——r— TV, PUBLIC SALE — OF — PUBLIC SALE wf — Farm Stock & Equipment & Household Goods | Livestock — Implements — Household Goods Thurs., February 25, 1 954 | Friday, March 5th, 1954 On the premises located two miles North of Bainbridge, five miles West of Elizabethtown, Conoy Township. 6 Registered And Blood Tested Holstein Cattle Herd has been certified for eight vears. One cow with a record of over 13.000 Ibs. of milk and 511 butterfat in one lactation period. others have milked up to 64 lbs. a day; two heifers due to freshen in August. : . FARM FQUIPMENT: 1951 FORD 8M TRACTOR with proof meter only used 575 hours: Dearborn Cultivator. tobaceo hoers. two bottom economv plow, also rear attached mower. all of this equinment is practically new as it has only been used a few seasons; David Bradley rubber- tired manure snreader: David Bradley 6 ft. disc harrow, 60 tooth spike harrow; three-section spring harrow, Buch land roller with tractor hitch. heavy duty rubber-tired wason with 16 ft. bed and sideboards. Rice extension potato digger, Boggs notato grader, 2- row New Idea Tobacco Planter. Case one-row Tobacco' Planter, in good condition, John Deere Side Delivery Rake, hav hook rope and pulleys, Pennsylvania Corn Sheller, 1 h. p Century motor. in good shape; platform scales, weeder fits on a Farmall “A” Culti- vator, one-unit Surge Milker with pining for 8 cows. onlv used a few seasons; Dairv Maid Hot Water Heater, Surge Laundry Tub, General Electric Milk Cooler, milk buckets and strainers, can rack, milk stools, tobacco press, sale| chicks must be of farm implements, by Mary| oo ried in December: January and February. | USE HEAT LAP-—Use of some {kind of heat lamp to keep baby |pigs warm is becoming a com- |monpractice on most farms, re- ports Dwight Younkin, Penn |State extension livestock spec- |ialist. Swine growers know that keep more pigs alive if additional heat (during those first critical hours a pig's life. PROVIDE AMPLE SPACE — {A better job of brooding will | { [they get some of { |result if the poultryman con- |siders the relationship of size lof brooding quarters and floor space per chick, number of | chicks in the brood, and season. {says F. H, . Leuschner, Penn | State extension’ poultryman. | APPLE SALES INCREASE— [A study of 12 Pittsburgh | service super markets, in which | [the Pennsylvania State Univer- |sity cooperated, showed 5-pound {bags increased sales by two- [thirds more than when apples {were offered only in bulk. HOST TO DAIRY SCIEN- | TISTS—The Penna State Uni- Friday, March i2 — the A ‘Roy Landis Holstein Dispersal, at the farm located on Route 772, 5 miles East of Lancaster, at Witmer, Pa., 55 head Hol- steins. Sale at 1:00 p. m., by A Roy Landis. Carl Diller, Auct. | Keystone Iolstein Sale, | Managers. Friday, March 12—at 12 noon | Northeast of Mount Joy on the | Mastersonville road, near the ' beacon light, a public | livestock, farm equipment, and | household goods, by J. Joseph Hostetter. Hess and Dupes, Au- cionéers. Tuesday, March 16—at 12:30 {p. m., on the premises located 1 mile east of Donegal Springs a- long the road from Mount Joy {to Donegal Springs, a full line of farm machinery, brood sows. By Paul E. Breneman. John J. Miller, Auct. Good Friday, April 16th—At Borough limits, Mount Joy on the road leading to the Mt. Joy cemetery. Annual Community Sale, 200 head live stock, imple- ments, household goods, etc. by C. S. and Leo P. Frank. Sale at 12M. Aldinger and Wagner, Aucts. Sale | on the premises in Rapho Twp., | sale of | Soil Conservation Meet To Be Held The Annual meeting of the Lancaster County Soil Conser- vation District will be held in the auditorium of Lititz High School, Thursday evening, Feb. ruary 25. A program of interest has been arranged for farmers, sportsmen, business, and other civic-minded people. The main feature will be an address by Honorable Miles, Horst, Secre- tary of Agriculture of Pennsyl. vania. Other features are “How the District Functions” by Amos Funk, President of the District; “Conservation Achievements for 1953” by Wayne Rentchler; and “Local Farm Conservation Practces” by Snavely Garber. Come, learn, and profit from the theme, “Save Our Soil.” rl eer BUILDERS SHOW TO BE HELD MARCH 8 TO 13: Walter F. Hoopes, Vice Pres. ident of the Harrisburg Ex» change, sponsors of the Annual Central Pennsylvania Builders Show, to be held in the Farm Building March 8 to 13, coms menting on the exposition said: “Today home ownership is con. sidered the strongest foundation of our American way of life, And because owning their own home is probably the most im- portant investment the average American will ever make, it de- mands careful planning and some knowledge of safe con- struction die “The Builders Shovs is attract- ing greater interest every year and the exhibitors are placing a definite emphasis on “Spot: | lighting the new’ in their dis: plays. If you are seeking new ideas for your home, if you have a remodeling or redecorating problem, or if you are simply an admirer of the finer things in life, then be sure to visit the Juilders Show.” ED A I FOOD SALE SCHEDULED A food sale will be held at the Mount Joy Friendship Fire- house Saturday, February 27 at 11:00 a. m. The feature of the sale will be chicken corn soup. Proceeds will go toward the am- bulance fund. versity will be host to the 49th annual meeting of the American Dairy Science Association June 22 to 24. : GROW MEAT-TYPE HOGS — Thomas King, Penn State ex- tension livestock specialist, says the meat-type hog is one with a higher percentage of the carcass in the lean cuts — hams, loins, bacons, and shoulders — and a lower percentage of the carcass * in fat. With lard prices down, butchers must get more for these lean cuts than before. A