The Sentinel from Carlisle, Pennsylvania • 12

Ij-L-u-jjijij'ij-wy-i-i-i-n- Toesdoy. Jan. 4, 1972 1 2 The Evening Sentinel With Duane Duncan: On the County Ag Scene Area Dairy Herds Get DHIA Honors GAEHI So I I if 0" 4J Sal tsr.v i Cumberland County Dairy Herd Improvement records show that 4,443 cows in 119 herds were on production testing in November, according to Duane G. Duncan, county agent. Of the 91 herds on DHIA, 21 herds had an average fat production of 1.50 pounds per cow per day for the month.

DHIA supervisors working with the dairymen to improve production efficiency include Harold Boldosser. RD2 course two additional Farm Account Work Books No. 1 and 2 are required. These may be obtained from our office. Second Floor, Courthouse, Carlisle, for 50 cents.

Poinsett ia Blooming You can enjoy the poinsettia you received for Christmas for longer than just the holidays if you follow these tips. Keep your poinsettia in a sunny warm window but make sure it's not drafty. If there's danger of chilling at night, take the plant out of the window before you go to bed. Try to maintain soil moisture FEED THE WILD BIRD MIXTURE 10 LB. BAG 98 Heart Unit Plans Coronary Tests WILD BIRDS 25 LB.

BAG $2.19 Carlisle ot Middlesex, 249-1241 use gentle friendly persuasion instead," is a good attitude to adopt. Milking machines should be checked. According to the magazine news articles, these regular veterinary visits for such things as pregnancy checks, removing extra teats, and dehorning, really pay their herd owner in regular calving intervals and small calf losses and minimum "down time" for the herd. Record Keeping It won't be long until Uncle Sam will be notifying us of the approaching income tax deadline. Have your farm records been kept in a manner that provides for a quick and easy summary? If not, perhaps you would find a Pennsylvania State University correspondence course on farm accounting to be of value.

Record keeping is a chore that is detested by most farmers even though some of them would derive more income from the time devoted to this task than that spent proportionately on the remainder of their enter prises. Ihe time required daily to maintain records is insignificant. The solution is to establish a routine that will get the job done. We know of one farm wife who cooperated with her husband in this task by daily placing the farm account book beside his place at their evening meal. It was a gentle reminder for him to make the few daily entries whle the details were fresh in his mind.

To secure a copy of the accounting course write to Box 5000, University Park, Pa. 16802. Ask for Pennsylvania WATER SOFTENER SALT DIAMOND CRYSTAL NUGGETS-EXTRA HARD LASTS LONGER WATKINS SOLAR SALT Extra court reck dear pur. Suitable For Your Water Softener SUNDAY'S MILL CO. Old Stone Houm Road, RD1, STAND BY ELECTRIC POWER For Farm or Ranch don't be without Electricity On Monday, Jan.

10, the South Central Pennsylvania Heart Assn. will sponsor a free coronary risk screening program for West Shore residents, 21 to 60 years of age, who have no known history of heart disease. Space for this program will Fire Company-Names Officers North Middleton Fire Co. No. I has elected the following officers: John Hurley, president; William DeWalt vice president; William Cope, secretary; Kenneth Snyder, treasurer; William DeWalt trustee: Lester Brickner, fire chief; Robert Hays, second fire chief; and three engineers: Robert Snyder, William Dewalt Jr.

and Sonney Garman. NIAGRA 1 0" 1 I at moderate and uniform levels. The soil should be neither soggy wet nor bone dry. When the top of the soil is dry, water it. After the plant stops blooming and the leaves begin to fall, gradually stop watering it.

The leaves will soon turn yellow and fall. Then store the dried-off plant in a cool, dark basement at 50 to 60 degrees until April or May and water it lightly. Just give it enough water to keep the roots and stems from drying out. In May, cut the stems back 3-to 5-inches, and repot the poinsettia. Then put the plant in a warm, sunny place in your yard and keep it watered and fertilized during the wummer.

Before cool weather sets in next fall, bring the plant inside again and put in in a south window where it will get lots of light. If plants are to flower they must be kept in darkness from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. from the first of October to Thanksgiving. Milk Output Up Over '70 HARRISBURG Pennsylvania milk production in November was 555 million pounds, up three per cent from the same month last year but seasonally lower than last month by seven per cent, the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service said.

Milk production per cow for November, at 795 pounds, represented a 30 pound increase over Nov. 1970, but was a 55-pound decrease from last month. U.S. milk production in November is estimated at 8,975 million pounds, a 1.5 increase over a year earlier. Daily average production was down one per cent from October, the same decrease as a year ago.

