dub«es 6 4-h ,
Seefe Slides
~ By: Pat Zurtman, Reporter
By: BariJnm fiSchreiber, a David Lapp, Leola 81,
R-epofter '.on., sho'wed slides of his six month
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S*Tn^*h, 1 .. S a™- oL r Mesatea a t the dune
t“ Queen was sleeted to re- meolmE ot the L.neo n Com
nresent the club in the county- munity 4->H club. The club cele
wide 4-H Posture Queen Con- brated parents night.
test. Kathy Walter, daughter R 4 was elected^t^Teprefent
selecS’from 1 5 ‘candi- club in the county Posture
" - % y~ - the Okla
arouns The other candidates homa 4-H exchange trip, the
S P w’/r rtorni Wnt- ’dub scheduled a bake sale for
were Mollie Good, Carol ±lOl-
a Oonoomp- and today. The 4-H ers plan to
nieister. Donna Sensemg and fop oklahoma on Ju]
Margie Haippe. 18 and ret urn home on July
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Masterettes 4-H
Plan Picnic
By Mary Aim Hosier
. Th ® fasterettes 4-H Sew- Barley harvest began in pelted earlier
ing Club is planning a picnic Lancaster , cou nty this week Corn continued to grow well,
f ? r^Ull^ ay i afternoon ’ July 14 with scattered reports indica- and is developing a much bet
at Mt. Gretna. ting nea r normal yields on ter color in most areas. Weeds
At the last meeting, Donna short s t ra w. Barley and rye and glass, which thnved dur-
Nissley was elected posture wag maturing rapidly and mg the repent rains, are be
queen of the club to compete wheat 1S beginning to turn col- coming a problem in many
in the county contest July 18" or _ harvest however is fields, some farmers who
at Dong Park, Lancaster. stlll a bout two weeks away, sprayed cornfields are turning
The club has elected a pro- While wheat straw will be t 0 cultivation as a supplement
iect of selling decorative nap- short, rams early this month to the chemical weed control,
kins and “Wash 'n Dn”. caused the crop to stretch much Inadequate soil moisture was
Meetings of the club are held more than was expected earlier, reported in scattered areas ot
each Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Most estimates now show a southeastern counties during
Masters'onville fire hall. wheat yield at near normal, the week ended June 24, ac
also much better than was ex- cording to the Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service.
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Lancaster farming, - ' Saturday," 'June 'l2 9, • 1^963^-
Crop Summary.
Barley Yields Appear Near Norma!
Phone 733-6525
In its weekly crop and wea
ther summary issued Tuesday,
the 'Service noted that some po
tato fields in the 'Lehigh area
were being irrigated. Else
where, it reported, weather has
been generally ideal for most
farm needs.
'Cooler, drier weather spee
ded haymaking, and hay was
of good quality. Alfalfa wee
vil and spittle bug damage
continues to be a problem in.
fields that were not sprayed.
Pastures continued to improve
and are supplying normal am
ounts of feed
Transplanting of tobacco
seedlings was about three
fourths completed. Seedlings
are still scarce. Tobacco trans
plants were in good condition.
Late summer cobblers are in
blossom with spraying ahd cul
tivation in full swing. The fall
crop in the western part of the
state has been slow in coming
up, but growth in other areas
has been good.
(Harvest of asparagus ,and
strawberries is nearly comple
ted. Harvest of beets and let
tuce is under way with snap
beans expected soon. Harvest
of peas for processing 'contin
ues in southern and central
areas with good yields. Sweet
corn is making good growth,
but in areas where replanting
was necessary stands are short.
Cabbage is growing well, but
some maggot damage has been
i epcVted. Tomatoes are pro
gressing favorably with small
green tomatoes set m many
areas.
Farm Women 24
Donate $2O
Members of Farm 'Women
24 voted a $2O donation to the
Child Welfare Center at a
Monday afteinoon meeting in
home of Mrs. Mildred.
Esbenshade, New Holland.
A program on usndwmmg
analysis was presented by Mrs.
Arnnnta Good
Next meeting of the group
will be a family picnic to be
held July 31 at 6 30 p.m in
the New Holland Community
Park
Company Honors
Two Countians
Two Lancaster County farm
equipment dealers last week
were elected to charter mem
bership in Oliver Corporation's
“100-A-Month” club at the
company’s eastern Dealer busi
ness management conference
m Harnsbuig.
Ivan Mbit, president of
Farmeisville Equipment aiul
Nelson H Hershey, manager of
N G. Hershey and Son, Man
helm, received certificates from
S W White, Jr , president ot
the Chicago-based farm and in
dustrial equipment subsidiary
of White Motor Company.
Whit said Hershey and Noli
had done an outstanding job m
making outside calls on at
least one hundred customers
andjprospects .month- s ~ '
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