L Bmd aefiont ' '“«• :»«ictcl*rtlon- president.
* i Another- Milleravllle area
(5 yi’S* ®9°' grower • yna also returned to
(Continued from Page S) office by the state organlzra
ind, was elected to, succeed ticfn when Rudolph Gorb was
jupene Oaesel as vlcejpareel. J named to; his fourth term as
en t. seoretairy-treasuTer.
The board also voted to * ♦ * *
ontinue Glenn H. Herr of Lefever Named Pres,
last Petersburg as auction 4.H Leaders . . .
lanager for another year. RHohard Lefever, Quarry.
* * * * ville Rl, was elected presl-
Conservation Districts dent of the Lancaster Coun-
Urge Soil Surveys ty 4-H Leader’s Council, suc-
Pennsyivania soil conserve- ceeding Mrs, Harold Prey,
on districts have launched Everett Kreider, also of
n attack to get the state’s QuarryVllle Rl, was named
311 resources surveyed by vice-president, and Mrs. Wal
[>(s7. planning commissions, ter Overgaard, Lancaster R 4,
ind developers, industry secretary-treasurer of the or
ad agriculture urgently gamzation,
eed the survey information,
: cording to Henry Hackman
: jlanheim R 2, member of
ie executive council of the
ennsyl Vania Association of
dil Conservation District
1 rectors,
Hackman, said only one
ird of the state’s counties
ve been surveyed at this
ne.
♦ » ♦ *
Vegetable Growers Elect
Funk For sth Year . , .
The Pennsylvania Vegeta
ble Growers Association- re
elected Amos Funk o£ Mi-1-
lersviile 81, Lancaster Coun
ty’s largest vegetable grow
er, to his fifth straight term
INTRODUCING
FUL-O-PEP
DOG FOOD
S. H. Hiestand & Co., Inc.
J. C. Walker & Son, Inc.
Baby Beef Club
Braves Storm . . .
Some 150 members of the
Red Rose Baby Beef & Damb
Club 'and their 'families
fought through a snow storm
to attend the club’s annual
banquet.
Following a prime roast
beef dinner, trophies were
presented to Marian Frey,
Quarryville Rl, for her grand
championship 'Farm Show
wtn, and for high project
book score.
Fred Linton, Jr., received
a trophy for his reserve
Farm Show win, as did Mary
Harold H. Good
Terre Hill
Salungo
Gap, Penna.
Jime Herr, Retton, who bad
the reserve Hereford champ.
Billy Hackman, Elizabeth
town R 3, ported the highest
daily gain of 2.18 pounds
with his Hereford steer.
• * * •
Bucher On State FHA
Committee . . .
Abram G. Bucher, 11H
Ross St., Lancaster, has been
appointed to the state ffd
visory 'committee of the
F'armers Home Administra
tion.
Bucher, who was manager
of farmer relations for the
Lancaster 'County National
Bank for 15 years, will as
sist FHA in adapting the
agency’s policies to the need's
of Pennsylvania farmers.
* ¥ *
Ten Years Ago
February, 1956
February Opens With
Floods And Winds . . .
Fol lowing an abnormally
dry January, minor floods
poured over lowlands in scat
tered sections after a three
day sleet and rain storm
lashed the county.
Between Quarryvtlile and
Christiana, near Green Tree,
water was reported bumper
deep. Pequea Creek left its
it’s new
. . . from the bottom up, developed by re
formulated for just
search scientists.
goal—to provide the dog with a nutritional
ly sound diet.
it’s different
. . . crisp and crunchy, and it stays that way.
Even when liquids such as milk or water are
added, new Ful-O-Pep doesn't get soggy or
mush down.
your dog will love it
. . . we can only say that new Ful-O-Pep is
very palatable wet or dry. We'll let your
dog prove it to you.
Ask for crisp and crunchy
Ful-O-Pep Dog Food
Grubb Supply Co.
Kirkwood Feed & Grain
Stauffer & Sons, Inc.
H. M.
Stevens Feed Mill, Inc.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 26, 1966—7
bank's near the west end of
Paradise. Bellmont Run at
Intercourse covered the road
to. New Holland!, and MIU
Creek jumped four feet to
overflow a bridge between
Monterey and Bird4n-Hund.
Hogs Up $1; Hit $15.50 ...
1870 head of Lancaster
County hogs were sold at the
Stock Yards this week with
180-220 lbs. bringing $l5-
$15.50 per hundredweight.
Heavyweights ranged $13.75
to $14.75. The few sows of
fered brought $8.50-$10.50.
♦ * * *
Wage Costs On Farms
At Record High . . .
Pennsylvania tanners are
now paying all-time record
wage rates for hired help,
despite a 10 percent decline
m cash receipts tor their
products during the past four
years, according to- William
L. Henning, State Secretary
of Agriculture,
Between January 1, 19'55
and January 1, 1956, the
farm wage rate per hour,
without board or room, ad
vanced from an average of
90 cents to 9'5 cents. Farm
workers supplied With a
house this January averaged
triages of $l5B per month,
Elizabethtown
Kirkwood
Witmer
Stevens, Penno.
up $6 from last year. Wag®
rates with board and room
now average $ll2. Farmer®
are now paying $7 20 per
day for workers, without
board and room.
Barn Raised On
Landis Martin Farm , . .
Approximately 150 faint
friend's moved in on the Lan
dis M'artin farm at Lititz R.l
this week to rebuild a barn
destroyed by fire October 21,
The barn onginally built
by Jacob Brubaker in ISOS,
burned in IS'97 and 1914.
An arsonist admitted setting
the most recent blaze.
Hoober Renamed Livestock
Mart. Chief . . .
John HI. Hoober, who will
complete 50 year® service
with the Lancaster Stock
Yards in 195'S, was reelect
ed to his 18 th consecutive
term as president of the Lan
caster Livestock Exchange,
Other officers reelected were:
J. P Warfel, vice-president;
W S Bixler, secretary, W.
HI. Dunlhp, Sr., treasurer;
and W. HI. Dunlap, Jr., as
sistant treasurer.
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