™ VOL. 13 NO. 6 Cost Of Gain On Heavy Steers Sixty-Six Percent Higher amraails. (Continued on Page 14) Ag Outlook Meeting For Tuesday An Agricultural Outlook meeting has 'been scheduled for 7:30 ,p.m., next Tuesday, Jan 9 at the Farm Credit Building, ac cording to M M. 'Smith, Lan caster county agent The dairy, livestock and feed situation will be discussed Featured speakers are: Wil liam Johnstone and Lewis Moore, agricultural economists from Penn State. The meeting is open to the general public. 4-H CORN SHOW WINNER. Steven Ney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Ney, Marietta Rl, won top hon ors in the 4-H Com Show. At right is the com judge, Harry S. Sloat, retired Associate County Agent. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 6, 1968 Mrs. Doris W. Thomas Mrs. Thomas Is Ejected To State Economist Post Mrs Doris W Thomas, Lan caster County Extension Home Economist, was elected first vice president of the Pennsyl vania Association of Extension Home Economists for 1968 at the recent annual meeting] Other officers elected were' Mrs. Eunice N. Tibbott, Ebens burg, treasurer; Mrs. Jane B. Marhefka, Mifflintown, presi dent; Mrs. Betty Parks Strutin, Scranton, president-elect, Mrs Ethel Ann Diehl, RD 1, Sun bury, secretary; and Mrs Bar bara P Kinnan, RD 2, Tioga, second vice president. Among the Pennsylvania home economists serving on committees of the national or ganization are. Mrs. Patricia L Long, Greensburg, chairman of (Continued on Page 8) Countian Tours Russia; Brings Moscow Farm News “In spate of none too favor able weather conditions our ag riculture made a- big stride for ward thus year Many republics, territories and regions have ga thered 'a good harvest of gram and industrial crops and achiev ed a further growth in animal husbandry.” So stated the Mos cow (weekly) News dated Sat urday, November 25, 1967 and brought hack from an extensive tour of the Soviet Union by Harold M Zimmerman, Ephra ta Rl. The Russian report under 4-H Tobacco & Corn Show Winners Named The 4-H Tobacco and Corn Show was held last Fndav at the Bayuk Cigars Inc Ware house In the tobacco show Frances and Philip Bixler, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Bixler, Marietta Rl, took The top awards. Frances had the best wrappers and Philip was top in the filler class The reserve championship in wrappers went to Steven Ney, Marietta R 1 and reserve in the filler class went to J Richard Thomas, Millersville HI. In the corn show Ney had the grand champion ears and Philip Bixler had the reserve. Judges for the tobacco ex hibit were Richard Charles Jr, and Paris Gruber, both of Bay uk’s and A K. Mann Jr., Leaf Tobacco dealer. Retired Associate County Agent Harry S. Sloat served as judge of the corn competition. TOBACCO SHOW WINNERS. Winners in the 4-H Tobacco Show are Philip and Frances Bdxler, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Bixler, Marietta Rl. L. F. Photo L, F. Photo $2 Per Yea the by-ime of Professor Nikolai Kuznetsov, Doctor of Econom ies, stated further, ‘The 23rd party congress, held am the spring of 1966, set as one of the most important tasks, the strengthening of the material and technical base of Agricul ture In the current 5-year pe riod (1966-1970) it has been de cided to make available nearly 1,800,000 tractors, over 1,500,000 autos and grain combines to farms This will increase ma chinery for use in the country side 1.5 times ” The newspaper 'also reported a recent government cut in pric es on farm machinery, spare parts and electricity. Zimmerman said Soviet ma chinery (both farm and indus triiai) is crude but it gets 'the job done The above mentioned article was entitled Agriculture, More (Continued on Page 12) Dog Owners Warned To Get Licenses Now Dog owners must obtain 1968 licenses for their pets ‘by Jan uary 15, T 'Lube Toomey, Di rector, Bureau of Dog Law En forcement, State Department of Agriculture, saiid (today. Penn sylvania law require® that li censes must be obtained on or before that date. Licenses are necessary for all dogs six months of age or older. They are on sale at the offices of the county treasurers, or may be ordered through any quali fied .notary public, justice of the (Continued on Page 14)