Farmers Plan Bigger
71 Corn Crop Acreage
Growers in the 35 States.sur- Wisconsin, Michigan, Oh.o and
yeyed intend to plant 70. 1 mil- Indiana show substantial m
lion acres of corn for all pur- creases from a year ago despite
poses in 1971, or six per cent considerable blight damage last
more than planted in 1970. year in Ohio and Indiana In
These States accounted- for Illinois, where blight damage
more than 98 per cent of the was severe in central and south
-11. S. corn acreage last year. ern areas, growers expect to
In areas hard hit by Southern
corn leaf blight last year-there
was some uncertainty among
growers because of the avail
ability of blight tolerant seed
corn. Some growers stated their
intentions were based'on. the
availability of blight - tolerant
seed, according to the Pennsyl
vania Crop Reporting Service.
Generally, however, - growers
in areas that had little or no
damage from the blight .expect
to. increase' their acreage, this
year,
The largest increases in acre
age are expected for the West
ern Corn Belt. Plantings are ex
pected to be up 1.2 million
acres from last year in lowa, 1 0
mißioii in Minnesota and .6 mil
lion acres in Nebraska
In the Eastern Corn. Belt,
Wentink to Help
RevampNEPPCO
Hendrik Wentink of-Miller
& Bpshopg, Inc, Rohrerstown,
is $ of a Northeastern
Poultry Producers Council
committee that' has been, as
signed -to “overhaul all of JMEP
PCO?s activities' and programs ”
' committee, the Com- wheaP : and-the' January;L'l»7l.v- -A brand egg program and
SSt?" , the p - C ?° rdin^^ f ? A(a?eage' of fell seeded barley '^ ste dls P osal Wlll be the to P‘
AcUnttots- it Programs .(CAP) , . ' •. ■, . x , ,
is chaired by Albert J. Russo,. plus spring seeding in - speaking on “Shall We Mar
iipnaediate past NEPPCO,presi>- 32 States is estimated at 10,571,- ket Pennsylvania Brand Eggs’”
‘itttjilL tfenimittee members in-' -A i -" 7%" =
.iu wenur-u ,n d *. B. «h. Conference Is at Lebanon
The committee was empower- , .
ed by NEPPCO’s Executive A conference for turkey, in-' dimng Grade A Turkeys,” by
Committee to seek the views of' dustrymen in 'the Middle At- ~Dr. Walter Hohlstem, USDA
NEPPCO’s members as well as l an tic States will be held in the Animal Health Division, Region
those interested in the Conn- Lebanon Treadway Xnn, South al Poultry Epidemiologist, Har
cil or allied to the industry It Bth St. Lebanon, Thursday, risburg, 1130 am, “Starve
is expected the committee will February 18 _ _ Outs,” Prof Herbert Jordan,
make at least a nreliminarv re The conference is jointly Penn State Poultry Extension
JSttottS sponsored by the NEPPCO Tur- Specialist
meeting key Division and the Pennsyl- 12 15 pm, buffet luncheon,
vama Poultry Federation. 1 30 p m , “Marketing & Stuff,”
Meanwhile, NEPPCO has an- The annual business meeting by Robert J Andrews, market
nounced an agreement with of the Pennsylvania Poultry mg specialist, Institute Ameri-
PIMCG tc discontinue sponsor- ? Turkey Division can Poultry Industry
d„,.i be held at 430 p m under 2.30, “Improving the Penn
ship of the International Poul- the direction of Glen Kime sylvama Turkey Image,” panel
try Industry Exposition and to The NEPPCO Turkey Divi- discussion moderated by Wil
> develop a completely new type sion annual meeting will be liam Hubbs, with Charles Law
of annual meeting More details held at 5 p.m, followed by a rence, York, and Walter Nob
on the time and place of a NEP- !? anquet entertainment at lett, Allentown, 3 30, “Packag-
... ° p.m. mg the Turkeys to Improve Pro-
PCO convention-exposition this The program also includes-10 friability,” Glenn Granath,
fall are expected soon. - a.m , registration; 10-30, “Pro- Union Carbide Corp
Bth Generation of Goods on Muddy Creek Farm Since 1738
By Mrs. Charles McSparrau
Farm Feature Writer
"Next to Bible study, I-enjoy
studying about herbs. I was
amazed to learn what they ean
do for the human body” -says
Mrs. Monroe W. (Miriam) Good
who lives near Bowmansviile in
Brecknock Township. ,
Goods are members of Twin
."Valley Bible Church, Church
town where Mrs. Good teaches
a Sunday School class She-has
been teaching a Sunday School
class, except when her children
were real small, since she was 18
years oW. She says “I love to
teach,” Miriam attended Lancas
ter School of the Bible evening
school for three years.
