VOL. 8 NOS 36 - Above are the Vegetable division winners of the County-Wide 4-H Flower and Vegetable Roundup held at Penn Manor High School Tuesday. (Left to right) Patrie Roberts, R. D. 1, Mt. Joy sweet corn division winner; Annette Long, R. D, 3, Lititz, Unit 1 Winner and Eugene Hosier, R. D. 3, Manheim, Unit 2 winner. Thirty-eight Vegetable displays were entered in the Roundup. - ,m , , ManheimFFA Farm Calendar Boys Report A U TeIS.S“ From California ori^at Editor’s .Note: This is the Prices received by Keystone _** . 317 second report from the Man- State farmers in mid-July were ' R.tn Jm Tvracfßrotfoo a w helm Future Farmers on a six 4 per cent higher than a ivyr«+w" or.R week- tour of the western part month earlier and about the Club Mother and daughter of Unlbed stateS- Jolm same M a year agoi according ' amtu , g fns a Vagner is the reporter for the to the Pennsylvana Crop Re- Manheim - group. - porting Service. 8:30 p.m. Lancaster Coun ty Soil Conservation Dis trict meeting Lancaster Court House. Items to be discussed: Plowing Contest and Water Shed Survey, After seeing the caverns at Carlsibad National Part in New Mexico, and bats flying out of the cave at 7:45 in the eve ning, we camped at Chapar ral Park. Saturday, July 6 'We got up at 7:00 in the Aug 15 7-30 p.m. Man- morning to make ElPaso by Hog prices, continuing their The Lincoln Community 4-H heim Young Farmers meet- evening made it by 12:00, advances for the third consec- club h eld lts me etmg on July irig, Manheitn Central High did our laundry, camped at utive month, rose to $lB per 2 g School. Subject, Feeding Memorial Park, ElPaso, toured ewt. Corn was up two cents a President Jerry Snader pre- Dairy Cows the city and later toured the bushel to $1.41 while most slded The next meeting will State Plowing contest on Jo- city of Jaurez, Mexico. other field crops were showing be held on August 20 at Wal seph Hooker Farm, Bern- Sunday, July 7 minor seasonal declines ter>s Guests will be the ville R. D #2, Berks County Attended services at First The index of prices recei- New Ho i land Baby Beef Club Ane 17 State Beekeeoers Baptl f Chur c ch T at 10 ' 15 ’ ved, a measure of the trend The entertainment for the Association meeting at Penn tOU / and ChangGS ° f P * S received evening consisted of Mr. War- and ‘ n the T evenms saw the by farmers, was 221 per cent ren Lein inger, Mr. John Ed -1000 a m - County Swine bullfight in Jaurez of the 1910-14 base This com- wards> Davld Helse y and Tom Producers field day at the „ , onday ’ 8 . P ares wlth 212 a month ear- Hartman giving reports on the Srm of Richard Maule , T . Headed B aca Naya3 ° Her and 221 a year ago. different activities club mem -7:00l p.m. - Lancaster Coun- forking It ias ratamg hard We * have tO 9 writt ' en OWahoma Mrs - „ D ° r °^ y Bry 'ty Pannona Grange Picnic at kS-11 w s rammg aar ’ laws, and not en'bugh sensible gave a ’’Show and Tell” about Grange Hal1 * yn si*v .1 Aug. 13 State 4-H Day at Penn State University. s + * + ■* * ■s, * s. > > •! . > .t A AA •* - « Friday, July 5 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 10, 1963 * * +• -v* ~ ' s ~ <**• > ** f Prices Received About Same As Year Ago The gain was attributed in part to a seasonal advance of 25 cents a hundredweight in the price received for milk, plus a one-cent per dozen in crease in egg prices. Stronger hog and corn prices also were influencing factors. Egg Production Down 3 Per Cent First 6 Months •ySn«" Egg production in Pennsyl- tinder June a year ago. The vania for the first half of 1963 half-year average was down 2 was down nearly 3 per cent per cent. Only 31 per cent were from the first half of 1962, ac- pullets over three months but cording to the Pennsylvania not yet in production This com- Crop Reporting Service In the pared to 37 per cent a year same period egg production for earlier. the whole United States drop- Egg-type chicks hatched Jap ped 1 per cent. uary to July were down 4 per The decline was in keeping cent, with a 69-egg drop in U.S. per Seasonal declines in egg set capita consumption since 1951. tings and chick placements were Even the population expansion re g ist ered in the state’s broil hasn’t been able to make up er - industry during the week the difference. ended July 27, according to the PCRS said Pennsylvania’s Pennsylvania Crop Reporting lowered egg production reflects service. Chick placements were a decrease in number of la- 8 per cen t less than the pre yers. Chickens raised on farms, VIOUS week _ and 14 per cer i± excluding commercial broilers, less than a year ago- Egg were estimated at 14.9 millions tingS( 6 per cent less than the 5 per cent below the first pre vious week, were the same half of ’62 and 21 per cent un- as a year ago . similar declines der the 1957-61 average. were recorded in the nation’s Layers on farms in June to- 22 broiler producing states, taled 12 7 million 4 per cent Clarence Weaver Tries For 150 Bushel Per Acre Clarence Weaver, son of George M. Weaver of New Hol land, E. D. 1, showing his field corn test plot height one day after the Fourth of July (Pic ture on page 12) Clarence is one of 20 young farmers who are cooperating with the Agricul ture Department of Garden Spot High School in a five-year corn growing study. This field of corn has a 20, 416 plant population per acre on 38” row spacing. This is an average of 7 inches between stalks. Clarence is trying this high population-variety attempt ing to hit 150 bushels per acre this year. Physical records were kept on the amount of manure, fer tilizer, seed and spray mater ials that are used on this acre as well as time spent in the mechanical aspects of corn growing. A soil test was taken to de termine the nutrient needs of (Continued on Page 12) Lincoln 4-H Club Heors Talk On Trip To Oklahoma By: Pat Zartman, Tteporter By; Gene Dauaherty $2 Per Year Plowing Matches Date And Place Are Announced Two state plowing champions, one in level land and one in contour, will be named August 15 in the 1963 Pennsylvania Plowing Contest on the Joseph Hooker farm, Bernville, R D. 2, 15 miles northwest of Read ing. They will be successors to two Dauphin county farmers, Frank N. Kocevar, Harrisburg, R. D. 1, and Richard M. Nest ler, Harrisburg, R. D. 3, who furrowed their way to the 1962 contour and level land titles, respectively, last August at Hershey as the final feature o£ the 3-day National Grassland Field Day. Kocevar in 1960 was top Pennsylvania level 1a n d jockey. First on the day’s schedule will be the Berks county meet, last of a dozen county prelim inaries. Berks plowmen will compete at 9 a.m. They will finish in time for the state fin als to get under way at 12 noon. (Continued on Page 16) FIVE-DAY WEATHER FORECAST Temperatures during the next five days are expected to average two to six degrees below the normal range of 64 at night to 84 in the af ternoon. Near normal tem perature on Saturday becomr ing cooler on Sunday and Monday with warmer weather again Wednesday. Precipita tion is expected to total .01 to .02 inch falling as showers or thundershowers on Satur day. Rain may again occur about Tuesday. !, 't !' > '
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