VOL. 11 NO. 10 New Law Socks Margarine Users HARRISBURG A new Pennsylvania oleomargarine law that was enacted by the 1965 Legislature, and be comes effective February 15, provides for a number of changes in statutes govern ing this commodity, Delmar K. Myers, of the State De partment of Agriculture, said this week Myers, dneetor of the Bu reau of Poods and Chemistry, said that after February 15 a license to sell, use, or serve oleomargarine no longer will be required. The new statute, Act 412, provides restrictions gov edniteg )the serving or use e£ colored oleoma.rgatrinc in eating plades. TOaidi separ ate (serving must be marked or labeled a(s inief <w margarine, and e<sch serving must be triangular in shape. Bating places also are re quired to give notice to pa trons sjat oleomargarine or Margarine is served or . used in cooking. This may he done by ’ displaying prominently and" ’ tdnspiculoußly signs which state “oleomargartne served here” or similar in formative wording; or by stating eleaily on the menu that oleomargarine is served. /Secretary of Agriculture Lel/and H. Bull said Myers’ bureau is dnectly responsible for enforcement of state laws in tbfie and similar categories. Celery Growers To Meet At Hodecker's Area celery growers have been. myited to a meeting scheduled for Monday, Feb ruary 7, at 1 30 pm. It will be held at the Jay Hodecker celery farm which is located along Route 72 just south of Bast Petersburg. According to Arnold G. Luedk, associate agricultural agent this type of meeting has been quite popular with growers in the past. It will feature discussion of varie ties, _ fertility, cultural prac tices, and related topics, Lu ecfc sajd. Jim Daitt, vegetable specialist, and Ernie Befg nran, plant nutrition research, of Penn State University will also be on hand. Several glowers have had limated seed of selected cel ery hues sn'ch as B-9, B-11, and H-46, and are encouraged {Continued on Page 7) Farm Calendar February 7 1 30 p m., Celery growers meeting at ■faun of Jay Hodecker, Rt. 72, south of East Peters burg. 7.29 p ra, Garden Spot Young P'armers Farm Mech- anization Class at Garden Spot High School. 7:30 p.m., Ephrata Adult Farm Welding Class (Continued on Page 6j THROUGH THE FROZEN FINGERS of its droop ing jeweled crown this' stained glass window looks out on a world weary of the word “white”. L. F. Photo 4-H County Council To Meet On Thursday Menubeis of the Lancaster County 4-H Council will meet at 7:4b p.m , Thurs day, February 10, at the United Gas Improvement Co. (UGI) meeting loom on Con estoga Stieet, Lancaster. The two major items on the agenda are to cotnplete arrangements for the annual 4-H play, and to plan the Leaders’ Banquet, according to Miss Joanne Warner, as sistant home economist. The UGI meeting room may be located by tiaveling (Continued on Page 11) Farm Educational Meetings To Be Featured At Lincoln Independ. Sell. Following a planning meet ing last week at the Lincoln Independent School. Martin dale, it was announced by Miles W. Pry of Ephrata R 3 that a series of farm and community “educational meet ings would be held again this yeai at the school. The first meeting has been set for February 9, 7:30 p m, and will involve a group discussion on “Credit as a tool in farm and com munity development.” Lead ing the discussion will be several men well-known lo cally in the hanking and ciedit fields They include: Paul Whipple, Miller & Bus hong Co ; William S. Weaver, cashier. Blue Ball National Bank; Paul Gehman; Denver area feed dealer; and Rioh ard Hoover, area director Lancaster Farming; Saturday, February 5, 1966 COUNTY FFA MEETING IS RE-RESCHEDULED The Kea Hose Futuie Farmeis of America Chapter meeting, twice snowed-out, was rescheduled Thursday at a uneeting of the Lancaster County Vocational Agricul ture Teachers Association. The new date for the FFA meeting is Monday, February 7, 7 30 p.m., at Warwick High 'School. The meeting will feature installation of the county chapter officers, and confer ring of the Red Rose Degree upon 45 county FFA mem bers Farmeis Home Administra tion. A series of such meetings emphasizing the adjustment of the mdmdual and the community to a changing world is planned for the bal ance of the season. These will feature group discussion on such subjects as water shed problems, farm man agement, rural sociology, and otheis (Continued on Page 5) FARM WOMEX XO. 14 CAXCEL