Pg V p iV2 c, VOL 15. NO. 11 Farm Prices Up A Little The Januaiv Index of pi ices received b> Pennsylvania faim eis was up one poicent according to the Stale Crop ting Ser vice Lower pi ices for m.lk and eggs neaily offset highei puces foi all otha majoi commodities Milk puces aveiagcd $6 40 on January 15, down 05 cents fiom D n cember but up 20 cents fiom last year Eggs at 58 cents a doz er were down 02 cents fiom Decembei but up 11 cents ovei last year. Broilers at 155 cents a poi’nd weie down 005 cents from De cember and down 015 cent from last year; Steers and heifeis weie $28.00 pei hundredweight, up 1 dollar from December and up $2 50 from 1969, Hogs at $26 70 were up 50 cents from December and up $7 20 fiom last year. Corn at $135 per bushel was up .05 cents from Decmber and up 09 cent from last year, Wheat at $1.36 was up 04 cents fiom December and up .10 cents from last year and Oats at .78 cents yvas up .02 cents from De cember and iip .03 cents from last ' ~ Cucumber Growers Meeting Set Feb. 12 A meeting for cucumber growers was announced this week, to be held at the Inter course Fire Hall on Thursday, February 12. Stax ting time is 1 p m. Last year during the 1969 giowmg season, 39 local grow ers tried cucumbeis as a cash crop for the first time and the results were satisfactory accoid ing to Harvey G Good, Intel course. The aveiage for all growers was 622 bushels pei acie with the top ten glowers averaging 1164 bushels per acre Total bushels shipped were 30,- 108 from 48 5 acies The puce paid was $l2O per bushel. Good said Monday, the sche duled meeting is for all interest ed farmeis as more acies are wanted for the 1970 growing season. The Oxfoid Pickle Co., South Deerfield, Mass is the company who buys the local crop. Farm Calendar Monday, Feb. 9 9- Vegetable Conference, Penn State Tuesday, Feb. 10 10- Dairy Herd Manage ment Confeience, Penn State 645 pm Lancaster Count} Extension Annual Banquet, Farm and Home Centei 730 pm Ephiata Young Faimei meeting, Vo-Ag Hoorn 7 30 p m Gaiden Spot Young Farmei meet, Jumoi High School Gym Wednesday, Feb. 11 7 30 pm. Lancaster County Soil & Water District (Continued on Page 6) HIGH RECORD BOOK SCORES. Honored at the 4-H Red Rose Baby Beef and Lamb Club Banquet. Thursday night at the Farm and Home Center are; (left to right) Miss Linda Ober, high lamb record book with 96.5 points; Sharon Weaver, second high baby beef record book with 98.8 points and Marvin Nissley, high baby beef record book with 99 points. L F Photo Amos Zimmerman Wins The Calf At Dairy Conference Amos Zimmeiman, a daay farmer fiom Newmanstovvn in Lebanon County, won the giand prize of a Registeied Holstein dauy calf at the filth annual Southeastern Dany Conference held Tuesday at the Guernsey Bain, Lincoln Highway E Zim meiman’s name was diawn horn the more than 425 farmers at tending the all-day meeting He farms 160 acres and has 37 Reg istered Holstein dairy cows The giowthy calf born October Poultry With Leisons Won't Be Sold For Human Consumption Though theie is no known link between the poultry leukosis vir us and human disease. Secretary of Agriculture Chffoid M Hardin said this week that fedeial chick en inspectors will continue to bai from human consumption birds found infected by the vnus called avian leukosis Hai din’s action suppoited a re poit b} the siugeon geneial le commendmg continued condem nation of chickens with leukosis The decision lejscted an Agn cultuie 'Depailment advisory committee proposal that the chickens weie fit to eat if limited tiaces of the disease weie found and removed Piotesls aiose af tei that proposal was made pub lic Januaiy 26 Haidxn said such pouiay will continue to be regarded as total ly unfit for human consumption. