Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 25, 1968, Image 7

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    Annual FFA Activities Week
June 26 To 28 At Penn State
Discussion of post-high school
training programs in agriculture
and career opportunities will lie
among features at the annual
Future Farmers of America Ac
tivities Week. June 2fi to 28. at
Pennsylvania Stale Umveislty.
Attended by some 1,300 FFA
members and teachers, the event
will include educational demon
strations and lours, contests in
IS events, and the annual busi
ness meeting of the State Asso
ciation.
Events dealing with training
and careers in off-farm agricul
lure include contests in sales
manship. how to conduct an m
teniew, forestry, and ornamen
tal horticulture. Leadership con
tests are public speaking and
parliamentary procedure. Con
tests dealing with agriculture
production include the areas of
crops, livestock, and farm me
chanics. All of these are set for
EGGS PER TON
with new Ful-O-Pep “500” Egg Feeds
Modern computers have determined that the most profitable egg feed
in terms of lowest feed cost per dozen is one which produces a dozen
eggs on 4 lbs. of feed—equivalent to 500 dozen eggs per ton.
New Ful-O-Pep “500” Egg Feeds, for floor or cage, are designed to
give you 500 dozen eggs per ton on a year-around basis, under good
environmental conditions. If you are a good manager, Ful-O-Pep 500
is made for you.
What would 500 dozen eggs per ton do for your profit column?
Ful-O-Pep 500
ANOTHER FINE PRODUCT OF THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY
GRUBB SUPPLY COMPANY Elizabethtown
Stevens Feed Mill, Inc. Harold H. Good
Stevens and Leola Terre Hill
Thursday morning, Juno 20.
Personnel of Penn Stole Uni
versity will be Involved in edu
cational tours, demonstrations,
and career Information. Thurs
tiny afternoon. June 27, and Frl
di..\ morning. June 28.
Evening meetings on June 20
and* June 27 will feature the
State FFA Band. FFA Chorus,
and cnter.ainment by local FFA
chapters. At the June 20 evening
program Sever J. Toietli. Penn
State's assistant director of nth
letics, will address the group on
the topic, "Are You a Leader?”
Greeting the assemblage the
night of June 26 will be Jeiome
K. Paste, associate director of
resident education in the College
ol Agricul.ure at Penn Stale:
James C. Fink and T. Dean Wa
rner of the Agricultural Educa
tion Division of the Dept, of Pub
lic Instruction, Harrisburg: and
David R. McClay, Head of the
• $lB5O Haifcr
(Continued from Paso 1)
Hl.s three daughters and one
son. while on the farm, wore ac
tive in 4 11 Club work and re
ceived more than their share of
prizes in local, slate and nation
i’ 1 shows Linda was the winner
m the National 4-H Guernsey
Show. .Mary Ellen and Boh show
ed animals in the National
Guernsey Show at Waterloo
some years ago.
This is one of the highest av
tinges of a dispersal held in the
stele for a number of yeais.The
'ale was managed h> the Penna
Guernsey Breeders' Assn . as
s.sted b> the Meirvman Co of
Spaiks. Aid William H, Juzi,
manager of the Penna Guern
sey Breedei s’ Assn , read the
pedigiees. assisted in the box by
John B. Menyinan, auctioneer
Dept, of Agricultural Education
at Penn State.
A final assembly will be held
at 10 a m. June 28 m Schwab
Auditorium to present awards.
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 25.1968
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$lB5O GUERNSEY HEIFER. Har-Len Dairy Jewel, the
open yearling heifer that sold for $lB5O in Harry S. Mum
ma’s Guernsey Dispersal, at Landisville, Monday, (left to
right) Mert Sowerby, Woodacres Farm, Princeton, New
Jersey, contender; Robert Warnner, Spnngville, Pa., buy
er and Mumma. Warnner also bought the deep-bodied, Very
Good, 654 lb. butterfat dam of the heifer for $lOOO. Next
dam was Excellent.
The heifer was sired by Western Glow Darimost,
Get Your Plants Off To A Good Start
FOR
BIGGER
YIELDS
ON
Tomatoes & Tobacco
Add To Your Transplanter Water
ORTHO-GRO LIQUID
FERTILIZER 8-16-8
Use one quart to 50 gal. barrel
ORTHO-GRO is a proven organic liquid fertilizer giving
plants that extra push they need to “start,” and protect
them against transplanting shock.
5 gallon can . . . $14.50
iSOTOX TRANSPLANTER
SOLUTION
Use 4 ounces per 50 gal. barrel
ISOTOX TRANSPLANTER is a Lindane solu
tion that mixes readily with water and is de
signed especially for use in the transplanter.
Gives low cost protection against wire worms,
maggots and certain other soil insects.
1 pint . . . $1.85 1 quart . . . $3.48
1 gallon . . . $11.65
Get Your Supply From
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
Smoketown PH. Lane. 397-3539
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