She started a Good News Club
plant the same as a year earlier.
. Although increases are in
dicated for Maryland, Oklahoma
and Texas, most South Atlantic
and South Central ‘States ex
pect Jess corn this year. The de
cline ’is because damage from
Southern corn' leaf blight was
severe in the Southeast last
year. Also, there has been a de
creasing in corn acreage
in most South" Atlantic and
South Central. States.
Larger acreages than a year
prospective plantings for all
spring wheat .If realized this
will be three per cent more than
’ seedlings for the 1970 crop but
six per cent less than for 1969
Oats seeding last fall and
this spring are expected to total
23.3 million" acres based on
growers’ planting intentions as
of January 1. This is three per
cent less than the 24.0'million
acres seeded a year earlier,
but is about the same as in 1969
The January survey covers 33 of
the 42 States included in the
estimating program.
ago are expected in States sur- T . „ . „,,
veyed in the North Atlantic and . T *! e La . n f aster County Poul-
Western regions A three per Association and local Extern
, sion Service-have announced
cent increase is planned for three educational meetings on
Pennsylvania; ' - poultry
Plantings of alf wheat for The first meeting has been
harvest in 1971 would total 51,- scheduled for 730 pm Thurs
-151,000 acres-based -opr Decent da y> February 11 at the Faim
ber 1, 1970 estimate for winter am * ** ome
and teaches children Monday of service and the names of the Are we building with love and
Se i- K i flanj ? el - attendants An example of her courage,
oraph to illustrate Bible stories. . Or anger, self-pity and sonow
She teaches at her own church poetry 15 •
and has given fiannelgraph talks Builders of Tomorrow A nation 13 never stronger
at other churches too. She has ■ than the fiber of its homes
taught Bible School’ at Pine ■ *-*- the honorable careers of will it be a mighty fortress,
Gtove Mennomte Church in Bow- hfe Or w ju b e a catacombs?
mansville-for five years. There’ll never be another,
Miriam belongs to a group of That rewards so rich in happ- Let’s bring back the family altar
neighborhood women who meet - aness . ■' And seek our power there
for-Bible study every "two weeks as that of being mother. Our nations very best defense
in their homes They take turns
teachm® This career begins with a
She writes poetiy, mostly for miracle Mrs Good became fascinated
holidays and to go with Christ- Performed by the hand divine -with a book entitled “The Herb
mas gifts She has written <* a y by day that life unfolds a ij s t” which tells all about the
poems in response to requests to a creature of His design. varioU s kinds of herbs and teas
Oh what a trust is parenthood She has treated her family for
wedding programs These pro- We’re building the world of to- all kinds of illness with these
grams for weddings list order morrow. teas which are made of ingred-
000 acres, baser on the special
January 1 survey The 32 States
surveyed accounted for more
than 96 percent of the Nation’s
barley acreage in 1970 If these
intentions materialize, acreage
in 1971 will be five per cent
above last year
Intention repoits as of Janu
ary 1 from soybean growers in
27 of the 30 producing States in
dicated lecord plantings of 45 9
million acres in 1971 If realiz
ed, this acreage would be seven
per cent above the 42-9 million
acres planted in these States m
1970. Increases in acreage are
expected in all regions
Grov’ers intend to plant 20 2
million acres of sorghum for all
purposes in 1971, about 17 per
cent more than in each of the
past two years The January
survey covers all States in
which estimates are usually
prepared Virtually all States
show increases, with acreage
in some minor States expected
to more than double that of last
year.
