• 4-H'ers Honored (Continued from P»se 6) dairy lodging, Kenneth. Hess,; and iin Horse judging, Carol Srtea; rabbit entomology, and horse dub. „ Carol Hess, Strasburg, Sen ior 4H Queen, spoke on “What 4-H Means to Me.” An organ recital was Tendered by Judy -Buclpvalter, Lititz R 3. The ■ ''Fop Junior Leader Award -was presented to Judith' Warfel. Closing remarks were made by Mrs. Jean Thomas, Man ireispi.' - . , ‘ ~ "Mile-top exhibits were on -•display in the lobby and the ' exhibitors for cash prises - which were presented at the end of the meeting. A 1 of the awards except flower and vegetable were Each hybrid occupied a to made -available from the 4-H tal of 126 feet 8 inches of row. development fund. Flower and The corn was seeded on May vegetable awards were pre- 27 by the Extension Service at seated by the Lancaster Coun- the rate of 20,000 seeds per ty Society of Farm Women. acre, and thinned to 18,000 plants Jay Garber told the • Corn group that this was the third year in corn for this field, and (Continued from Page 1) that it had previously been in analysis of the corn data by tomatoes. No alfalfa had been Penn State, jbut the crop look- here for six years. . ' - ed good with many varieties Garber described the fertili yieiding a "foil 'bushel per 126 ration rate as adequate to sup ifeet of tow. port a 200 bushel- per acre EASTERN will represent you “off the farm” ... has strength in numbers for bargaining power . . . invests no capital in plants or facilities . . . provides experienced management. .. and employs expert legal and economic staffs. EASTERN has a full-time staff of competent field men ... is the only co-op owning a mobile bulk-tank calibration unit . . . takes accurate fautterfat checks regu larly . . . pays quarantined members up to 75% of their milk check . . . and protects members against possible losses due to incorrect weights by check ing bulk tank and can weights. EASTERN asks the lowest dues of any co-op ... is operated on a sound, progressive basis . . . has large financial reserves with no indebtedness . . . owns its head quarters building . , . and offers group-rate hospital and lost-time insurance. EASTERN guarantees a market for all members’ milk ... will help find new' markets, if onembers request. . . works to get the highest possible milk prices .. . keeps members fully informed on pricing and marketing developments • • • mid invites small cooperatives to merge with it. EASTERN is controlled through meetings of locals... gives eveiymeifiber a voice m electing delegates and directors ... holds special meetings where member* also vote . . . provides effective representation at all levels of government ... is a bargaining cooperative conducted solely by and for milkproduccrs. <S?#4t&tSC MILK PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION Kinne Road, Syracuse, New York 13214 The corn was husked and the yields, tallied on Tuesday. About 3D farmers and corn company representatives were on hand and they made quick work of the picking operation. A sample was taken for each hybrid from each of four rep lications, and this was analyzed for moisture. A complete re port on the results of this trial will be available in the next few weeks. There were 38 hybrids test ed in this year’s trial. Nine seed companies contributed 4 hybrids each; these were: Muncy Chief; Todd; Eastland; Eastern States; Funk’s; Pfis ter; Dekalb; Pioneer;. Farm Bureau. Asgrow entered one hybrid, and Penn State entered one. For membership information, call your Eastern man or write to John C, York at headquarters. yield. A heavy. application of cattle manure, not phosphated, plus 100 pounds of Nitrogen per acre in the form of am monium nitrate, plus 500 pounds of 10-20-20 were all plowed'-down. In the planter, 150 pounds per acre of 13-34-10 pelleted was applied. There was no weed control except pne cultivation. There was one stage; Garber said, when the corn was* really hurting for ram, then the big storm that delivered over five inches came along and this was sufficient to pull the -crop through. -As 'a-<result of that heavy ram there was a definite dif ference noted in standabihty of the various hybrids. The standabihty was rated for each hybrid by the Extension Serv ice m terms of excellent, good, fair or poor. Lueck reported that standabihty this year had been an extremely variable factor all over the county. project has been conducted by the Extension Service for over 40 years on a hand-picking basis. Next year they are seriously considering mechanizing -at least one .plot on a picker-sheller basis since this. is_the way most of the corn in the country is now being-handled. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 31, 1964 • County Conservation (Continued from Page 1) of Pennsylvania, as a guide, the county representatives try to modify the state recommen dations to fit the conditions in Lancaster County. A hand book for the county will then be assembled and will be avail able by December 1. The program defines the cost-sharing policies of the Federal government in rela tion to carrying out approved soil-building, and soil and wa ter conservation practices, in- cluding related wildlife con servation practices. These pol icies generally are restricted to not more than 50 per cent of the farmer’s cost of per forming the conservation prac tice. There was some discussion of whether the construction of Checkerboard Sews From Purina Research... IMPROVED STARTING FEEDS FOR BABY PIGS! ~~ Purina starting rations have been made EVEN RETTER! 12.4% faster gains 5.2% saving in feed 5% reduction in scours LOW COST PRODUCTION... the reason why more farmers feed .PURINA John J. Hess, II Paradise - New Providence John B. Kurtz Cedar Lane James High Gordonville John B. Kurtz Ephrata v I farm fish ponds should .qualify on the same basis 9s ponds' for irrigation or livestock,/ife was decided that because the limitations on funds ami on the time of the Conserva tionist, the main emphasis' livestock or irrigation use. would be put on ponds for The only change from 'last year’s program was the addi tion of the Hybrid Poplar to the list of trees eligible for the Federal cost-sharing pro gram. Medical personnel of the hos pital SS. HOPE conducted a nation-wide immunization pro gram earlier this year m Ecua dor that reached over 165(000 indigent children, protecting them against polio, diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough. PURINA PIG Research tests prove the above benefits. These im provements now are avail able in Purina Early Wean ing Chow, Baby Pig Chow and Pig Startena. Get them now at our Store with the, Checkerboard Sign. HRe&starad trademarks —Ralston Purina Co* Ira B. Landis Valley Road, Lancaster Wenger’s Feed Mill, Inc. Whiteside & Weicksel S. H. Hiestand & Co. * - , ' V < v’ 58 l»5. HIT Rheems Kirkwood Salunga 7
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