Full season: lower end of county
and bottom land: Ohio K 24; Ohio
M 15; Pioneer 373; Dekalb 240;
~ Funks G 12; Funks G 10.
Good Hybrid corn will be scarce.
order your seed early!
La Weed Control: 2-4-D:
There are great possibilities with
this hormone in the
control of
weeds in corn and oats. Fred Bit-
~ tenbender eliminated practically all
the weeds in his corn and oats by
using 1 lb. powdered 2-4-D in 125
gallons of water and applying the
above amount on two acres of crops.
If you wish for further information
we will be glad to give it to you.
Care should be taken in washing out
the sprayer after using hormones.
_One gallon of strong ammonia in
the tank of water for 48 hours has
proved the best treatment followed
by a thorough washing.
; Potato Varieties:
Teton, a new white potato, is a
good yielder, certified seed is avail-
able. Essex, a white, blight-immune
potato was the highest yielder in
the tests last year. Very little of
| seeded after the last cultivation. It
5, Efficient And Maximum Production
~ Urges For Agriculture During 1948
(Continued from Page One)
this seed is available as yet.
7 Erosion:
There are still many farms and
fields in Luzerne County that need
some form of erosion control! The
Agricultural Extension has been re-
ponsible for laying out so many of
the farms throughout the County.
We will do our part. Your part
should be a request for help — ask
that ,man who has had his farm
stripped.
Domestic rye grass is being used
generally throughout the County,
but there are still many corn and
vegetable fields that should have
about 20 lbs. of domestic rye grass
should be a must, never to allow a
field to be barren over winter.
Sheet erosion is a great robber on
open soils.
DAIRY BUSINESS
With dairy feeds likely to remain
high during 1948, the relation be-
tween prices and cost will become
less favorable in 1948. Be efficient
in your dairy. Cull out the un-
profitable cows while meat prices |
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are high. Plan your breeding pro-' product. The only disadvantage of
gram for more fall and winter mi .| such a new planting program just
better hay if possible. Keep only and extremely high in price. We
the better heifers for replacements. |need in Luzerne County a Coopera-
sociation will breed close to 36,000 cull drops and worthless varieties
cows this year. Are you using these |of apples. The need was never
facilities for better breeding ? Elimi- | greater than in this past season.
nate the scrub bull and put a couple | Let us give this idea some thought.
of good cows in the barn space|: A good commercial cold storage for
where the bull stood. |our better varieties of apples is also
4-H Calf Club: needed. :
There is a growing need for an| Despite the wet season last spring,
outstanding Luzerne County 4.H | many growers were able to produce
Calf Club. Do you have a boy or | fruit free of scab. Were you one of
girl that you think a lot of? If the better growers, it may be man,
so, why not encourage them to be- engine failure or both. A wet sea-
come members of the club? We Son is a challenge to every grower.
will be glad to receive their names! PLANT DISEASES AND INSECTS
and help to locate good calves. We For the tomato blights, we are
have a rule that the heifers should |still recommending the use of a
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come from a dam with nothing less
than 400 fat on 2 x milking. We
have a number of boys and girls en-
rolled already. How about sending
in the names to us now? This
club will include all the standard
breeds. A calf club is often the
foundation of a good herd, and that
adult before you know it. Why
not direct them in the right way?
POULTRY
Good poultrymen, who are effici-
ent, are making money, even
though feed is high. Here's what
they are doing:
1. They're housing birds in clean,
well-ventilated quarters, not crowd-
ing. If you have a ventilation prob-
lem - Wet Litter - probably we can
help you.
2. Keeping birds free of lice, mites
and diseases.
3. Full feeding with the best of
feeds they can get. Skimping or
skipping of feeds never pays.
4. Using lights giving at least 14
hours day and using a supplemen-
tary feed at noon, either a wet mash
or pellets.
5. They are culling their birds
every day, and keeping their pro-
duction up to at least 60%.
