Guy Eshelman (center) of Clyde K. tension Agronomist at Penn State, and Eshelxnan and Sons, Washington Boro, Arnold G. Lueck, Associate Extension RDI, receives a trophy for the co-cham- agent in Lancaster County who worked pionship in the hand harvested or ear corn with the Corn Club. The event was co-spon ' class of the Penna. Five Acre Corn Club. sored by the Pennsylvania Crop Improve- The Eshelman farm produced an average ment Association and the Cooperative Ex of 196.4 bushels per acre. Presenting the tension Service. The trophy was presented trophy is Dr. J.oseph McGahen (left) Ex- at the Farm Show Wednesday. U. S milk production, at 9.3 Arkansas, Utah and California, billion pounds in December, up six per cent, and Vermont was up 13 per cent from a year and Oklahoma, up five per cent. mm ft < mm mm §%• MM - • earlier. Sharpest December decreases Pomona Grange Holds Dinner meeting -ss.’sa A “-s ~ A of the past 13 that output has Alaska, down five per cent, Mrs. Robert Neuhauser, Stras- where they go and other mci- aid Holloway gave readings. Mrs. been above that of a correspond- Jmrg.Pike, Lancaster, Lancaster dentals. _ Richard Jackson accompanied ing month a year earlier. County Coordinator of the AYE, Mrs Jesse Wood. Lecturer of the group singmg “TheßiverOf it also pushed output for all spoke at the dinner meeting of the Pomona Grange, introduced Time - and Beautiful Golden of 1970 to 116.9 billion pounds, Juamto David Ortiz, Martin- Lancaster County Pomona Misses Judy Carrera and Maria Somewhere.” up 6/10 of one per cent over a dale, has been promoted to a Grange 71 at "Rhoads .Spanish Rivera from Peru who answered Clifford Holloway Jr., acting year ago. the first time produc- supervisory position in th» Restaurant, 'Quarxyville Jan. 16. questions concerning their home- Master, presided at the business tion has been above a yeai Fresh Poultry Processing Din- Her lopitf-was “American Youth land and exhibited pictures and session when the following reso- earlier since 1964. sion of Vktor F. Weaver, Inc, Exchange ” ' : , articles from Peru which they lution was adopted. Over-all December output was New Holland „'/ .. ' . brought with them Also intro- “whfrfas All hniir ab - ove a year earlier in 23 states 3° ined Weaver m 1955, Mrs.Neuhauser.explainedthat duced ere girls who are en t er . ta SusSto store S tfhe and unchan «e d from a year and bas rec s !ntly this-is' aj;yputhvexchange pro- ta |g ing the' Peruvian girls Miss- o!u s! ( v, “nf- 1! j -T, e earlier in six states It was down as a Group Leader in the Evto- Miaini, -Fla:b.fkf teen-states in the wood -; , . ’ S; hed-must pave the stamp of ap- states new position,- Ortiz will be ra»- U.S A. :and six 'South American' ‘ Proval of Dr. Walker, health of- Sharpest December increases ponsible for assisting Ift ft* countries-are now participating And Township. were in Washington, up nine pei supervision of the Evisceratlftg 1 ' ' Ing members who died during WHERE AS A fee of 575 must C6nt; Fl ° ri<ia ’ UP 61ght per cent ’ De P artment Some-41 youths from South the past year: Mrs. Bertha Ham- henaS 1 bv nurchaser *of Tuch America have visited in Lancas- ii ton of Salisbury Grange and + , p * P u f s “P h ter County in the past four years 5S ££ aJT ? °“ in which we have taken part in Grimsev Mrs Alice Grubb it and 13 from Lancaster County R alph I’ rm Sng, Sen Sble , WHEREAS We consider this have gone to South American a nd B. Cookman Dunkle from fee as pure blackmail and entire countries. Our county hopes to Fulton Grange Iy unconstitutional. Be it. have several go next summer. Taking part 'were the acting RESOLVED, That Lancaster They visit in homes'where there Master, Clifford Holloway Jr° County Pomona Grange urge the are young people their age and Chaplain, Miles Cochran; the Pennsylvania State Grange to use their visit is for 10 weeks. Graces, Miss Elaine Galbreath, every method at their disposal It is for young people between-Mrs. Joseph G Hess and Mrs to abolish this blackmailing of the ages of 15 and 18 years. The Clifford Holloway Jr.; and Sec- dairy farmers cost per person runs between retary, Mrs. Charles McSparran Serving on the resolution com ssoo and $BOO, depending on Also Mrs. Groff and Mrs Rich- (Continued on Page 21) National Hog Cholera Cases Reported Down 54% in 1970 - Positive cases of hog cholera The national program for country was experiencing an es- factors in 1970’s reduced inci- more than half of the Nation’S in the Nation dropped 54 per eradicating hog cholera got un- timated 5,000 to 6,000 hog dence: hog cholera in the second and cent in 1970 as a compared to derway in late 1962, and com- cholera cases annually at a cost Market standards Stronger third quartaers of 1970. A c*> 1969, according to figures re- jprghensive reporting started in of over $5O million a year to standards for stockyards and operative State-Federal ©radios leased recently by the U.S. De- 1964. Before that tune, the the Nation’s swine industry. livestock markets doing inter- tion task force was formed tfciero partment of Agriculture. : _ state business went into effect in