Chareoalffa -V 1 -' -'"I J-l " V,--. 1 mV c COUNTY - {..tension .cautions Using additional starter or . oC iHngambe~a lot -that lighter fluid on a fire that is nit. ‘accidents igfay . ash on achunk'of already burning is : frequentiyyourigv charcoal hides avery hot dangerous. Flare-ups from are the-victims. - • 'firel Any pieceshowing even this practice have caused is a favorite fuel' . a tiny fleck of gray adh can many serious accidents, ir cooking,: ; buf it <produce a]serious bum:- - " says Sullivan." Use only .afire, approved starter fluids, show thatf’inany sm : e your2> grill is;:-Gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, cooking -iccideiite .sturdvand-set firmly bn the _and lighter fluid are ,m the careless Sose•' ground do that it will not tip “ dangerous and should not be ' or keep cMdren and used.- - iullivan, community pets away from grills and do: Make sure your Are-is , e development , not pennitfsmaU children to. dead before you leave picnic for the.ScfiuylkiU” help build fires or extinguish _ grounds or similar areas. Cooperative-Ex-: themT*' Soak-the area.beneath the •L - DONT FORGET TO TAKE CARE OF THE QUEEN OF THE MONTH. She is a.factory not a mine. What you take out - you.have to put back or you will lose the_ Queen.’-* - ~ * ’ - f. ' , » - Today we want cows to average 14,000’- 25,000 lbs. of milk per year. Twenty-five years ago we were happy with cows4hdt averaged 7,000 - 12,000 lbs. per year. Sa we can mb longer take care of "the'queen like grandfather did because we are taking twice as .much away from her as'he did. Therefore it's very important what and howHnuch we put into, herbecdyse the barrel is only so big and we've got to know-whate,-going into that barrel. Feed the Agrj-King Way' Feed is Money ...Don’t Throw it Away! By feed testing and ration for- - ' If you over feed protein, you mulation we can help.you uti- ' may as well feed her nails, lize the full potential of-your - _ you’ll ruin her health either crops and of your herds bred way! in ability '.... - - , - . For * More Production. Southeastern Penna. George F. Delong Regional Manager " 225 West Woods Drive LiWz PA 17543' Call Collect 717-626 0261 Eastern Lancaster Co. Melvin Herr - - RR2 New Holland. PA 17557 - p h 717 354-5977 - ( Western Lancaster Co. B. Cinder ~ j "p 2 Manheim. PA'17545 Phone 717-665-3126 Southern Lym goJESSpr.- . Box 106' Quarryville. PA 17566 Pnciie. 717-284-2683 JUNE IS rf- , " Agri-King Has the Program for You! s' ■* ' , ' Southwestern Lancaster Cd 7 Ben Greenpwalt' 7-' RD2 Conestoga. PA 17516'' Phone 717872-5686'-;.“ Chester Co. -x William Windle RDI. Atglen pA 19310 Phone 215-593 6143 Lebanon Co. ' Marvin Meyer - RO2- iox 157 Annville PA 17003 Phone 717-867-1445- • Northeast Berks Co-:- Roger Heßei' RDI.-Robesonia. PA '-Sr" Phone:. 215-693-6160' ' AGRI-KING KEY TO PR DAIRY MONTH - *■ Fewer Problems *Sr More Profit .ehiah & Northami Thomas Heist - Mam Street Alburtis PA 18101 Phone 215 965 5124 Ih Cenl _ James L. Yoder , Regional Manager 250 Edwards Ave. Chambersburg. PA 17201 * Call Collect 717-264 9321 'Adams Co. Area Menno N. Rissler RR4. Gettysburg. PA 17325 Phone 717-528 4849 Farm Women • Calendar. grill or the fire with water. Many children have been seriously burned by running through hot ashes or step ping on the hot ground left under a fire or portable grill, wains Sullivan. Don’t-Guess Eastern Franklin Eldon Martin ~RDS Waynesboro PA 17268 Phone- 717 762-3576 , Cumberland Marlin E Ebersole R 5 Carlisle PA 17013 Phone 717-776 7324 lestern Washii Charlie Campbell -Mewville. PA Phone--717-776 7573 C fflJNi Earl H. Moyer RD5..80x 277 'Hagerstown. MD 21740 Phone- 301-739-5199 Read the ihimton Co.. MD Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 12,1976—75 Bull evaluation entries due . HARRISBURG - Entries are now being accepted for the 1976-77 Winter Bull Test at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Meat Animal Evaluation -Center. . Robert L. Kimble, director of the Meat Animal Evaluation Center, said the deadline for": entries is August 19/1976. The Bull Performance Test is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and file Daily and Animal Science Department of Penn State University