-^-Letters
Conservationist
Writes Thanks
Editor, Lancaster Farming
Dear,, Sir,
As you know, Jack, inter
esting our Lancaster County
farmers in applying necessary
soil and water conservation
on their own farms continues
to be our major objective.
The group approach, invit
ing 15 or more farmers in
the same or nearby water
sheds to an educational meet
ing, a watershed meeting, has
OUR
CON G R ATI! L ATI O NS
For an Excellent Broiler
Meat Production Record
, MR. & MRS. GUS EDRIS
Here is their outstanding record of 4 flocks
marketed in 1962.
Started Sold
1/23
4/24
7/26
10/9
Good Management Makes Any Broiler Feed Perform Better Including Early Bird, of
course. We are happy to recognize this outstanding record and it is gratifying to know
it was made on Early Bird Broiler Feeds.
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To The Editor planned programs has always Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 19, 1963
proven to be the most effec-, HoweVer, when three
live way to get the job done, attened our recent Penryn
meeting as the result of no
contract other than reading
the story in your Lancaster
Farming, and when one of
the three became a coopera
tor with the district, I simply
had to write and tell you ab*
It has not been too diffi
cult to plan these meetings
and plan a satisfactory pro
gram for the meeting. It is
easy to drive through the
area and pick out the farms
where soil and water losses
are quite evident. These farm
operators are the ones we
invite to 'the meetings.
The real tough job is gett
ing our farmers out to the
meetings. Your cooperation in
publishing the dates of the
meetings and outlining the'
in 1962
of BETHEL, R. D. #l, PA.
3/27
6/27
9/27
12/10
* Hatchery delivered higher percentage of extras than normal in this flock.
Total paid for 27,200 Total Marketed 27,351
MAY WE HELP YOU?
“FINEST POULTRY SERVICE ANYWHERE"!
See Another Important Message from M & B on Page 11
TO
Age
8-6
9-1
8-6
8-6
3.86
3.60
3.69
3.78
Miller & Bushong, Inc.
out it.
Thanking you for this and
the . many - other areas in
which , you have helped our
conservation efforts, I am
Sincerely yours,
Amo* H. Tunk
Chairman,
J'f
Wt Conversion
2.27
2.20
2.087
2.033
JUST
ROHRERSTOWN, PA.
Ph. Lancaster 392-2145
(Area Code 717)
Heberlein Quits
As Ag Teacher
At Solanco High
men
Herbert Heberlein has ten
dered his resignation .is
teacher of vocational agricul
ture at Solanco High School
He will terminate his duties
as of February 15.
Ralph Hitler, former teacher
of vocational agriculture pre-
Gus and Mrs. Edris arc well-experienced in
dependent grow ers. Mrs. Edris checks her
records with Glenn Herr, ser\uc representa
tnc Irom M & 15.
# Sold
7036*
6780
6755
6780
CALL
Lancaster County Soil
•Conservation District
Condem-
nation
(in lbs.)
138
None
None
79
sently teaching general sci
ence in the Solanco Junior
High School has been au
pomted to fill the position
until June 1, 1963.
Hebei lem, who came to the
school in 1959 plans to at
tend Millersville State College
to complete work in guidance
councejhng.
Hitler, who taught voca
tional agncultuie at Solanco
from 1956 to 1960, has also
taught Driver Education at
the school. He farms in Eden
Township m addition to his
teaching duties.
Thomas Hamill, supervis
ing principal at Solanco, said
the .board of education, is
looking .for applicants for the
position. “We are looking for
the best possible man for the
position, whether he be a
beginning teacher or a man
with some expei lence ” he
said
Feed Company
Adds Personnel
Mr. John H. Herr has re
cently joined the sales foice
of D. E Horn & Co, Inc,
York, Penna , manufacture! s
and distnbutor of HiORNCO
feed in the states ofPennsjl
vania and Mai viand.
Herr is a natn e of Leban
on County and has had broad
experience in the agneultuial
field He was bom and raised
on a highly successful Leban
on County faim.
Cl
{ t \
JOHX H.HERR
Immediately prior to joining
the HORNCO sales force he
lepiesented one of the area’s
leading leghoin chick hat
cheues
He lesides at Annulle, and
is presently, seiving his train
ing penod in the Yoik, Ad
ams County aiea
• Larry Corson
(Continued from Page 1)
his family to Conestoga R 1
where he will reside
He giaduated from Penn
State with a degiee m Agn
cultuie Economies in 1955,
and was fonueily assistant
faim managei at the Alleu
tow r u State Hospital.
His duties in the county
will include diawing up plans
for conservation practices
on farms and assisting the
tanner in laying out the
plans on the fauns.
He is man led to the fonn~
er Shirley Miller of Robei
buig, Centie County The/
have one son Dale Robei t,
3Yz yea is old
Stocks of potatoes held by
groweis and local dealers in
the fall-producing aieas of the
countiy totaled 135) O''‘lnlllion
hundred-weight on December
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