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 7.1970 31, 1969 named Milk-A-Long Dewdiop Admnal was sired by Oescent Beauty Admnal and cut ol a good iccord two-yeai old She came from the Sam and Sandia Long held at Christiana The theme for the conference was “The 70’s Challenge of Change” Jeny Shaffei, Farm Specialist foi Pennsylvania Pow ex and Light Co started the mom mg period with a topic on “Elec tromation in Agriculture” “Ma nure Disposal A Challenge”, was Dr. Stanley Moum’s topic Di Mourn is lesearch veterinar ian of quality control for Vine land Labs. Morns B Ewing, director of performance records for Curtiss Breeding Service, Inc , spoke on “The Curtiss Complete Cow Equal to the Challenge". After lunch Lloyd Fortna, Al lis-Chalmers representative gave a piesentation on “Accepting the Challenge of Change,” and Dr. E I Robeitson, Directoi of Nu tation for John W Eshelman & Sons had the topic, Fit the Feed to the Foiage ” Points given at the confeience included We can make steady piog less if we look foi good type, good pioduction and sound padi gi ees Almost every gieat bull has had a gieat mothei No-Til coin planting is a levoluation in American agucul tuie To get moie nutrients into (Continued on Page 7) Nissley & Miss OberHave Top 4-H Record Scores A pair of 4-H youths v ei e hon ored foi having the highest ico l ord book scores in the Rod Ros j : 4-H Baby Beef and Lamb Club ; Thurs night at the banquet i held at Farm Sc Home Centei Ma,vm Xissley. "tit Joy Rl, ! had the top scoie of 99 points in the babv beet club and Miss Lin - da Ober, Petersburg Rd Lan < caster, had the best iccoid book in the lamb club with 96 5 points ; Xissley is the son of Mi and Mrs Wilmer Xissley and Miss Ober is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Ober Sharon Vfes\ei, daughtei of Mi and Mrs Lestei Weaver. New Holland Rl had the second high beef record book with a , score of 98 8 points McCoy Named To Head Livestock Exchange Assn. W'lham G McCoy. 47 Hess Blvd., is the new president of the Lancaster Livestock Exchange. At 31, McCoy is the youngest man to serve in the post in at least the last 30 years He replaces James C Dunlap, 1209 Marietta Ave., who has served as president since 1966. Other officers re-elected weie Horace R Plank, vice president, and -Donald E Ober, secretary tieasurer. GRAND PRIZE WINNER of a Registered Holstein dairy calf at the fifth annual Southeastern Dairy Confer ence, Tuesday, is Amos Zimmerman. Nevvmanstown (right). Lonn Weigard, master of ceremonies made the presentation for the conference sponsors. L. F. Photo $2.00 Per Year Othei presentations made at the dinner mecfng of 350 per rons included (Beef Club) Daryl Fotrj, Manheim R 2, County Champion (Fai,n Show Champ ion Herefoid). Maivin Nissley, Reseive Count) Champion (An gus), Nancv Hen, 840 Penn Cant Rd, Lancastei, State Champion Sno, thorn, Karen High, Leola, Ed Hess Strasburg Rl. and Mike Longenecker, Lit- Uz, State Champion Tno (An gus), Steve Gehman, Champion Hereford, Pa Exposition; Cathy Brubakei, Running Pump Rd., Lancaster. Reseive Grand Cham pion Steer, District Show; Donna Hess, Strasbmg Rl. Champion Showman, District Show, and Ray Brubakei, Rohrerstown Rd., Lancaster, Champion Showman, State Farm Show (Lamb Club) Donald Bollinger Denver R 2, County and Farm Show Champion Pen, Kenneth Brubaker, Harrisburg Pike, Lan : caster. Reserve County and Re serve State Champion Pen; and Eugene Bollinger, Denver R 2, Reserve Champion Single Lamb (Farm Show) and County Cham pion Fitter & Showman. Businessmen and companies making the awards available were - J C. Snavely Co. Landis (Continued on Page 6)
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