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February. 10,1968 Kelsoti krfeider KreiJer Is Notified Honored Employee Nelson Kreider, Northeastern Bree'deis Association, Tunkhan nock, has been selected as “Em ployee of the Month”, according to NEBA News Nelson is the first to be selected in this rec ognition program Kreidei and ms wife, Verna, li\e at Ronks R 1 They have three children, Debra, 10, Julie, 7, and Keith 5 Irrigation Increases Crop Production Each Year, Wooding Says Irrigation for increased crop production should be employed, as a management practice every year -hdt just “to present crop losses during dry years, declar ed an Extension Service agri cultural engineer at The Penn sylvania State University Speaking to lime and fertilizer dealers from the Northeast States on the mam Penn State campus recently, N Henry Wo'oding said irrigation is an important management tool that farmers can use to increase their crop yields and potential income even during periods when normal rainfall occurs “However,” he said, “if a source of water isn’t available or cannot be de\ eloped, then farmers should divert their fi nancial lesources into other management channels instead of nligation ” Commenting on i n f ormation based on the Irrigation Suivey \\ h i c h was conducted by the Pennsylvania Ciop Repotting Seiuce m 1967 the agncultuial engineer said the numbei of acres under irrigation neaily doubled during the drought pe riod from 1964 to 1966 During 1966, almost 40 000 acres ol farm crops were irrigated The Extension official said thiee fruits, potatoes, corn veg etables and forage crops lepre sented the greatest number of irrigated acies He pointed out that the source of water for ir rigating these crops came main ly from stieams meis, and ponds, with smallei amounts from wells and public water systems Above average lainfall in 1967 undoubtedly lowered the crop acieage that was irrigated A similar survey may be conduct ed this spring so that present in foimation can be updated and put to practical use, the Penn State official emphasized “It will lake a few more years of above normal piecipitation to replace the moisture that has been removed from the subsoil and ground water reservoirs during the 1960-66 drought even though the earth seems to be wet,” the engineer concluded DID YOU KNOW - The Bu chanan State Forest is named in honor of James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States A stone pyramid, sur rounded by 18 acres on which 3 000 Norway spruce tiees were planted in 1913, commemorates his bulhplace in Franklin Coun ty. (Dept of Forests & Waters) ing from Washington, D.C., to some point 20 miles west of St. c afl j nr Louis, Mo ->” ' he sa y®- Corn, deed Of who benefits? Ingenious Product's 'Astronauts and airplane pd . 10t5... housewives, builders and 'Painting your house? Replac- doctors.,. armies, textile mills, ing spark plugs in your car’ foundries and factories all S'eiving pork sausages for sup- use corn by-products, per? Helping your three-year- FO r example, corn starches bM color with crayons? C oat dehydrated foods that be- Then you must thank corn— come astronaut rations and help America’s most important sin- refine aluminum' used in light gle crop—foi enabling you to w eight space vehicles and com db these tasks mercial airplanes. More than a populai on-the- corn starch is also: ebb, creamed, or canned dish; _ a binder for coal and char ffiorfe 'than a necessary feed for coa t briquettes poultry and livestock, corp _, a laundering agent when processed l —provides turn- _ian ingredient in baby foods, dreds 'of products that are used baking powder, chocolate drink, in' daily life. meat products, pie fillings, Across the nation 200 million soups, ice cream cones, cus hushels are processed into Sard's, flour and combat rations starches, syrups, sugars, ml and _, a n essential in the manu other products,” points out John f, ao t U re of paper products —■ Orothers, marketing specialist, from cups to cardboard, bags to University -of Maryland Extern stationery, foil to food wraps sien 'Service _ —a “sizing” in cotton and “To carry this much corn, it synthetic fabrics as well as an would take a string of 100,000 a , n printing textiles, boxcars on one long tram reach- VI Don’t wait tillv last minute ) GET YOUR TRACTOR READY FOR SPRING NOW # You'll be busy