The Sentinel from Carlisle, Pennsylvania • 7

SEVEN FARM AND GARDEN PAG THE EVENING SENTINEL. CARLISLE. PA- TUESDAY. JANUARY 7. 1969 Farm Income In State Sets Records Meat Inspection Made Mandatory Agent Looks For Favorable Cattle Prices During 1969 1,740 Head Of Livestock Entered In Pa.

Farm Show Overloading Can Be Trouble Have Electrical Systems Checked Don't let an overloaded elec Checking Now Saves Later Winterizing Tips On Vehicles Given Winterizing a car or truck means more than just an oil shows in Japan, Europe and the 1968 was the start of mandatory meat and poultry inspection to replace the voluntary system under which the Agriculture Department had operated since 1915. The new program is an important link in the chain of con Six Basic Spring Oat Varieties Selected Garry, Pennfield, Orbit, Russell, Clintford and Clintland 64 are the recommended varieites of Spring oats for Pennsylvania for 1969, says Assistant County Agent Byron H. Ginther. Garry is high yielding; tall; late maturing; and stiff straw-ed. Pennfield is high yielding; medium tall; late maturing; and very stiff-strawed.

Orbit is high yielding; short; late maturing; and very stiff-strawed. Russell Is high yielding; medium tall; medium late; and moderately stiff-strawed. Clintfort Is a new variety recommended for the first time this year. It is fairly high yielding; medium tall; early maturing; and very stiff-strawed. Clintland 64 Is fairly high yielding; medium tall; early maturing; and stiff strawed.

EDITOR'S NOTE: It wfu a good year for Pennsylvania' multi-million dollar agricultural industry, with farm incom at record or near record level. In the follow 'ng dispatch, written for United Press Internationa, the head of the state Agriculture Department outlines the activities on many fronts during 1988. By LELAND H. BULL State Agriculture Secretary Written for UPI Pennsylvania a 1 lture scored important gains in 1968 with farm income at record, or near record levels and the Introduction of a major new consumer protection program. Cash receipts of Pennsylvania farmers topped the $900 million mark for the third consecutive year, and latest reports indicate the total possibly may exceed $930 million.

If this projection should be correct, farm receipts would be the highest in the state history. Another major development of Friends at The past year has been a good one for livestock producers, reports County Agent Duane G. Duncan. Although prices were quite favorable, cattle producers kept marketing weights down, and hog producers made only a limited increase in pork production. An unusually strong consumer demand for meat gave support to livestock prices thro igh-out the year.

Declining feed grain prices enabled livestock producers to keep feeding costs down. Although cattle prices will be ioving down in the first half of the year, early Winter prices should remain near current levels. The supply of cattle near marketable weights is not up greatly over last year. It Is the cattle in the weight range 500-900 pounds which are in largest supply. These will be marketed in the first and second quarters of the new year.

All Your Astray, change and an antl freeze check, reminds County Agent Duane G. Duncan. While they are important, here are some other details that need attention: Tires need good, even tread to bite and grip, avoid ing skids and spinning starts on slippery pavement or snow. Keep tires at re ommended pressures; low pressure doesn't improve traction, it only increases wear. Duncan reconv using snow tires or reinforced chains.

Brakes check and adjust, if necessary. Uneven pull or brakes that grab too easily can send motor vehicles into a skid. Windshield live wiper blades with a sharp edge prevent streaking. Also be sure the wip er arm tension is correct, and that you have the proper wa- eter-to-antifreeze solution in your windshield washer reservoir. Heater make sure the heat er fan works, and that the controls operate easily.

A defroster should be able to clear all window glass in the car in the most severe weather. Exhaust have the muffler and pipe inspected for leaks. Carbon monoxide is poisonous and you can't smell it. In a clos ed car it can make one sick or dull his reactions deadly in today's traffic. Battery cold weather saps battery power.

Make sure the battery will hold a full charge and the Tenerator is working properly. Have the battery checked once a month during cold weather. Engine a tuneup and car buretor cleaning is advisable if you haven't had one during the past six months. Slow starts can drain a battery, and stalls are costly and dangerous in traffic. Many motorists switch to premium gasoline in winter months, but be sure to have engine adjusted if you do this.

