—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 19, 1966 10 Reflections friom the files of Lancaster Farming) One Year Ago March, 1965 Plastic Covers On Tobacco Seedbeds Gain Time As much as 10 days can be gained in getting tobacco plants to the field if a plas tic cove r is used over the aeedbed, according to Henry B. Engle, research agrono mist at the PSU Southeast ern Field Research Labora tory. Success with this program defends upon proper ventila tion, however, Engle cau tioned. Ammon Tells Poultrymen To Understand Trends At a meeting of the Lan caster Countv Poultiv Asso ciation, Ruliaul Ammon, ex ecutive diiector ot XEPPCO, told poultrv men that the south is the egg basket ot the east, and is now compet ing tor business long held thinly b> 1101 theastem pro duce! s. “The noitheast is an egg deficit area,’’ Ammon said, “and the south is producing about six million eggs over their local needs. “The southeast moved into imr area on the basis of price-cutting alone, not pro motion,” Amnion said. He stressed that the south has its production problems too Also, he said, the in dividual variations in. costs are more meaningful than variation in area oosts, “What happens to th© Hard-To-Handle Crops Are Easy Going For A Haybine® Mower-Crusher! New Holland’s new Haybine® mower-crusher sweeps through the tallest, thickest crops at up to 8 mph . , . producing an 8 ft. 9 in. swath (or a windrow) of fully-conditioned, fluffed-up hay. Whether you bale or chop your hay crops, you’ll like the way the reel keeps the cutterbar clear, and practically eliminates plugging ~. even in tangled, downed crops! See this one-man haying machine now. Phone or stop in for a demon stration. ESS New Holland Call Us For March Price and Terms! L H. BRUBAKER 350 Strosburg Pike, Lancaster R. D. 3, Lititz, Pa. Phone: Lane. 397 5179 Strasbmg 687-6002 Lititz 626 7766 northeastern producer de pends on retailing and on consumer preferences,” Am mon predicted. Free-Stail Housing Talk Sparks Interest Some 400 county dairymen attending the annual Dairy Day meeting this week shoaed considerable interest when the talk' turned to free staii housing. One of the speakers, Gor don Perry of Agway, Inc., described his company's ex perience with that type of housing, and with liquid ma nure handling. Baby Beef Club Names Officers At a leeeut meeting of the Red Rose 4-H Baby Beef & Lamb Club, Larry Weaver was named piesidenttor IbGP Other officers vveie Ken Hess v ice-pi esident; Xancy Fiev, senetaiy, Robert Hos lei, 'tieasuiei, John Welk and Anna Jlae Donough, news leporteis Dallas Wolgemuth and Catol Ann Hess, game leaders, Tom House r and Judy Buckvvalter, song lead ers; William Houser, assist ant tieasurer, and Linda Lou Welk, assistant secretary. Yorkshire Entry Tops Carcass Show The Yorkshire entry owned by John Henkel and Joe Lit tle ot Willow Glen Farm, Strasburg Rl, captured the grand championship at the first Spring Carcass Show which was sponsored by the Lancaste,. County Swine Pro- A** f ducer* Assn, this week. Landis Named DHIA were mode by county •>-, In addition to Willow Glen, Board President M. M. Smith at the’ c»T 51 the next four best carcasse’s j oy Landis, Lancaster RO, Soils Day. “'I were entered by: (2) John elected president of the • ♦ • * Hastings (Chester 'White); Re< j Rose llerd Im , In-Plant Egg Gradine (3) George Cogley (York- provement Association board Predicted shire); (4) Robert and Wil- this week. Other ofllcera were: Elizabethtown egg .... Ham Plshe r (Hampshire); Rc> bert Hess, Strasburg Rl, John Copenhmver, e * (5) Clair Hartman (Spotted vice-president; John Shelly, on a panel '‘Produce: vo-l”* Poland China), Manhelm Rl, secretary; Jacob Processor Grading 0 f ij.Jj Houser, Jr., was returned as at a recent meeting (> f Poultry Center treasurer of the association. Association, predicted that 1 Sale Disclosed Nt>w director « named were: Lancaster County Paul Hiestand, president of ,yes Hastings, Kirkwood the near future all •gg’grj./ the Lancaster County Poultry BJ • Charles McSparr'an, ing will be done by the *». Assn., opened that