m 5 AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY
VOL 11 NO. 16
CATTLE MEETING SPEAKERS Louis Moore, left, and Lester Burdette,
told :eeders that, although the beef picture looked real good for the next year
or so, reducing their operational costs would help create even greater profits
from steer feeding. L F. Photo
Outlook For Cattle Producers From
Marketing And Efficiency Points
Of View Hit By Extension Men
Cattle nen attending the first
of two extension meetings at
the Mil'on Biecht Elementary
School Monday night heard
Penn S'ate marketing specia
list Louis Moore predict a
blight i-Jtlook foi all red meat
pioduce s through 1966 and
well mtu 1967
Mooie attributed this blight
outlook primarily to two fac
tois Hi supplies of led meat
die low throughout the coun
try (2) the per capita con
sumption of beef is at an all
time hi e h, and is expected to
go highei
Beet consumption is faring
somewhat better than some of
the othe> red meats Mooie
said He pointed out that peo-
Farm Calendar
JUaicli 21 Bpm Cattle feed
eis meeting at Milton Biecht
Elementary School, Lititz
Pike Lancastei, subjects,
tattle housing and disease
March 22 7 30 pm, Penn
Manoi 4-H Club meets to
leoigamze at the Letorl Ele
mental v School
~~ 8 pm, Manor Young
Faimeis at Penn Manor
High School, panel discus
sion on Foiage and Foiage
Testing'’
Maich 23 730 pm, Com
munity meeting at Lincoln
Independent School, Mai tin
date. panel will discuss “Ef
fects of urbanization on fam
dj’ laim operation's”, mod
el ator. Arnold G Lueck.
Match 24 730 pm., Corn
mowers meeting at Roths
ville Fire Hall, film, “Key to
eom profits”.
7.30 pm. Northern Hol
stein 4-H Club to hold re
oi gamzation meeting at
Penryn Fire Hall.
pie are eating a little less
pork, while lamb and mutton
consumption is about stable
Handling the second part of
the meeting was Lester Bur
dette, livestock specialist from
Penn State Burdette asked the
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Panel To Discuss
Farm Effects Of
Urbanization
Continuing its series of adult
education programs, the Lin
coln Independent School boaid
will sponsor a panel discussion
next Wednesday night, Maich
23, at 730 pm, on the sub
ject “Oppoi tumties and prob
lems facing faim families as
a result of spreading urbaniza
tion”
Model ator for the panel will
be Arnold G Lueck, associate
county agent Panel membeis
will include Prof William
Carroll, public affairs specia
list, Penn State University, and
deny Carlson, associate editor
of Farm Journal.
Anyone interested in this
important problem will be
welcome to attend the meeting
at the Lincoln Independent
School, Maitmdale.
Weather Forecast
Temperatures averaging
much above normal will
officially usher in. Spring on
Sunday, and will keep day
' time warmth In the 60’s,
with overnight lows into the
40’s. It will turn cooler, how
ever, about mid-week.
Showers will be general
on Saturday, and rain total
ing Vi -inch, approximately,
will occur in this area about
Wednesday.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 19, 1966
Gov's, Agr. Comm.
Readies Final Report
HARRISBURG A final re
pent on proposals foi achiev
ing new advances in the Com-
farm pi ogram
neared completion Thursday
following a meeting of the
Governor's Committee on Agri
culture
Leland H Bull, secretary of
agriculture and chan man of
the committee, said its find
ings will be submitted as re
commendations to Gov Wil
liam W Scranton
The committe was named
by Governor Scranton a year
ago at a Governor's Conference
on Agriculture He charged it
with investigating possibilities
for furthei development of
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Poultry Assn.
Names Officers
And Directors
The Lancaster County Poul
try Association at its 32nd an
nual meeting, held Thuisday
night at the Faim Credit
Building, Lancastei, elected
four new duectois to the
board, following the meeting,
the directors chose the associa
tion officers for 1966
Thiee of the new directors
aie poultiymen and one is a
member of allied industry.
Named to three-year terms
weie Claude Hess, New Hol
land Pike, Lancastei Aaron
J Biubaker, Manetta Avenue,
Lancaster, Jerry Thome, Mil
ton Grove, and Dr. Wilson
Miller, Rohrei stown Miller
is a vetennauan specializing
in poultry.
Paul Hiestand, Marietta HI,
was reelected president, and
Roy Eib was returned as trea
surer. Others elected were
John J Oberholtzer, vice-presi-
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Leininger Cited For Outstanding
Service At Swine Assn. Banquet
C Wanen Leiningei. Denvei
aiea bieedei ol Spotted Poland
China swine, was lecogmzed
last night for his long time
seivice to the swine industiv
in Lancastei County
The occasion was the annual
banquet meeting of the Lan
castei County Swine Pioduc
eis Association which was held
at the Blue Ball Fne Hall with
several bundled people attend
ing
Leimnger was one of the
charter membeis of the countv
swine association He has been
extremely active in aiding 4-H
swine projects, and in working
with county extension person
nel He was also the featuied
speaker of the evening, show
ing pictures and telling of his
observations of a recently com
pleted South American tup
The "Outstanding Service"
Top Management & Cows
And Attention To Details
Spells Success For Frey
by Everett Newsw anger,
Staff Reporter
A good herdsman, top man
agement and excellent cows
are the ingredients that make
up the nationally-known Ful
tonway Farms of J Moweiy
Frey, Jr and family, 401 Bea
ver Valley Pike, Lancaster
Moweiy gives much credit
for their current high county
herd lating to Jim Bender, the
Fultonway herdsman “In any
good heid you must have a
good man,” Fiey said.
FULTONWAY FARM FAMILY. Mrs.
J. Mowery Frey, Jr. with six-month-old~taheila. On the
fence are (1 -r) Sandra, 6 and Susan, 7.,-Standing below
the girls and James, 2 and John, 5. ijDlje cow is the
nationally famous Bayfield Ty GrawSji jfohanna (EX
-92). The Frey farm is located at 401 leaver Valley
Pike, Lancaster. L. F. Photo
$2 Per Year
aw'aid is an annual piesenta
tion of the counU swine asso
ciation Last veai’s winner was
Ailie Andeisen. long-time
swine heidsman at Masonic
Homes Faun
SPRING CARCASS
SHOW AWARDS
Results of the annual Spring
Caicass Show, which was held
on Monday at the Lancaster
Stock Yards and on Wednes
day at Kunzlei Sc Co , were
announced and awaids were
piesented to the giand and re
seive champion carcass own
eis
Repeating last spring’s per
foimance was Willow Glen
Faun of Stiasburg R 1 with a
Hanip-York ciossbred in the
champion spot The reserve
tiophy weit to John J Hess
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And for the 58 cows that
aveiagecl 15.968 pounds of
milk and 671 pounds of butter
lat, Jim is that man To prove
this point, Moweiy likes to tell
the story of the day Jim called
home and told his wife that
he would be late for dinner
because he wasn’t finished
washing the cow’s tails
The top management part
of the Fultonway’s success be
comes evident from the well
kept faun surroundings; the
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