Snowbrush make sure you have a brush or broom in the car, and a scraper, keep all windows clean, don't be a peep hole driver. FEED THE WILD BIRD MIXTURE Carribean. Pennsylvania's growing season in 1968 was about normal, with no real weather extremes to se riously affect production. As a result, only one record was set. Oats yielded 57 bushels per acre, one bushel more than the previous high in 1963.

The oats crop totaled 25.9 million bushels, almost 30 per cent more than iri 1967. Peaches also benefited from favorable weather and the 1968 crop of 2.2 million bushels was almost triple the amount produced a year earlier. The com crop was down about 20 per cent from the 1967 record breaker, but other ma jor crops were only slightly smaller than those of the pre vious year. Pennsylvania milk production, in line with the national trend, appears to be down 3 to 4 per cent from the previous year, Egg production in the state held about steady with the 1967 output. As usual, the department was confronted with a wide array of problems in 1968.

Charges of cloud seeding In several southeastern counties led to enactment of a Weather Modification Law with responsibility for its enforcement assigned to the department. Involved was a conflict of interests between farmers and or-chardists over alleged dispersal of storm clouds. Plans have been made for the use of radar and high speed airplanes in 1969 to detect violators. Gypsy Moth Problem Another problem, of course, was the gypsy moth that continued to move southward and westward during the year. Dur ing the summer detection trap ping, male moths were found at 635 sites, more than double the number of sites at which moths were found in the previous year.

Some of the sites were In previously uninfested areas of Lancaster, Lebanon and Montgomery counties. More than 40,000 acres were sprayed last soring and several million parasitic insects were released in efforts to keep this pest In check. Protecting consumers from fraud, deception and unwholesome food continued to be a ma.ior emphasis of the department's work. Typical of some of the problem areas were a wide range of food products from orange juice to ground meat and cheese that was not as share as the label lmDlied. Also involved was the check ing of samples of fertilizer, seed and livestock feed to determine if the contents of the packages matched information" on the labels.

HKBT) CLASSIFIED Creedin C. Comman, FDR, reports that his Registered Hol- steins were evaluated for body conformation on Dec. 14. The classifieatiln was done by a staff specialist of Holstein-Frie-slan Association of merica. Including animals previously scored, the Creedin C.

Comman herd has 2 Excellents. 12 Very Goods and 14 Good Pluses. East North Carlisle, Pa. and McFarland Newville, Pa. invlie you fo vh'if the AGWAY PA.

FARM SHOW all next week, Jan. 13-17 Booths 374-377 and 389-386 Dlscust your farm problems with our representatives. They'll be glad to tee you. FICKES CORRUGATED CONCRETE SILAGE MASTER SILOS BULK The 1969 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg is assured of another "full house" on opening day on an. 13.

A total of 1,740 head of livestock and 2,268 poultry entries were accepted by closing date. Entries were turned away in two departments dairy cat tle and swine due to the customary lack of space. The leading department from the standpoint of entry numbers is once again the dairy cattle division, with 474 open entries and 203 junior entries slated to compete for more than $20,000 ir premiums. Horace L. Mann, Farm Show director, reports that 148 dairy entries were turned down, not counting late entries.

Twenty three swine entries were also refused. Final tally of livestock entries shows 398 sheep, with' 345 in the open class and 53 entries in 4-H classes, plus 90 horses and 297 swine. Premiums totaling $72,162.75, an all time high, are offered in the many departments of competition, including the new Charolais beef breeding division. Commercial exhibits in 1969 will total 220, with the overall value of commercial and competitive entries exceeding S10 million. Advertise Your Sale In The Sentinel Kutz's Harness Shop UIM1mm 1t mil Carlisle Pike Interchange Phone 243-3666 has The largest selection of Riding Tack and Apparel In the Valley.

COME IN TODAY! SEE OUR SELECTION! Alto medical supplies and feed supplements for your horses. WILD BIRDS 10 lb. bag 98c Flavorhed RAT KAKES 90 box m2SlSr David Brown Tractors New Holland Farm Equipment, Bolens Lawn and Garden Equipment McCulloch Chain Saws Loysville Penna. Ph. 789-3117 SUNFLOWER SEED and CRACKED CORN and OTHER GRAINS: KILL RATS AND MICE trical system create a safety hazard or inconvenience you this Winter.