XEXT MEETIXG The Society of Farm Wom en #l4 cancel their February 9th meeting which was to be held at the home ot Mrs. Robert M. Bsbenshade. -Mem bers of Society #24 who were to be guests will be enter tained at a later meeting. Activities Smothered As Blizzard Blitzes County Scheduled activities and events skidded to a halt this week as Lancaster County was clobbered by its worst snow stoim in recent years A full week’s calendar of events was snowed under; some rescheduled, some post poned indefinitely. But as the county came slowly to life, on Tuesday, reports from most sections indicated some critical situa tions were fast developing. Farmers, particularly with bulk milk tanks with two dpys’ capacity, were in al most immediate trouble It will probably be some time before an accurate estimate can be made of the tons of milk profits that were poured dow n the dram. This situa tion was eased considerab?^' Dairy Breeding Institute Meeting To Be Held Here On March 15th The' Pennsylvania Holstein Association plans to sponsor eight regional dairy breeder institute meetings during the week of March 14, accord ing to a recenf announce ment by association secretary William C Nichol. In Lancaster County, the meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 10-30 a m., at the Guernsey Sales Pavilion on Lincoln Highway East A trio of prominent dairy authorities, J. Fred Groomes, Lyman D. McKee, and Dr. Richard G. Warner will be speakers for this sixth annual institute. “A 'Small Breeder Can Nissley Cow, Aungst & Mart-in Herds, Pace Dec. DHIA Production A registered Holstein cow owned by Paul E. Nissley & Son, Bainbndge (Rl, complet ed the highest 305-day lac tation. Mongram .produced 18,'560 lbs of milk, 925 lbs. of butterfat with a 5.0% test. Second high lactation was completed by a register ed Holstein 'cow owned by Stanley G Greiner, Manheim R 4 Bubbles produced 24,- 225 lbs. of milk, 911 lbs. of butterfat with a 35% test in 305 days The herds of Willis M Martin, New Holland Rl, and Hiram S Aungst. Elizabeth town Rl, had the highest monthly butterfat average. The Martin herd with IS 8 registered & giade Holstein cows aveiaged 1,712 lbs of milk, OS lbs of buttertat with a 4 0% test The Aungst heid with 30 5 legistered Holstein cows aveiaged 6S lbs of butterfat, 1,597 lbs. of milk with a 4.2% test. The herd of Paul B. Zim (Continued on Page 12) $2 Per Year by Wednesday as more and. more rural roads were blast ed open. Then the critical tactoi became the tarm lanes themselves By Thursday, the milk pickup problem was back to about 90 pel cent ot normal, several creameries reported. Getting eggs picked up at farms presented many of the same problems; these were also giadually eased. Meanwhile, many supply problem's had become critical. Feed, the laigest single farm supply item began to trickle into rural areas Tuesday, con tinning through the night an many cases. As manufactur eis and dealers managed' to step-up deliveries, this im mediate problem was gradu (Continued on Page 5) '■Merchandise” will be" the" subject presented by J. Fred Groomes Owner and manager ot Raienwood farm. Mount Airv, Maryland, Groomes' herd ot Registered Holstein* led the Frederick County DHIA m 19 65 The highest priced cow e\er sold in hi» (Continued on Page 4) Effective Date For Meat Inspection Law Changes Pushed Bock The US. Department o£ Agriculture has announced extension to April 17 the ef fective date of recent amend ments to federal meat in spection regulations to re quire identification of the foreign processing plant where imported meat prod nets originate. The Consumer and Market, mg Service said the amended regulations were announced in November 1965 and were to become effective Feb. 17. Meat inspection officials ex plained that the effective County at $3400 was the Groomes bred and developed (Continued on Page 6' Weother Forecast The weatherman has pro* mised us relief from any “serious” snow fall for the next few days, but predicts a continuation of the cold weather. Temperatures aro expected to average beloir the seasonal range of 35 to 23 degrees. Precipitation, occurring as snow about Tuesday, is ex pected to yield V-i-Va inch of melted moisture. Figuring 10 inches of snow as equivalent to 1 inch of rain, we may expect between 2 and 5 inches of snow during this period. Would you believe 10 inches?
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