Better poultrymen are buying
their chicks only from dependable
sources and starting them in Janu-
ary and February, so that the hens
will belaying in late summer and
fall when eggs are the highest price.
VEGETABLES
The general food situation seems
to indicate that the total demands
for vegetable products will still be
high in 1948. However, the irregu-
boy or girl of yours will become an |
Bordeaux Mixture, or one of the
fixed coppers for the best control.
|For potatoes—Bordeaux is the
cheapest and is very effective. Many
growers are planning to use Dithane
this year. This will mean added
cost, more thorough and more fre-
quent applications than Bordeaux. |
From our observations, growers who
{used 1% DDT in each application |
lof spray material secured better re- |
{sults than those who used it every
now and then or when the insects
made their appearance.
FORESTRY
The urge to cut and sell timber
from the woodlot, many times with-
out regard to the future production,
is very common in Luzerne County.
Why not make improvement cutting
in your woods each winter, thus
eliminating the poor and worthless
trees and leaving the woodlot in
good growing condition. Our fores-
| ters from Penn State will gladly
give you advice and assistance on
request without any charge. Ever-
green trees planted on idle land
is an excellent proposition for
Christmas trees. We have a good
Balletin on Christmas Tree Grow-
ing. We will be glad to send this
to you and we will also be pleased
to talk over the growing of trees
on your farm.
We have attempted to hit some
of the high-spots in the Agricultural
Extension Program for 1948. We
are willing to assist you in any of
your problems and we would like
to make our office and its service
available to you. We have a great
variety of Bulletins and Mimeo-
graph material for distribution. If
lar price situation of last year
should serve as ample warning that
the days of “production at any cost” |
are over. Vegetable growers should
lay emphasis on greater efficiency, |
better quality, better yields and |
better varieties rather: than expan-
sive acreage. More vegetable men |
could be using domestic rye grass
to prevent sheet erosion, and to
build up the humus in the soil. If
you have excessive acreage, why not
rotate some of this acreage in .a
good clover sod ?
We see the need for a better
marketing program in Luzerne
County, Our farm market in |
Wilkes-Barre is still in need of im- |
provements. We are an exporting |
market and possibly a new system
of marketing will be needed within
the next few years. Possibly an
auction ?
The demand for green wrap toma-
toes still remains strong, and while
this demand continues, it is advis-
able for an increased acreage in
Luzerne County of late tomatoes,
in order to keep our tomato market-
ing program in a healthy condition.
FRUIT
Luzerne County is the fifth largest
apple-producing county in Pennsyl-
yania and the 52nd in the United
We see the need of elimin-
ating many of our older orchards
that contain worthless varieties and
planting new acreages of varieties
such as Courtland, McIntosh, Delici-
ous, Spys, etc., and several other
varieties. With new orchards, you
will get more efficient production,
befter finish on the apples and a
better local demand for a quality
you are not on our mailing lists or
have some friends who would like
to be placed on the lists, please
send their names to us.
We trust that we can serve you
and that the year 1948 will be a
peaceful, happy and prosperous one.
Very sincerely,
J. D. Hutchison,
County Agent.
In Consultation with:
C. C. Norbeck, Assistant County
Agent.
FARM RADIO PROGRAMS—
LISTEN IN:
WBAX, 1240 Kc., every Wednes-
day, 12:45 P.M.; WHWL, 730 Kc.,
every Saturday, 7:45 AM.; WAZL,
1450 Ke., First and Fifth Mondays,
12:30" P. M.
THE POST, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1948
(luxuries last in
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Budget Keeps Family
Feed well-balanced rations and now is that nursery stock is scarce Spending Within Income
Planned spending makes for bet-
N. E. P. A. Artificial Breeding As-|tive processing plant to work up ter living, which is reason enough
for having a budget, says Miss F. [can be done without.
Edith Morton, extension home man-
agement specialist of Pennsylvania
State College.
