12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 1, 1964
Carl E. Cinder
To AIC Meet
WASHINGTON. DC— Carl
E Gmcier. Mount Joy R 2. has
been selected to take a prom
inent pait in the 1964 Youth
Piogram of the 36th annual
national farm business confer
ence of the Amencan Insti
tute of Coopeiation at the
Michigan State Univeisity, Au
jHi't 9 12, when he will seive
on a panel discussing ‘Caieer
Oppoitunities foi Youth in
Coopeiatives "
The confeience is the larg
est annual gathenng on farm
business opportunities, tech
niques and problems, di awing
o\ei 3,000 leadeis of farm
business, ciedit, maiketing, ag
i'cultural extension, and rural
education including an expect
ed 1,000 faim youth and young
fanners who will paiticipate
in their own discussion and
toui piograms.
RICH SOIL NEEDED
Vine crops, such as cucum
beis, squash, pumpkins, and
muskmelons, need a good rich
soil containing much oiganic
matter, explains James 0 Dutt,
i egetable extension specialist
at The Pennsylvania State Uni
cel sity Vine ciops also need
plenty of fei tilizei and insect
control If ii ugation is need
ed, watei during the day
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Darwin Boyff
Darwin Boyd
Writes Letter
From Korea
An area youth writes
“Special to Lancaster Farm
ing” fiom Korea where he
is seiving five months in the
International Farm Youth Ex
change (IFYE) program
He is Darwin Boyd, twenty
two, son of 'Mr and Mrs. El
mer L Boyd, Ephrata Rl, who
was one of the outstanding
4 H club boys in the county
in lecent veais He was in
the Baby Beef and Lamb
Clubs, and the Lincoln 4-H,
Community Club, in which he
laised swine, strawberries, ca
pons, beans, tobacco and corn
He was chosen by Washing
ton to lepresent Lancaster
county in the program.
Darwin left June 17, and
spent a week in Washington
befoie leaving for Korea on
June 24 He writes -
“I’m presently serving five
months in Korea in the In-
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Superior Construction... Greater Efficiency
Q 39 swinging flails cut a
full 72-inches. Flails are re
versible and interchangeable
for longer cutting life.
rope”.
0 Easy knife adjustment, W ■ f
Simply open blower housing 'V I / Mfl M V
to easily reach the entire v
cutting assembly.
Q Unitized knives and fan
blades Blow crops to farthest
corner of any wagon.
Make us Prove it With a Demonstration!
N. G. HERSHEY CHAS. J. MeCOMSEY
& SON & SONS
Manheim Hickory Hill, Pa.
FARMERSVILLE EQUIPMENT CO.
R. D. 2, Ephrato, Pa.
ternational Farm Youth Ex
change, (JFYE) program. This
is a 4-H program for selected
young people to live and work
with rural people in othei'
countries. Through IFYE,
young people can learn an
other way of life by living it,
and can better understand oth
er people.
‘•l'm living in the Piovince
(state) of Kyonggi Do in Paju
Gun (county) which is in the
northeastern comer of South
Korea and holders the demili
tauzed zone (DMZ) I live in
a village where theie aie
about 35-40 sand block houses
with thatched roofs. The near
est business village is about
two and one-half miles across
the valley and over several
hills by way of foot. This small
village is sui rounded by rice
paddies and mountains. The
people in this village have no
electricity, telephones, wash
mg machines, stoves, bath
looms or vehicles. These peo
ple must work very hard and
take much time to do many
things the ‘lucky American’
can do in a few minutes They
must work mainly to exist and
not foi added pleasures This
is true with the majority of
people in South Korea.
Standards Low
“Last week, I took a two
and one half mile walk to see
the police superintendent of
this ‘Gun ’ He told me some
\eiy interesting things about
this area He said, ‘Seventy per
cent of the people in this
Gun have moved here since
the war. The Korean combat
men of this Gun are of a
wilder type and have less re
spect for law. The standard
of living and the conditions
are the poorest in the coun
Plus . . . Easy-Swing draw
bar that enables you to switch
from direct-pull to complete
offset with just a “pull of a
try.’ Also, this area is strong
ly protected by the military
since the DMZ line is only
seven and a half miles from
here This combination of con
ditions makes this quite a
challenging place in which to
live.
“The exchange of money in
Korea is the Won. One dollar
is equal to 255 Won. Most
things aie cheaper in Korea
when compared to the Amen
can value. It costs 50 Won,
about 20 cents, to get a hair-
cut. This comparison]/
of the purchasing
many products in this
“The 4-H Club oi-g atil
only started in Koi ea u
but it presently has the
ond largest enrollment
world. It is the only ,
rounded Youth oigaL
that is established th ro(l[
South Korea which cj
velop technical skills
ship, high ideals, maturity
thereby develop belt*/
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