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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1957
Page
8
Four tobacco seed cleaning and treating demonstrations were held on county farms by Dr. O D Burke and Harry S Sloat. The process included sieving with a 1/32 inch hole sieve and a light separator powered by an electric fan to remove light seeds and chaff.
Lancaster County FHA plans an all county meeting for May 6 at 5 p m in Buchmuller Park. Manheim Central FHA will plan recreation and Donegal high school FHA will handle singing. Attending were girls from Hempfield Manheim Township Manheim Central Garden Spot and Donegal high schools with Mrs Helen Swank and Mrs Franklin Marsh hosting.
Fifteen wild turkeys from central Pennsylvania will be released by the Lancaster County Sportsmen’s Association at its sports farm near Mt. Nebo on March 10. The hens will be relocated as part of a propagation experiment led by spokesman Walter Dill.
Burke stresses strict sanitation and seed bed treatment when raising tobacco to ensure disease free crops. Treating the seed provides a good start and sets the foundation for healthy plants.
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