12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 22, 1962 • leland Bull (Continued trom Page l) s lems of our family farms, and nuclei standing of the pioto leins of our troubled dairy in dustry ” A native of Waterford, N. Y., Bull grew up on a large daily farm that still is oper ated by his father While at tending public schools he was a 4-H Daily Calf Club mem ber and won the Moses Bead si ship Award to the National 4-H Club Camp and the Na tional 4-H Club Congiess His other background m tuial agent foi Centre County eludes nine yeais as agncul and assistant countv farm agent in Clinton, Blair, Hun tingdon, Cleai field, Carabiia, Forest and Eue counties Henning descnbed him as “one of the most outstanding county farm agents in the United States’- when he join ed the Agncultui e Depaitment ill 19 55 Bull leceived a deg lee in animal husbandry from Penn State in 1937. | It pays to buy from Heist 1 9 ALFALFAS to ckoose from 10 CLOVERS to choose from I INOCULATED BEFORE DELIVERY - FREE i REIST SEED COMPANY 8 Mount Joy, Pa. New 140-bushel spreader STRENGTH and QUALITY where it counts in a Big Spreader ' Look under the box, see how knee braces under compres sion hold box tight at the top. Notice the full-width, heavy duty axle Look at the beaters and paddles. Paddle-centerod delivery from the beaters for uniform spreading. Less buildup on paddle shaft. Look at the front end recessed raddle chain with full length idler shaft. Raddle hugs the floor surface, reduces lodging of cobs or frozen material. Notice the armored sides protection against loader .damage See the clutch-protected power line and heavy-duty, roller-driven chain. The Model 140 PTO spreader is quality-built ior year round convenient performance. Let us show you. Finance for profit. Ask us about Alhs-Chalmers’ time payment plans. ALLIS-CHALMERS A SALES & SERVICE L. H. Brubaker Snavely’s Farm Service Lititz. Fa. Nissley Farm Service Grumelli Farm Serv. Washington Boro, Pa. N. G. Myers & Son Rhcezns, Pa. Lousch Bros. Equipment Stevens, Pa. • Tobacco (Continued from Page 1) ies. Mann said the leaves of Penbel 69 do not mature as uniformly as some other var ieties and it appears to be a fragile, delicate type. It brui ses easily and does not cure as well. He said Penhel has a larger rib in proportion to the rest of the leaf and is nanower the tip of the leaf where the high quality tobacco is found Narrow leaf types have the advantage of being easier to cure, and the leaves stand up and do not get as muddy, but most tobacco buyers would prefer hi oader leaves. Nairow leaves are “all fat and bones”, is the way he des cubed it Getting hack to the other pioblenis conti outing grovv eis of cigar leaf, he said fai meis should never put sweep ings, stalks or anything fiom the stripping room oi shed floor on the tobacco bed be- New Holland, Pa. Quarryville, Pa. L. H. Brubaker Lancaster, Pa. cause of the danger of trans mitting to the seedl ings “I think peat moss is the best thing that ha§ ever been discovered for use on tobacco beds, he said \ M-H 30 is {Problem Mann said spraying to stop sucker growth with Maelic Hydrazide (M-H SO) is still causing some,problems Leaves sprayed with the chemical resemble a “man too big for his pants”, he said The growth at the edges of the leaf stop, and the leaf takes on a stiutted lobk In wet weathei he said the buyer can easily pick out spraved tobacco by its “rotten condi tion and -dead feel when he goes to case it ” Mann has purchased about 100 acres of frozen tobacco at puces ranging from 10 to 20 cents and some stiaight stnpped crop's at 25 cents He reported that his brother had bought about 150 acies of the fi ost-damaged crop. Price To |Be Stable Mann looks for the price on the 19G2 crop ta be about the same as last year ‘We all know the price should he higher,” he said, hut he maintained that if ci gar tobacco goes much higher in price to the fanner, com petition fiom foreign count nes will take a part of the mai ket He -defended the Lancaster 28th Annual Meeting FARM BUREAU Friday, Dec. 28 MANHEIM TWP. JR. HIGH SCHOOL, Neffsville, Pa. Management Reports On Year’s Operations Election of Directors —Four To Be Elected. Chester-Deloware Form Bureau Co'-op Association Mr. and Mrs. Steele were agricultural envoys to INDIA this year during a tour of that country. They will show very interesting slides, and tell us about their experiences. v^ccoc^^ marketing system by saying crop is more important finjj the only two alternatives are cially than a cent or two pi j { an open auction or rigid- rise”, he said. government controls, The auction system would El was top scorer in a tobj add to the cost of marketing, co judging contest held befo he said, aid government con-, the meeting. Other placni; trols, while forcing prices up fiom two to five respectn* would have to he accompan- were, Earl Hurse, New Ho led by acreage controls which land R 2; Paul Wyble, would limit a farmer in the Holland R 2; Franklin Ho amount of money he~ could ver, New Holland Rl, aa make ’, Eugene Wissler, New Hollad “I believe producing a top Rl Yes, Limestone can be applied any time of the year, long as tlio ground will bold the trucks. In the winter, the limestone drops into the cracks in the soil and is ready for immediate assimulation. IVAN M. MARTIN, Inc. LANCASTER COUNTY COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION GUEST SPEAKER George Steele, President, PLAN to attend this important meeting of YOUR Farm Bureau Cooperative! Can limestone applied on frozen ground? MARTIN'S LIMESTONE Blue Ball, Pa. of the • County Agent Report M. M. Smith • President’s Report Willis Z. Esbenshade • Ample Free Parking • Free Lunch • Gifts For Ladies • Adjourn 3 P.M. ' Clyde Martin, Bast Ej be Gap Hickory 2-4148 Terre Hill 443*3455 New Holland 334-2112 10 A.M.
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