eininger And Endslow Participate
[n Study Of So. American Agri.
two aim farmers recently ditions In South American
Hk-ifd a three-week, good- agriculture, and to improve
iiuiinev to live South understanding between the
, o untries as .part US and our South American
.1 dele-ation of agncul- neighbors,
tui.il li Leader of the group was
tlu pn'i' *■ 10-1 - • ipj lonlaSl g King, head of the
Kepio-enting Lancaste r annna i science department at
fount' .iLiiculture on this p enn state University. Beef
1111 —’on " ( ‘ ie Warren Lein- ca ttle, dairy, sheep, swine,
in-* i Iteinei; and Harold B. h orge and fruit production
Fnd-linv Marietta. methods were studied.
Tin 1 -loup left from Pliila- Although the forage spe
delphia and spent twenty- C]es f oUn( i ln mos t o-t South
one d.ns m the countries of America vary from those na-
Pem Aiaentma, Paraguay, t j ve to our area; W as ob .
I iiiauai and Brazil. Most of serve( j that the continent has
then time was spent in num- g great potential for agn .
el ou- Mbits to farm and live- culural production. The big
stock opeiations. In each of obstac i ej t he group reported,
the fi\e countries they par- ... , .
t,cu.ated in official meetings 18 transportation in much of
with PS and foreign gov- the inland farming area As
eminent iepresentatives. this improves. South Ameri-
The pm pose of the' journey ca shou!d 'P ro '’ lde * la J s " WARREN LEININGER, left, discussing the 4-H
w.m t° get a first-hand look share of the Worlds *>od Paraguay with county agent Oscar
at methods and working eon- supply. £... 6 , ° J
Mirauda.
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p - o. BOX 1197, LANCASTER, PA.
u
OPEN
Friday,
At OUR NEW,
From Dillerville Road (former Farm Bureau Store) to end of
Dillervilie Road . . . Just off Manheim Pike at traffic
next to Nichols parking lot.
REGISTER FOR $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATES. TO BE
GIVEN EACH WEEK DURING THE SALE AT EACH
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SECOND SECTION
Kauffman Cow Earns
''Super Brood Cow"
Recognition
Holstem-Fnesian Associa
tiou ol America reports ©old
Medal recognition for P%nm
Sin mg's Regal Lucy, owned
by Robert H Kauffman,
Elizabethtown Rl. As an
eigbt-j ear-old. “Lucy” haa
thiee official iccords averag
ing 19,39,7 lbs ot milk and
07(i lbs. ol buttertat. She
was hied and developed in
the Kauffman herd.
Her qualifying daughters
are Penn Spmigs Lad Lucky
with two iccojds averaging
19,010 lbs. ot milk and 619
lbs ot butterfat; Penn
Spnngs Master Trinket with
a single record ol 19,i1l
lbs of milk and 823 libs. *C
buttertat; and Penn Spring*
Admiral Lucille also with n
single record of 19,162 lbs.
ot milk and 667 lbs. of but*
terfat.
Production record’s are sir
en as 30i5-day, 2X, maitur*
equivalent lactations for com
parison purposes. Just over
800 registeied H'olstem cows
have earned Gold Medal Dam;
recognition The program «n
-courages the development of
cow tamihes within herd im.
provement progiams, reports
the Holstein Association.
FKB. EGG PRODUCTION
HITS 31-YEAR LOW
Egg production during
Februaiy in Pennsylvania
reached its lowest point la
21 yeais down 9 percent
tiom last February, Fewer
la\eis and reduced rate o£
lay weie the tactois held re
sponsible foi this sharply re
duced production.
The average number o£
lajeis was down 6 percent
tiom Februaiy 1965. This
was the smallest number ot
layeis on hand toi any Feb
maiv during the past 31
yeai s
Rate of egg production also
tumbled 4 peicent in Febru
aic ot this year.
These factors combined to
return poultry men an aver
age of 11 cents more per
dozen for their eggs, com*
paied to Febiuary prices ai
yeai ago
Piodnction, nationally, was
also down in Febiuary, with,
number ot laver s remaining
appi oximately the same as in,
the year before.
Alfa - Tox
for reliable
weevil control
Absolutely no residue
in milk.
Wholesale and retail
Available now at
SMOKETOWN
Ph. 397-3539