20—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 20,1965 sary to increase the relative Both the aoii’V growing allowed lathe — humidity in the home in or* medium and the container in tainera, ■txw ¥1 a Of- ri Uahm pi.-fe kj-.j der to successfully grow most which the plants are' grown Mr*. Ballard .Is author UrtlA Shows I*o. " ou . .; r,an ” _ c “ house plants. One simple way must allow adequate drainage, two books on house plai r* f (I*OA Humidity, Expert Soys to increase- humidity is to Mrs. Ballard pointed out. In “Garden in Your Home” i Cows Lam «pZU _. . place the potted plants on most cases, water must not be “The Art of Training Plan <"> D. A -2L , K? J2fT £ ...; Uver t-a Average «**»“; S? *ThJSV by Everett Newswanger midifler. Plants such as cacti Staff Reporter nter, acicording to an Mcpert an<J other succulents which WATCH FOR OUR The average dairy cow in on mdooi gardening Mrs Er- originate in desert areas we W Lancaster County made' her nesta D. Ballard, executive more easily adapted to nor , owner $3lB above feed cost of the Pennsylvania mal home hum idity conditions, • f~\ according to the Red Rose Hoi ticulture Society. She . sa i di fIP I Dairy Herd Improvement As- pointed out that it is neces- The amount 0 f ught a p i an t sociation summary recently re- receives is also important in leased for the 1964 testing Gordon- its care, and in the winter- » f year. This was $35 more than gg4 j jjowery Frey & time it is almost impossible rIAURP last year and $2O above the ’ Lan ’ cas t er 6 68- Ivan G for a house plant to' get too llUUuv o„ <6 Ma"',i„ lan E X.'a, « CalvSi much light Mrs. Baiiard said nJ Jni’f thnn 1 t£ S Kurtz. Elverson, 636; Amos almost all house plants grow ' 000 more than any other Gordnnville 635- better in a sunny window in \ ccuhty) produced au all t.me the winter. , . AllllOilllCeinent 1 ftfif Ih fmilk and 482 lb 631 = Vtncent H - Hoover, NeW T f m f er f to °- 18 « n 1 , 1 “- 083 lb. of milk and 482 lb. p d 631 . j aco K v portant factor, Mrs. Ballard of fat This is in contrast to , Honev ’ Brook 627: said - and most hom6S are too 111 " 25 years ago in 1940 when Henry ' E.Sem- LiWz warm, at lefast during the day, MARCH 1 THRU 5 941 cows on test averaged ’ £ or really successful house '9 344 lb. of milk and 3"0 lb. • Research Center P lant culture. ” f A f t.a. u. 385 herds cucccd- —-i dahn M Har! • BARGAINS * DISCOUNTS So •SSS-S'STT'Z HI h c.uS e .o tfpraSfr ‘ total 159 herds were in the b BP |. * ®“’ G |: h sJta gio- of plants in the home, she { 500- to 599 lb bracket. 19 ® said For instance, one reason I I l-i I COPE & WEAVER CO heids made between 600 and * Street S Pbmts native to the north > RMfl 2?eSd” mo 0, lb tat a ° d 1 herd *ngs* Elizabethtown, 607; a ““■Tf’ »™ « f ? e ” ”»• I |f|,. Nra 1 tst of the countv herds Kreider &C. Akers, Quarry- satisfactory as house p ants is —T* . Ph: 786-7351 irZr ville, 605; Samuel A. Dum , that they need a cold dor-' L. St fnflowl East Petersburg, 601; and Ben- mant period similar to natural Furry H. Frey, Lancaster,* D. Hershey, Kmzers. Give these Musser Pullets an opportunity to demonstrate their exceptional laying ability during the hot summer and early fall months. _ > _ • A quality that is needed to give that extra profit MUSSER M 327 LEGHORNS 100% 92% 69.1% NDJ FMAMJ JA S-O Projection 1 1 1 r— 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 Average of 7 Higher Pens 70.7% Prod. J— - ■— IS) ui i— s i-^ 1 ' - I are the Month^ | q when the Musser ZIP ) £ Heavy line shows position of Musser Leghorns among all pens in the 1964 Pa. Random Test in respect to egg production. This is from the start of 50% production and is projected for 2 months beyond end of test. This strong ZIP in production comes when many other pens are fading—when egg prices are strongest. Other Musser features: 100% Chick livability; 92% Laying House Livability; 69.1% Hen-Day Production. SOUND INTERESTING? WRITE FOR DETAILS AND CHICK PRICES. Musser Leghorn Farms, R. D. 1, Mt. Joy, Pa. C(
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