Three Poultry Education Meetings Set
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 6,1971 —
SECOND SECTION
Spotted Breed Conference Slated
The 1971 winter type confer
ence of the Spotted Breed will
be held at the Farm Show
Building, Harnsburg, February
25, 26, and 27th
This is the first major swine
breed conference to be held m
Pennsylvania in several yeais
Pennsylvania has one of the
most active pork producers or
ganizations in the nation and
the quality of swine production
within the state has impioved
rapidly in lecent jears This
Spotted confeience is designed
to add to the improvement of
pork production in the Eastern
poition of the United States
As in the past Spotted con
ferences, all breeding stock en
will be Kermit Birth, Penn
State Poultry marketing spe
cialist, Earl L Hess, Hess Bro
thers Farm, Ephrata, and Mel-
Florida Freezes
Florida was hit by a severe
freeze in mid-January Tem
peratures .reported in the low
20’s during the night of Janu
ary 20 and early morning of
January 21
That’s the coldest weather
Florida’s experienced since the
so-called “Big Freeze” of De
cember 1962, according to a
special Florida Freeze Damage
Report issued by USDA last
week
(Editor’s note; Since this
USDA report, Florida experi
enced several additional free
zes )
Hardest hit were the Interior
and West Coast Florida citius
and vegetable areas In field
surveys to determine icing of
oranges, 45 per cent of fruit out
was frozen to center, another 15
per cent showed ice at the one
half inch cut. In vegetable
areas, most hardy crops report
edly escaped with reduced yield
and retarded development,
while tender vegetables report
edly received heavy damage
Are families bent to piayer
tries will be weighed prior to
the show with pounds of growth
per day of age being painted oa
each entry
Entries for the conference will
come from ovei 15 states across
the United States
The breeding stock show will
be held Friday, February 26th.
Friday evening will be devoted
to a breeding stock selection
chmc conducted by five Penn
s> Ivama commercial producers,
A judging contest open to all
interested swine producers will
be held Saturdav morning
The concluding event of the
conference will be the sale of
b*ed gilts, boais and open gilts
on Saturday afternoon, February
27th
i m Mitchell, Victor
Inc, New Holland
Speaking on “Your Moral and
Legal Responsibilities in Waste
Disposal” will be Dr Dwight
Schwartz, Penn State Exteq.*
sion veterinarian, and John
Durr, Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Resources,
Reading , ,
The second meeting dealing
with “Market Stability and Pro?
ducer Responsibility in \ the
Broiler Industry” has beep-set
for 7:30 p.m February 2& at
the Farm and Home Centet.
The third meeting will b<9
held at 7:30 pm March 11 at
the Farm and Home Center.
The topics will be “Money Man*
agement in the Poultry Indus*
try” and “With the Recent
Bieakthrough in Marek’s Con*
trol, What Are the Economic
Advantages of Raising Pulletd
Locally 9”
More information will be
available later on the second
and third meetings.
Stanley Musselman, chairman
of the Poultry Association Edu*
cation Committee, urged inter*
ested poultrymen to mark the
dates of the three meetings on
their calendars now and plan to
attend Refreshments will be
served.
Educational meetings on top
ics of current interest to poul*
trymen are held each year.
lents medical doctors used ifco
give their patients, and none of
her family has been to a doctor
for five years
She says she would not elimi
nate doctors and would go fa
them when necessary but 'bias
had good results with these
natural remedies which she start
ed to use when she observed bad
reactions from miracle drugs ia
some people.
She keeps a supply of a couple
dozen varieties of herbs on band
all the time and can tell at once
what the> are good for. Some
ot these are - cleavers, alfalfa
peppermint, red clover, slippery
elm, nettle, golden seal, chamo
mile, fenugreek, saffron, com
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