iL 9 NO. 24 NEWSPAPER FARM EDITORS MET with President Johnson this week Shown left to right are, Bill Humphries, Raleigh, (N.C.), News and Observer, resident of the NEE A; Herb Karner, Tulsa World; Jack Owen, Lancaster Earni ng, (Arrow), Berme Benner, UPI, Washington; Rex Conn, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Jazette, Ike Groff, Lancaster Livestock - Reporter (Arrow); Bill Zipf, Columbus Ohio) Dispatch, and President Johnson Also present at the conference but not ihown m the picture were Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Keyser, Lancaster. wheat Program Bign-Up Period Is Extended The sign uip period for the 964 voluntary wheat program as been extended for one »eek, according to the U. S. lepartment of Agriculture. The final date for farmers to ign up was moved hack from lay 15 to May 22. The extra week was added oi tv.o reasons. The late, wet, old spring in some areas orced extensive field work dur ig the original sign up period, nd the extensive interest and logram participation over orked some county ASCS of a spokesman for the De jrtment said this week in fashmgton at a meeting of fivspaper (Farm Editors. While the program is volun >ry, the producer who wishes 0 get price support loans and wchases, plus acreage diver -10,1 payments, and certificates sse d on this proportionate haie of the domestic and for ‘gn market must sign up with he county office before May 22. domestic certificates will m a fixed face value of 70 Pei bushel and the ex (Conunued on Page 4) Calendar tv 18 day Southeast Strict County Agents meet m Reading ay 13 —8 ip m County 4-H Council meets at the ißiueau Cooperative “anjing, Dillenville Pike 19 7 30 p m. Lincoln unity 4IH club meets at j." 6 Mount Airy Fire Hall. Pm Drumore Commun- J * H club meets at the “fstnut Level Church house Pm Agriculture Com ™Uee of the .Lancaster »mber of Commerce meets the Chamber’s Office, Or | lt °iUin„ ecl on P*ge 14j Plastic Tobacco Cover Pushes Early Plants How do you get tobacco plants ready for the field two weeks earlier than normal 9 One answer may he a minia ture greenhouse made of plas tic over a wooden frame. ‘Henry B Engle, research agronomist with the U S. De partment of Agriculture sta tioned at the Southeast Penn sylvania Research 'Laboratory farm near Landisvdle, believes tobacco plants grown under the clear plastic may be field ready A MINIATURE GREEN HOUSE made of plastic over a framework of wood en strips pushes tobacco plants in this bed on the Southeast Pennsylvania Re search Farm near Landisville Henry B. Engle, research agronomist with the US Department of Agriculture, working in cooperation with the Pennsylvania State University, shows how he uses bricks to hold down the ends of the plastic cover. Holes in the plastic are for ventilation. Additional ventilation is supplied by opening the ends on bright days. L. F. Photo. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 16, 1964 nearly two weeks ahead of plants under glass or muslin. All beds in the experiment were seeded on the same day— April 10—'but the plants cer tainly do not look the same. Leaves on the plants under plastic were easily the size of a half dollar at the middle of the week while those under the glass in sashes averaged about the size of a dime, and the plants under muslin had leaves (Continued on Page 8) President Sees Brighter Beef Price Picture Ahead WASHINGTON President Johnson told Newspaper Farm Editors, Tuesday, the combina tion of increased 'beef consump tion, increased government buy ing for school lunches and needy families, and lower beef imports, will have the effect of pushing the cattle business back to 1962 levels He said the federal Govern ment plans to buy an addition al 100 million pounds of 'beef for the two programs, and add ed. “We have sent a team of top men to Europe to try to War On Poverty Can Only Present The Opportunities WASHINGTON All the War on Poverty can do is pro vide opportunities, the people must take advantage of the opportunities, a Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture said Monday. James Sundquist of the U S. Department of Agriculture told Newspaper Farm Editors that the Economic Opportunity Act is just a gap filler rather than the whole war. “Even if the bill fails,” he said, “The war is on People have enlisted and anything that helps the economy is part of the war on poverty” This program is not a “hand out” he said. The objective is to find the cause of poverty and help people find the way out. “We have found that $2 Per Year find new markets.” Raymond loanes, Administra tor of Foreign Agricultural Service, believes the U 'S will export more meat in the year ahead He said the price of dressed beef m France is nearly double the price of carcasses here la Italy the prices are nearly as high, and the Italians have turned to 'beef Imports to help fight inflation m their country. In addition, he said, Austral ia, today, can make as much (Continued on Page 9) poverty can be inherited just as wealth can be inherited,” he added. Sundquist pointed out that 9 3 million families, about 20 per cent of the population, earn less than $3,000 yearly. The $3,000 figure, he said is an arbitrary one, and is used only as a guide line for deter mining who needs help. Poor people are poorly edu cated and have children who aie poorly educated, he ex plained. The program is aimed (Continued on Page 7) Fruit Growers Plan Meeting Lancaster County fruit grow ers will hold a twilight meeting on Thursday evening, May 21, at 7 p.m at Shank Fruit Farms, Farm No 2 on Long Lane, about one mile southwest New Danville A lour of the Shank orchards, conducted by Amos ftutt, man ager, will present an opportu nity to observe and hear about the orchard management which they successfully use. Following the orchard tour, Mr. Larry Yeager, Extension Area Marketing Agent, will em phasize retail marketing prob lems 'He expects to give the present and possible future pic ture of the apple and peach producer-consumer situation. FIVE-DAY WEATHER FORECAST Temperatures will average near normal during the next five days with mild weather on Saturday, cooler on Sun day and Monday and milder again on Tuesday and Wed nesday. Normal tempera tures during the period range from 52 at night to 75 in the afternoon. Scattered showers Saturday night or early Sun day are expected to bring Vi to Vt inch of rain.
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