With cold weather new demands are made on electrical system to supply pow er for space heaters, additional lights, brooding equipment. electrically heated livestock wa- terers and many other uses, reminds County Agent Duane G. Duncan. Having to replace fuses, or reset circuit breakers often, or if the televisiln distorts, and lights flicker when the pump, starts, means the wiring system needs checking. Warning Signs The signs just mentioned are warnings that the conductor (wires) supplying power are overloaded.

It could be that the loads are iot properly distributed over several circuits or that the main service has been outgrown. Do not replace a blown fuse with one of a larger size. This will allow a conductor to carry an overload which may create a fire because the wire became too hot. If your electrical system shows signs of being overloaded, cinsult with the power supplier representative or a competent electrician In your area. Either of these can make an inspection to determine the cause of electrical troubles.

They can also make recommendations for new circuits to allow the maximum iri performance and convenience from the electricity which you purchase. One Pair Of Rats Can Have 350 Million Kin Poisoning and trapping rats will temporarily eliminate them. To keep them away permanently, the rats' food supply and shelter must be removed. A rat population can only be as large as its food supply permits, says County Agent Duane G. Duncan.

A female rat has about 8-10 young every two months. Her young can have their own children in three months. A pair of rats can have over 350 million descendents in three years. Garbage Is an excellent source of food for rats. Keep all garbage in tightly covered metal containers.

Remove any litter that can provide rats with shelter. Storage items should be neatly placed on racks 12-18 inches off the flior. Many buildings can be effectively rat proofed. Use con crete, hardware cloth, one-fourth to orie-half inch mesh, and sheet metal to keep rats out. Steel wool diped in plaster of pans can be effectively used to plug up small holes.

Remember, rats can squeeze through openings as small as one half Inch. Check regularly for rats, and use poisons again if needed. Make it difficult for rats to live or enter you home. 12 HRI2 $195.95 13 Modal JRI3 $275-95 E3TJ .1 Lh AGWAY, INC. Carlisle, Newville, Me- 111 1 lirniri 1 irin L-Jbss sew FJrT- sumer protection services the department has been providing for 81 years ever since the candy law administered by the department was enacted in 1887.

Incidentally, portions of that 81-year-old law are the same as some parts of recently adopted federal regulations concerning the manufacture and sale of candy. Inspection Laws The mandatory meat and poultry Inspection law, sirried by Gov. Raymond P. Shafer in July, gives the department its newest and most modern tool for safeguarding food sold in Pennsylvania. It establishes a federal-state cooperative program for inspec tion prior to and following slaughter of meat animals.

It also provides for Inspection of meat and poultry products during processing; for Inspection of premises where meat is pro duced, processed and packed; and for reinspection of meat and poultry products in channels of trade, If necessary. The purpose is to assure the production' of wholesome meat, poultry and meat and poultry products In Pennsylvania. Just two months ago, the de partment's first graduating class of mtat inspectors, 25 of them, went to work lri 16 counties after completing two weeks of special training at Pennsylvania State University and seven weeks of ln-plarit training. Another class Is now In train ing, and by next June Inspec tors are expected to be at woric iri meat plants throughout the Commonwealth. Two other significant developments of 1968 were Indicative of modern trends.

One was the Inclusion, for the first time, or urban representation on the State Soil and Wa ter Conservation Commission and on district boards. Land Preservation The other was the lssuarice of an interim report of the Governor's Committee for the Pre servation of Agricultural Land. The committee expects to have a final report by mid-1969 which will Include recommendations for dealing wim problems created by the diversion of agricultural land to other uses. Both of these actions represent the growing recognition of llie importance of natural re sources to urban and rural areas alike. On the economic front, Penn sylvania farmers continued to feel the squeeze of inflationary trends In 1968.

Products, materials and services purchased by farmers cost them more. So, too did the labor they hired. The department's marketing programs, both domestic and foreign, were expanded during the year and greater emphasis was placed on commodity promotion. The state's first commodity marketing progr a functioning with funds provided by apple growers for promotional purposes, was Implemented during 1968. Other commodity groups, Including the dairy industry and potato, mushroom arid peach growers, are looking into the possibilities of similar programs.