The first step in planning a bud- Morton. Each member of the fam-
get is to estimate the family in-|ily must have will power to con-
come.
|ily' should decide what its needs
|are,
After this is done, the fam-
then
come first,
its wants. Necessities
comforts second,
plan.
Miss Morton warns families to
be aware of the expenses that often
play havoc with a budget. The
nibblers, the little items that can
add up to an amazing sum in a
short time; the bouncers, such as
taxes, insurance premiums, and
interest payments; and the slug-
gers, the expenses that come when
we are not looking.
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The Great Seal of the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania rests in the
custody of thé Secretary of the |
Commonwealth.
A third step in budget planning
is to take the list of expenses—the
needs and wants—and fit them to
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PAGE SEVEN
the income. lowing officers of the Women Soci-
ety of Christian Service were in-
| stalled by the pastor, Rev. Henry
G. Kiessel: president, Mrs. Morton
Connolly; vice-president, Mrs. Wil-
liam Drabick; treasurer, Mrs. John
Rebennack; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Walter Wolfe; spiritual life,
Miss Letha Wolfe; fellowship chair-
Sometimes it may be
necessary to cut corners, but cut-
ting corners is good evaluating
exercise. It helps a family decide
what things mean most to it, what
Jebines can be put off, and what
The last step in planning a bud-
get is the determination to make
| the plan stick, according to Miss |man, Mrs. James F. Davenport;
secretary of missions, Mrs. Karl
Rebennack; student work, Mrs.
Wayne King; secretary of literature,
publication and supply work, Mrs.
John A. Hildebrant.
The first regular meeting for the
coming year will be held January
21, at 2:00 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. John Hildebrant.
{trol the desire to spend at random.
When one item costs more than
the budget allows, less money can
At Meeker Service
A special installation service was
held at the Meeker Methodist
Church Sunday morning. The fol-
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the Swedes in 1638. .
Charter No. .8164 Reserve District No. 3
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DALLAS
in the State of Pennsylvania, at the close of business on December 31,
1947. Published in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency,
under section 5211, U. S. Revised Statutes.
ASSETS
Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve balance,
and cash items in process of collection si $459,195.53
United - States Government obligations, direct and guaran-
teed nd a LL eT a 1,210,800.00
Obligations of States and political subdivisions 146,230.00
Other’ bonds, notes, and debentures .............. 0... 73,721.75
Reserve bank) SEE ne 5,250.00
Loans and discounts (including $14.10 overdrafts) . 1,090,012.43
Bank premises owned $10,000.00, furniture and fixtures
$100" vin sR 10,001.00
Total Assets 0 ad nc ni Te .. $2,995,210.71
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corpora-
tions AOA Rp EAT la ... $1,077,888.41
Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 1,583,202.19
Deposits of States and political subdivisions _._._. Lat 68,187.82
Other deposits (certified and cashier’s checks, etc.) 49,904.22
Total Deposits : _..$2,779,182.64
Other Nabilitles, (tno eli bmg gion | ga tant iis ie ag 3,429.69
Total Liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
$2,782,612.33
Capital stock:
(¢c) Common stock, total par _... $75,000.00 75,000.00
Burplug FF Sh ne wT CAR Tn TL 100,000.00.
Undivided profits” ui lo ata is wil Lies Jr i 2a 37,598.38
Total Capital’ Accounts... lp. ili 212,598.38
Total Liabilities and Capital Accounts _._._....___.. $2,995,210.71
MEMORANDUM
pledged or assigned to secure liabilities and for
other purposes en. $165,000.00
State of Pennsylvania, County of Luzerne, ss:
I, Frederick J. Eck, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly -
swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
Assets
(SEAL)
FREDERICK J. ECK, Cashier
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day of January, 1948.
J. F. BESECKER, Justice of the Peace
My commission expires January 1st, 1954.
Correct—Attest:
W. B. JETER
H.-L. TITMAN
HERBERT H. HILL
Directors
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