in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association and the state breed associations. First choice in entries are given to,purebred bulls from Pennsylvania producers. Second choice is given to percentage bulls from Pennsylvania producers. Then, if all pen space is not taken by August IS, 1976, bulls from other states will be accepted. Com contest slated GETTYSBURG - Adams County fanners wishing to enter the Five-Acre Corn Chib, sponsored by the Pennsylvania State University Agricultural Extension Service and the Pennsylvania Masters Com Growers Association, should file an official entry form at the' Adams County Agricultural Extension Office by July 1. Any farmer or farm operator who is 18 years of .age or older by August 1, 1976, is eligible to, enroll. There .is no charge for en tering the Cbm Club, , says John Schwartz, Adams County agricultural agent. One entry is allowed per farmer, or farm operator - if more than one farm is in volved. Grain meeting held ' EPHRATA, Pa. - Penn State’s annual Feed In dustries Conference and the annual Penn. Ag. Industries Association' Grain Meeting have both been scheduled for June 28 at the Sheraton- Conestoga Motor Lodge near Lancaster, Pa., according to Donald W. Parke, Penn Ag executive vice-president. Penn Ag is a trade association of Pennsylvania agribusiness firms. - The Feed Industries Conference will begin at 1:00 p.m. with a discussion of the current economic, situation and how it affects Pa. far mers. The speaker will be Dr. Fred Hughes, an agricultural economics extension specialist at Penn State. Dr. B. R. Baumgardt, head of Penn State’s dairy and animal science department, will talk about the relative WHEN WE MARRY Whenever —and whether or tied the knot, it’s nice to'"know when others have and when they have not. These statistics show who weds when. JUNE 11.9 percent OCTOBER 8.4 percent , AUGUST 10.7 percent NOVEMBER 7.7 percent' JULY - 10.0 percent APRIL 7.3 percent DECEMBER 8.7 percent JANUARY 6.1 percent SEPTEMBER 8.7 percent FEBRUARY 6.0 percent MAY 8.6 percent MARCH 6.0 percent In order for bulls to be eligible, they must have been bom between October 1, 1975, and April 15, 1976. Depending on the breed, they must have an adjusted 205 day ' weight of either 475 pounds or 525 pounds, a 205 day weight ratio of 100 or more, and a type score of at least 12. Performance testing helps to identify those sires that are genetically superior for various traits. In addition to growth, these bulls can also be measured for fat thickness and loin-eye area by the use of the sanogram, which gives an idea of meatiness and composition of gain. Any person interested in obtaining infonnation in order to put a bull on test should contact the .Penn sylvania Meat Animal Evaluation Center, Penn sylvania State Univeristy, University Park, Pa. 16802 or phone (814) 238-2527. A field of five acres on which a' complete Penn* sylvania State University soil test has been taken within the last two years is eligible for entry. If the corn is grown in contour strips, two to three strips on file same slope may be .used as" long as the combined acreage is not less than five acres. The entire acreage must be planted to one variety com, and irrigated fields cannot be entered. - There are two harvest classes - one for ear com and one for sheUed grain. Those wishing to enter this contest may secure forms by contacting the Adams County Cooperative Extension Service. merits of plant vs. animal proteins. The impact of government regulations on agribusiness will be covered by Arthur Fogerty, director of public relations for Agway, Inc., in Syracus, N.Y. Chairman for the con ference will be W. H. An drews, Jr., president of H. O. Andrews & Sons, Mapleton Depot, Pa. He is first vice president of Penn Ag. The Grain Meeting will get underway at 6:45 p.m. Factors affecting the marketing of major crops will be examined from local, national and international viewpoints by Ray loanes of Falls Church, Va. loanes is a foreign trade consultant with an in ternational reputation. For' over 10 years, he was chief administrator of the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Ser vice.
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