Vol 1, No. 1
Farm Women Open
Annual Meeting,
Elect Officers
Members of the Lancaster
Countq Society ot taim Women
tomonow open their 38th annual
meeting at Moose Hall, 220 East
King Street, Lancaster, and will
boai their stat’ president and
vice pdesident Around 350 ai e
expected.
Mis Charles Shnver, Waynes
uig R 3, state president and Mis
Maik Herr, Collegcville R 2 first
\ice president, will attend uthe
sessions
Sessions Open At 10 A. AI.
Gioup singing, music, a busi
nes 1 - session, skits and other tea
tuics will maik the piogiam
Opening at 10 a m, the com en
tion stalls with gioup singing
led by Mrs Scott Nisslev liom
Society 19 Mis Wilbur Hoslettei
Society 5, w'lll be pianist and de
lotions will be lod by Society 23
tancaster County s piesulent
I\lis Milton Ebaily, Irom Society
b neai Elizabethtown will give
liei icport, while lepoils ol the
23 county society presidents will
be given by Mis E Robeit Nolt,
Society 4
A ladies’ quaitet trom Society
19 will oiler music in the open
ing meeting M 'r.uiers are Mrs
Eail Stauffer, Mrs Leroy Holten
stem Mrs David Yoder and Mis
Hemv Lehman Society 9 will
pioude a skit, “Anything to Get
Votes” Mrs Hostetler will duect
Iht Faim Women’s Choi us in
tevoi al numbers
Memorial Service Planned
“It’s Later Than You Think”
will be the subject of Mrs Flor
ence Moran, Harrisburg, in open
ing the afternoon sessions at 2
p m. Society 3 will conduct a
memorial service tor deceased
members
In addition to music by the
I'aim Women’s Chorus, Miss
Frances Nissley of Lititz will ot
fei selection on the harp
New officers will be installed
in closing sessions, with a new
piesident and vice president to
bo named Present officers aie
Mrs Eberly, president, Mis E
Robeit Nolt, vice president, Mis
Kenneth Eshelman, secietaiy,
and Mrs Paul Erb, tieasuier
Mrs Henry Stehman is progiam
chan man
To Lancaster Farming
When we consider the many things that have created and
maintained a great agriculture in Pennsylvania we look back to
its beginning, two and a half centuries ago Custom and tradi
tion have a big share, but real progress comes from practical
experience based on the tnal and error methods of experi
mentation for improvement, plus the spreading of the mform
tion obtained , . ,
Among the various methods for u-ssemmation of agricul
tural information are the spoken and the wutten or printed
word Farm papers and magazines hold an important place in
the advancement of agricultme Accurate and timely instruction
01 methods, research, marketing and production reports are es
sential to present day farming
Lancaster Countv aguculture is outstanding in the State
and in the Nation Fa'imers of the county, since the first settlers,
have attained enviable records They have been through the
school of exper.erce and will continue to profit from the find
ings of others, I am sme
Typical of Lancaster Farming is this farm of Aungst Bros , RD 1, Marietta, photographed
fprm the air hv Giant Heilman of Li'itz, Pa Today, however, brisk winds 'have crisped the
leaves, frost has splashed the trees with man y colors The earth’s at rest Autumn’s at its,
best
Greetings From Lancaster Farming
Farming today is a multi-billion dollar policy will be to report the facts as they fall, to
business. Farming Lancaster style has proved Keep the rader informed on what is a factor
most successful, statistics horn years back prove m his business
Not for several score years has any week- Farming is costly One economist places
ly publication dedicated itself to, or devoted it- the minimum figure for capital needed by the
self to Lancaster Farming It is a system that prospective farmer at $33,000 his own money
needs reporting It is a system that needs to be v livestock, machinery, farm land, if any, plus
made known to tlhe farmer in other parts of the rented land and money he can borrow Usually
nation. Such is the intent of LANCASTER FARM- it will take more The average American farm
INGi to serve the entire lower Susquehanna Riv- has about $14,000 invested per farm worker,
er Valley Here is a “trade paper," devoted to while industry figures $13,200 It takes monej
the interests of the farmer, to report his activi- to farm
ties, to help others, to keep the farmer inform- Every facilitv we can muster, from well
ed on what affects him. qualified staff to the best in mechanics, will he
There are hundreds of meetings through- nut to use for you to make LANCASTER FARM
out the area each year Chat direotly influence the ING tops in its field, an industrious field that
