. ai b«feafeiown just as we have arrived (Continued from Page,4) . t *t t pur. present situation by too many able orgknizations' can bk' linked to,t it, lo .negative stands on the same small issu jjo doubt the conscience of the official- , es. You, and I, and the man next door dom connected with legalized betting on' are the- people who must make these races in Pennsylvania would be eased decisions and -take these stands, We are by such a tie-up and it would be a nice the people who can control the destiny thing at which to .point as justification of our country. of pari-mutual betting. It would also A concession to accept tax money he a nice move if a few churches could secured from gamblers and from gambl he encouraged to take a part of the loot! ing even for 'the most worthy pur- No! Let’s have no part o£ this pro- poses is just one more step in the" posed program! If this country of ours' lowering ,of our standards. If is just is to remain a first class nation, some- another negative stand on another (not where sometime somehow —' too) small issue.- The Future Farmers somebody has to put on the brakes and ■ of America has always been an organl bring to a screenching halt this matter zation-whose activities have merited re of moral disintegration. And it will not ’ spect: Let’s keep it that way. Then we, be done by a senate committee investi- as FFA advisers, may truthfully say' gating crime, or the FBI, or a “youth along with our FFA members “I squad” of the state police, or more believe that rural America can and will modem jails and houses of correction, hold true to the. best traditions in our These things are merely ways of dealing national life and that I can exert an with situations that have already occurr- influence in my home and community ed. They do not correct the conditions that will stand solid for my part in that that were responsible for the moral inspiring task.” breakdown that led to the crime of delinquency. This moral disintegration (study the statistics on crime if you don’t think there is such a thing) will be stopped in only one way. That way is by the sum total of a lot of positive Food Costs Today, we spend only 10 per- extension home manage- If the ipnce of 4ood at the cent of our income on food In n?ent specialist A thin film har farm had increased as much most other countries, tood costs <}^ ns more quickly and gives during the last 10 years as the range from 30 to SO peicem of better protection This is bc cost of other goods and seivi- family income. cause the moisture in the .wax ces, we would he paying $4 to ~' can evaporate. Thick coatings $6 billion more a year for food, Apply leave sulbsurface wax soft and the U. S Department of Agn- One common mistake in wax- thls makes the floor more sus culture reports Ten years ago, mg smooth surface floor cover- cep tible to denting and surface the food we bought took 23 mgs is to apply too much wax, scratches percent of the family income, points out Helen Bell, Penn <s* •> ❖ I Quality Feeds at low Cost ... ❖ •*« i i FLORIN FEEDS *J» , * i ❖ ‘ % * LABOR SAVING BULK | From Our Modern Manufacturing Facilities to We Can Serve Your individual Needs Call Mt. Joy 653-1451 Today! WOLGEMUTH BROS., INC. Service Mount Joy, Penna. It is hoped that we haven’t fallen to the point where the “life abundant” has become so important to us that we are willing yes, perhaps even eager to secure this abundant life by means of something less than “honest wealth”. BAGS BULK * EASY HANDLING 50's Our Excellent *V „ I ■■ 'Xtgc j t 1 f < / v , 'g/jpns NWtO-S ** s* \? * H &*&»» -J Sidney B Hutton (left) stands with County Agent Robert A. Powers on contours of roses where once land was washing away Contours now catch and hold rain water for plants, eliminate soil runoff. Roses On The Contour Saves Soil, Makes Better Blossoms For the first time in Penn sylvania, and piobably in the nation, a nurseiv is glowing roses on contomed land, ae coid'ing to Robert A Powers, County