YOL. 10 NO. 34 "T“ j^;*- ' *^JP^ TOM ZARTMAN, EPHRATA Rl,/a candidate for the County Star Farmer degree is shown with one of his seven sows, all of which are about to farrow. Tom is a member of the Cloister FFA Chapter, and plans to specialize in live stock production after graduation next year from Ephrata High School. L. F. Photo Conservation Directors Meet With County Planners To Study Trends Influencing The Future Of Farming The Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation Dis trict directois met this week in an informal discussion with the County Planning Commis sion director Ellis Harned at the County Office Bldg, on East King Street The purpose of the get-to gether was to v help the con servationists to better under stand the effects of industrial and population growth in the county during the past dec- ade, and by examining the trends, to better predict the direction of this farm-devour- ing expansion. To- that effect, Planning Di rector Harned reviewed num- Ten prominent farmers and erous charts, tables, and maps 38 msny dairy educationists for the district represents- " er ! to top roles m the sr jsar t^jssjsr^ssr^. state Secretary of Agricul show . and iNsmcy p- r?y> (Continued on Page 4) (Continued'on Page 4) - n" . o. # ,v" ;^ ■'A**' ** Dunng that period a popula tion growth of 18 percent made us the fastest growing standard metropolitan area in the state The greatest growth occurred in the township areas, with the City actually losing population In project- ing housing expansion, Harned predicted the greatest expan- OContinued on Page 10) Further Spots Filled For All American Show Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 24, 1965 w > -*■ * v V ■*" v 1 i 4 ,v *t o •<* . + Txt. * >*v, •** v 4 ~ v - - V '*' * ’ \ " - i v gt &**•' ' 2nd Phase Of Ohio 4-H Exchange Prog. Begins As pait of the continuing ex change 4-H piogiam aimed at encoui aging a better under standing among youth of peo ple and problems in other slates and aieas, four 4-H'ers fiom Ohio iccently completed a week’s stay with county mem beis They returned to Ohio on Sunday, July 18 The second phase of this exchange program will begin July 26 when the 4-H’ers who hosted the Ohioans will travel to Ohio toy car for a recipro cal visit. The members who will make the trip are; Janice Keeney, Village Drive, Neffs ville; Avernl Boyer, 2025 Oregon Pike, Lancaster; (Ger ald Wagner, Quarryville R 2; and Barrett Borry, Mount Joy 111 Hunter Gets A Specialist Post At State Level State Secretary of Agricul ture Leland H Bull has an- nounced the appointment of county 4 , H>ers wll Ralph W. 'Hunter, Harrisburg, be amo ng the 38-member a pioneer conservations , as de i ega t lon from southeastern program specialist in the Pennsylvama atte ndmg the State Soil and Water Conser- citizenship Short .Course to be vation Commission. held in the nation’s -capital For 30 years, starting in next week i 935, Hunter had been with Atiending from Lancaster the Soil Conservation Serv- (County be wilham , Hous . ice, U. S. Department of Agn- Lampeter; Carol Hess, culture, most recently as area Strasburg Rl and Pat Yung conservationist in charge of inger> Manetta xhese a 17-county southeast Penn- de t ega t es >were selected on a sylvania region. mem basis from among the He did soil erosion control count y 4 .ji members over 14 work in Indiana county, ad- years of age applying . vanced to project agronomist course in Citizenship is on the Beaver Run demon- a week-long event conducted (Continued on Page 5) (Continued on Pase 12) Tom Zartman Anchors His Farming Future Solidly In Livestock (Editor’s Note: This is a con tinuing series featuring the five FFA boys who are competing for the County Star Farmer degree). Any 16-year-old faim boy who can 'build an ownership equity of approximately $7,- 000 in foul years has to be on the right track' That is what Thomas Zartman of Eph rata R 1 has accomplished since he began taking live stock production seriously shortly before he entered high school The present val- ue of his fully-owned equip- ment and livestock, including I\/I 3 steers, 1 Angus heifer, 5 Meeting r lanneu acres of corn, 6 acres of bar- \/_ __ • _ I_l ley, 5 acres of alfalfa, 7 sows TOF Vegetable (all about to farrow), and 25 r,. nt , rAl . c Viilv 9Q market hogs, gives him a siz- vuuwcla C *' } able stake in the expansion . . , T he plans for his hog operation „ A f meeting of Lancaster Either this fall or next County growers will spring, Tom hopes to build a bebeld July 20, at modern farrowing house. He P™ at the Penn State expects to double the size of University Southeastern Field his sow herd, and eventually Reseaich Faun near Landis add a finishing house so that vllle - to obs f lv f ™ co ™ varieties in test plots A total of 58 commercial and experimental varieties weie planted in 50-foot, repli cated lows Early, mid-season, and late varieties are includ ed Nine of these are white coin Dutch Days And Poultry Festival To Brighten Aug. The Pennsylvania Poultry Federation will be host to thousands during the week of August 24-29, as it holds its 1955 summer festival at Her shey The schedule of activi ties includes a statewide chick en barbecue, selection of the 1965-86 Pennsylvania Poultry Queen, a Bantam Show, and several educational features. The festival will be held in Hershey Park, 12 miles east of Harrisburg It is held an nually in conjunction with Pennsylvania Dutch Days, a popular folk celebration, and A 4-H poultry judging team this year comes during a week be formed in the county of special agricultural events: soon, according to Winthrop (Continued on Page 15) Merriam, associate agricultur- al agent. County Delegates To The team will consist of Attend 4-H Citizenship fo « r and will com n i vk/ u P ete at the State 4-H Days, bhort course In wasn. Auigust 10 , at Penn State Uni versity To be eligible for the (Continued on Page 13) $2 Per Year Production he can feed out all his mar ket hogs. Tom is the son of Mr. and Mrs Ira Zaitman Mr. Zart man and Tom run the 72-acre farm together In some eases there is a clear-cut division of enterprises; in others they work on halves Mr Zartman also works off the farm haul ing hay and straw with his trailer truck Young Zartman is a senior at Ephrata High School where (Continued on Page 12) Arnold Bueck, associate agucultuial agent, states that this is an excellent tual, and he urges all vegetable grow eis to attend this twilight meeting. Vegetable specialist from Penn State, J. O. Outt, will be on hand to discuss the tests. Yield data on some of the early varieties will (be available. Poultry Judging Team To Be Formed Soon Weather Forecast Temperatures for the five day period, Saturday through Wednesday, are expected to average below normal. Nor mal for the period would be a high of 87 and a low of 66 degrees. It will be warmer Saturday and Sunday, then cooler in the latter half of the period. Precipitation is expected to total more than Vz inch, oc curring as showers and thunderstorms about mid period.