VOL 9 NO. 14 w , PATTERN OF CONSERVATION on the land makes a striking picture Whne contour strips are probably the best known of all conservation practices they are only one of the tools used by conservationists in an effort to get every acre to produce at its maximum potential. ® No Sugar Beet Quotas For State Until 1967 A United States Department ot Agriculture official told Pennsylvania potato growers Thursday, it may be 19G7 be fore the Keystone state could - get a sugar beet quota even it Congress passes new sugar legislation. Speaking at the closing ses sion of the state potato grow eis> institute in Altoona, Vern on L Bushman said the pre sent sugar a'et was written in 1943 and amended in 1962 as a les ult of the late President Kennedy’s embargo on Cuban tuniimodities The act ends in 1966 Under the amendment to I Farm Calendar j Uai 9 7 30 ipim Cen i tral 4-H Tractor club meets ! nt the shop of DH. Bruba i ker, Straslburg. ' 7 30 pm. 'Admit welding 1 (-lass at Bphrata High 'Scfo j °ol agriculture shop. ; IQ (> 30 a , m 3 ip mi. J L-ir'iastei Couutv Dairy Da V at G-uernsey Pavilion, Lincoln Highway East -of Lancaster. ® ip m. (Lancaster County Soil Conservation Linnet- (banquet at Bine BaK fire 'hall. 7 30 pim Mortheast 4-H I’rai ,or club meets at Farni 'l * e Equipment, Farmers ville 7 30 p m Elizabethtown- Bonegal 4-H Community ' li.b rs. organizational meet "'S at Donegal High School, 3U Jov "" lr 11 7 30 pm Swine Cinic sponsored by county cvtenoion service at Farm Bureau Cooperative build ‘"'g, DiHerville Pike, Lancas (Contiiiued Page lb > Annual Soil Conservation District Report Issue provide for domestic growth and expansion of the beet sug ar industry, Bushman said, Secretary ot Agniculture Or ville Freeman reserve each year from the national sugar beet requirements enough-acreage to yield 65,000 short tons oof sugar. While the act permits the accumulation of the reserve through 1965, it limits the carryover into 1966 to 35,000 tons “This limits the amount of sugar available for allocation in 1966 to 100,000 tons," he said, “which is enough for two lactones ” Bushman said the agricul ture department already has (Continued on Page S) Breeding Co-ops Approve Merger Members of the Southeast ern and Western Pennsylvania Artificial Bieoding Coopera tives have voted overwhelming approval of a resolution to merge organizations and form Atlantic Breeders Cooperative The vote came at a senes of 3G annual District Meetings he'd during February through out the service areas ot both Cooperatives The overall- ap pioval was So per cent The i evolution called for support of earlier action by the icspective Boaids of Directors to consolidate the assets and membership and charter At lantic Breeders Cooperative to begin operations on July 1, 19(11. Special executive com mittees from both Boards have worked on the plan for sever al months Membership en dorsement now enables them to complete negotiations and -combine studs. \ • Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 7, 1964 4-H Leaders Reelect Officers The Lancaster County 4-H Leaders council executive board re-elected the full slate of officers Thursday night at the home of Victor Piastow. Mrs. Jean Thomas, Man heim, was returned as presi dent; Mrs. Harold Fry is vice president, and Wilbur Houser is secretary-treasurer The board went on record as opposing the present system of choosing club leaders Mem bers felt that election of lead ers by club members some times resulted in a popularity contest and not necessarily choice of qualified leaders Action was taken to recom mend acceptance of any lead er who volunteers and is ap proved by the extension sei vxce. The board set Saturday, September 19. as the date ot the annual chicken barbecue which will be held in the Lam peter Community building. Planners Aid Conservation A Oount\-mde Water Re sources Stud> has been recom mended by the iLancastei County Planning Commission, and a consulting Arm has been selected to undertake the fust 5 m'onths phase Although $lO - 0-0-0 was allocated in the pre\ - lous budget, timing of the contract payments necessitates Us consideration in the 19G4 budget Among other things the