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VOL. 12 NO. 12
Year’s Absence
Granted SWCD
Sec. Gingerich
Lancaster County Soil and
Water Conservation District
secretary Garland E. Gingerich,
Millersville Rl, requested one
year 5 ' 1 leave of absence Mon
day'night at a directors’ meet
ing at the county courthouse.
Gingerich, Penn Manor High
School vocational agriculture
instructor, announced he will
be taking a sabbatical leave
from his teaching post beginn
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Garland £. Gingcrich
Corn Silage And Alfalfa Labeled
Best Forage Program For Dairymen
Penn State University re
search agronomist Dr. John
Baylor told Lancaster County
dairy farmers Wednesday night
at the John Neff School that
they must fit the right crops
into their forage programs if
they expect a maximum feed
supply at the greatest level of
profit
For total energy per acre,
Baylor said, “no crop in Penn
sylvania today will equal corn
Farm Calendar
February 20—7:30 p m , Solan
co Soil & Water Conserva
tion 4-H Club, at borne of
Steve Mitchell, Refton
—7‘3o p.m, Extension Serv-
ice Estate Planning program,
“Building Savings Invest-
ment and Insurance Plans”,
at John Neff School, Neffs
viHe
February 21—7:30 p.m, Cen
tral 4-H Tractor Club at Al
len Matr Inc., 505 E Main
St., New Holland
—730 p.m, Ephiata Faim
Electi icily Course, “Circuits
and Distribution of Electric
ity For Farm Use”, at Eph
rata High School-agriculture
room.
February 24—<1 pjn., Chester
County Estate Planning Pro
gram. at Cochranville Fire
Hall.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 18, 1967
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'-- HIGH-HOPES County FFA chapter-jpresident
Howett Seiverling shown with the registered Ayrshire
heifer he won last Fall. He plans to enter her in the
FFA district dairy show at Hershey in the coming
season, and may also enter local fairs. L. F. Photo
silage” In terms of pounds of
protein, however, alfalfa has
no equal, he said
Baylor pointed out that there
are four factors involved in
making a decision on what
crops to plant- 1) the relative
yield and profit potential; 2)
soil limitations; 3) available
machinery and storage; 4) a
farmer’s individual livestock
program.
Stating -that linear, pro
gramming of farms in the state
show that com silage and al
falfa are the'two mdst profit
able r forage crops, IJayJor re
commended that all crop pro,-
granis "should be built around
these two moneymakers
In developing a planned for
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Weaffier
More cold weather will
forestall any thoughts of
Spring during the next five
days, says the weatherman.
He looks for temperatures to
average below the normal
range of 43 to 24 degrees,
and expects little day-to-day
change in the thermometer
readings.
Precipitation may total %•
inch, melted, occurring as
snow in the beginning" of the
period, and as snow'or rain
early next .week." ’" ' J _ T
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New Clinic Announced
For Estate Planning
Lancaster County agricultur
al agent M M. Smith announc
ed this week that a series of
three evening meetings on
Estate Planning will be spon
sored by the extension service.
The meetings will be of a
“clinic” type, and will be open
to all intei ested persons All
sessions will be held at the
John Neff School, Neffsville,
and'will begin at 7-30 pm.,
Smith said
The dates, subjects, and
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EGG MARKETING PANEL from left, Raymond W. Sauder; Earl Hess;
Harold Musser (master of ceremonies); Arthur Lehman; and Melvin Mitchell. The
group exchanged ideas with more than 100 Lancaster County poultrymen Thurs
day night’ at Lititz. •. - ■ s .(-»; „ L. P. Photo
County FFA Pres. Sees
Future In Agribusiness
How does the Lancaster
County Future Fanners of
America chapter president see
his personal future in agricul
ture 9 Viewing the situation
from his present vantage point
a junior at Warwick High
School Howett Seiverhng
plans to take the two-year pro
gram in agiiculture at Penn
State University, leading to an
associate degree
Following that route, he may
eithei continue his education,
or go into some phase of the
giant agribusiness industry Ac
cording to Warwick vocational
agriculture instructor, Clair
Zerby, Howett has the acade
mic ability and the personality
to succeed at any endeavor he
may ultimately choose He
hopes someday to get back into
production agriculture.
The sixteen-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Seiverling,
Processor-Producer Cooperation
A panel of * four, local, egg
marketing men presented vary
ing views of the egg business
in Pennsylvania Thursday
night to more than 100 Lan
caster County poultrymen
Speaking at the Lititz Com
munity Center in the second
of a series of three meetings
sponsored by the Lancaster
County Poultry Association, the
egg processors told county
poultrymen that changes in the
industry would necessitate
changes in their individual
ways of opeiatmg, if they were
to continue competing for the
prime eastern markets.
In a three-hour""" session
that was notable for its ex
change of ideas and opinions
between speakers and the
audience, two conclusions
were reached by the panel
of experts.
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he lives on his parents’ 73
acre farm overlooking the
Hammer Creek at Lititz RL
The main family enterprise is
dairy but the home farm and
on additional rented 90 acres
are also used for poultry, to
bacco, and field crops
Howett’s farm projects this
year consist of several heifer
calves, including the Ayrshire
calf award which he won last
fall, an acre of tobacco, and
nearly 300 laying hens. He
plans to show the Ayrshire
heifer next season at the dis
trict FFA show at Hershey,
and may also show her at the
local fairs
While most of Howett’s
school activities have been con
fined to the agricultural area,
he has been a regular on the
honor roll throughout his high
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One, we need more unr
poultry housing here to com
pete efficiently with outside
areas; two, improved produc
er-processor coordination is a
must if Lancaster County is
to continue to grow in the
egg business.
SUCCESS DEPENDS
ON QUALITY
Raymond W Sauder, Latitz
egg dealer outlined a program
of management for the farmer
which was vital to producing
a quality pack of eggs.
Sauder said the consumer
knows what she wants in a
quality egg, and that it’s up to
the producer and the proces
sor to give it to her He lasted
several points on egg handling
at the farm level which could
substantially upgrade present
egg quality
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