Grangers To Elect Officers Election of new officers to direct the Pennsylvania State Grange for the next two years will highlight the organization’s 102nd annual convention to be held at Washington (Pa.) Oct. 28-31. 4% t° EVERY WEDNESDAY IS S mm dairy 485 t day AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES. WC. If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from 100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price. Mostly fresh and close springing Holstems. Cows from local farmers and our regular shippers including Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite, Gordon Fritz, Blame Hoffer, Dale Hostetter, Bill Lang, H D Matz, and Jerry Miller. V SALE STARTS 12:30 SHARP _% £j Attention will focus on the selection of a master to succeed A. Wayne Readinger as head of the 58,000-member State Grange, Pennsylvania’s largest agricultural and New Holland, Pa. The friendly people in Willow Street where banking is a pleasant experience. “Friendly” is more than a slogan at the Friendly First It’s our people. And our way of helping you with every banking-need Whether you’re 19 or 9 0( Whether you’re arranging a loan opening our famous no-service charge checking account saving a lot or a little or planning your estate Find out how friendly we are Everytime' And come in for a free cup of coffee Anytime' At any Friendly office THE BANK WITH NO-SERVICE-CHARGE CHECKING ACCOUNTS STRASBURG EAST KING STREET WILLOW STREET BUCK 687-8611 LANCASTER 464-3421 284-4175 397-4732 rural organization. Readinger, of Fleetwood EDI (Berks County), was elected master of the State Grange in 1968 and was reelected in 1970 and 1972. He succeeded John W. Scott of Mechanicsburg, who is now national master of the Grange. State Grange officers, with the exception of secretary and treasurer, are not eligible to succeed them selves after serving three consecutive two-year terms in an office. New officers also will be elected to succeed Clifford Tinklepaugh, of Thompson, as overseer; Miss Mildred Shultz, Somerset, lecturer; Marvin Miller, Gettysburg RD3, steward; Robert E. Steese, Grove City RDI, gatekeeper; Mrs. J. Leßoy Cooke, Burgettstown RD2, pomona; Mrs. William Buffington, Chadds Ford RDI, flora, and Peter Karenbauer, Chicora RD2, member of the executive committee. Other officers who have served less than six years and are eligible for reelection are: C. Arthur Zug, Port Royal RD2, ike First StnoAbuno. 4 f * ( < « 11 » * ' assistant steward; Mrs. Frances Byers, Charleroi RD2, lady assistant steward; Rev. Thomas B. Musser, West Milton,"chaplain; Mrs. Ruth Fish, Towanda RDS, ceres, and Herald Pentz, of Rockton, finance committee. J. Luther Snyder, of Camp Hill, is the secretary, and John H. Minor, of Morgantown, W. Va., the treasurer. SEW WHST? THIB WEEK % PATTERN B ■ » *UO*CT lanl A darling little rob* for the youngster wearing 4 to 12 lire No 3239 in a size 9 takes 2% yards of 44 mch material Send 50| for each dress pattern 30( for each needlework pattern (odd 75l for each dress pattern, lOf for each needlework pattern for moiling and handling) to AUDMEY LANE tU PEAU, Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950 MFMBER F D I C •‘***V v V/ V A ' Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Oct. 19.1974 Positive DES Sample Found The U.S. Department of Agriculture (U’SDA) recently reported finding the second positive sample of diethylstilbestrol (DES) in a beef animal this year. The positive finding was identified by inspectors of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and confirmed by the Food and Drug Ad ministration, which was asked to verify the APHIS analysis. APHIS officials said the residue of the growth stimulant was found in the liver of a steer owned by Weber & Sons of Friend, Neb., and slaughtered at Council Bluffs, lowa, packing plant. The liver contained a DES residue of 1.3 parts per billion (ppb), APHIS of ficials added. The sample was obtained August 26 during routine random sampling conducted as part of the National Residue Monitoring program. No traces of DES are permitted m the tissues of animals slaughtered for human consumption, because the synthetic DES hormone has produced cancer in laboratory animals under experimental con ditions. DES is legal for use in the U.S., so long as it is with Produce Com for grain production in Pennsylvania, estimated October 1 by the Crop Reporting Service, is ex pected to total 83,460,000 bushels. This is the same as last month’s estimate, and is 3 percent more than last year’s production. Yield per acre is expected to be 78 bushels, the same as last year. The season’s first estimate of fall potato production in Pennsylvania is for a total production of 7,920,000 cwt. and a yield of 240 cwt. per acre. The production estimate for 1974 is 26 per cent more than last year’s production. Average yield last year was 210 cwt. per acre. drawn from animal feed or been implanted for a suf ficient tune before slaughter to permit the residues to pass out of the body of the animal. APHIS veterinarians said no residues will remain when proper withdrawal tunes are observed. Sampling and analysis for residues is authorized under the 1967 Wholesome Meat Act, to protect the public from dangerous or unwanted residues in meat. DES was banned in 1973, and not used during the latter part of that year either as a feed supplement or implant. In January 1974, the U.S. Court of Appeals overruled the ban. APHIS inspectors have continued monitoring for DES during 1973 and all this year. To date in 1974, they have taken 2,093 samples. APHIS is sampling at the rate of about 300 samples a month. APHIS scientists analyze the liver of meat animals because that is the only part of an animal’s body in which residues have been detected. APHIS officials said at the levels used in cattle feeding no DES residues have been found in meat tissues. This first DES positive finding this year also in Nebraska (press release USDA 1614-74.) Report Production of all hay in Pennsylvania is expected to total 4,818,000 tons, with an average yield of 2.17 tons per acre. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures harvested for hay are expected to yield an average of 2,70 tons per acre for a total production of 2,120,000 tons. This year’s estimate of all hay production and of alfalfa hay is 5 percent less htan last year’s total. Pennsylvania seedleaf tobacco production m the Commonwealth is expected to total 24.7 million pounds, with yield per acre averaging 1,900 pounds. Last year’s tobacco production was 22.1 million pounds and yield was 1,700 pounds per 37
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