Production for the first 11 months of 1971 was one per cent more than the same period a year ago. F0R RELIABLE PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICE New Installations Remodeling Repairing CAll 5Hi K. LACKEY 630 N. Hanover St 249-4846 Carlisle; Richard Foreman, RD1 Mechanicsburg; Russell Baer, RD2 Newville and Wilbur Weaver, RD2 Shippensburg. The following cows are the 10 highest producers of actual butterfat in 305 days or less in the county during November: Allen Dairy Farms, Chester and Galen Smith, Alfred Gaisler, Paul Strock, Paul E.

Gross, Jack K. Sunday, Melvin L. Hertzler. be provided by the Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill. The screening will run from 9 a.m.

until 3:30 p.m. Each patient's family history will be recorded, his height, weight and blood pressure will be checked, blood samples will be drawn to perform glucose and cholesterol tests, and a twelve-lead electrocardiogram will be taken. The participant will be notified of these findings by mail. If he is found to be "above average" risk, his physician will also be notified. An appointment schedule is necessary, as the tests take approximately one-half hour to complete.

To make your appointment, call the South Central Pennsylvania Heart Assn. at 564-7748 on Friday between 9 a.m. and noon. Do not call the hospital. Appointments will be made only by the South Central Pennsylvania Heart Assn.

AUTO SALE SFRVICE INC Pontiac SALES SERVICE 1 188 Spring Road Dial 249-2646 BOTTLED GAS CARLISLE PROPANE GAS CO. Modern Gas Service Phone 249-31 12 JOHN FRANKLIN Inc. 101 E. High St. Happy Cooking METERED GAS SERVICE Phone 249-4214 DRY CLEANERS -HOUR CARLISLE CLEANERS SAME DAY SHIRT SERVICE Member of the National Institute of Dry Cleaners Since 1950 Pitt and Louther Street: Carlisle Across from Post Office) GUNS NEW USED Bought, Sold Traded Best Selection in Town Cole Cycle Center 249-333-327 Rawer St Dual Alternator Construction Tractor Driven PTO Alternator Single phase unit, provides 15,000 watts of continuous duty AC with 1 15230 volts and up to 22,000 watts of surge capacity.

Adequate power for starting a 10 HP electric motor, operate a 300 amp welder or keep, all lights and equipment working. We have portable alternators from 1,000 watt to 7,000 watts, these units are suitable for garages, carpenters, farmers, also for house use. Prices Range From $199.50 up. PETERMflN FARM 225 York Road Carlisle Phone 249-5338 Congratulations to Norman Mains, RD1 Newville, who has been named Pennsylvania Master Farmer of 1971. Mains is one of seven Commonwealth farmers selected for the award that is sponsored by The Pennsylvania Farmer's Magazine, Harrisburg, and the Cooperative Extension Service.

The formal presentation will be made Saturday at a Master Farmer luncheon in Harrisburg, at which time I will present a slide presentation of the highlights of the Norman Mains farm operation. Winter Storms Do you have a stand-by generator to provide electric current next winter, if a severe storm disables power lines and eliminates all current from your farm? Anyone who is not prepared for such an emergency should give it serious consideration. There are several ways to provide emergency power. Each farm should adopt the one that best suits his needs. We don't realize how much we depend on electricity until we are deprived of it.

When we had only 15 or 20 cows to milk by hand the absence of electric current was not acute, but with 50 to 100 cows milking it's an impossible situation. Little Things Count It might be well for dairymen to pause and reflect just a bit. If you didn't reach your production goals, perhaps it was because of the little things you overlooked. Ask yourself these questions: Were my cows comfortable at all times or were their stalls too short or narrow? Did a drinking cup clog up so "bossy" had no water for a spell? Did I feed forage as often as I should for best consumption? And, oh yes what about grain? Cows in early lactation need lots of energy in order to shell out the milk that's bred into them. Did my herd get this extra grain around calving time and for a period after calving? Am I gentle with my cows? Maybe I should buy that brush my county agent suggested and try brushing my cows daily.

Maybe they will respond to TLC (tender-loving-care). "You know, I'm going to throw that old hoe handle away and LUMBER BEETEM LUMBER CO. 400-500 E. North 243-4811 LUMBER MILLWORK OF ALL KINDS MEMORIALS EBY GRANITE WORKS Cemetery Memorials Authorized Rock of Ages Dealer Phone Newville 776-5118 SUPERMARKETS VILLAGE FOOD mkt. GROCERIES MEATS FROZEN FOODS Quality Service Economy 1921 Spring Rd.

243-4108 WATCH REPAIRS R. A. HOUCK Jeweler. Watchmaker All types of Clock and Jewelry Repair Work 40 Yrs. Exp.

261 S. Hanover St. WEIL DRILLING LEON K. SUNDAY H.D.l. Carlisle Phone 766-6683 ROTARY WELL DRILLING WOMEN'S APPAREL SADIE DRESS SHOP Hanover at North St.

