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How to Save
$l5 or $2O
per Hundred
Pullets
Do you know that you may save as
much as $l5 or $2O on every hundred
pullets you raise this year? You do it
by following the Purina Controlled
Pullet Growing Plan.
\fter pullets have reached ten weeks
)f age, you simply limit their feed to
50% of what they would consume on
nil feeding. The correct amount has
>een worked out by Purina Research,
md it’s easy to follow. Best of all,
> urina Controlled Feeding Plan helps
-on grow pullets that lay more large
sggs . . . fewer small ones and pee
vees.
0 years of Purina Research behind
w Purina Early Weaning Chow
V
irina Early Weaning Chow for baby pigs is' a highly
tatable, highly fortified,, highly nutritions feed
for hogmen who plan- to wean pigs - _ at- three
»r. . w wish to wean pigs earlier.'ltnmy also
ustecl In early weamang Of late-f*rrowed Utters,
orphan pigs or undersize - pigs tit normal wean
age.
SIX TESTS OX-file PIGS, Early Weaning Chow
pigs gained as last as pigs on sow's milk and
sp feed from the 3rd to 6th week. They gained
lb. per pig daily made 1 lb. gain from only
lbs. feed.
ON-THE-FARM TESTS, pigs followed the same
*rn . . . weighed 23-33 lbs. at 6 weelts. Feed
per pound of gain on good pigs, raised under
management, ranged from 130 to 14c.
i RATS ... Use Purina Rat-Kill
Rat-Kill is an entirely different kind
iler for rats and mice. Jt’s a “c»cry
bait; Bats haul it back to the nest . .
tribute itthea>»elve» . . ifeed R*t-KJil t»
whale family till they’re dead.
•Kill has : ifaf«<? -e\tr* 'advantages:
IgWy palatable and bulky.
Kills fast tn 5 to 15 days
IjOW priced
i us for Purina Rat-Kill right away. We’re
the Red and White Checkerboard Store
John B. Kurtz
Cedar Lane
John J. Hess, II
ircourse - New Providence
Ira B. Landis
Road, Lancaster
Warren Sickman
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S. H. Hiestand & Co Whiteside & Weicksel
Saltings. Kirkwood
John B. Kurtz
Eplirata.
James High
Gordonville
Pequea
Visit our store and let us explain this
cost-cutting plan. Besides Purina Grow
ing Chows, we also have a full line
of Purina Health Aids, and, of course,
our friendly service is always avail
able.
Call us or drop in. Prove to yourself -
Purina feeding cost you less.
Here’s what happens to rats that eat Purina
Rat-Kill. They’re dead in 5 to 15 days. Rots
love Rat-KilL It’s effective and economical,
too.
Wenger’s Feed Mill, Inc.
J. H. Beitz & Son, Inc.
Lititz
John J. Hess
Kinzera - Vintage
Rbeems
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 16, 1963
Bull To Speak
At Institute Of
Potato Growers
HARRISBURG State Se
cretary of Agriculture Leland
H Bull today was named a
speaker for the 12th annual
Pennsylvania Potato Growers
Institute March 6-7 in Hotel
Lycoming, Williamsport He
will address the banquet meet
ing on March 6 on “A look to
the future of Pennsylvania
Agriculture ”
More than 300 potato grow
ers, buyers, distributors and
representatives of allied indus
tries are expected to attend
the lull two-day educational
event which opens Wednesday
morning, March 6 and luns
through Thursday afternoon,
March 7.
The institute piogram is de
signed to alert Pennsylvania
growers on national and mtei
national trends affecting the
entire potato industiy, accord
ing to Robert W Harwood,
Wattsburg, Erie County, piesi
dent of the sponsoung Penn
sylvania Cooperative Potato
Growers Association
The effect ot the European
Common Market on Amencan
agriculture is to be told by JR.
B Donaldson, Penn State Uni
versity extension economist.
Latest developments in the
federal Food and Drug Ad
ministration program for con
trol 'ot chemicals on potatoes
are to be presented by Fred L
Lofsvold, Philadelphia district
director for FDA
Di Kenneth H Hood, Ameri
can. Farm Bureau Federation,
Chicago, is to give his views
on a solution for the Nation's
agricultural problems
W. B. Camp, Jr , Bakers
field, California, president of
rthe National Potato Council
follows Secretary Bull on the
dinner program, telling how
potatoes are grown, shipped
and marketed in California.