later on, and so will we. That's why we offer special off-season service now. That's why you can SAVE TIME . . . SAVE MONEY, if you avoid the last minute rush. We have specially trained mechanics and sp'ectal service - tools, using only genuine parts, to assure you a satisfactory job. ALLEN H. MATZ Denver New Holland When com starch—a carbo- spark plugs, tobacco, dnsecti hydrate is converted to dex- cides and plasticizing- mtaterials trose a sugar that is the basic all contain one common ingredi-, fuel of every warm-blooded an- ent—c dr n syrup,” notes 'Mir. imal, this by-product is used in Crothers. , preserved foods, beverages, bak- “Corn by-products also mste ed goods, and ice cream as well possible cosmetics, as in intravenous injection sol- gum, aspirin, urethane foam, utdons, leather tanning, and soap, floor finishes, lacquers, synthetic rubber manufacture, c ork, and printing inks,” he “Cough drops, penicillin, adds- FARM EQUIPMENT SALE WED., FEB. T 4, 1968 At 9:00 A.M. MARTIN’S SALE BARN - Blue Ball, Pa., Lancaster County Tractors, Implements, Machinery, Hardware, Supplies, Posts, Hay and Straw. Small Items 9:00 A.M. Hay & Straw 12:00 Tractors 1:00 P.M. Equipment 2:00 P.M. We Sell on Commission. PAUL Z. MARtIN Ph. (717) 354-6671 Next Sale February 28th LARGE PUBLIC SALE Friday, February 16, 1968 at 9:30 A.M. Sharp NEW AND USED FARM EQUIPMENT Mohnton R. 2, near Adamstown, Pa. 60 - 65 tractors, combines, balers, drills, harvesters, plant ers and a full line of good farm machinery. EDWIN HURST, INC. Ph. (215) 4M-4391 Horst and Long, Aucts. LUNCH WILL BE SERVED. PUBLIC SALE LOCATION: 2 Miles Southwest of Christiana. From Chris tiana take 372 West to Smyrna, turn left go to 2nd hard road left. From 896 Green Tree go East to stop sign and watch for signs, Sadshury Township, Lancaster County, Pa. SATURDAY, FEB. 24, 1968 9:30 A.M. • 72 HEAD OF REGISTERED AND GRADE HOLSTEINS 45 Milk Cows nearly all registered. 16 First Calf Heifers with incomplete records, 9 Bred Heifers, 13 Younger Heifeis, 4 Hol stein Steers 500-750 lbs., 2 daus. selling from a 20,000 lb. Harden Farms King Meridian, 1 granddaughter of Lucifer and Moose hart Pioneer. 1 daughter from a 19.000 lb. Harden Farms Duke Rocket. 1 Bull IVs yr. old from Zimmerman All Star Pilot. 1 20,793 Milk, 810 F. 1 19,459 M, 754 F. 7 From 600 to 700 F. 10 From 500 to 600 F. 5 yr. D.H.LA. Average over 500 F. Sires used; Ivanhoe, Marquis, Dean, Chambric, Marshall, Dictator and others. T.B. and Bangs Certified, Calfhood Vaccination. 30 Day Chart. Sale held under cover. 30 Animals in this herd direct des cendants of Everett Brubaker Herd. FARM EQUIPMENT 460 Farmall, 340 Farmall with Cultivators. 340 I.H.C. CRAWLER, 4 IN. 1 BUCKET (448 HRS. GOOD) 311 3 Bottom Plow Fast Hitch, No. 10 16 Disc Grain Drill (nearly new), No. 110 Side Mounted Mower, Tool Bar Corn Plant er Fast Hitch, 2001 Manure Loader Double Acting Cylinders Hydraulic Dump, 3 A Hay Conditioner, Fast Hitch Platform CS^ riei. All above items are I.H.C. 2 High Side Hay Wagons, 268 N.H. Baler with P.T.O. Throw er, No. 7 N.H. Forage Wagon, N.H. No. 36 Flail Chopper, N.H. No. 55 Side Delivery Rake, John Deere 32 Disc Harrow Transport, Brillion 10 ft. Cultipacker, Hawk Bilt 145 Manure Spreader, Cross 30 ft. Elevator, Green Chop Wagon Bed, V Snow Plow, 12 ft. John Deere Spring Harrow, 2 Fertilizer Drills, PoSt Hole Digger, Field Sprayer, Portable Hay Rack. ,1946 Ford 6 Cy. 18 Ft. Steel Bed With Cattle Sides With Ex tra Ne\v Motor. 1954 Dodge Dump Truck. 1951 Mercury (Good KubWer). 12x38 Tractor Chains, Heat Cab for both Tractois, Lincoln 180 Amp. Welder, Feed Carts, Pipe Threader from 1 to 2 in.. Pipe Fittings Vi to 2 in., Electric Fogger, 50 ft. Heavy Duty Ex tension Cobd, 2 NeW Shrfe'ddet Heads for I.H.C. 16 in. Cutter, New Richard and Wilcox Slide Door Tracks,, 2 Electric Hot Water heaters 45 and 52 Gallon, Farmer Silage Distributor, Forks, Shovels, many articles not mentioned. One full trench of Corn Silage; 80 Tons of Ear Corn, Hay and Straw by the Ton, Barley by the Bushel. LEVI G. SMOKER and J. MARVIN HOSTETT^ J. Everbtt Kreider, Carl Diller, Aucts. and Sales Mgrs. Order of Sale: 9:30 Farm Equipment. 12:30 Dairy. For Catst* log write to J. Everett Kreider, Quarryville, R. D. 1, Pa. 17566. 3 50 lb. Surge Units Terms by Lunch Available
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