"Service In Fashion" Carlisle. P. 219-1332 WO.MENS JUNIORS DRESSES COATS and SUITS SPORTSWEAR IB? Duane Duncan, Cumberland County agent, was elected vice-president of the Penna. Assn. of County Agricultural Agents at Penn State.

Schools Set Show Exhibits HARRISBURG -Agricultural education teams from 23 Pennsylvania high schools will present demonstrations at the 56th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show to be held here next week. State Secretary of Agriculture Jim McHale said that demonstrations by the high school teams will be presented in Arena for three days beginning Monday. Homemaking teams from 19 Pennsylvania high schools also will present demonstrations in the same arena during the three days. None are from Cumberland County. Seven agricultural education teams will present demonstrations beginning at 9 a.m., Monday.

The sun is 30 trillion miles closer to Earth than the next nearest star, says National Geographic. HEATING FOR COMPLETE HEATING and FUEL OIL SVC. Phone 243-4712 W. H. GARLAND INC.

FUEL OIL COAL R-600 W. Louther St. INSURANCE Malcolm M. Simons And Son, Inc. INSURANCE 157 S.Hanover St.

243-2921 Carlisle. Pa. LAUNDRY-DRY CLEANING Safe-Way Cleaners CLEAN IT CHARGE IT WITH RiSKAHERICARI) DRY CLEANING Shirt laundry Tailors Furrier Hatters Shoe Repairing Open 8 a.m. fo 9 p.m. Monday thru Saturday Letort Village Gir Operated Laundry Dry Cleaning 216 E.

High St. laundry 6 am to 10 pm doily Dry 9-6 pm Weekday! Saturday 9 to 4 READ-the Farm and Garden PACE ElERY Farmer's Account Book. The price of the course is $3.45. Check or money order should be made payable to The Pennsylvania State University. Li conjunction with the above Area Cows Attain High Levels A report of milk production levels attained by dairy cows in the area has been received from Holstein-Friesian Association of America.

The actual food production output, recorded in the DHIA program, by these local Registered Holsteins is: Lola Allendairy Lucky 6896621, a six-year-old in the herd tested for Allen Dairy Farms, Mechanicsburg, produced 19,750 pounds of milk and 771 pounds of butterfat in 359 days. Beshore Monogram Sunie Debra 6551122, a four-year-old, produced 19,790 pounds of milk and 774 pounds of butterfat in 305 days. Beshore Fury Floy Mayd 6910404, a three-year-old, had 20,060 pounds of milk and 746 pounds of butterfat in 334 days. Both are included in the herd tested for E. Wayne Beshore, New Cumberland.

Hens Lay Pa. ore in HARRISBURG Pennsylvania laying flocks last month produced 301 million eggs. This is an increase of 10 per cent from a year but a decrease of two per from the previous month, toe Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service said. The rate of lay for Dec. 1 is slightly below the previous month, but seven per cent above Dec.

1, 1970. Average price received by producers for all eggs was 30 cents on Nov. 15. This price was five cents below a year ago but one cent above last month. Pennsylvania hatcheries produced 1.9 million egg-type chicks last month or 11 per cent above the year earlier.

There were 6.8 million broiler-type chicks produced in the state last month or 14 per cent above a year ago. COME TO TALLY HAHT Your supen SAVING CENTER TUESDAY in if "Cumberland County's Home Newspaper" ALUMINUM PRODUCTS ALUMINUM SIDING ALUMINUM PATIOS, AWNINGS, CARPORTS ROOFING STORM WINDOWS AND DOORS (ALUMINUM GUTTERS'. AND DOWNSPOUTS PORCH ENCLOSURES Free Estimates Bank Financing McMURRAY NEWCOMER RD6, Carlisle turn west off Holly Pike-First Macadam Road north of Allen Dairy Farm mono j-yjy, 4J-yoj I or 486-5164 APPLIANCES KELVINATOR APPUANCES. SYLVANIA TV, ZENITH, GIBSON, MAYTAG Sales and Service KITNER COOK 35 S. Hanover St.

249-3827 AUTO RADIATORS Dave Lebo's oarug, GENERAL REPAIRS Offkiol Inspection Station PAINTING 4 FENDER WORK WRECKER SERVICE USED CARS 249-2977 301 Coll. i TO PLACE All AD III THIS DIRECTORY CALL 243-2611 News of interest to Farmers including local farm news features. Helpful hints plus green thumb tips on successful gardening and landscaping. Ideas on how to spruce up your grounds and gardens, along with suggestions from your local merchants on supplies and services to simplify the job. All of these and many more in the Form and Garden poges every Tuesday.

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