• Coif Awards call for farming; hopefully m (Continued from Page 4) Partnership with his Dad on and field corn. He is also a the home farm 4-H member. He lives on a 138- .iDale is presently Asst acre, 75-head dairy farm Af-„ Treasul-er wlth the Grassland ter he graduates from high Chapter of FFA. He showed school, Larry hopes to farm this year at the State Junior 0 n the home farm. Dair y Show - and wa s Judged The third boy to receive the Master Fitter, calf award was Dale Herr. He All three of these boys aie , s a 16 year old from Garden outstanding, 'and they deserve Spot High School. Dale re- hearty congratulations for win ceived an Ayrshire heifer from nin S this challenging calf the herd of Mentzer Homestead award Farms, Ne>v Holland It was presented by Roy R Mentzer Dale also hves on a dairy farm with .about 100 acres, and helps irulk about 40 head of Ayrshires. He has been working on dairy, corn, swine and tobac co projects. Following gradu ation Herr’s present plans HORNCO FEEDS... The Growing Choice of Business Farmers Want The Best More Cattlemen HORNCO Beef Than Ever FEEDS U Hornco is TOPS. D. E. Horn & Co., Inc. York, p a . Ph. 854-786? SHORT COURSES ANNOUNCED BY PENN STATE Short courses for the month of October weie announced this week by the College of Agriculture at The Pennsyl vania State University. Top Beef Producers Supervisor training for Dairy Herd Improvement Associa tions (D.H.d.A.) will be held October 5 to 16, reported Fred C. Snyder, director of agri tural short courses Interested persons should see their coun ty agucultural agent regard ing an arithmetic test, the duties of a supervisor, a let ter of recommendation, and an information form to be filled out The annual short course in greenhouse flower production will be ’ held October 6 to 8, Dr. Snyder said A maximum of 40 persons will be en rolled to provide small groups for laboratory instruction. The course is designed for em ployees or prospective em ployees such as foremen or growers. Supplement! Are Feeding Supplements Before Ask your neighbor who feeds Borneo Beef Supplements. He’ll Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 26, 1964—^ Meat packers and processors will attend their annual short course October 14 and 15. In formation will be presented on manufacturing concepts, meat packaging, marketing meats, and related topics. Applications for these short couises should be sent to Short Course Office, 211 Arms by Building, University Park, Pa Applicants should give their names and addresses and the names and addresses of their employers. They should also state whether they are residents of Pennsylvania or not, Dr. Snyder pointed out. Registration fees will be collected during the first day of the course. • New Holland (Continued #qrn Page 2) 60-90 lb 19 00-21 00 SLAUGHTER ' fiW'ES. Util ity and Good 5 00-B'oo Dairy cows sold Steady at the Sept 23 sale Theie weie 185 cows, 4 bulls and 11 heif ers offeied Fresh Holstems sold foi 235 to 460, Guemseys, 135 to 235, other bieeds, 225 to 300 Bulls brought 100 to 245, and heifeis, 90 to 245 There weie 318 horses offer ed at the Sept 21 sale and they sold at a steady late with killers lower Riding horses bi ought 125 to 325; duving horses, 125 to 265; killers, 6V2 to 7 cents per pound Pony mares sold for 50 to 125, and geldings 25 to 80. At the Sept 21 hog sale 303 hogs and 25 shoats sold at a steady trend Hogs retailed for 18.50 to 19 Wholesale US 13, brought 18 to 18 50, heavyweights, 17 to 17 75 Shoats sold at TYz to 12 At the calf sale on Sept 21, 130 head sold steadily Choice and prime, 34 to 36, standard, 26 1 /2 to 29 good and low choice, 29 to 34, common, 15 to 25. ORDER YOUR FALL SEED GRAIN NOW • Cert Redcoat Wheat O Cert. Dual Wheat • Cert Seneca Wheat • Cert. Pennoll Wheat • Balboa Rye • Norline Winter Oats • Cert, Wong Barley • Cert. Pennrad Barley SMOKETOWN Ph. Lane. 397-3539 Fertilizers For Fall Seeding 3-12-12 5-10-10 0-14-14 5-15-5 0-20-20 Available in Bags Bulk or Spread Call Us Today ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO. GROFFTOWN RD., NEXT TO WATERWORKS Ph. 3924963 or 392 " 7 *
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