—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 24.1967
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Poultry Federation Elects Officers
And Cites Outstanding Poultryman
UNIVERSITY PARK. PA.
"Poultryman of the Year” in
the Keystone Slate is Floyd H.
Wiltshire of McKeesport, nam
ed during the annual confer
ence of the Pennsylvania Poul
try Fedeiation held at Penn
Slate University last week. He
is the owner of Wiltshire Poul
try Farm. McKeesport.
Wiltshire received the Fed
ei.ition's plaque citing his
“many years of conscientious
and loyal service to all seg
ments of the poultry industry.”
The plaque listed his efforts
in helping to establish the But
ler Poultiy Diagnostic Labora
tory He was also acclaimed
for his leadership in the agu-i
cultural extension work of AI-j
legheny County
WHEELOCK, PRESIDENT
Elected president of the Fed
eration was Walter E Wheel
ock ot Chambersburg. Ne w
fust vice piesident is Donald
E Horn of Yoik Named sec
ond vice president was Fred
entk A Slezak of Irwin Elect
ed secietary was Samuel F
Barkdoll of Chambersburg.
Lawrence E. Kegerreis of
Palm\ia was reelected tieas
mer
Directors named to three
yeai teims were George M
Anthony of Sti ausstown, Ho
mer Bicksler of Souderton,
Richard Moyer of Winfield,
and Veinon E Norris of Va
lencia
Membei s of the Future
Faimer of Ameiica and 4-H
Club members received annual
youth awaids at the Federa
tion's banquet FFA winners
wei e Gleason Ritchie, Jr,
Crop Roundup
HARRISBURG Fears of a
sKth consecutive year of
thought on the state’s faiin
lands weie eased somewhat by
weekend showers that imoroved
the oulook foi all crops Growth
was piactically at a standstill
pi mi to the iam which was the
fn st in this aiea since May 29th
Havmaking piogtessed rapid
1\ dm m° the cleai sunnv wea
thei and a good quality ciop is
expected in all aieas Second
ciop alfalla beneiited gieatly
fiom the lecent lams
Pastmes aie still suoplvmg
an aveiagc amount of feed
Rams came in time m many diy
aieas to pi event fuither dam
age
Coin made good giowth dui
ing the week but more lam is
needed foi continued piogiess
Bailev is coloring rapidly, but
hai vest will be one to two weeks
latei than usual Prospects aie
foi a good wheat ciop Although
cool weathei earliei in the sea
son letaided oats, piesent fore
casts aie moie piomismg
Apples aie sizing nicely but
the ciop is spottv Irrigation
was stalled m some southern
oichaids In a tew southern
aieas wheie there are any
sweet cherries, picking has
stalled but most of the crop
will be taken by birds Sour
diet nes are starting to color
but not many will be harvested
The combination of warm
weather and recent rams im
pioved vegetable giowth Plant
ing of sweet corn and tomatoes
is about completed Tomatoes
aie making good growth, har
vesting ot asparagus continues,
stiawbemes aie showing good
yields m most sections, and hai
vcsting of peas loi processing
has begun m the south cential
legion
Potato planting is completed
Some early fields aie stalling
to bloom but plants aie smallei
than normal Transplanting of
tobacco in Lancastei County is
neaimg the three quarlei maik,
but dry sods have contiibuted
Fredericksburg Rl. and Joseph
Sharp. Lewisbttrg Rl Rcceiv
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ARE WHAT COUNT!
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ing the 4-H awards were Wal
lace Plummer, Sidmnn Rl.and
David Stough of Hellam Rl.
Herbert C. Jordon, extension
poultry specialist, presented
plaques to the winners.
Alice Wertz of Danville R 5,
received luggage awarded to
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FEEDS
the champion in the 4-H dress
ed turkey section of the 1907
State Farm Show. Making the
award was Clyde Rishell of
Mackcyvillc, president of Ihe
turkey division of the Poultiy
Federation
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who changed to Uni-Pel.
what Uni-Pel did for him.
Dairymen are feeding
before!
Why not
check with
METAL CANS HOLD G,
Most plastic bottles and
will not hold gasoline sal
Gasoline can leak through
thin spots of plastic contair
especially duiing hot weat
Use metal containers for g
line storage.
your neighbor
He'll tell you
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