VOL. 8 NO. 7 MR. AND MRS. RAYMOND WITMER, left, receive a plaque from. Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association secretary, John Shelly, at the organization’s annual banquet Tuesday at the Host Motel, Keller Avenue and Lititz Pike. Look ing on far right is association president, Jason Weaver. The plaque is in recogni tion of the high butterfat average produced by the Witmer’s registered Guernsey herd in the 1961-62 testing year. The 47 cow herd produced an average of 12,225 pounds of milk and 621 pounds of butterfat. L. F. Photo Soil Conservation Dist. Backs Co. Water Survey Directors of the Lancaster County Soil Conservation Dis trict. Monday night passed re solutions backing the Lancas ter County Planning Commis sion’s proposed comprehen sive •water study for the county. The resolution stated that the district supports the re commendation of the Water Advisory Committee of the Planning 'Commission since the study will affect the "fur ther social and economic growth of our county". The proposed study will cost an estimated $45,000 The ability to successfully Farm Calendar Jan. 21 7 30 p.m. Annual meeting of the Lancaster County Poultry Association, ■at the Poultry Center, Roseville Road and 230 Bypass. % p.m, County 4-H lead ers council meets at the Farm Bureau Cooperative Building, Dillervill© Pike Jan. 22 6:30 Meeting of sales and service force of Miller md Bushong at Host Motel 7:15 Advanced welding class of the New Holland ~ Young Fanners Association in the Garden Spot High School vocational agricul ture room. Jan. 24 12 noon An nual meeting of locals 7 and 11 of the Interstate Milk Producers Cooperatne at the Quart yville Metho dist Church. Jan. 24 S p.m. —■ Solanco Youiig Farmers meeting Personnel Problems to be discussed. Installation of officers. i f't , * i ' r compete with other areas will depend on a satisfactory wat er supply for production of all crops and livestock, the lesolution said. There has been a growing concern on the part of some tContinued on Page 1G) Solanco YFA Schedules Class On Farm Labor The Solanco Young-- Farm ers have scheduled a senes of three meetings dealing with farmers’ 'personnel prob lems. The first in the senes will be held next Thursday, Jan uary 24, at 8 p.m. It will feature two short films call ed “Personality Conflicts” and “The .Hidden Grievance”. Teacher of vocational agri culture, -William Fredd, says (Continued on Page 10) Agriculture Extension Service Plans 50th Anniversary Banquet Agriculture and Home Ec- , onomics Extension In Lancas- founded ia the county in ter County will celebrate its * ‘ 50th anniversary next month The 50 year pr °S ress re with a banquet and reception port W 1“ be ™ the * OTm of for former personnel. l ' vo ta,ks "“irated with Beginning with the recep- shdes k i rs Jane Nolt - Ca tion at 4 ,pm. February 12. “ mbla Hi. will report for ,u the Buchannan Room of Home Economics, and Lev, H the Hotel Brunswick for aU . Breaker. Rohrerstown. will former county extension wor- sp ® ak f ° r leers and all past and present Th * tr *‘ lblazer m Lancas executive committee members. * e , r f oaPty avteasl ° n w ° rk ' both men and women, the Flojd (Hutch) Bucher, first program will resume m the and ong - t,me i County A/ent mam ballroom with the ban- and f ° rmer Associate Agent quet at 6:30 p.m. Harry B - Sloat ’ Wlll be called The program will recognize ° n for remark 3 as will other and highlight extension serv- former county workers ice progress since it was (Continued on Page 10) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 19, 1963 Poultry Ass’n Annual Meet Is Next Week James T Hall, Farm Man agement Specialist from the Pennsylvania State Universi ty, will talk on the theme “Why Some Poultrymen Make Money and Others Do Not” at the 28th annual meeting of the Lancaster County Poul tiy Association ne\t week Hall will point out the rea sons why the net income on 32 poultry farms in 11 Penn sylvania counties ranged from a plus of $18,596 to a minus $4,101 during 1961 During 1962 Hall had more than 120 farms under a reeoid system and will have some signifi cant figures to report from these farms. Eight new directors of the association will <be elected at the meeting in the Poultry Center on Roseville Road at the 230 Bypass at 7:30 p.m , January 21. Robert G Harnish will pre sent a resume of the past year’s events. Refreshments wifi be served. DHIA Production Award Goes To Witmer Herd Raymond and Louise Wit- Lancaster mer, Willow Street R 2, this The 47 head of purebred week were again honored for Guerusejs pioduced an aver high production records in a S® 621 pounds of butter the Red Rose Dairy Improve- *nd 12,225 pounds of inent Association milk dunng the 1961-6-2 test- The award for high butter- The event marked the sec fat production per cow was o nd time since 1958 that the made at the association’s an- Witmers have had the top nual banquet and meeting production in the association. Tuesday at the Host Motel, (Continued on Page 13) Tobacco Market Opens; Prices Range Up To 30 The Lancaster market opened early week with only one major buyer in the field By late m the week several firms wore reported to be in the sheds, but buying was reported slow Prices ranged up to 30 cents for wrappers and 20 cents for filler with scattered reports of one York county firm offering 31 and 20. The American Tobacco company was reported to be the first company on the roads on Monday. The offered price that day was mostly 25 to 28 cents a pound for wiapper and 16 to IS cents for filler. Resistance to bids was strong early in the week but reports from farmers in dicated sales were fair to spotty depending on the area. Several small, independent growers were offering 20 to 25 cents for pullofl ciops and some continued to seek chill Local Soil Conservation Service Acquires New Farm Planner Larry Corson, a native of Hughesville, Lycoming Coun ty has_ begun work with the Lancaster County Boil Con servation Service. UAKBY COUSOX The 26 year old sradua f e of The Pennsylvania State University has been designat- mg >ear. e-d or frozen crops at prices of 15 _to 20 cents as they have 'been doing for the past month. tobacco this By Wednesday both P. Lor illard Co. and Consolidated Cigar Corp put buyers on the road Apparently they were seeking only top crops and became the price leader at 30 and 20 Reports indicated that their buying interest be gan to flag by mid-afternoon Wednesday and remained slow through Thursday, but the price remained about un changed. The American Tobacco Company held fast to its opening hids of 25 to 28 for wrappers and 16 to 18 lor filler through Thursday and ■was reported to be picking up a few crops Reports Trom around the county indicated that neither Bavuk Cigars, Inc and Gen eral Cigai -Co , had been in the market up to Thursday et eumg ed a Soil Conservationist with, the United States Department of Agriculture agency in the county. Recently returned from Germany where he served a tour of duty following the crisis in Berlin with the U.S. Air Force. Corson has moved (Continued on Page 7) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Temperatures during the next five dajs are expected to average 3 to 10 degrees below the normal range of 21 at night to 39 in the af ternoon. The weather will turn colder Saturday and re main cold during the remain der of the period. Precipi tation may total a ludf inch or more (melted) occurring as snow Sunday with flurries thereafter throughout the period. $2 Per Year m
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