S—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, February 18, 1967 !• Reflections (Continued from Page 7) (FIVE YEARS AGO) ga Rl, president of the organi zation He had served as sec retary of the association dur ing 1961. Warfel succeeds Mark Myer, Lampeter. Other officers elected were: vice president, Ben Burkhold er, secretary, Robert Harnish; treasurer, Cleve Hastings. Jersey Breeders Reorganize —Edison Osborne, Peach Bot tom R 2, was reelected presi dent of the Lancaster County Jersey Cattle Club Thursday (Feb 1) at a reorganization meeting at the Spanish Tavern, Quarryville. Reelected secretary was Will is Groff, Willow Street. Extension Assn. Elects Four directors were returned to office and one new one was elected to a one-year term Monday night (Feb 19) at the Lancaster County Extension Association annual meeting Directors were: J. Clayton Sangrey, northwest; Willis Z. Esbenshade, northeast; Mrs J. Eobert Hess, southeast; and Eichard P. Maule, southern district Mi's Kenneth Musser, Colum bia R 2, was elected to the board from the southwest dis trict. 9 * * Ten Years Ago February, 1957 Thrre Lactations To Pay Calf Costs It takes almost three full lactations from a good cow to pay for feed and care given her as a calf, a dairy specialist told 250 Lancaster County dairy farmers here Tuesday (Feb. 14). Harvey Sheaffer, Penn State University, speaking at the an nual district meeting of the Southeastern Artificial Breed ing Cooperative at East Hemp field Elementary School, point ed out that the average cow remains in the herd only six and <jne halt years She actual ly produces milk less than half of that time, and to make her stay profitable the dairy man has to overcome losses due to- 1) more than 12 mon ths between calving: 2) not getting her into the milking herd by 24 months of age. Tobacco Sells In A Rush It appeared that a rash of buying last week (Feb 8) cleared up at least 95 percent of the county’s 1956 tobacco crop Reported prices ranged from 28 to 12 cents per pound. The buying, following a long period of virtual inactivity in the local market, was believed by many to he the result of the effoits of the Lancaster County Tobacco Groweis Co operative Assn Hybrid Poplar New Cash Crop A new ciop is being devel oped foi the 195-year-old Miles W Fiy & Son farm, Fiysville, Ephiata R 3 It is a hybrid poplar tree that Fry plans to plant in the farm’s 80-acie woodlot for pulpwood piodue tion Fry began this pi eject two yeais ago when he sent foi six seedlings of the newly developed tree The seedlings grew about waist high the first yeai, he said, then shot to 14 feet the second year with a stump diameter of 14 inches Fry said that as far as he knows, this is the first hybrid tree that has been offered farmers He compared the im pact on fanning to that of hybrid corn. Poultry Industry .Plans Sur plus Reduction “Operation Sootstiap” went into effect yesterday (Feb. 19) in an ef fort to reduce hatching egg supply, the State Poultry Fed eration president told Lancas ter County poultrymen. Robert R. Parks said the drive, which will extend through March, will help mar ket a million more stewing chickens than would normally go to market at this time of year. In outlining the heavy fowl selling program for members of the Lancaster County Poul try Exchange, Parks said that processors will have facilities ready to double normal slaugh ter of hens. Stores and other outlets will actually promote consumption of stewing chick ens by the public This effort to reduce chicken surpluses will be in addition to the seasonal 10 percent re duction normally made by breeders. Farmers See Trench Silos Some fifty-three farmers at tended a tour of two trench silo operations Tuesday (Feb. LEARN THE FACTS On Super Q Attend the meeting sponsored by ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO. 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Wayne Kelly, farm management spe cialist, Penn State University. February 27 “Transfer Arrangements.” Edward Paw lick, extension service attorney, 19), one at the Levi H. Bru baker farm at Rohrerstown, and the other at the Miles W. Fry & Son farm, Ephrata R 3. John Walker, Penn State agricultural engineer, who as sisted county agent M, M. Smith with the tour, listed some specifications for trench or bunker silo construction. There must be adequate drain age for the silo, he said, de scribing adequate as “a one foot drop in 50 feet of length for concrete lined silos, and three feet in 50 for dirt trenches”. Walker recommended avoid ing having the feeding face of the silo on the south side as this practice will increase spoilage. Alfalfa Sorghum York. In the quest for worid. peace, March fl "Why Bother agricultural production miay toe With a Will?” George J. 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