Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 04, 1969, Image 8

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    B-Linciglrr Fanning. Saturday. October 4.
Agri-lutinou Leader
Soyt Half-Truths In
Pollution Rumors
An agri-business leader extend'
ed a broad plea for u<e of com
non sense in pollution contro
versies during the last session of
the National \s*sociat ion of
Count.v \gnculluial Agents an
r.ual meeting held at Atlantic
City last week
Edwin M Wheeler. Pi evident.
National Plant Food Institute,
the feitilize’ industry associa
tion. chaigcd that \aiious wlit
er? speakcis, news commenta
tors. scientists and "many otheis
cla.ming some authority, aie in
volved in an acceleiated came
of one-upmansh p Each seeks to
come out with mfoimotion about
pollution a little moie sensation
,1 and shocking than the ie\ela
bon of someone else "
ins tiom Pioneei com bieedeis.
As a lesult. noted the mdustn Di Loien Hoffbeck and Walter ''„ an " er 2 ‘ o r \ n u n vn ’* i
lepresentatne. " ‘he'e has Vandeventei. icgaiding the 1 an „ on v .- r . R
been a deluge ol mmoi. half- mam new \anetics that will ''ayne C Vost o. Gleian Book
(ruths, innuendo and out-and-out Soo n be available foi sale f n° U pi
fabrications about agncultme £ab: e: f
md pollution that do not stand Salesmen were officially wel- Ephrata; 3. Glenn Book: 4, Paul
Vhe test of proof Too man> peo corned into the‘Pioneer family Bollinger, R 2 Denver. 5, Eugene
nle " he added “are willing to by Robeit J Woods, President. Bollinger; clover later cutting
jump to conclusions based on as- and Floyd Collins, Director of —1, Charles Gable: 2, Thomas
sumptions, without seeking the Sales Bolhngei
facts ’
Wheeler chaiged the countv
extension agents with lesponsi
bihtv to intei pi et for then local
oublic the scientific repoxts and
other matenal on pollution in le-
to agriculture In the final
<-nal>sis he noted, the pioblem
of undei standing agncultui e’s
role m pollution control is not j
tne lack of infonnation, - ‘but an
extieme void ot objective intei- 1
p etation ’ in i elation to the;
pioolem
Home Gardeners
Manv home gaideneis with
green tomatoes on the vines at
irost time aie intei ested in pick
■'ig these tomatoes and storing
them until thev npen Our veg
etable experts inform us this is
possible if handled pi opei ly The
tomatoes should be picked be
foie they are fiosted and only
tiose that aie fiee from any
t isease 01 mechanical defect
the tomatoes will ripen best in a
c’aik 100 m at a tempeiatuie of
60 to 70 degiees It is possible to
have gaiden tomatoes upemng
for weeks aftei a killing frost if
When you need
BIG
MILK COOLERS
___n
Gallon
850 1000 Gallon
These man-sized coolers
are built for heavy cooling
requirements. Each cooler
meets Sunset’s rigid stand
ards that have made Sunset
the world’s most widely
used bulk milk cooler . . .
«nd they are priced right!
C. B. HOOBER
&SON
Intercourse. Penna.
Piorfe 768-8231 1
Loco! Mon Attend
Training Ssminor
John Denlinger. Robert Groff.
Wilmor Nlssley nnd Elam Stauf
fer attended a 2-day sales train
ing seminar sponsoicd by the
Pioneer Corn Company. Inc at
their home office in Tipton, In
diana last week Over 80 newly
appointed salesmen were in at
tendance fiom Michigan. In
diana. Ohio. Pennsylvania. New
Yoik. Delawaie. Maiyland, Vn
gmia and Connecticut
Dining the sales seminal,
new salesmen weie schooled in
the new Pioneer hybnds avail
able for then home aien They w .
weie also familialized with the • Gable Win
modem pioduction and hand- (Contained Horn Page 1)
ling of hjbiid seed coin at the , D T . V( . n „ v
Tipton Pioduction Plant Other ' r . , rnhlp t
highlights of the .seminal in- «° lla » d *: ® a n b , le ’
eluded actual m-the field bi.el- R Ann Jost R 2 Nano..
later cut L Da\icl
Watch ’em go for...PURINA!
