VOL. 13 NO. 23
Conservationist
Is Appointed
For Penna,
Appointment of Ronello M
D<ms 41, of Camp'Hill, Penn
sxhama, as State Conservation
-10 for the Soil Conservation Ser
uce in Pennsylvania was an
nounced last week by the United
States Department of Agncul
tine The appointment is effect
ut Maj 1
Davis will succeed Ivan Mc-
Keever who is retiring Apul 30
after 34 years of Federal service
McKees er has been Pennsylva
na State Conservationist since
Apul 1946 Davis has been As
sistant State Conservationist in
since June 1963
The new State Conservationist
is a native of Ambrose, North
Dc kota He received a degree in
Agricultural Education from
North Dakota Agricultural Col
lege in 1949 and joined the Soil
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One Of Every 18
Americans Lives
On A Farm
The number of persons living
on farms in rural areas of the
United States averaged 10,817,-
000 for the 12-month period cen
tered on April 1967 This prelim
maiy estimate was prepared co
operatively by the Bureau of the
Census and the Economic Re
search Service Of the total 197 4
million persons in the United
States, 5 5 percent, or 1 person
m 18, lived on farms Since 1960,
whereas the total population is
estimated to have increased by
18 1 million persons, an average
annual increase of about 1.4 per
cent, the farm population is es
timated to have declined by 4 8
million persons, an annual aver
age decline of about 5 3 percent.
The preliminary 1967 estimate
is 778,000 lower than the 1966
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Farm Calendar
Monday, May 6
1 00 p.m -Intermediate Clothing
Construction Workshop, Farm
& Home Center.
30 p.m -Garden Spot Commun
ity Club meet, Click’s Plant
Farm, Smoketovvn
00 p m -Lancaster County Soil
& Water Conservation District
Meet, Farm & Home Center
Tuesday, May 7
9 30 a.m -Advanced Tailoring,
Farm & Home Center
1 00 p m.-Advaneed Clothing
Construction, Farm & Home
Center.
6 30 p m -Beekeepers Twilight
meeting. Kauffman’s Orchard,
Bird-m-Hand
Wednesday, May 8
6 15 pm -Lancaster County
Bankers’ Assoc. Spring Ban
quet, Host Motel, Keller Ave.
Thursday, May 9
1 00 p m & 2:00 p.m -FFA Meat
Judging Contest, Kunzlers
8 00 pm -4-H County Council
reorganization meeting, Farm
& Home Center.
The Newer Type Calf Stalls
Robert Mylin, and his four
year-old son, Dennis (left), of
Willow Street R 2, discuss the
merits of individual stalls for
raising dairy calves, Tuesday
morning, with Roger Grout, Penn
State Specialist responsible for
the perfecting of these stalls,
and Victor Plastow, Associate
Lancaster County Agent Mylin
finds the stalls eliminate suck
ing of other calves and since the
calves are tied, they cannot con
tact manure He has several
stalls built only two feet wide
and likes these the best because
the calf can’t attempt to turn
around in the stall
The stall is for calves from
birth to six or eight weeks of age
while on liquid feed Plywood di
viders prevent ear sucking Bed-
Garden Spot
Youth Wins
Tractor Drive
A 16-year-old, Garden Spot
High School Junior, placed first
in the York-Lancaster Area FFA
Tractor Driving Contest held last
week at his home school
Carl Campbell, son of Mr and
Mrs John Campbell, New Hol
land won on his first try over
nine other contestants
A day earlier, John C Camp
bell, a brother, tied for first
place with Larry R Weaver,
New Holland Rl, in the local
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 4,1968
cling should be used for warmth
and comfort
The stall is designed for feed
mg from front or rear Gram can
be fed in the box under the hay
rack which also catches hay
leaves. Or grain may be fed in
a pail or basin in the pail holder
TRACTOR DRIVING WINNER, Carl
Campbell, Garden Spot High School, won
the recent York-Lancaster Area Tractor
Grout said the newest design
in calf stalls calls for solid wood
floors under the calf with a slat*
ted rear floor. This is a real im
provement over the first at
tempts at housing calves on wire
or totally slatted bottoms Plans
for these stalls may be obtained
from the County Agents Office
L F Photo
Driving Contest. The event took place at
the New Holland school. L. F. Photo
$2 00 Per Year
Co.-Wide
Milk Parade
Discussed
A group oi inteicstod poisons
met Thm scla\ night at the home
of Bovd Gaitiey, Cochi anville,
to set tentative pkns for s
countvwide milk piomotion
oaiacle
Charles Wagner, Quanyville,
said the main pmposs for the
oarade is to sell milk to consum
ers and to sell dairymen on the
idea of promoting their product.
Time and date for the parade
s expected to be the morning
of Satin day, June 22 and the
i oute is to include Penn Square
in Lancaster and the two major
shopping centers
The parade committee will
meet with the County Dairy
Princess committee Tuesday
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Annual 4-H Cookie
Sale Will Be Held
May 4 Through ,31 1
The 4-H Annual Cookie Sale
will be held May 4 through 31
according to Miss Mary Ro
senberger. Assistant Lancaster
Extension Home Economist.
The 1000 cases of cookies will
come by truck to the Farm &
Home Center, Saturday (to
day), and will be distributed
to regional people in charge.
Miss Rosenberger said there
are four kinds: Peanut Butter
Patties; Marshmallow; Choco
late-covered Grahams; and
Cream Assortments.
A $25 savings bond goes to
(he highest salesman and for
anyone selling more than 25
cases a $lO reward is waiting.