Mechanization OfHarvesting Is
CaDed Gardner’s Biggest Need
Mechanized harvesting is
probably ‘the greatest challenge
to the American vegetable in
dustry, 'Pennsylvania vegetable
growers and icSanners’ 'fieWmen
wer o advised recently dlurdng
(heir annual (conference at The
Pennsylvania State University.
“We’ve improved our effi
ciency in 'pteatinig, -spraying,
a nd packing vegetables, to m t
after 30 years we stall harvest
tomatoes, euicumlbers and many
other vegetables (by hand,” de
clared John Oaraw, of the hor
ticulture department at (Michi
gan State University.
Dr. 'Oaraw said the science
of horticulture “must seek out
new ideas for improving effi
ciency in producing and mar
keting its products " The hor
ticulture industty must
btrengthen both the research
and extension (phases of t h e
state universities, he affirmed.
He urged growers to develop
their own ideas and to 'be aware
of other developments. He
pointed out that controlled at
mosphere storage, dwarf apple
trees, and 2,4-H and £»DT were
not original American ideas.
American's, however, used these
to the fullest extent.
The field of horticulture
needs skilled executives, he
affirmed, to represent horticul
tural interests In legislature
Looking at the world through
rose - colored glasses...
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and at international conferen
ces. And he called for more co
operative efforts in developing
new marie ting procedures and
m promoting horticultural pro
ducts.
Fruit Growers
Asked To Return
Survey Forms
HARRISBURG State Ag
riculture Secretary Iceland H,
Bull today urged fruit grow
ers to return survey reports
promptly to the Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service
Survey cards were mailed
recently to growers asking for
information about number and
age of trees and grapevines,
and about varieties being in
troduced or discarded The in
formation will be summarized
apd published in a bulletin tha:
will be available to all fruit
and grape growers and allied
fruit interests, Secretary Bull
said.
“Growers need these facts
to meet the impact of chang
ing conditions, market require
ments and competition,'’ Secre
tary Bull explained, "and in
orderly planning for the years
ahead.”
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Wihners Win
National Award
PETERBOROUGH, N H
Raymond F. and Louise A. Wit-
mer, owners of Penn-Del Farm,
Willow Street, Pennsylvania,
have been named Gold Star
Guernsey Breeders for 1963 by
The American Guernsey Cattle
Club. This is their second
award.
The Witmer’s met all of the
requirements for this award
during the past year Some of
these requirements were that
all Guernseys over eight
months of age owned by the
farm were registered, that the
herd included at least 10 regis
tered Guernsey cows with-pro
duction records made official
during the year with at least
70% of them home-bred, that
the herd was on official AR or
HTR-rDHiTR test with a lacta
tion average over 10,810
pounds, milk or 525 'pounds’
fat, 30‘5i2X ME. and tlhat 80%
of the corns with official records
completed during the year were
classified with an average
score for the group of 82.5%
or better.
'The production summary osf
the Witxner herd showed 32
cows with 32 records averag
ing 11,817 pounds of milk, 609
po-unda of fat, 3-00-2 X M E. and
With an average classification
for 32 cows of 85.'1 percent.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 7, 1964
Science In Ag.
Open House Set
University Park Oppor
tunities tor men and women
with a college education will
be stressed in the annual “open
house” to be held March 28
by the College of Agriculture
and the biological science de
partments of the College of
Science at The Pennsjhauia
State University.
Underway from 8:00 am to
4 00 pm, the open house will
acquaint young persons and
adults with developments in
the agricultural and biological
sciences, says Glenn O Bressl
er, general chairman and pio
fessor of poultry science
Lecture-demonstrations, Dr
Bressler adds, will describe a
$9O bihon industry employing
over 20 million people as pro
duction workers, supervisors,
managers, fieldimen, salesmen,
credit men, newsmen, teachers,
laboratory workers, technical
workers, technical researchers,
economic analysts, and other
careers.
Featured in lecture-demon
strations and exhibits will be
(1) agricultural business and
education, (2) agricultural en
gineering and physical sciences
(3) animal sciences, (4) bio
logical sciences, (5) plant
sciences, and (6) counseling
for careers.
Last year nearly 3,500 high
school students, teachers, and
'parents attended the open
house This year’s committee
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liititz, Fa.
Grumelli Farm Service Nissley Farm Service
Quarryrille, Pa. Washington Boro, Pa.
Lausch Bros. Equipment
has mailed an invitation and
a folder describing the day’s
events to all high schools in
the State rjiuß leaders in
business and industry.
Star Farmer of America ia
the nation’s best known Harm
boy award. It is a check for
$l,OOO presented each year toy
the Future Farmers of Amer
ica Foundation to the FFA
member judged most outstand
ing m farming and leadership.
Save Baby Pigs
About one-third of all pigs
bom never reach market, says
Lea Burdette, extension, live
stock specialist at The Penn
sylvania State University. Cold,
drafty, wet farrowing pens
cause troubles with ihalby pigs.
The high death rate among
baby pigs can often be pre
vented by good management
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