Extension Agent of Chester County, Pa Conard-Pyle Company, West Grove, Pa, reports that con touring on their 400 aues ot rose plantings has ihci easeE the numiber of top-grade plants per acre by about 20 percent though planted at the same rate used before contouring. This success stoiy had its be ginning in 1948 when the nur sery was considering quitting its low-yielding fields and mov ing its operation to land it Owns in California The man agement happened, around this tame, to attend an Extension Service meeting in the county and heard Robert Powers talk on soil erosion and soil im provement problems They as ked Powers to recommend soil improvement practices foi their land. In cooperation with agion omy Sec'tion Chairman Janies H Eakin, Jr, Coo-pei ative Ex tension Service, The Pennsyl vania State University, Poweis laid out a progiam ot land management and a six-yeai bis tein of ciop lotation which in cluded oicliardgi ass and siulan grass foi soil mipioi einent. Twenty Six County 4-H Steers Selected To Go To Farm Show Twenty-six county 4-H’eis brought steers to the Lancas ter Stockyard l -; Tuesday but took them home again Tuesday night to await their tij at state honors m Januaiy A total of 12 aligns, 12 Heie fords and two shorthorns were selected at the Red Rose Babv Beef club roundup to be shown at the Famn Show The other steers in the duib weie sifted and penned fdr the d’istiic. show on Wednesday The ‘comity showmanship contest and a .purebred Heie ford feeder steer, presented by the Lancaster Intelligence! Journal, -were won by Weslej Mast, Elverson R 2 Following are the names and addresses of those selected to show steei s in the 4-H classes at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Januai\. ANGUS Judy Floiy, Lititz R 2, Jav Ranch, Quanjville R 2, Donald Snyder, Lititz .R 3, Linda ,Obei, 532 Stiasbu.rg Road, Lancas ter, Kenneth Hess, Strasbuig Rl, Robeit CJrolf, Peach BoL to-ni, Mae Mast, Elverson Itl, V Cllxl “Cost reduction in globing top market loses is largely due to control of erosion,” Poweis said. “These i eductions make the conduct ot business possi ble in the lace ot rising costs of oChei supplies and semces ” One of the chief side benefits of this pioject, Powers points out, is that it N selves a gia phic ■demonstiation of the m ci eased efficiency in id ni pio duction with contouring a n d crop rotation Contouring enec tnely mcieases the amount ot good soil and water aiailab'e to plants and rotation nnpioics the soil quality oiei the \eais. Demonstrations of this k nd aftect Pennsylramans tw o ways hist, hj cieating a new profit level on the faun on which the inipiol enient was made, second, by piovid'ii 0 , in formation that can be g.\ en other tainiei'S of the sta'e thioug'h the Extension Semce. Umt demonstration laims thioughout the state also sei\c as yeai-iound pi owing giounds loi the i ecommen-ddtio'ia Ex tension otteis fannevi in us educational piognam Hen tetb nologv arising fiom ie-,eaiih goes to work on these taims showing larmeis best manage ment foi ci ops and soils, n sect and disease contiol L'e stock and taim inachuieij. Judv Longeneckei, Holtwood Rl, Pat Zaibman, Eplnata Rl; Mvion Landis Strasburg Rl, and Eugene Hoslei, Manheini R 3. HEREFORD Bertha Boose, 2258 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster; Thomas Housei, Lampetei ; Kenneth Weatei, Quail vville R 2, Pat Bollin'gei, Lititz R 4, Lany IVeaiei, Xew Holland Rl, Carol Hess, Strashuig Rl, Judv Diager, Marietta Rl; Fneda Landis, Strasbuig Rl: Dallas IVolgemuth, Mount Joy Rl, Mike Longeneckei. Litnz R 2, Debbie Denlingei, 2814 Yellow Goose Road Lancastei , and Maiy Jane Heir, Retton. SHORTHORN Dand Heisej Sheiidan Rl, and Donna Hess, Stiaa'huig Rl. Cr.iiiln*! i j Crop Anothei 'bumper uanbeiir oop is in sight neaiU on; and one-third million barrels^*ac-/ coidmg to De'ifkV-t-; meat ot Agi slightU below "last is i) pei cent (r^<l)o\j^{(i>\jpt t&e , t' >
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