9 NO. 16 m I 1 (' < > V -V 4 X 4 ■i i **> v J * ' CHAMPIONSHIP LOINS FROM the hog carcass evaluation, program Wednes day, sponsored by the Lancaster County Swine Producers Ass’n, are examined by, left to right, John Henkel, Strasburg Rl; Dwight Younkin, Penn State, and James Martin, Christiana Rl. Henkel holds a loin from his Yorkshire gilt while Martin has a loin from a Spotted barrow shown by C. Warren Leimnger, Denver R 2, Leminger was not present for the picture. L. F. Photo. Six Members Share Blue Ribbons In 4-H Wildlife, Forestry Clubs Six 4-H members shared blue üb'bons at the Lancaster Coun ty t-H Wildlife and Forestry ilub roundups Wednesday night. Three Forestry club mean herij won blue ribbons under the Danish system of grading tthite first, second and third 'ear Wildlife club members won first place ribbons ’with exhibits and project scores. Farm Calendar M.ir. 23 7-30 p.m. Cen tal 4-H tractor club meets it the L H ’Brubaker Shop, LitUz V 30 pm. Adult welding at the Elphrata High School vocational agriculture chop 7 30 pm. 4-H Conserva t'oa club 'meets at the Elmer Sensenig market, New Hol land ri. * Pm Fulton Grange meets at Oakryn Hall. 25 7 30 pm —SWme rilI >ic sponsored Iby the conn ty extension service. 'Final meeting, .Farm Bureau Co operative, Dillerville Pike, I-anc A, ‘ ir - 26, 27 Dairy Cattle breeding short course at ■Penn State University. M-ir. 26 7:30 m. Poul try diseases and 'housing 1 {Continued on page David Fyock, Xatitz Rl; Ro bert Henry, New 'Providence (Continued on Page 8) Solanco YFA Fertilizer Clinic Is Next Week A spring fertilizer •clinic will be held by the Solanco Young Farmers Association next Thursday night. The clinic will be held at Bpm., March 26, in the agri culture room of Solanco High School south of Quarryville. Kenneth Murphy and Amos Rutt, both Solanco YFA mem bers from Quarryville R 3, will discuss fertilization practices for corn and grassland. John (Contiuu&d on Page 10) Holstein 4-H To Organize Prospective members are in vited to attend the reorganiza tion meeting ot the County 4-H Holstein club next Thurs day night. Victor Plastow, associate county agent, said interested boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 19 are invited to attend the first meeting of the chub at the Farm Bureau Cooperative building, Diller rilie Road, Lancaster. t>*i»/ t i fc ' Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 21, 1964 < >?>v Poultrymen Set Meeting On Lighting The second educational poultry meeting if or 1964, sponsored by the Lancaster County Poultry Association, is set for Thursday March 26, 1964 at 7 30 pm in the Poul try Center, 340 West Rose Ville Road, Lancaster. This meeting, open to tie public, will feature the latest (Continued on Page 6) New Service Is Offered By Poultry Center A new marketing service is being offered to county pdul trymen by the Lancaster Coun ty Poultry Association. 'No sales have been held at the Lancaster Poultry Center sine© the exchange ceased op erations on January 30 of this year, and no sales are plan ned. Growers may call the center either Tuesday or Thursday and list birds for sale. These listings will be av ailable to buyers who can call the producers and make pri vate contra'cts Listings will in clude approximate number of birds, weight, age and condi tion. The Poultry Association will do uo negotiating and handle , (Continued on Page 10) " HGWroiTUm ÜBSftl No Meat Type Hog Breed Specialist Tells Hogmen There is no meat type breed the country have shown no sin ot£ swine, a livestock specialist gle breed dominating the wm said Wednesday. mn-gs Dwight Younkin, extension The program at the packing livestock specialist from the plant of Kunzlei and Co , Inc , Pennsylvania State University, was a follow up evaluation of told Lancaster -County swine hog carcasses judged on foot breeders at a carcass evalua- by breeders at the Stock Tarda tion program, “There aie on Monday y< / > . ** 4 meaty hogs in all breeds, and An estimated 50 persons there are poor ones in all compaied the carcasses with breeds ” the live platings ot IS hogs He said that carcass shows consigned to the evaluation, m Pennsylvania and around (Continued on Page S) A " > Beaver County Yorkshire Wins Annual Hog Show White hogs took all the top Thomas’ champion truckload honois in the sixth annual of Yoikshiie, averaging 227 Ms market hog show and sale pounds, went out on a $17.23 Tuesday at the Lancaster a hundred weight bid of Hersh- Union Stock Yards. ey Abatton. Yorkshires dominated the Lancaster County Swine Pro ducers sponsored event with only one of the maior awards going to a Landrace. Grand champion honors for individual hog as well as tno and pen of ten went to Paik F Thomas, Beavertown, Sny der County. His trim 190 lb. Yoikshire grand champion commanded a bid of 62 cents a pound at the afternoon sale. Kunzler and Co, Inc, Lan caster was the successful bidd er. Kunzler also bought the other two members of the top trio for 20 cents a pound Re serve champion single went to Hershey Abattoir for 42 cents. It was the second consecu tive year that a member of the Thomas family topped the show. Last year, the honors went to a brother, Reno, who showed the reserve champion, a 190 pound Yorkshire. William and Robert Fisher, Blast Earl, broke up the York shire sweep with reserve championship honors for a trio of Landrace hogs. Preview Shows Local Farmers In New Film The premier showing of the new U S. Department of Agri culture film, “One Bug is Too Many” at 8-00 pm. last night in the Livestock Exchange Room, Lancaster Union Stock yards, drew nearly 40 farm ers and agriculture organiza tion leaders. The purpose of this film is to convey to the livestock industry in Pennsylvania the economic necessity for com plete eradication of TB in cat tle and to show it can be done, according to Dr R "VV. Boone, Veterinarian in charge, Pa Animal Disease Eradication Division. The film shows the number (Continued on Page 6) > $2 Per Year The Mai tin packing firm al so >tooV. tno ctvicinpiO n pen ot three, 193-pound Land race crossbreds shown by bro thers William and Robert Fisher, East Earl Rl, at $17.- 60. Judges Dwight Yonnkin and Lester Burdette, Pennsylvania State University Extension Ser \ice Inestock specialists, said Yorkshire quality was especial ly good and “ran deep into classes.” In breed competition, two exhibitors were able to sweep both champion and reserve champion titles in individual and trio judging. They were the Fisher broth ers in Landrace and C. Warren Leminger, Denver R 2, in Spot ted Poland China breed com petition. Richard Maule, Quarryville R 2, took three top ribbons m Berkshire judging, with George Cogley, Ronks Rl, picking op a reserve trio title in York shire competition behind the Thomas brothers. The reserve champion pen. of 10, however, outsold the Thomas truckload by 10 cents. The lightweight Yorkshires v,eie consigned by Willow Glen Farm, Strasburg Rl, and bought at $17.35 by Ezra W. Martin Co, Lancaster. Titus and Omar Beam, EL (Continued on Page 13) FIVE-DAY WEATHER FORECAST Temperatures during the next five days are e\|>octed to ji/vcrage two to eight de grees below the normal range of 51 In the afternoon to S 3 at night. Moderating Satur day , somewhat colder Sun day ; warmer during nudper iod followed by colder at the end of period. Percipitatioju may Coital over 0.6 inch fall ing as rain possible mixed with mow about Saturday and some showers Tuesday.
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