—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 19, 1966
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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,
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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-
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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)
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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
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Kirkwood Feed & Groin
Kirkwood
H. M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc.
Stevens Feed Mill, Inc.
Stevens, Penna.
out that the cracked a
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