Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 20, 1969, Image 8

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• Farm Public
(Ouiunm il I Him I’aste 1)
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Uu pnhln image of '•iii'.mt;
hiuh com of In mu .md hming
tlu'ii h.nul m the ue\eminent
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ments Ho Mil id the> me blamed
for sinful dumping of food, tax
evasion, poisoning water and
wildlife while accepting free re
search and running coopera
tives that don’t pay taxes.
These things MeJunkin label
ed as not representative of
farmers but neverlcss in the
public mind, while the true
facts of an abundant food sup
ply at the lowest percentage of
consumer income in the world
is mostly overlooked “And
farmers are huge tax payers
with taxes based on land,” he
said “This in spite of rising
costs ”
McJunkin listed lower faim
political punch, young people
being another generation ic
moved fiom the farm and the
farm press speaking mostly in
trade magazines wheie the gen
eral public does not hear as
reasons for this public image.
“Faimers should not try to
do things that irritate the pub
lic,” he said. ‘‘Be active in com
munity affaus and don’t spread
manure at a bad time for your
neighbois Public iclations is a
lot of little things ”
H N Hunsicker, United
States Office of Education,
opened the discussion by tell
ing of pioblems young farmer
and vo-ag programs are having
in his department and suggest
ed farmers know what they
want and need and then make
personal contacts in small
groups of two or three persons
to tell their story.
It may take years of effort to
prove your intelligence but only
a second to show your stupidity
LANCASTER
COUNTY'S
1970 HOT LIKE
Funk’s-G Hot Line Hybrids
have been setting new yield
records all over the country.
They out-yield old favorites
. . . stand better under thick
planting and heavy fertiliza
tion . . . successfully battle
pests and bad weather . . .
produce quality grains.
Plant Funk’s-G Hot Line Hy
brids in 1970. Call your Hoff
man Seed Man.
A. H. Hoffman
Seeds, Inc.
Landisville, Pa.
Will Your Troo
Kill Your Fomily?
Is.\oui riuiHtm.is (ice a killer’’
Il can lie if >on‘ie no! iMieful.
i„>s Mis JUehn N.ml/. Kxlen
sum home fin n.shin/ specialist
,i' the L’m\eisit\ of M.n t \l.ind
If ,\oui s is one of the many
families to whom this holiday
would not be complete without
a tree, make a real effort to sec
that the biighlncss comes only
fiom the lights, eyes and hearts,
not from accidental fires, she
continues
Mis. Nantz says observing the
following will help insure both
a safe Christmas and Christmas
tree for you and your family:
(1) Be suie to get a fresh tree
a few days before Christmas.
Test it to see if the needles are
dried out and already falling
if so, take a different tree. A dry
tiee can burn away in less than
27 seconds
(2) Never block any exits by
placing a tree in the line of traf
fic
(3) Use only lights and wir
ing with the Underwriters’ Lab
oratoues label. Make sure that
extension cords, if used, do not
present a tripping hazard and
never overload circuits by hav
ing too many plugs in one outlet.
898-2261
Boylor R«-El*ct*d
Council Proiidcnt
Dr John K Huy lor, profcisor
of autonomy Extension id The
Pennsylvania Stale Univeisllv.
has been reelected pi i sident of
The Aim’i lean Kotow anil
Ci.isslaml Cornu II for a three
year term
Dr Hayloi. who was com
pleting an unexpired teim foi
the former piesidcnl. wa.s select
ed at the orgniznlion's annual
meeting December 5 in Wash
ington, D C. He formerly serv
ed as senior vice president.
The Forage and Grassland
Council is composed of work
ers and leaders in the forage
related sciences representing in
dustry, institutions, and private
organizations from most states
and Canada . . . Present mem
bership is approximately 600.
Dr. Baylor has been a mem
ber of the Penn State Extension
Service staff since 1957.
Check lighting sets from prev
ious years for frayed wires, loose
connections and broken sockets
(4) Many tragic fires start
v 'ien there is no one at home or
when the family is in bed. For
this reason, do not leave the
lights burning for too long a
period of time Always turn them
oft when you retire for the night
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Ephrota R. 2 (Farmersville) Pa. 17522
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DESIGNERS & BUILDERS OF SYSTEMS
Spread Eagle Rates
Asgrow Corn Excellent
Asgrow Seed Company's early
single n oss ASX , r .B produced a
whopping \lcld of 181 bushel* to
the acre of div com from 100
acicy on their f.um numhci 24.
located in the Millcrsburg area
of Upper Dauphin County This
corn way combined with a A row
unit. The fields were planted
May 22 and harvested from Octo
ber 15 to the 17th. The 30" rows
had a harvest stand of 23, 900
plants per acre. Spread Eagle
Farms, Inc. had nearly 2000
acres of corn out this year. Mr.
Wally Knorr, farm manager,
was quoted as saying that this
variety, ASX 58, was ideally suit
ed for their purposes of planting
early for early harvest because
of its fast dry down. It’s harvest
moisture on October 17 was 21%
from a May 22 planting. 4 weeks
earlier they were harvesting
ASX 58 at 27% moisture from
early May and late April plant
ings. Mr. Knorr said “ASX 58 has
great standability for both the
early and late plantings Plus, it
has very clean shelling and very
satisfactory tesc weight. We like
it very much from all stand
points.”
Their fertility program was
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With All Good
Wishes For
And The Coming Year
(U>o lbs of 018 30 plow down,
175 lbs of 15 40 5 starter, 175
lbs of actual N. V.rarine 2 lb.
level and 5 lbs. of Aldrin at
planting.
For more information on this
and other Asgrow Seed Com
pany’s corn hybrids, write or
call Asgrow Seed Company. Box
8, Mcchanicsburg, Pa. 17035,
phone area code 717-766-7608.
Or Contact
Western Berks County: Carl
Keener, Womelsdorf, Pa, phone
589-4327.
Kutztown Area contact; Gordon
Gruber, RD #2, Kutztown, Pa.,
phone 683-3958.
Lebanon Area contact: Warren
Miller Jr. Palmyra, Pa., phone
838-4479.
Western Lancaster County and
York County contact; Agn-Ser
vices, Inc, Div. of D H. Sharrar
& Son, Inc, RD #2, New Ox
ford, Pa., phone 624-2138.
Lititz Area Contact: J. Quentin
Buckwalter, Koser Road, Lititz,
Pa, phone 569-0751.
East Lancaster-Chester Area
contact: White Horse Grain Mer
chants. Route 41. Cochranville.
Pa, phone 869-8201.
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Phone 717-354-5374
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