Interlaken Man Ties State Corn Yield in Contest
Interlaken’s Douglas A Parsons tied for first in the National Corn Growers Association 1968 Corn Yield Contest at Boone Iowa with 159.9 bushels per acre on 25 non irrigated acres sharing top honors with Theodore Michalik of Fort Plain. Orin E Ross of Washburn Missouri won national title with 240.1 bushels per acre on 32 acres.
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Interlaken
Douglas A.parsons
New York State
National Corn Growers Association
Boone
Iowa
Parsons
Theodore Michalik
Fort Plain
Orin E. Ross
Washburn
New York
Coon Brothers
Amenia
James Leathersick
Caledonia
Des Moines
Three Cooperative Extension specialists named to Finger Lakes dairy team
ITHACA Three Cooperative Extension specialists Avery A Arnold Sawyer N Davis and Jess B Hannan have been appointed to a dairy and field crops team serving Ontario Seneca Wayne and Yates Counties. Arnold will handle field crops with base in Alton Canandaigua and Waterloo based Hannan will head dairy science. Davis focuses on farm business management with office in Canandaigua.
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Ithaca
N.Y
Arnold
Way
Cornell
Farm Credit Administration
Cooperative Extension
Wayne County
Wayne County Extension
Alton
Yavis
Ontario County
Otsego
Allegany
U.S. Loi! Conservation Service
Farm and Home Center
North Main St
Canandaigua
Hannan
Monroe County
Seneca County
Waterloo
NYSEG pledges flexible Bell Station design
Albert D. Tuttle vice president and chief engineer told officials and civic and business leaders at NYSEG General Offices that Bell Station’s nuclear fueled design will remain flexible to preserve Cayuga Lake's environment. He outlined that adjustments can be made to protect surroundings while moving the project forward.
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Ithaca
New York State Electric & Gas Corp
Cayuga Lake
Albert D. Tuttle
Tuttle
Bell Station
Atomic Energy Commission
James M. Smith, Jr
General Electric Company
Atomic Power Equipment Department
Nyse&g
General Electric Co
Specialist is appointed to aid grape growers
Gilbert C. Smith of Penn Yan is named extension specialist at Cornell to assist Finger Lakes grape growers in Ontario Seneca Steuben and Yates Counties. He will share grape culture and management knowledge with growers processors and suppliers and help strengthen the region's grape industry.
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Ithaca
Gilbert C. Smith
Penn Yan
N.Y
Finger Lakes
Smith
Yates County
Chemung
Cortland
Frank Nn
Lewis
Chenango County
Empire Livestock Marketing Coop names new general manager
Empire Livestock Marketing Cooperative based in Ithaca has named Robert J. Lathrop of Freeville as General Manager effective February 1. The appointment, announced by Lester W. Martin of Milford and Harry D. Lusk of Pittsford, places Lathrop in charge of statewide operations including eight weekly commission sales locations, daily Buffalo Terminal Market sales, and farm auctions and dispersals.
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Ithaca
Robert J. Lathrop
Freeville
Empire Livestock Marketing Cooperative
Lester W. Martin
Milford
Harry D. Lusk
Pittsford
Lathrop
Empire
Buffalo Terminal
February Area 4-H Demonstration Days set for seven regions
Mrs. Jean Szabach reports February hosts Area 4-H Demonstration Days on Feb 8 15 and 22 with 9 to 19-year-olds practicing at clubs before competition. County event is Mar 8 with top demonstrators advancing to district and state programs. Enfield Ulysses area demo Feb 15 at Trumansburg Central School. Registered entries required a week ahead. Open to public observers.
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Jean Szabach
Cooperative Extension
Ers
Enfield-Ulysses
Robin Peabody
Trumansburg Central School
Szabach
Seneca County Tractor Course Gets Underway
The Seneca County 4 H Club Tractor program began with its first meeting at Ovid Central School on January 28 and a second session February 4 at Dinsmore Diesel Service Willers Road Fayette. First year members study instrument panels and tractor controls. second year cover fuel air mix battery service and spark plugs. Demonstrations by Robert Heitmann from Waterloo. Instructors are Weldon Lawrence Jr and Keith Tomkins of Waterloo in year one and Carl Post of Ovid and Bill Lynch of Hayts Corners in year two. The February 1 meeting is at Finger Lakes Occupational School Geneva with Harold Peck in charge of the demonstration.
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OVID
Seneca County
Ovid Central School
Dinsmore
Willers Road
Fayette
Robert Heitmann
Instruc
Tor
Waterloo
Weldon Lawrence, Jr
Keith Tomkins
Carl Post
Bill Lynch
Hayts Corners
Finger Lakes
North Street
Geneva
Harold Peck
4-H Auto Program planned for Tompkins County teens
Tompkins County teenagers 14 to 19 join the 1969 Teen 4-H Automotive Program now in its eighth year. The two month preparation includes five evening meetings, three Saturdays, and a New Jersey trip with new recruitment and safety initiatives. Christina Baker, Ithaca, was named New York State outstanding 4-H Automotive Teen last year.
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Trumansburg
Tompkins County
James Rice
Cooperative Extension
New Jersey
Ithaca
Tru Mansburg
Groton
Dryden
John Koskela-T’ Burg
Tri-County Jaycees
Ager
Lincoln-Mercury National
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Firestone
New York State
Christina Baker
Stratton slams NY officials over wine at banquets
Congressman Samuel S. Stratton chided President Nixon and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller for serving French wines at federal and state events in New York's Finger Lakes region. He urged American wines be served at dinners and accused Rockefeller of repeating the same misstep after ten years in office.
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Pennyan
New York State
Finger Lakes
Samuel S. Stratton
Nixon
Rockefeller
Stratton
White House
Washington Diplomatic Corps
General DeGaulle
New York St
the Elysee Palace
New York
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Empire Livestock
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Executive Mansion
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Hill Top Inn
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