OLIVERQ

AprU-May, 1961

Production Testing

(Continuedfrom Page 25) productiveness of the animal ^itself.

That hasbeen trueof dairy production testing

work

for

many

years.

The

job

is to find which particular bulls and cowsare doingthebestjob by measur- ing or ""testing" the offspring of those bullsandcows.

There are

many

advantages of a program like the

AHIR. The

greatest

amount

of progress can only be

made

afterseveral years' participation: how- ever, because beef cattle improvement

isnecessarily slow, especially

compared

to swine and poultry.

From

date of breeding to market age in beef cattle representsa wait ofabout twoyears.

The

information obtained in

AHIR

becomesapermanent partof the herd's file, as

much

soas the registration rec- ord certifies that each animal is pure- bred.

By

comparing scores of the offspring of various herd bulls and brood cows, breeders can get a clear picture of which ones are doing the best job. After several years, the fig- ures ^also will reveal which cows ha\e produced regularly, and also

how

well they ha\e produced. This sort of in- formation will be increasingly impor- tant tobuyersinthefuture.

Production testing is still being im- proved.

The Angus

Association, for example, is currently working on a portion to be added later which will cover carcass evaluation. In this part of the program, the offspring of herd bulls will be "tested" or measured for their ability to producehigh value car- casses.

Many

breed associations have been working on

some

kind of production testing program. In addition, several state colleges offer theirservicesto cat- tlemen

who

wishtoimprovetheirherds.

.As a progressive young cattleman, sou should be read\'to take advantage of production testing. Getting started earlycan

mean

better cattle

—

and big- gerprofits.

The

authorisExecutive issistaiitof the Atitericnti Aiisus Association,

"You

ciiy folks! That'swhat

we

call 'Traininc;toLead'."

40

Pull type combine handles three rows of beans, nine feet of grain, ortwo rows of corn. By John Deere

New

aluminliedframe space heaterfor barns, shops, garages. Vycor Brand.

New

pail rack letsyou pour with ease from five-gallon can. By

Hub

States.

Planting while plowing can cut corn growing costs as

much

as $8 an acre.

Plows, plants, fertilizes, and sprays In one operation. By Ford Tractor.

Four-wheel driveScoutis builtfor use both on andoff

paved

roads. The steel top and doorsare removable. Windshieldfolds down. International Harvester.

The National

FL'TURE FARMER

Mr.L. L.Lichtenberger,managerofCannonFoods' farm operation,examinespart ofthetremendouscropofliigli- qualitypeppersgrownwith

Armour

Vertagreen. Thefirst pickingofCannon Foods' 150 acres ofpeppers yielded 3212basl<ets ofpeppers,94%ofwhichgraded U.S.#1!

World's largest

pepper grower boosts income to

$196 per acre on ^first picking

with Armour Vertanreen

Cannon Foods

of Bridgeville,

Delaware,

largest single growers

and

processors of peppersinthe world,

have

used

Armour

Ferti- lizers for 50 years.

This

year, usingVertagreen 6-12-12

on

their

own Cannon Yield-Mor Pepper

Plantsatthe rate of1500lb.per acre,

Cannon Foods

harvested their all-time record crop.

The

firstpicking yielded 3.75tonsof peppers per acre, of

which 94%

graded U.S. #1

and 6%

graded U.S.#2; there

were no

culls.

The

value per acre

was

$196.60,

and

the total value of thefirst pick- ing

was

.$1513.85. Spectacular evidence

from

yet another for- ward-looking

farm

operation that

"it isn't

how

Kttle a fertilizer costs,

but how much

itdoes that counts!"

Cannon

Foods'full-scalescien-

tificresearch

program, begun

over half a century ago, has

shown many

times

by

^actualteststhat

Armour

Vertagreen is the best plant food

on

themarket.

Such

a systematic

program

of experi-

mentation

hasalsoplaced

Cannon Foods

in the forefront of their field.

Among many

significant contributions,

CannonFoodshave

developed the

well-known HPC

strainof Cahfornia

Wonder Pep-

per Seed,

one

of the world'sfinest.

Cannon Research

has also

done much

to

produce new

varietiesof pepperswith large,

thick-waUed

fruit

on

plants with a highyield potential.

And

their fertilizer?

Armour

Vertagreen, ofcourse!

For

higheryields...betterquali- ty...

more

profits,

do

astopgrowers like those at

Cannon Foods

^do:

use

Armour

Vertagreen, the

com-

plete,

premium

plantfoodthat's

worth more because

It

does morel

There's

An Armour

Fertilizer

For Every Growing Need

ARMOUR AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL uuMPANY

This was the group that caught the most fish. The lake is full of whop-

pers like the ones they are holding.

GO

^{seeRunningThiswhatgrouptrotlinestheyis gettinghavewasonareadytheirlot oftohooks.fun.}

^go

By

n. f^.

Horhoiir CAMPING

Here

is

how one chapter does

it.

For them

itis

four

fiiii-filled

days of

fishiiii!

and

froIiekin<i.

MORE

^{fun than a} ""barrel of

mon-

keys" is the

way

Rogers. Texas.

Future Farmers describe their annual fishing trip.

Swimming,

skiing, fishing, dominoes, and even that dirty

word —

-

K. P.

— make

the event a big success.

A

\outh

camp

on Granite Shoals Lake near Marble Falls. Texas, is the place for their four fun-filled da\s.

Chapter

members

startplanning for the trip earh' in the school \ear. Right after school is out in June, they load their gear and board a school bus to head forthelake.

The

first two years, chapter

mem-

bersbroughtthe food from home. But last\ear. theChaptervotedasmall fee for each

member

so food could be bought.

The

Chapterraised thechick- Danie! Lesikar coming in for a per- fect ski landing. This was one of the favorite sports during the

camp.

ens for the two barbecues, and bacon and

ham came

from chapter hogs.

Head

cook last year was Mrs. Jim Lynch, the school cafeteria manager.

She had plenty of helpfrom the chap- ter

members

inpreparing the food.

The

big lake is the main attraction.

Chapter

members

brought three boats and se\eral motors to the

camp

last year.

The

boatswere used topull wa- ter skiers, tor fishing, and for going after supplies. All but three chapter

members

learned to ski last year.

The

da\s at

camp

begin about 4:00 a.m.

when

the trotline crews run out to check their lines. After breakfast,

members

scatter until about 10.

when

skiingand

swimming

time begins. Ait- ernoonsaredevotedto fishing, boating, games,andjustplainloafing. Supperis

served about eight at night.

The

trip offers a good opportunity

for fun and fellowship with the ag teacher and other leading citizens of Rogers

who make

the trip. J. H.

Merka. advisor, takes a lot of kidding about his skiing

—

the biggest boat is

used to pull his 250 pounds of

man-

power. Pete Smith. local banker, was skiing instructor last year, and he had as

much

fun as the boys.

After lunch on the fourth day. they breakcamp. Everybody packs up and loads the bus with personal belongings and

FFA

suppliesand equipment.

The

mess hall,

bunk

houses, and grounds are thoroughly cleaned for a final in- spection.

Then

it is good-b>' until next sum- mer. It is an event the

members

will alwaystreasure. At thecloselast year, one

member

said to Advisor Merka,

"Thank

you. Mr. Merka. for the best fishing trip of

my

life."

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In any new

or rebuilt

engine there

are

many areas where

moving metal surfaces must adjust

to

each

other.

Of

all

these areas one

of

the

inost

important

is

the bearing surface

betw^een piston

rings

and cylinder

wall.

To assure rapid

mating, and protect against "borderline lubrication,"