Brosius Herd Tops DHIA February Report
The Progressive Dairy Herd Improvement Association notes 2917 cows in rest across 96 herds for February. Leading herd belongs to Charles Brosius with 26 milk cows, among 37 herds over 30 pounds butterfat. Other top names include Kennard Hersley Jr and Robert Sahlin among many local producers.
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Progressive Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Charles Brosius
Kennard E. Hersley Jr
Robert Sahlin
David Walton
W. C Henley
Earl L. Umble
Hertsberg & Esh
T. Bernard Walter
Harold Umble
Francis Perkins
Leary Prange
Horace Prange
Howard E DeLong
Leon Wilkinson
Gene Rahll
Arthur
Drumore 4-H Club Elects New Officers
The Drumore 4-H Club elected Dale Shirk of Quarryville R1 as president at a Chestnut Level Church House meeting. Other officers include William Weiler vice president Sidney Jamison secretary and Thomas Smith treasurer, all from Drumore.
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Drumore
Dale Shirk
Quarryville
Chestnut Level Church House
William Weiler
Sidney Jamison
Thomas Smith
Shelba Eshleman
Margaret Jamison
Donald Trimble
Kenneth Denlinger
Richard Lefever
Martin Eshleman
Daniel Trimble
Dairy Herd Tests Show Top Milk and Butterfat Yields
The article lists numerous dairy producers with individual cow yields and overall herd figures. Leading cow owned by W C Henley & Son produced 2474 pounds of milk and 94.0 pounds of butterfat. A panel including David Sweigart, Robert L. Janney, Harold J. Lindecamp, and Robert P. Farmer conducted the tests across many farms and partnerships.
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Hertsberg & Esh
Charles Brosius
Stanley E. Kreider
David Walton
Robert Sahlin
Harold Amble
W. C. Henley
Willard Moore
Leary Prange
Robert B. McSparran
Earl L. ‘Umble
Howard
Robert Mason
Freeman & Rhodes
Harold Umble
Samuel
Final Parade at EPHA Show Bulldog Aged Bull Champion
Three entries in the aged bull class at the Eastern Polled Hereford Association show paraded before judge Herman Purdy of Pennsylvania State University. In the foreground Domino Prince, a well built three year old bull, placed first in aged class and was named grand champion.
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Herman Purdy
Pennsylvania State University College of Agriculture
Domino Prince
World Health Day Honors WHO Birthday and Insect Disease Fight
On April 7, World Health Day marks the birth of the World Health Organization in 1948 with 85 member nations. The day urges global review of health achievements and renewed effort to destroy disease carrying insects to curb illnesses like malaria and yellow fever in the United States. U S agencies and state colleges support insect pest control efforts.
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World Health Organization
WHO
United Nations
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Public Health Service
Public Health Insects and Mosquito Control Efforts
Public health measures focus on insects as disease vectors and crop pests. Insects like mosquitoes fleas and ticks spread malaria yellow fever typhus and other illnesses while causing agricultural and domestic damage. Since 1942 DDT has saved millions of lives and 1955 insecticide use rose, with public cooperation deemed essential to defeat insect-borne diseases.
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U S. A
Americas
Europe
Asia
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Brosius
Dhia
4-H Club
Holyman
Leon P. Kreider
Louis Neyman
Clar E. Kreider
Fred Kreider
W. Paul
Robert S. Ankrum
Everett Cowan
Paul White
Harry J. Hostetter
W. Elliot Jones
Robert Crowl
Windle Brothers
Mahlon Brosius
Henry DeLong
Ezra Hershey & Son
Ralph Connelly
W. C. Henley & Son
Beckenstrater & Wilson
Frank Herr & Son
Ralph W. Connelly
Henry S. Landis
Arthur Hoylman
Connelly & Yearsley
Beckenstrater
N. Ann St
Lancaster
EPHA
Ira Lauder
Falklands Farm
Schellsburg
White Oaks Farm
Clearfield
Bushy Park Farms
BBF Pawnee Kendale
Rollo Domino
Goodeview Farms
Lancaster Farming
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