• Doctor
(Continued Loin Pace 1)
when they -tailed Two 01 the
tints’ sows have fauowcd with
little blond K.ucn luttiii” the
jack-pot with a littci of 11.
“We bought a gilt toi each
child.” the Dr said ‘ We thoushl
it was bettei than to later give
(hem money It teaches them le
sponsibihty and of couise eveiy
body aiound here likes annuals ”
•Missionary Pig
Anothei thing the Schmuck's
hope the children learn from
example (though they aie not
demanding it) is the a.t of sacu
ficial giving The gilt that be
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Wilmer. Pa. 392-7227
em6nt Profit-Tip from Organic Plant Food
How to profit from
sidedress anhydrous ammonia
Sidedressing with anhy
drous ammonia supplies ni
trogen a z the proper time.
Just ahead of the period
when plants require large
amounts of nitrogen for top
production.
When is nitrogen most
needed by plants?
Plants need ~a small con
stant supply of nitrogen
during the first month of
growth. However, they need
very large quantities during
the second and third
months of growth.
A one hundred twenty
pound bushel yield of corn
requires three pounds nitro
gen the first month, fifty
five pounds of nitrogen the second month, and sixty
eight pounds of nitrogen the third month.
Com requires large amounts of nitrogen for top yields.
Sidedressing with anhydrous ammonia supplies your
Organic
Plant Food
Company/
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
SEE BILL BRUBAKER
-
lor.-s to Mis Schiniak is to tar
■aw next week and one of the
expected litter is going to be
dedicated .is a missionary pio
icct Mi- Schmuck s Uncle Ike
and Aunt Jane Fostei aie nns
sionaues in Koiea under the
auspices of Baptist Bible Fellow
ship with headquaiteis in Spnng
field, Mo The Fosters have adop
ted two childien Kay and Paul,
and the missionaiy pig liom each
litter will go to suppoil this
vvoik. •
“We don't know if it will be a
gill oi a high priced boai or if
it will die We’ll pick it by lot
and see what happens ”
Any wav, the Schmuck family
ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO.
P.O. Box 132 • Grofftown Rood • Lancaster, Penna. 17604
look', loiw.i dto how many pigs
aio womg to appeal :n e,.ch
httc and each one takes sei mils
l.\ Ins 01 hoi i esponsibility to
une loi hio own piojec! Like
little Kaien told hei Daddy last
week, "I’ll sleep with my pig
the night she is to have babies—
but I might sleep light thiough
it”
But leally no one is sleeping
ai ound the Schmuck fai m Ev ei y
one is aleit, enjoying the learn
ing e\pei*ences that can only be
had while living on a faim
• Farm Calendar
(Continued fiom Page 1)
lectois meet, Faim and
Home Centei
800 pm Lancaster County
Holstein Association Boaid
meets, Faim and Home Cen
tei.
Thursday, June 5
4 30 p m—Lancaster County Vo-
Ag Teacheis meet, Lam-
petei-Stiasbuig High School
800 p m Lancaster County
Poultry Dnectors meet,
Farm and Home Center
800 pm —4-H Countv Council
Executive Meeting, Faim
and Home Centei
The Atlantic nauows to 1,600
miles, between Biazil and
Afuca.
We're qualified to help you
select proper methods of application of anhydrous
ammonia—to provide custom application—to assist with
fertilizer recommendations for your crops. Call us, we’ll
come to see you.
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Phone 392-4963
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday. May Ul, I'iV) -5
Dr. Carl S. Bittner To Retire
UNIVERSITY PARK Dr.
Call S Bitlnci, piofessoi and
chairman of hoitieultuic Ex
tension at The Pennsylvania
State Univcisity, who has seiv
ed the Pennsylvania hoilicul
tural industry for 22 yeais, will
retue June 30 fiom the Co
operative Extension Seivice
staff.
At a recent meeting of the
Univeisity Boaid of Tiustees
he was given the rank of emeu
tus piofessor.
Commenting on Dr Bittners
retirement, College of Agncul
tuie Dean Russell E Lai son
said “he has provided invalu
able seivice to the Univeisity
and the horticultuial mdustiy,
and has been the leader of
many effective progiams in the
field of pomology dining a long
and productive caieei.”
A native of Sodus, Michigan,
he eai ned his bacheloi and mas
ter of science degrees fiom
Michigan State University and
doctor of philosophy degiees
fiom Ohio State University.
Di Bittner taught four years
at Battle Cieek (Michigan)
High School, then filled a tem-
crop with enough nitrogen
for maximum yields and
profits after a good stand is
established. Nitrogen is pro
vided just ahead of the time
of maximum use.
Advantages of sidedressing
anhydrous ammonia
• Nitrogen is placed deep
where roots are growing
• Immediatelyavailable and
long lasting form of nitro
gen
• Does not leach out of root
zone
• Most effective way to add
additional nitrogen to
growing crops.
Come see us
Dr. Carl S. Bittner
poiaiy appointment as fiuit
specialist at Penn State After a
year of giaduate study at Ohio
State Unxveisity he seived 11
yeais as county agucultuial
agent in Ottawa County Ohio
Fiom 1945 to 1947 he con
ducted a special piogiam in
fiuit fieezing foi Standaid
Biands, Inc, and in 19J-7 was
named Extension pomologist at
Penn State In 1961 he was nam-
ed chan man of the Extension
hoiticultiue section
While serving as Penn State
pomologist, Di Bittnei assist
ed founei Extension Dnedor
H R Albiecht and Fiank Bam
e fo,mei Extsns'on agiono
mist in formulating plans for
the Penn State soil testing sei
\ice He has seived on the soil
testing advisoiy committee
since 1951
He initiated and perfected
foliar testing for horticultui al
crops with special emphasis on
large and small fruits Dr Bitt
ner was also instrumental in
developing standards for evalua
ting orchaids utilizing soil, foli
age, and cover crop guideposts.
As county agent in Ohio, the
pomologist initiated an annual
soil testing piogram foi sugar
beets and-tomatoes for 500
giowers With Standard Biands,
Inc, he developed methods for
cooling cheines pnoi to and
enroute to processing plants.
In 1964-65 Di Bittner partici
pated in a woild tom while,on
sabbatical leave to studj hoiti
cultrual practices and foliar
deficiencies Following his
study he accepted speaking en
gmiements in a numbei of spates.
He has seived on a numbei of
national committees of the
American Societj of Horticul
tural Science, and has wntfen
ai tides foi most of the hoiticul
tuial trade journals
Di Bittnei was honoied le
cently by the State Hoiticultur
al Association ‘foi outstanding
seivice to the hoiticultiual m
dustij ”
He is past piesident of the
State College Kiwams Club and
Gamma Sigma Delta, honoi so
ciety in agxicultuie He is also
a membei of the State College
Presbyterian Chiu ch Masons;
Alpha Gamma Rho, social fia
termty, Epsilon Sigma Phi na
tional honoi aiy Extension fi a
termty, and Gamma Mpha,
giadaute lecogmtion society
Di and Mis Bittnei aie the
paients of thiee childien Mis.
Dale J Ewalt, Cail Ji , and
i I David 0.