September; and by late Oc» The 679 positive eases last /• ' f last July - tober the last Positive hog year were 802 less than the 1,- (jUGHISCV UfOllfl) Sal nhaLs witti state aotion A growing cholera case had ben found jmd 481 total in 1969. Moreover, • " v hJh! Jh “h H number of States are requiring eliminated Surveillance acfioq 1970 closed with only 25 posi- f I . All* cholera free ” and 16 in Phase on-the-farm inspection and iden- continues in the area. «ve cases in December _ the SeleCtS' UfllCerS fv -theikst step****» ° f , feeder and Dr. Shaman, warning against lowest total ever for tluu month ' comm® a “free” State Fifteen breedin § stock as a pre-condi- complacency, said, “with hog and, along with November officers of the Lancaster States°and Puerto Rico are in H on to movement. States are cholera now comfned to just 4 which also had 25, the lowest county Guernsey Breeders were Phase 111 also actm 2 more promptly in few States, the opportunity is for any month since February ejected at a meetin®'Monday at placing quarantines to stop here—in 1971—t0 eradicate this 1966 when 15 cases were report- (. he home of 4rt To be declared free of hog S wme movements and to isolate dread disease once and for all’* ed. „ 1 A1 _ J3reneman - cholera, a State must complete suspect herds - | I>r. R. S. Sharman, Acting Fre d Crider, Nottingham RD2. all steps of the program and Vaccine ban A Federal Director of USDA’s Animal was elected president; Ken Gar- go for one year without a posi- regulation stopping interstate Health Division, Agricultural Re- ber, _ vice-president; Mel Brene five case Since a danger of movement of swine innoculated J . search Service, termed the 1970 man > secretary-treasurer, and leinfection exists, a State con- with modified live virus vaccine Lancaster County award reduction in hog cholera a sign- Robert Rohrer, DHIA repre- tinues regulatory activities and went into effect on December 31, ner s m the Squaie Dancing <Jon ificant progress” in the nation- sentative case investigations, if any, even 1559 Despite some concern that ! ance Festival wide program to eliminate this 'Named to the tour committee a fter attaining cholera-free stopping vaccine would cause an ir - cludetl costly swine disease in the were Ken Garber, chairman; status upsurge in the disease, this did gj ue n bbons in the Open class United States Ralph Bitler and Larry Brens- The infectious, highly con- not materialize While vaccine to t j, e Lancaster County Union- In the final, stamping-out man. tagious virus disease that af- may help control hog cholera, it su it eiSi Lancastei County Grand phases of the four-phase pro- The field day committee con- fects swine only is most often can also cause the disease, so square (second set), and ith« gram, infected and exposed sists of Jesse Balmer, chair- spread through movement of in- eradication could not be achiev- Re( j r 036 County Squares, swine are destroyed to prevent man, Paul Breneman, and K fected or exposed pigs Hog eu while continuing vaccination. further infection; and herd own- D Linde cholera is comp'etely unrelated' Special operation A two- Red ribbons to The Shoeflyers, ers are paid State and Federal Directors voted to give ato the disease of cholera in State area in southeastern Vir- Lancaster County Grand Squaia indemnities to help compensate donation to the Plastow Mem- humans. ginia and northeastern North (first set) and Lancaster County them for losses. ' orial Fund. Dr. Shaman points to several Carolina was accounting for Do-Pas-O. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 23,1971 Mount Joy Co-Op Will Meet The annual meeting of the The nominating committee has Mount Joy Farmers Co-Opera- met and have selected four mem tive Association will be held at bers whose names will be placed Hostetlers Banquet Hall, Mount in nomination Further nomina- Joy, at 12 noon Wednesday, tions may be made from the January 27 The meeting will open with a dinner to be served to members c nrm I C| AW and their wives "® w r ° rm l - oans d,ow Special entertainment will be New fatm mortgage loans dur provided by “The Trebleaires” ing the first half of 1970 were Clarence Newcomei, a foimer at the lowest level since 1962 Mount Joy boy, who is now Dis- Thg m 5 milhon loaned b (the tnct Attorney, will speak thiee majol lender g roU ps was The annual reports of tne busi- gy cent belov ,* th / peak ness of the association foi tne volume * year ending October 31. 1.970, fust h u of 1966 accordmg to will be piesented and any otner business that may come before Larges ; decline m loans was the meeting lecorded by life insurance com- Two directors will be elected panics, down 56 per cent from to serve for a term of thiee a j ear earliei Federal land banks registered a 25 per cent years The teims of the following Di- drop rectors expire this year Lewis Insured loans approved by the Bixlei, Marietta, and Donald Farmers Home Administration Ney, Marietta (FHA) declined 12 per cent. Milk Output Continues Op SECOND SECTION floor. Ortiz Promoted Square Dancing t 17
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