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(I HYBRID CORN
Put corn in your crib not moiature
For dry corn at picking time plant
KRIZER HYBRIDS
OItIUSIt FROM
EUGENE G. HOOVER
Lititz R=3
CASSEL C. MUMMAU AARON S. GROFF
Mt. Joy Route 1 Epbrata Route 3
LEVI N. OBERHOLTZER LESTER 11. RANCK
Richland Route 1 Quarryville Route 2
Changes Noted In Family
Picture In Recent Years
Looking at what’s happened to Family size is down from 3,7
families in the U.S. during the members per family 25 years
past 25 years shows some start- ago to 3.3 members today, ac
ting changes. cording to U.S. Department of
Helen E. Bell, extension home Agriculture statistics. Part of
management specialist of The this change is because more el-
Pennsylvania State University, derly couples are maintaining
points out that 25 years ago their own homes today and part
there were 35 million house- because people are marrying
holds in the United States and establishing homes at an
seven million of these were on earlier age than they did 25
farms. Now there are about 59 years ago.
million households and only The “marrying” age for men
three million are on farms. today levels off at about 22 com-
Lancastcr Farming. Saturday. October 5.10(i8-
pared with 24 Just :i quarlei of
i' century ago. accouiing ;o
USDA figures, Women are in: i •
lying about a .soar earlier, wi It
the median age mound 20.
Nine pcieent of the men and
women 25 years ago never in; i -
ncd. Today, only .seven percent
manage to stay single up
through age 75.
The U.S. family has shown
great stiidcs in education. Mi -3
Bell says that 25 years ago we
could only claim eight ycais of
schooling as our median educa
tional level. Now the level is 12
years or the high school gradu
ate level. And 10 pciccnt of one
national population over 25
years old has giaduated fiom
college computed with 5 peicent
a quaiter of a century ago.
Alfalfa Plants
Alfalfa glowers who would
like to do something this fall to
inciease yields next summer
might consider the top-dressing
of their established stands this
fall with a phosphorus-potash
fertilizer; both of these soil ele
ments are used liberally by the
alfalfa plant and need to be sup
plied annually; the time of the
application is usually following
the removal of the last crop of
alfalfa. The use of nitrogen m
the fertilizer on healthy stands
continues to be questionable
Of all inventions, the alphabet
and the printing press alone ex
cep ted, those inventions which
bridge distances have done most
for civilization.—Macaulay.
Lancaster County Livestock
farmers are pushing their
corn silage yields upward
with Funk’s-G. Here’s why:
•
Excellent ear-to-total
green-weight ratio for
highest quality.
Leafy, dark green fodder
for maximum tonnage.
Heavy grain-yield poten
tial for highest TDN.
Bred for high popula
tions, narrow rows, high
fertilization.
Big ears, deep kernels for
more feed value in the
“ear zone”.
Top palatabihty,
A. H. Hoffman Seeds,
Inc.
Landisville
Hfoffmani
C/.FARM SEEDS >
AtF'ALFA/' CLOVER • PASTURE*
OATS. ;•!- FUNK’S, G-hVbRIDS’
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898-8261