Joined Trade Shows At the same time, efforts to develop foreign markets for Pennsylvania farm products were given added impetus by participation iri food trade Phone 249-23 1 3 SOLID DURABLE Seals completely the elnts and perei ee Interior wall. AIR-TIAHT roatty alas termentarloe end eliminates silage spoilage. MOISTURE AND ACID PROOF Seals the weather out heaps valuable nutrition ulees le and Is acid resistant. NO CRACKING. CHIPPINO, SKINNING Safe against blows aed scrapes whee filling, or unloading.

With the Proven FICKES PERM-KOTE INTERIOR FINISH BUILT FOR THE ACES Ficlces Silo Company Newvllle, Pennsylvania 'Greater Silo satisfaction through scientific research. 2-Lb. WARFARAT CRUMBLES $1.96 Value SUNDAY'S MILL CO. Cov Exod'js To Per Unit Output Increase Forecast The dairy industry moves Into 1969 with a slower rate In dairy cow exodus and a continuation of improvement in outout ner cow. savs County Agent Duane G.

Duncan. The trend toward reduced cow numbers is continuing, but the rate of contraction will be reduced. This should stem the down turn in milk production that began in 1965 for the U. S. and for Pennsylvania.

In the bie picture consum ers have shied away from milk products as retail prices of dairv products Increased to about 4 per cent above 1967 levels. They have been quite se lective in their denials, smm milk items, frozen products and cheese showed good sales In creases, while butter, cream, and whole milk were under 1967 levels. Prospects for Pennsylvania producers through March 1969 are for prices higher than existed durinz the same months of 1968. Volume produced will not change greatly. New ad ministrative decisions win ne strone influences in the prices on the dairy scene after Apr.

1. Even here, supply response to improved prices does not suggest maior decreases in support levels or in Class I prices. Filled milk Is being sola selected markets of the U. S. anA some In Pennsylvania.

The implications of this develop ment are long run in nature and will not likely change the immediate outlook. Extension Service Lists Recommended Potato Varieties Potato varieties recommended by The Pennsylvania State University for 1969 are Very early maturity Irish Cobbler; Mid season maturity Chippewa, Superior; Medium-late maturity Lenape, Kennebec, Katahdin; Late maturity Russet Rural, Sebago, and Lenape and Superior are new varieties. Lenape may not be available this year. This la because available seed are beginning to Increase production of certified seed for the 1970 season. There should be no shortage of Superior seed.

Detailed descriptions of recommended potato varieties can be found in the 19G9 Agronomy Guide available at all county extension offices. 1st drive the amazing GO-ANYWHERE PETERMAN FARM EQUIPMENT York Road MADE BV ACTION-AG! SCRAMBLER week We Invite yon to visit ear display all east week a the PENNA. STATE FARM SHOW Harrltburg, Pa. Space No. 24-25 JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE REFRIGERATORS FARM SHOW WEEK Your Friends At FARM CREDIT S15 East North Street Carlisle Phone 249-1711 Invite you to visit our Booth Space Number 723 FREE INFORMATION ON ALL TYPE FARM LOANS Local Representatives: Walter toy and Richard Smith i in.

See the complete line of NEW HOLLAND SPREADERS Sg! Throw blizzards DUPLEXES See them oil At The Penna. Farm Show Next Week Avocado If)' Model I VBR0-II8JA $495.95 Avocado 22 VBRD-I48JA $545-95 Large Selection of Real Good USED SPREADERS Priced to Fit Your Budget The new John Deere 8- and Lawn and Garden Tractors take the bite out of winter. Hook one up with a John Deere snow thrower and clear drive, walks, and other snow filled areas in no time. Variable-speed drive lets you change the speed of the tractor without interrupting the working speed of the snow thrower. Come see them at our store.

Convenient credit. We invite you to inspect the complete line of John Deere Farm and Garden Equipment next week at the PENNA. STATE FARM SHOW, Harrisburg, Pa. H. R.

GUTSHALL SONS All makes, all sizes, P.T.O. and ground drive for your selection. See them today at PAUL E. SHOVER SONS Agway 35 E. Willow St.

Carlisle, Pa. Ph. 243-2686 Spring Road Clay Carlisle chanicsburg, Newport Loysville Stores. ngBwinnrr-vt: nr 1 Carlisle Ph. 249-5338.