farmer Scored of others have a direct or ifldirect since the turn of the century has not had ade
bearing Such is our purpose, to provide be- quate, close-to-home coverage
tween two covers news that interests the agri
culturalist,
Emphasis will be on meetings, on sales,
on crop and weather conditions, hgislation
state and national —, markets, marketing, a
clear, concise, condensed fact sheet There is no
pledge to paint only a rosy picture, for the
W L Henning
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture
SAMPLE
COPY
Quarryville, Pa., November 4, 1955
Lancaster Farming
October Proves
Wettest Here
In 12 Years
With 5 67 inches of ram during
the month of October, Lancaster
County almost doubled the nor
mal 3 10 Weekend rains, which
totaled 167 inches at Bphrata,
helped bring up the amount
Record before was Oct 1943 with
7 12
Saturday afternoon s storm
toppled a large concrete block
poultry house on the farm of
Enos Buckwalter Lancaster K 4
About 75 broileds were killed
Temperatures plunged and the
county remained cool thorugh the
week
FARMERS’ CITY NIGHT
Farmers guests Tuesday night
were entertained by the Stras
burg Lions -Club in a program
fostering better, erlations be
tween the farmer and city man
in community activities Each
club member brought a farmer
guest.
Some'facts mav not he pleasant, but we’ll
do our best to keep you advised as to conditions
there and elsewhere
It’s your paper LANCASTER FARMING
is des'gned to serve you We welcome you as read
ers We invite yom comments
BRETHREN HELP CLEAN UP
Lrtitz Chuch of the Brethren
members tihs week helped J
Madison Dietnch of R 2 clean up
debris of fire that destroyed his
barn Oot 2.1
Mr Ernest J Neill, Editor.
Lancaster Farming,
Quarryville, Pa
Dear Mr Neill
Agricultural lournahsm is vitally important to the farmer, the farm
wife and their children.
It keeps them abreast of the technological progress of their indus
try. of market trends, social developments, the workings of govern
ment and all else pertaining to the multitude of things which affect
today’s ruralTßmseholds
Agricultural loumalism promotes the “oneness” of all our citizens,
icitv dwellers and rural people, producers and consumers It is a
bridge between R F D. and Mam Street
For many generations the people of agriculture have looked to their
farm journals for rewarding information, entertainment and educa
tion
It is a pleasure to welcome Lancaster Farming to this lively and
.useful field of journalism
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 8, 1980—CIS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
WASHINGTON
$2 Per Year
Lancaster Farming
Launched, Serving
Area's Agriculture
Lancaster Farming today makes
its initial appearance as the new
est publication in Southeastern
Pennsjlvama to seive agriculture--
specifically.
For many, many years this
region has been recognized as
ere of the most outstanding
agricultural sections of the na
tion, even the world But not for
mny decades has there been a
Publication specifically for the
farmer, no publication that has
served as a clearing house for
rews the farmer needs
Such is the purpose of Lan
caster Farming, whose ideals and
goals are set forth in today’s edi-
Lunal columns
High Qualified Staff
To do any job, men and equip
ment aie needed. Octoiaro News
l apers, which include the Quar
rvville Sun and the Christiana
Public Lcdgei, pubbshed by Al
fred C Alspach, have worked
closely with the farmer on a
local basis, but the need for con
centiated timely news from the
vider agricultuial front has not
1 con fully recognized until to
day
Highly qualified personnel,
those who have worked closely
with the farmer and the farm
supply trade, have been selected.
Some are actual farm owners.
All have had close contact with
the farming field Their biogra
phies will be found on page three.
Starting first with the news
th,'f interests the farmer, Lan
caster Farming’s stallmen will
assemble their stories through
equipment that is tops in the
field of publishing to present a
readable, interesting, valuable
paper
All Phases Covered
Production and maiketmg are
but two phases of the vast agri
cultural picture. In between are
many other moves, Irom plowing
to planting to cultivating and
harvesting. Facilities of other
agencies too will be used, to knit
together a clear picture of whats
what today in the farm field.
All wilL be covered
Charter subscribers to Lancas
ter Farming will receive special
consideration
We’re working with you for
you Your assistance will be sin
cerely appreciated, your com
ments welcomed
Sincerely yours,
Signed
Ezra Taft Benson