeitified seed. One of these
was planted with Pennsylvan
ia seed, the other two with
out of state seed. Yount attri
buted the low virus averages
for the entire checked acie
age to impioved aphid-vector
control f 10111 use of some of
the newer insecticides.
Due to the earth’s centri
fugal force, objects weigh
moie 'at the South Pole than
they do at the Equator. This
means that 5,000 tons of car
go loaded on a ship in the vic
inity of the Equator would
actually weigh about 5,025
tons at the Pole.
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PLP, 12-6, NO SALE, 22 0
BID; 22". Same, 1450 MWXP,
12-6, NO SALE, 21.8 Bid, 23.
Same 450 L&WXP, 12-6, NO
SALE, 20 S Bid, 24. Robert
Noll, 750, WVXP, 15-2, W. C.
Mellinger & Son, 27.0; 25.
Same, 375 WVXP 15-2, W. C.
Mellinger & Son, 27 0.
26. M&B (Harold Glide);
725 IRC, 12-0, College Hifl
Poultry, 25 1; 27. Same, 700
IRC, 12-0, NO SALE, 22 5
BID; 28. Lloyd Rohrer, 1200
WV, 9-4, W. C Mellinger &
Son. 15 4, 29. D. E. Horn &
Co. (John Munro), 5900 WV,
9-2, Daniel K. Good, 14 6; 30.
Same, 5900 WV, 9-2, Daniel
K Good, 14 6.
31. M&B (Paul Livengood),
24 00 IR, 9-2, NO SALE. 14.1
BID, 32. Same -(John Hotter),
3000 BXC, 11-0, NO BID, NO
BID, 33 Glenn H. Herr, 625
L-E, V. J. Koser Co. Inc , 9 2;
34. Landis K Sangrey, 500 L-
E, Daniel K. Good, 9.5; 35.
Lester M. Hurst, 1250 WV
12-0, NO SALE, 20.0 BID.
36. Clair Prownfelter, 1500
LC, 13-4, NO SALE, 20 0
BID; 37. Sam Bidson, 500 L-F,
V J. Koser Co. Inc., 8.6; 33.
Harvey M. Zimmerman, 600
WVP, 13-0, W. C. Mellinger
& Son, 25 0; 39. Same, 600
WVP, 13-0, Carl B. Kisser,
25.2.
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Letters
To The Editor
Editor, Lancaster Farming
Dear Sir:
Thank you for the Young
Farmer Association Conven
tion coverage in Volume 7,
No. 52.
Would you please consider
sending me two additional
copies of this issue for the
State Superintendent and the
national Agriculture Educa
tion office.
James C. Fink
State Advisor YFA. and
Supervisor of Vocational-
Agriculture. Harnsbuii,,
Pennsylvania.
New Hose Soon.
A new runless (run-resist
ant) stocking will soon ap
pear on the market, save
Mrs. Barton, Penn State ex
tension clothing specialist. It
■will be a flat knit, sheer, dull
finish hose. It looks like an
ordinary stocking in the bog
and on the leg. However, u
is not to be confused with
mesh hose
Xew Low Prices
on
MICHIGAN PEAT
for December Delivery
100 lb. bag $1.65
10 - 100 lb. bags 1
$1.55 each
Less 3% Cash Discount if
paid bj January 15, 1903
Prices after Jan. Ist will be
higher. Xo extra charge for
delivery,
SMOKETOWN, PA.
, Ph, Lane. 397-3539
Come in or call for a
tion today.
YOUR STARLINE DEALER