organfza- Peaoh Bott< ? ni R 2; Robert cessor." He said his pi, wt * tion’s annual educational N'cSparran, Peach Bottom now buying about 9Q percent meeting this week with the R ? : - <Jhaa -- - TypdaU, Peach ungraded eggs. announcement that the Poul- Bottom r ßl,*- Jason- Weaver, Another panel membe r cov try Center property had just Quarryvßle R 2; and Robert curred. Richard Saud (r I been gold to the Conestoga H . ess - Strasburg Rl. speaking for Vlc&r Heating & Plumbing Supply, * r * ' ' * . rnc '’ Inc., of Lancaster for ?i50,000. A 2 r - Center Architect Hired that plant is now buying all The association had discon- -County Ag- ungraded eggs. tinued its weekly poultry auc- rlcultural Center, board of di- The processing jhembe rg ot tion last year, and the di- r 6ctor s announced the hiring the panel concluded that in. rector s reported that no sat- Haak & Kaufman -to sup- plant grading eould-’ign'e tin isfactoiy source of income ply Preliminary plans for the consume,, a more' - un.foi „ had been found to justify re- Proposed - agricultural central pack of eggs, and could taming possession of the building. the job more efficiently than property. Planning for the Cente r be- the producers could. gan last year, "hut - according The egg producers on tin to finance committee chair- panel felt the giacling m'an Levi Brubaker, no ac- could profitably be done on tne solicitation of funds will the faim it the poultnoi.n be made until the Fall of already had the equips .it 1961. any Wav. They also pointed Five Years Ago March, 1961 Lueck Joins Extension Staff Ai nold G Lueck, a former teachei ot vocational agricul tuie and leseaich agronomist, began woik this week as as sistant Lancaster County ag ricultural agent. Lueck, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, has a broad farm background and a v ide experience in agncul- Esbenshad© was named tural research and education, vice-president for 1961. He He replaces associate agent at 1631 Esbenshade windstorm Rakes County Harry S Sloat Who retired • Lancaster Reelected to Tornadoes sweeping out of on February 1. ' the posts or secretary and the midwest b i aste d JAncas * * * • t " eaSU ? 1 r 1 ’ re £ pectlvel3 :’ ' vere ter County last Satuntoy Mrs Allen Risser of Bare- . , J Hay Show Blue Ribbons ville, and Richard Delever, . . , . , 1 1 a "* Winners m the District Hay Quarryrille Rl. °7 er th *. sUte estimated m Show at Hershey were pre- V * * - * th ® sented with blue ribbons at Champion Corn Growers „ ° the first annual Soils Day Receiving blue ribbons for GJ k f Quarryville E - held recently. They were: their performances in the „ toll «• David Benner, Ronks Rl; 1960, five-acre corn contest f n , lrl n 3 A Street 011 Rl T iTT TK Si "tile S.. G Street Rl; and John D jVlanheifn. Rl-: Harold G. * ~ , , . . . Shenk, Willow Street B-2.-ROhrer, LaWaste'r ll7;'- and *iiic!i Award s were presented by J C Garber, Jr., Lancaster J* 1 ' 0 ' o \„, a J,T7v! John E Baylor, extension R 6. Keener’s yield Was tops t k h re p,i rted agronomist from PSU. ’ v ,-j at 170 3 ’ ne rep ® rtM ’ bushels per acre. Awards (Continued on Page 11) • • • « Even when water or milk are added, new Ful-O-Pep holds its shape... doesn’t get soggy or mush down. Dogs love its superior flavor-wet dr dry. You’ll like its guaranteed satisfaction. Ask for new Ful-O-Pep Dog Feed a product of The Quaker Oats Oornrtprv' Harold H. Good S. H. Hiestand & Co.; Inc. Grubb Supply Co. Elizabethtown * * n I. * 1 • rould be I,tlhzed by the fa n. Robert Groff Extension iiv, whereas they were ln,t Assn. President othenvise. Speaking for tin Robert Gioff of Quairjulle Pioducers were Aaion B.u, R 3 was elected to replace hakei, Lancaster, and Henry Willis Z Esbenshade as pres- R eis t, Hount joy. ident of the Lancaster Conn- ty Agricultural Extension As sociation at a meeting of the « executive committee last week J, CH Jl 6SITS xVfiO Terre Hill Salunga * * * Kirkwood Feed & Groin Kirkwood H. M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc. Stevens Feed Mill, Inc. 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