study will analjze exist ing resources, and make re commendations for supplying the future needs of the Coun ty Both surface and sub-sur face sources will be examined The Lancastei County Land Subdivision Regulations, which are under the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission have 1 ( (Continued pn. Page 8) [Soil Conservation District Complete Program The Lancastei County Soil Consemation Distnct earned on the following actmties din ing 1963 1 The Outstanding Consei \ation Famiei was Hany Tioop QuatiwiHe R 3 2 A total of 235 attended tlie Annual Meeting at Hostet- tei’s in lit Jov 3 Dining ifav Soil Stenaid- S'lnp was observed Se\en pa pers earned Stewaiship aiti cles, and seieral lural Chinch es used Soil Stewaidship ma terials 4 Rev Grosz of Biunner ville helped with a television piograni on Soil Stewaidship 5 A tour of county farms was held tor the County Com missioners 6 Director Chairman Aan'os H Funk is serving as Presi dent of the State Association. 7. The fourth annual Plow ing Contest and Field D a y were on the Roy Garber farm. There were 8 contestants, and Co. Dairy Day Is Next Week New practices in dairy farm management will 'be the item of interest at the annual Lancas ter County (Dairy Day nett Tuesday The meeting in the Guern sey iS'ales Pavilion, Lincoln Highway east of Lancaster, sponsored by the county exten sion service, is set to get 'un derway at 9 30 ain with Jason Weaver, Quarryville R 2. as master of iceremomes Penn State University 'Farm Management specialist will dis cuss “Good Dairy Farm Man agement _ The Key to Success”. Good water supply and sewage disposal will ibe discussed bv Joseph MbCurdy, extension ag riculture engineer. Milk sales promotion pro gram's will be outlined iby- Rob ert McKinley, president of the Dairy Council, and Frank Bushek, manager of the Atlan tic Dairv Association Dr William Pierce, Penn State Agriculture Economics extension sipecialist will ans wer the question. “What’s the Milk 'Marketing Outlook tor 1964 “What’s Xew in the Line of Insecticides and Pesticides for Dairymen’’ will be answeied bv John O Peypei extension entomologist Dt Samuel Cuss extension \etennary specialist from Penn State will wind up the speak ing program wuh ideas on how to present and care for some of the majoi diseases in dau\ cattle The program will conclude with a question and answer period.,.. $2 Per Year approximated- 175 people at tended Richard G-ioff, Lttit* RD3, was the winnei of the count} contest and gamed pos session of the Plowman tro phv foi 1963 S Richaid Giolt was spon- soied b> the D’stnct m the State Plowing Contest 9 The Distnct sponsored a meeting (with the Township Supeivisois and the Planning Commission 10 The Disti ict helped start a 4-H Conseivation Club thiough Associate Directors 11 Three Watershed meet ings weie at Blue Ball, Bnclc erville and Churchtown Area. 12 A district representa tne attended meetings of tlh© Lancaster Co Agriculture Council 13 The District continued to help sponsor the Silt Samp ling Station on the Conestoga Cieek 14 The District Cooperating Agencies helped put on six Conservation television pro grams 'l5 Use of the film “Beyond Tomorrow”, purchased by the Districts fast year. is being (Continued on Page 6) SCS Reports Year’s Activity The Lancaster County Soli Conservation Work Unit of the U.S D A Boil Conservation* Seivice completed the follow ing work during 1963. District Cooperators 52 —■ 7i377 acres Cooperators'cancelled 46 3519 acres Land owners assisted SOT. Services provided 1637. Landowners applying one or more practices 352 Basic plans prepared 85 —• 6363 acres Basic plans cancelled 13 1215 acres Basic plans revised 1 2000 acres Advisory services S 2 (Continued on Page G) FIVE-DAY WEATHER FORECAST Tnniici'.ilmes ,11 e expect ed to aieiage time to nine degiees aboxe the not mat lange ot 47 in the alleinoon to 28 at night. The teinpera tuies lluough the period mil be mild but shghtlj cooler .Saturday night and again Tuesdaj night. f'reeipttation ntaj total .1 to .3 inch w ith a chance of a tew sprinkles Saturday and more general tain Sundaj night or Mon day,
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