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VOL. 12 NO. 9
JOHN HENKEL, president of the Lancaster County Swine Producers -Asso
ciation, reviews the facts on Penn State’s new meat evaluation center with .re
search veterinarian Dr. Howard W. Dunn, left, and extension livestockman
Dwight Younldn, right. The two Penn State specialists addressed county swine
men Monday night at the Lancaster Farm Credit Building. L. F. Photo
Specialists Review Housing And
Diseases At County Swine Meetings
- Two Penn State -University-,,
specialists teamed up Monday
night to give some 40 mem
bers of the Lancaster" County '
Swline Producers Association ,
the latest story on disease
treatment and research, and :
teili them how to influence the
housing environment to avoid
some common disease and man- ■
agement pi oblemis
A leading swine research
veterinarian, Dr Howard W 1
Dunn, discussed several swine
diseases which are becoming
increasingly important, and
used colored slides to illus
trate the latest findings He
also dwelt at some length on *
hog cholera, advising hogmen J
to avoid vaccinating pregnant (
sown at anytime with an at-
temiated live virus. ]
lfi» response to the question,
“Wiften is ‘the best' time, and 'j
wfcat should be used, to revac- (
ednate a sow between farrow- 1
ing and rebreeding?”, Dunn J
adwteed using .crystal violet as
a booster shot, adding, "Don’t .
use a live virus on a sow ]
once she’s in the breeding ]
heat! ”
iMlany states that have ob-
County Council
Recognizes 4-H
Adult Leaders
More than 200 persons turn- (
ed out Monday mght do honor
twenty-three Lancaster County 1
4-K Club adult leaders at a i
recognition banquet sponsored f
by the 4-H County Council <
The. affair was (held at the j
Meadow' Hills Dining Room. -1
The agriculture leaders were
presented with pins, certificates 5
and home economics awards. *
Cited for 15 years service each 1
to county 4-H clubs were Jay I
Nissley, Manheim R 4, and Mrs"
Eari Sauder. New Holland R 2 s
Mrs. Henry Hess of Manheim <
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 28, 1967
overhog
cholera‘will-no longer permit'
attenuated vaccines to be used,
'the 'veterinarian ’ said. He sug
gested that Pennsylvania was
very close to being in such a
favorable position itself, add
ing that hogs coming into the
(Continued on Page 5)
Cattle Feeders
To Hear County
Agent Smith
Cattle feeders in northeast- ,
ern Lancaster County will hear ,
county agent M M Smith dis- ,
cuss some of the factors involv- ,
ed in managing feeder cattle j
profitably Wednesday ‘ night,
February 1. - (
The meeting, which will be,,
held at the Lincoln Indepen
dent 'School, near Martindale,
will be open to all interested
farmers m the area, accord
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FULTON GKANGE SLATES
FEBRUARY ACTIVITIES
Fulton Grange .#66 held its ;
bi-monthly meeting January 23
at the Grange Hall in Oakryn.
Master, Clifford W. Holloway
Jr presided The Chartei was
draped in memory of Mrs
Maude A Christie. ~ ■
The membership committee ;
reported that the - “Peaprckers” ;
team is still in the lead in the i
contest
The home economics commit- ■
tee will have a refreshment i
stand at the Maurice Gregg 1
sale April 1 and will be in i
charge of the Grange’s annual
roast turkey supper April 8 at (
the Grange Hall. - ]
The committee for the Hobo 1
show which will be given this 1
spring is; Richard Nye. Miss {
Mabel Brabson and Charles
McSparran. j
The youth committee will 3
sponsor a “Hat-A-Rama” at the
Grange Hall Tuesday, Febru- s
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TOBACCO SEASON BEGINS
AS SIX BUYERS BID
The unseasonal weather
seemed to inspire everyone in
Lancaster County this" week;
even the tobacco buyers''
Buying activity was report
ed Wednesday as American To
bacco Co. and P. Lorillard Co.
both had buyers in the field.
