fi—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday. September 5, 1964 John W Neff, farmer, and M. M. Smith, County Agent, examine a sample beet pulled from the test plots at the Neff farm. Please note that although this sugarbeet appears smaller than those sampled at Hershey it takes two good men to hold the Lancaster county beet' L. F. Photo 20 00. They grow ’em big at Hershey (that extra rainfall) Hogs- 278 Barrows and gilts Prof Albert Hunter, and John Yocum, Supt of the mostly off about 50 cents PS U Southeastern Field Research Laboratory each Barrows and Gilts 160-180 holding sample beets pulled from the test plots at lbs 17 50-18 35; 180-200 lbs Hershev. The weight of these beets was estimated at 18 50-19 35, 200-220 lbs 18 85- five and four pounds, respectively. L. F. Photo 19 '^ s g 1 18 75-19 35 • Sugar Beets (Continued fiom Page 1) by a local lefineiy over about a foui-month season At the PS U Southeastern Field Research Labor atoiy near Landisville, 14 vaueties aie being tested The c lop was planted m mid May (Lan caslei Fanning, Satuiday, May 9, 1964) which is a little later than desaed The sugaj beets can be harvested any- time until the giound fieezes haid, in fact, the longei they can be left in the giound, short of fieezmg, the bettei At anothei location, on the faim of John W Neff, Mount Joy RD, theie is only one vanety being giown this is a commercial variety which is being used in Michigan this yeai In this test feitihzer is the only variable 8-16-16 is the feitihzer being used, and it was applied in amounts of 300, 1000, oi 2000 pounds per acie There was little obvious diffeience between the 500 pound and the 1000 pound plots, but the plots that re ceived 2000 pounds per acre were noticeably greener. How, these respective feitilizer ap-] plications will effect the crop cield will not be determined until haivest I The gioup also touied the plots at the fai m of Willis Kilheffei, Manheim RD, wheie cultural piactices weie check ed On Wednesday, the tour expected to visit sevcial other lest plots in Yoik county We will continue to follow the slu'd! beet stoiv and, as the fact-, unfold ve will le poil them 4 ts • Vintage (Continued from Page 2) 13 50-14 35 Sheep 63 Spring slaughter lambs steady to weak 4Spiing Lambs Good 69-85 lbs 20 00-22.00, Utility 17 00- BULK FERTILIZER - For Fall Application Fertilizer hauling and labor cost are practically eliminated by your Co-op’s Fer-Til Blend spreading system Now is the time to add this labor saving program to your Fall plans for appro priate crop applications Take advantage of your Farm Bureau’s FREE Soil Testing Program. Pick up the soil test kits you need for accurate determination of the plant food requirements for your Fall grains, barley, wheat or winter oats. Then use the test results to fertilize on a pre scription basis. Only Farm Bureau can vary every application to the exact requirements for each contour strip soil type or crop need. Feed your land and crops the same way you feed your dairy herd; not with a shot gun feeding, but with individual care calculated to make you the most money for the dollars invested. Plan to reduce labor costs by using Bulk Fertilizer. LANCASTER 394-0541 NEW HOLLAND 354-2146 QUARRYVILLE 786-2126 “ANYONE MAY BUY FROM FARM BUREAU" Outstanding Local Holstein Records Two Daily lieuls ol Reels (eied Holstein cows in Lan easloi County have established new lactation aveiages for milk and butterfat pi eduction As lepoitecl by The Holstein- Fuesian Association of Amei ica. the official production testing heid averages aie- John W Eshelman & Sons, Red Rose Reseaich Centei, Lancastei. has 29 completed pioduction lecords averaging 16,958 lbs of milk and 648 lbs of butterfat. Robert H Kauffman, Elua bethtown, has 45 completed pioduchon records avei aging 14,888 lbs of milk and 560 lbs of butteifat To provide a unifoim means foi compauson of Registered Holstein heids, lactation aver ages aie reported on the in dustiy standard, two milkings per day, 305-day, mature equivalent basis These pro duction levels compaie favoi ably to the average U S cow’s annual production of 7,500 lbs of milk and 275 lbs of butter fat. Recent USDA information shows that all Holsteins on DHIA test have an annual pio duction average of 12,392 lbs of milk. Pennsylvania State Univei sity supei vised the sampling and production testing proce dures in cooperation with the official herd testing piograms of the national Holstein As sociation. FARM BUREAUS FER-TIL BLEND PRESCRIPTION SERVICE . Fer-Til Blend ® Spreading Service For plow-down or topdressing, the Fer-Til Blend Mo bile Service supplies fertilizer the way you want it ... to meet specific crop or soil requirements, or soil test recommendations. And, it does all the work for you, at one cost. LANCASTER COUNTY FARM BUREAU t ~ i vil s r 1 j. : M Flnirv Show' Daily and Allied Induslu-, rn uairy anOM Association. It is being „ (Continued fiom Page 1) nanced by a state appiopn,,. , tion and donations from nu-ui ncu show were announced re* [j Ci . s , tnc j fnends of the tl,uiy eenlly by Haney L Shaffer, mdustn cattle supeuntendont. 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