Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 11, 1968, Image 8

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    —Lancaster Funning. Saturday. May 11.1968
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to vour life .ind life to jour
U’ars If joule a victim of a
! Utime of poor lood habits, it
v .11 take sincere eltoi t to change.
Console youisdf h> the facts
that there aie tew beauties and
j-trfect figures hut all of us can
work towards becoming more
attractn e.
To help you gain charm and
poise, obtainable for the wanting
—and working. The Pennsylva
nia State University offers a cor
respondence course titled "Per
sonality and Grooming.”
Recognizing that posture and
grooming are not enough to make
an attractive you, two lessons
guide your mental attitude as
you try to solve behavior prob
lems Other lessons in the
course, illustrated with diagrams
and pictures, include exercises
to reduce hips and midriffs;
calorie values of foods with the
nght food choices for a trim
figure, hair styles that bring
out a woman’s most attractive
features, and good grooming
practices.
To get the course send $1 75
to Grooming. 202 Agricultural
Education Building, Unu ersity
Park, Pennsyhama 16802 Make
check or money order payable
to The Pennsyhama State Uni
versity
Bonus Helps
Hold Good Men
High wages that attiact work
eis to citv iobs aie foiemg up
the cost of lining faim help.
Top Farmer Intelligence
a puvate membeiship letter to
large scale fauneis and lanch
exs lepoits a Cornell Umvei
city siuvey showing that farni
eis aie using incentive pay
ments and salaiy additions to
hold good lined men
Some fauneis figure their
pajments on the amount of live
stock oi pioduce sold Others
pay employees a peicenlage of
gioss xeceipts oi net income
Still otheis take in then hired
woikmen as membeis of a part
nership' oi make them share
holder in a coiporation
According to Intelligence
editors, leading laimers find
that free housing, tree electri
city and fiee fuel often do not
work out as well as financial in
centives for keeping capable
help on the job
The simpler incentive plans,
accoiding to the Cornell survey,
may pay on some such scale as
this one percent of ciop sales
ten cents pel case of eggs
sold 3 to 5 cents pei hundred
pounds of milk sold 01 50 cents
pei hundied ovei 10 thousand
pounds of milk sold pei cow.
In the Cornell Study, incen
tive pavments equalled 8 per
cent of total wages paid to em
ployes
Some men ciedit their business bur Miller. Manheim R 4, is working at Landis Bros., Inc.,
success to the fact that their Lancaster, under the Manheim Central High School FFA
wives need the money. ‘ Work Program. Other photo on Page 17. L. F. Photo
"YOU SEE THE OVER-ALL WORKINGS OF THE
BUSINESS.” Richard Gruber, 17-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Gruber, Elizabethtown R 3, is working at the Bee-
Line Center of Agway in Lancaster, under the Manheim
Central High School FFA Program of Work. L. F. Photo
Man. Central FFA Work
Program In Second Year
The FFA Program of Work for
the senior boys at Manheim
Central High School has taken
on an official air this year Af
ter a trial run last year, Mark
Campbell, Vo-Ag teacher in
charge, had made the program
an official pait of the Vo-Ag
course.
This work program permits
eligible FFA jouths to actually
enter into farm related busi
nesses and gam experience by
being employed and treated as a
part-time employee
Campbell said the first part of
the seniors’ classroom work cov
eis getting established in farm
management and planning a
fai m o p e i a 1 1 o n. Then they
bianch out into farm related in
dustries, preparing them for em
ployment in Agri-business, learn-
‘I WOULD LIKE TO STAY IN THIS KIND OF BUSI-
NESS ” Barry Miller, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
ing store skills, salesmanship
and human relations
From April 1 to May 10, the
boys are on the job, working 16
hours a week.
The senior boys write letters
ol application, requesting inter
views They then go through the
actual procedure ol being hired.
“The major purpose of the on
the-job work course is to gne
the boys who have the back
giound and training m agricul
ture, an opportunity to get es
tablished,” Campbell said
The boys work under the pres
ent labor laws, receiving 85 pei
cent of the federal wage scale
for the job involved
“The fact that they are actu
ally employed gives the bo\ s an
added sense of responsibility, ’
the teacher added
“THE EXPERIENCE IS VERY WORTH WHILE.”
John Nissley, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Nissley, Manheim Rl, is working at N. G. Hershey and Son
Farm Equipment, under the Manheim Central High School
FFA Work Program. L. F. Photo
CORN PLANTING
TIME IS HERE
Use
AGRICO Plant Food Starter
in Your Planter
10-20-10 8-32-16 6-24-24
Try our do-it-yourself spreader ‘ system
Fertilizer available in bulk, bag or liquid
Contact your AGRICO dealer or
Lancaster Warehouse -
Roy Zimmerman - 569-2361 or Ephrata 733-8161
Churchtown Warehouse -
Lester M, Weaver - 354-5477
or Sales Representative -
B. G. Hoffman - 367-1650