8 NO. 3 NEW HOLLAND YOUNfr FARMER Association members inspect a lath of tcco during a meeting Tuesday night. Speaker of the evening was Ben Mann ;he -Ben E. Mann Tobacco Co., 'Lane. Here on the left, Mann points out charac ities of a tobacco variety. Looking on, 1 to r, are Melvin Burkholder, New Hol „ Rl; Lester Weaver, New Holland Rl; Frank Ludwig, New Holland R 2; Earl .■st )> ,Lititz Rl; Abram Zeiset, East Earl Rl; Jonas Martin, Gap Rl; Willis Mar ' New^Tfclland , B.2* r> 'ling rarmers s ■ a Id Election | Max the Star Of Bethle- | chard Neff, Millersville 1 'i hem shine in your heart was elected president of R §■ v Manor Young Farmers r lation Monday night. ' iff, _who farms with his g sr - and .brother, Robert, S a Keystone Farmer Deg- || winner when he was a R jer otf the Manor Chapter Future Farmers of Amer- g ' E wbert Neff was elected E ilam by the YFA chapter. R ir officers include Earl miner, Lancaster R 2, vice lent; Andrew Martin, —, A tary; and Lloyd Stay- F|VO AOT© LOm COJItCSt OHOWS High Yields In Southern End m ■ ■ -J. Zeigler Hess, Quarryville JR,3. -bad the high- yield in the 1962 five acre com contest m n 7:30 ~ Jomt in Lancaster County,' assist- farm DUTeaU May party of Pequea , ant County Agent, Arnio a I «■, Hey Future Fanners of Lllftck this ve Holtwood Chester-Delaware’ Farm Bur- Township Jr. High R 1 harvested 152>5 bus hels eau Operative Association f’ Ne ® 9 ! l ” e - on his DeKab 640 which was and a memb f r of the Pennsyl iSa ~ planted May 18 and picked on ™ nia Bureau regional tOb I C . CO October 12. Fred Prey. Quar- board of directors. Earlier » rynlle R 3, made 152.5 bush, tbls y ear ’ he and Mr f- steele ” l r “ 11 Bur !f, U - els on Pfister SX 19. planted an extensive tour .orium, ID 111 e rvlllfe ~ ~ through remote agricultural . . (Continued jon .Page-10) .areas jxf India. UPheir exper- /l From The Lancaster Farming THE Lancaster Earming, .Saturday, December 22, 1962 and inspire you anew ■with, its promise of Peare on Earth. Staff Of fIL LIBRARY A STATE COLLEGE Varieties Are No Problem Tobacco Buyer Maintains Lancaster County had no night. serious tobacco seed problem, befoie the introduction ietles even and also some disadvantag but he believes tobacco grt eis of tbe county have m year. tne serious problems than lack opinion of Ben Mann, tobacco good seed bources . company owner of Lancaster, of two new varieties Pennsylvania last , , . , , 'Mann said he, persona who spoke at the meeting of „ .preferred Penleat-1 to P the New Holland Young Far- bel _ 69 of the two new var] nieis Association Tuesday on Page 12) Leland Bull Is Appoinl Secretary Of Agriculti Leland H. Bull, assistant director of agriculture and home economics extension at the Pennsylvania State Uni versity, this week was named to the post of Secretary of Agriculture by Governor-elect, William Scranton. Bull, 49, who will ask for a leave of absence from his college post, served a term as assistant to Secretary of Agri culture, William Henning, during the Leader administra tion Bnl will succeed Ins foi mer boss in the $20,000 a year job on January 15. In naming Bull, Scranton said he hopes the Agriculture Department will "distinguish itself be real service to farm ers,” adding: “We particularly must aid Lampeter YFA Elects Officers Lampeter -Chapter Young Farmers Association elected J. Lloyd Rohrer, Lancaster R 7, president At their last meeting. Rohrer succeeded Alfred Overly, Quarryville R 2, who held the office for three con secutive terms. The chapter reelected Harry Troop, Quarryville R 3, vice president; and Blvm Rohrer, Jr., 2529 Horseshoe Road, Lancaster, secretary. Robert Mylin, Lancaster R 7, "was named treasurer; John J. , Landis, 2548 Creek Hill Road, is the new report er, and Ivan Bauman, Lancas ter R 7 was elected chaplain. iences and observations will be included in their “Seeing India” presentation Willis Esbenshade, Esben shade Road, Lancaster, presi dent of the farmer-owned or ganization. said the stockhold ers would also consider an amendent to the cooperative’s by-laTva to enact the by-laws consent provisions - required by the Revenue Act of 1962 The election of four mem- .(Continued on Page 9) t )4> r h(I » t t)~ L » I t I I by the Umversi- State This was Pennsylvania farmers ih s< mg their marketing problt to meet competition both mestic and fiom the Buropi Common Market Mr. E bungs to this job an excell background in the field, a i understanding of the pi Tobacco Show Is Scheduled The annual 4-H corn a tobacco club roundups will held December 27 at Ip, at' the Bayuk Cigar Comp* warehouse on North Wa Street, Lancaster. Corn club members will hibit samples of 10 ears hybrid corn. Associate Cot Agent, Win. 'Merriam ! this week one of the most portant factors to be consi< ed in selecting the samph uniformity of. length, th ness of ear size, shape ■color of the .kernels. Tobacco club members exhibit two hands of ct tobacco. The hands will sist of 15 leaves tied with o'Cher leaf. In order to qualify for pr es in the contest, menfbt will be required to turn in completed project-book. FIVE-DAY WEATHER FOREGO Temperatures during the next flro days lore expected to average 10 ,t>r more deg* iws below normal range of S 3 at night to 40 in the afternoon. Cold is expected throughout the period with the lowest readings during the middle days. Precipita tion is expected to total more than , a half inch (melted) falling as snow Saturday, possibly mixed 'with some train or sleet. Snow is expected again - .near the end of the period. , * 1 j ‘ ' I >1 t f • $2 Per 'Mann said the two new had advanta; some (Continued on Page 12)