Corn Borer Control Spray Does Not Pay For Itself
Penn State extension entomologist John O Pepper told about 50 farmers at Landisville fire hall that chemical control of the corn borer does not pay. He noted DDT can control Japanese Beetles but fodder must not be used for forage if applied. if fodder is used for livestock, Levin is recommended. Dieldrin or Heptachlor should not be used for spring forage crops. Further details continued on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O Pepper
Pennsylvania State University
Landisville
Levin
Farm Calendar Amid March Events in Lancaster County
March 23 10am Pennsylvania Landrace Swine show at Martins Sales Stables Blue Ball. Entries sale at 1pm March 25 9am NC farmers tour of the county at Noah Kreider's farm Manheim R3 7:30pm Elm Penryn 4 H club reorganization at Penryn fire hall 7:36pm County FFA meeting at Ephrata High School March 26 1pm Meeting on 1964 Wheat Program at Production Credit building Roseville Road Continued on Page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsyvania
Martin’s
Blue Ball
North Carolina
Noah Kreider
Manheim
Elm
Poultry Meet Spotlight on Pullet Growing at Lancaster Center
A Lancaster Poultry Association meeting at the Lancaster Poultry Center Roseville Road Ro seville Road Ro seville is set for Thursday March 28 at 745 p m. Dr Floyd Hicks new poultry extension specialist Penn State will discuss pallet raising in Michigan and moderate a panel of local and industry experts on pallet production. Dr Donald Singletary Whitmeyer Laboratories Myerstown will discuss sanitation and general management for disease control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Poultry Center
Roseville Road
Lancaster Poultry Association
Floyd Hicks
Pennsylvania State University
Hicks
Michigan
Donald Singletary
Whitmeyer Laboratories
Myerstown
Farmers Invite to Hay Show and Meeting in Allentown
Farmers from the county are invited to exhibit samples of barn cured hay at the North eastern Hay Drying Association winter show in Allentown. The event runs March 28 and 29 with judging at 1 pm on March 28 and a program starting at 10 am on Friday. Harvey Dreibelbis will discuss A Decade and awards will be presented by John. Also a tour of the Lehigh Valley plant follows the hay judging contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeastern Hay Drying Association
Allentown
Lehigh Valley Cooperative Farmers Auditorium
Lehigh Valley
Harvey Dreibelbis
Hominy Hill Farms
John
Thre T Abet
Wheat Program Meeting Aims to Inform Voters on Referendum
Farmers invited to learn how to vote in the May wheat program referendum at a March 26 meeting at 1 pm in the Production Credit building on Roseville Road. Ed Is on Osborne cites Arnold Pinay of state committees to explain 1964 program details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Production Credit
Roseville Road
Edison Osborne
Peach Bottom
State Wheat Committee
Arnold Pinay
State Agriculture Conservation and Stabilization Committee
I Ride With The Veterinarian Modern Animal Medicine
Veterinarian Dr Robert McMullen demonstrates a rolled abomasum treatment on a Quarryville dairy cow. The procedure uses rope restraints to roll the cow onto her back and massage the abdomen to reposition the fourth stomach. Surgery may be needed in stubborn cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McMullen
James Cox
Larry Schmuck
Quarryville
Maryland
L. F
Jack Owen
Lancaster County
Robert MecMullen
Vaic Mullen
Stoner
Farm Bureau Co op Plans To Buy Unsold Tobacco Crops
Lancaster County Farm Bureau Cooperative revealed a plan to buy the unsold portion of the 1962 county tobacco crop. Buying will be contractual with a binding producer agreement, while the Tobacco Growers Cooperative abandons its marketing plan. Mark Hess of the state Farm Bureau expects filler leaf buying to start this month under a tentative program including acreage controls and a selling fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
County Tobacco Growers Cooperative
John Wolgemuth
Lancaster County Farm Bureau Cooperative
Tobacco Cooperative
Wolgemuth
Mark Hess
State Farm Bureau
Five Day Weather Forecast Promises Near Normal Temperatures
The forecast calls for temperatures averaging near normal to four degrees below in the nights and afternoons, with near seasonal temps by Saturday and warming from Sunday through Tuesday. Cooler conditions return Wednesday. Precipitation expected at 0.1 inch or less, mostly near period end.
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Beeboe
Albert Stoner
Quarryynlie Ri
McMullen
Farm Bureau Co-op
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