Prices reportedly offered- rang
ed from 31 to 26 cents for
wrapper, and 18 to 15 cents for
filler leaf.
The number of buyers had
swelled to six by Thursday,
as Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co.
and three independent buyers
were'reported active.
Reports of sales made ap
peared to be primarily in the
central and southern parts of
the county with prices offered
mostly falling into the upper
range for both wrapper and
filler.
Some straight stripped prices
of 25 cents a pound were also
reportedly offered.
SWCD Directors
List ’67 Goals
At a special meeting Mon
day mght, directors of the
Lancaster County Soil & Water
Conservation District mapped
twelve goals tor 1967
Given top priority was a pro
posal put forth by chairman
Amos H Funk for greater pro
motion of cropland terraces as
a conservation tool Directors
agreed that conservation in the
county could be furthered if
farmers were more aware of
the soil saving benefits, of tei
races, particularly where con
tinuous row crops are raised
on slopes
The 1967 State SWCD Asso
ciation convention which will
be hosted by Lancaster Coun
ty next November also rated
high on the list of top priority
goals
Other major goals which Will
guide the District’s efforts this
year are:
I—More1 —More community _ water
shed meetings to encourage the
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Poultrymen Advised On
Preserving Farm Rights
What c'an you do to pieseive
your right to faim’ Lancastei
County poultrymen got some
answers to that ever-pressing
question Tuesday night at the
Lititz Community Center
A planning director said,
“Agricultural zoning can pro
tect farnieis fiom unwise use
of land by those not directly
dependent on the land foi
their livelihood”
A poultryman who has been
through the “submban crush
ing mill” advised that “Fly
and odor - problems on poultry
farms are increasing, and, un
fortunately, the people who al
ways complain about such
things are also increasing”
A regional health depart
ment official cautioned that
“The revised clean streams
law and the new sewage fa
cility act will bring about some
drastic changes in the way we
make our laving ”
Finally, a public affairs spe
cialist urged poultrymen to
“Get involved and become part
of the total community to help
avoid future conflicts between
people and poultry”
Future Farmers Install Officers;
23 Members Get Red Rose Degrees
At the Lancaster Countv
Chapter Future Farmers ot
America meeting Monday mght
at Elizabethtown High School,
officers for the new year were
formerly installed. Red Rose
Degrees, the highest official
FFA honor a boy can earn at
the county level, were confcri
ed upon 23 members
Retiring president Robert
Weaver ol Lampeter-Strasburg
High School formerly turned
the gavel over to his successor
Howett Seiverhng, Warwick
High School.
CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATIONS last year’s
Lancaster County Future Farmers of America presi
dent, Robert Weaver of Lampeter-Strasburg High
School, left, points out a few last minute items of im
portance to incoining president Howett Seiverling of
Warwick High prior to Monday night’s officer installa
tion meeting. - L. F. Photo
$2 Per Yea:
PRESERVE
AGRICULTURAL ZONES
“In Lancaster County, zon
ing can be an important tool
in preserving agricultural land
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Crops & Soils
Day Feb. 10th
The annual Lancaster Coun
ty Crops and Soils Day is slat
ed for Friday. February 10,
associate county agent Arnold
Lueck announced this week.
The countywide event will
be held in the Guernsey Sales
Pavilion again this year, Lueck
said, and will feature agronomic
information for farmers and
for agribusinessmen who work
with farmers
Topics which will highlight
this major event include crop
varieties, fertilizer usage, weed
control practices, ,corn produc
tion, handling and feeding of
crops, and other timely in
formation foi the new growing
season ahead
(Continued on Page 4)
Other county officers for
1967 are vice president, Bill
Buchter, secretary, Galen Yod
er, treasurer, Jerry Phillip;
sentinel, John Kurtz; corres
ponding secretary, Clair Erb;
chaplain, John Nissley; parlia
mentarian, Barry Nickel; and
reporter, Tom Houser.
Boys receiving Red Rose De
grees, and their schools are
Elizabethtown High School—
John E. Kurtz
Pequea Valley High School—
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