World-Famous Clydesdale (Continued from Pag* M) mate w j(h each horse being bred in The breeding farm operation April. Since gestation is 11 was founded to supplement months, most births occur in early Anheuser-Busch’s efforts to find spring, the right horses for the company’s With their proud Scottish herit- Clydesdale hitches. In addition to age, stately bearing and confident the breeding farm, Clydesdale gait, the Clydesdales that qualify Operations’ officials often travel as Budweiser Clydesdales must be to Canada, Ireland and Scotland in geldings of at least three years of search of the perfect Clydesdale age. They must stand 72 inches, or horse. feet, at the shoulder when fully Clydesdale officials purchase only the studs -- the mares are bred on Grant’s Farm. In-depth brer' charts are k( ' on each pprox . are. jrn eac ,desdale Breeding Farm In St. Louis. Only about five colts will make It to one of the three Anheuser-Busch travelling hitches. 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We went with a volunteer crew of about 30, but nearly 80 friends and neighbors joined us for the trip.” Practical uses The Percheron Association’s Christian believes that the future of the draft horse will likely include some actual uses on the farm. ‘The biggest actual use of the draft animal on today’s modem farms will probably be a mix,” he states. “There’s a place on almost every farm where a team of draft horses could be an asset “They do have their advantages ... they’re inexpensive, they pro duce their own fuel, they replace 30 YEARS AGO -Two-hundred years of wool manufacturing in this country will be celebrated throughout the United States during 1960, it was announced recently by Woolens and Worsteds of America, Inc. The observance will mark the beginning of American mill opera tions for wool cloth production. -Scholarships amounting to nearly $19,000 are “earmarked” for students in the College of Agri culture at the Pennsylvania State University. The number of scho larships and loan funds available for agricultural students is con stantly increasing, reports Dr. Rus sell B. Dickerson, director of resi dent instruction in agriculture. -Winthrop Merriam, assistant Lancaster County aent, reports this week that county 4-H club mem bers will have the opportunity this year to attend Club Camp for the first time. The camp session for local club Lanontr Farming Saturday. May 6,1M8-D9 themselves, they have very few broken parts and they start every morning,” he continues. “Most of the people using draft horses on the farm use them for specialized jobs.” Of special note in these types of applications for draft animals are the labors of cattle feeding in winter snow and in logging or timber-clearing operations on the farm. Out West, in fact, draft teams have begun to gain in use as an effective way to beat the cold and drifts encountered in trying to get hay to range cattle on bad weather days. > No one seriously suggests that American agriculture should return to the horse-powered tech nology of yesteryear. However, horses hold a definite place on many of today’s farms, and will always hold a place close to the heart of those who’ve seen or worked with the gentle giants throughout their resurgence into today’s agricultural world. Reprinted with penman go from Case 1H “Farm For um" w *| w|M THIS WEEK members will be trom June 17-20, near Dillsburg in York County, witha fee of $7. -Leon B. Epler, Northumber land farmer, Wednesday was elected to his 10th straight term as president of the Penna. Farm Bureau Cooperative Assn. -Jacob N. Smith, Annville, and Robert Leslie, Butler County, were re-elected to the third terms as vice-president and secretary treasurer, respectively. -A group of 50 county high school students toured facilities of seven local farmer cooperatives Wednesday during the annual Lan caster County Cooperative Coun cil Career Day. -Com planting has started in Pennsylvania. The State Depart ment of Agriculture said today that a few fields of corn have been planted in the extreme southeast ern region of the State and that corn seedbed preparation is advancing in the remainder of the state. Weather during the week ended Monday was generally seasonal, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. Freezes were reported m northern and mountainous portions of the Com monwealth while southern areas experienced generally mild weather. Tax Reform Session Planned MILFORD (Pike) A briefing session on local tax reform will be held in the Pleasant Valley Grand on Route 191 north of Honesdale on Tuesday evening, May 9, from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The meeting is being sponsored by the Pleasant Valley Grand in cooperation with Penn State Cooperative Extension. A staff member from the Department of Community Affairs will explain the new legislation, distribute background materials, and answer questions of the atten dees. The briefing session is being offered at no cost to the public. For additional information, contact the Wayne County Extension office, Courthouse, Honesdale, Pa. 18431; 717/253-5970, ext. 239.
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