The following day he will dis
cuss conditions in the national
potato industry
Two officials of, the US. Last year, 141 farmers in
Department of Agriculture aie Central Pennsylvania reported
scheduled for the closing s?s- having planted 147 different
sion. An analysis of the over- corn hybrids. How many were
all potato industry will be planted throughout the State
given by Floyd F. Hed'und, would be difficult to guess,
director of the USDA fruit and say Guy W. McKee, Harold T.
vegetable division The potato Campbell, and Jerome K. Pas
acreage allotment bill and to, research workers at the
other proposed federal legisla- Pennsylvania State University,
tion is to be reviewed by They think, however, that few-
Richard E Moody, ASCA staff er corn hybrids would do the
assistant. Robert Aten, Macun- job as well and reduce “corn
gie, Pennsylvania member of fusion.”
the National Potato Advisory Nearly one-third of the 147
Committee, will report on com- hybrids required too long »
mittee activities as they affect season to mature in a normal
growers. year where they were grown.
Recommendations for potato the Agricultural Experiment
growers will he given by four Station researchers state.
Penn State University staff The hybrids were selected
members: Elmer C. Pifer, ex- on past performance, the farm
tension agronomist; Dr. Albert era said. Seldom mentioned as
S. Hunter, department of reasons for selecting a variety
agronomy; Dr, C. F. Taylor, were maturity, ease of picking,
extension plant pathologist, clean husking, standabihty, ear
and J. O Pepper, extension size, and advertising,
entomologist. Thirty different hybrids ac-
The 47th annual meeting of counted for nearly three-four
eo-op members will be bold ths of the corn acreage in the
March 7 following a tour to study. Fifty-two hybrids were
the Rice Farms at Jersey grown on 5 acres or less and
Shore. ' an additional 29 were planted
on only 5 to 10 acres The
leading hybrid, planted by 42
Protect Machinery
Farmers and farm machinery D f the 141 farmers, accounted
owners who don’t have enough for one-sixth of the total corn
storage space under roof can acreage The leading 3 varieties
still protect their machinery W ere planted on 42 percent of
from bad weather, says Burton the acreage
S Horne, Penn State extension The 14T hybrids found in
agricultural engineer. Tillage the survey represented at least
equipment, such as plows, xi “brands” produced by as
disks, harrows and cultivators many seed companies The
can be stored out of doors alter number of brands planted per
.they are cleaned and painted farm ranged from 1 to 5 with
Metal parts that work in soil an average of 2. The number
should be coated with a rust 0 f hybrids planted per brand
preventive. Then cover them ra nged from X to 41. The aver
wuh plastic sheeting which a g e number of varieties per
provides satisfactory storage farm was 3 with a range from
until they can, be placed under to 10.
roof.
Poultry Ass’n
Elects Officers
Directors of the Lancaster
Poultry Association elected
Daniel K Good, Columbia, pre
sident of the association at a
recent reorganizational meet
ing
Good, a dealer in live poul
tr> and former treasurer la
the association, succeeds Char
les Warfel, Conestoga
Benjamin L Burkholder,
New Holland, was reelected
vice president The new secre
tar> is Glenn G Herr, Lam
petei, the only grower to be
elected to an office John Wol
gemuth, elected to the board
just last month was named
tieasurer All offlceis will serve
a one year term
In other business, the direc
tois -voted to continue the bar
becues on the second Saturday
of eveiy month John L Herr,
ilanheim, was leappomted to
serve as barbecue chairman
for another year
The newly elected directors
were welcomed and began
their duties at the meeting.
Frey Angus Is
Reserve Champ
At San Antonio
It was reported this week
that Fred Prey, Quarryville
R 2, showed an Angus senior
calf to the reserve champion
ship in the San Antonio, Texas,
fat cattle sp.ow Monday.
The steer was named grand
champion Angus in the show
last Saturday. It was one of
three exhibited by Frey. The
grand champion of the exposi
tion was. a Hereford.
“Cornfusion”
In Hybrid Seed
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