Horses really go for Purina. Now you can choose
from two great Purina horse feeds—new Purina
Horse Chow Checkers with built-in hay or Purina
Omolene, a favorite of horsemen for almost 50 years.
Purina Horse Chow Checkers are a revolutionary
idea in feeding horses. The
hay. is built in, eliminating
the fuss and muss of hay.
For those who prefer to feed
hay there’s the horsemen’s
standby—Purina Omolene.
We offer both of these re
search-developed Purina
horse feeds in handy 50-lb.
bags at our store with the
Checkerboard Sign.
West Willow
Farmers Assn., Inc.
Ph 464 3431
West Willow
John J. Hess, 11,
Ph 442-4632
Paradise
Ira. B. Landis
Ph 394-7912
1912 Cieek Hill Rd , Lane
'• ,Form Xol«n4/Br r r
(Continued from Page 1)
Symposium. Farm and
Home Center.
630 p m —4-H Lender’s Ban
quct, Form and Home Ccn
ter.
Wednesday, October *
8 • Id— Mnnheim Fair
(see schedule on this page)
8 00 p m —Lancaster County
Soil and Water Diicctors
meet. F.um and Homo Cen
tei
Thursday October 9
10 a m New Holland Sales
Stables Open Fat Steel
Show New Holland Sales
Stables
Wenger's Feed Mill
Inc.
Ph 367 1195
Rheems
John B. Kurtz
Ph 354-9251
S D 3, Ephiata
Inc.
James High & Sons
Ph 354-0301
Gordomille
Monbeim Fair
Schedule
Wednesday. October 8
3 30 p m —Sheep and Swine
Show
6.30 p m —4-H and FFA Baby
Beef Show
7 00 pin —Community Farm
Show Parade (Rain date
Oct 9)
Thursdaj, October 9
6-30 p m —Dai.y Show
Frldaj. October 10
1 00 p m Tractoi Di ivmg
Contest
8 00 pm— Maikot Hog Sale
a 45 p m —Awarding of Faim
Show Trophies
In 1969 there aie an estimat
ed 49 million families in the
United States, totaling 180 mil
lion people In addition, theio
aie 22 million people that live
alone oi in homes of othcis
AVAILABLE NOW
FOR FALL SEEDING
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• Cert. Saranac Alfalfa .
ft Cert. Ladino Cloier
• Cert. Vernal Alfalfa
• Cert. DuPuits Alfalfa _ , ,
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YES - WE WILL HAVE CERTIFIED
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P. L ROHRER & BRO„ INC.{
Smoketown
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R. D. 3, Lrtitz, Pa.
350 Sfrasburg Pike, Lancaster
fa-, lake. 397-5179 ~ -Jr
(Continued front Pujc 1)
Jeff was also named the chan
pion fitter of the show.
Linford Martin, East Earl Rl,
started off the show by winning
the top Angus ribbon His breed
champion black steer sold for
39 cents a pound to Willow Val
ley Motel. The reserve cham
pion Angus was shown by Lany
High. Lcola.
The sale averaged 35 5 cents
per pound and brought a total
of 87,192 Twenty-two steers d#
Heiefoidsand 12 Aiuusweie ia
the show.
Placings aie as follows:
ANGUS, Linford Mai tin. Lar
iy High Lucinda Yoier, Galen
Yoder Mike Martin
HEREFORD, Ken Groff: Jeff
Mai tin Scott Steff' Richnd
Giolf. Timothy Hooier
Si\U pei cent of popula
tion of the United S' tes is eli
gible to \ote
• Cert. Climax Timothy
• Pastute Mixtures
BLUE BOY WHEAT
• Cert. Pennrad Bailey
Ph. Lane. 397-3539-
I you can add more cows when you
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I ... MODERNIZE HOUSING
with
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Fully automatic endless chain
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