Lancaster County Wheat Feed Grain Program 1972 Enrollments
Lancaster County reports 638 farms in the 1972 wheat and feed grain program with 442 feed grain and 530 wheat enrollments. Farmers set aside 1,829 acres for wheat and 3,281 acres for feed grain, with optional 5 or 10 percent extra base offered. Set-aside cropland must be average productivity and not harvested in 1972, though pasturing is allowed after September 1.
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Lancaster County
Dorothy Neel
ASCS
Special Hog Sale for FFA and 4 H Projects
A youth only feeder pig sale for FFA and 4 H projects will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday April 15 at Charles Myers Black and White Farm. About 200 hogs have been consigned with most breeds represented. Wilbur Hosler is auctioneer and Warren Leininger is committee chairman. For details contact 215 267 5517.
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FFA
Charles Myers Black and White Farm
Lancaster County Swine Producers Association
Wilbur Hosler
Warren Leininger
Denver
Butz Criticizes Corn Import Levies
Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz condemns the European Community for raising corn import barriers. He says the variable levy system expands EC corn production, harms consumers and U.S. farmers, and pressures efficient American growers to reduce plantings while less efficient European farmers gain protection.
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Earl L. Butz
U.S
German Farmer Theo Neher Seeks U S Education
Theo Neher, a 21 year old German farmer staying with the Robert H. Kauffmans in Elizabethtown, arrived in the United States this week for one year of practical agricultural experience. He plans to pursue college and a doctorate to teach agriculture. His visit was arranged while he was a student in Germany and forwarded to Charles Larson of the National Holstein-Fresian.
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Theodore Neher
Theo
Lancaster County
United States
Robert H. Kauffman’s
Elizabethtown
America
Germany
Charles Larson
National
Holstein-Fresian
German student joins Kauffman farm learning program
Theodore Neher and his parents visit the Kauffman farm in Lancaster County to exchange farming experiences. Neher notes larger American farms and recounts his German farm background including cattle and crop mix as he aids a calf birth and plans to teach agriculture back home.
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Theodore Neher
Farm Calendar Highlights From Pennsylvania Holstein and Grange Events
The listing notes the Pennsylvania Holstein Association sale at the Small Arena Farm Show Building Harrisburg on Saturday April 8. Fulton Grange hosts its 66th annual supper in Oaklyn. On Tuesday April 11 an 8 AM to 4 30 PM Holstein tour visits Lancaster County farms followed by a 7 30 PM Farm and Home Foundation directors meeting at the Farm and Home Center and an Ephrata Young event.
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Pennsylvania Holstein Association
Harrisburg
Fulton Grange 66
Oaklyn
Lancaster County Holstein Association
Lancaster County Farms
Farm and Home Foundation Board of Directors
Farm and Home Center
Ephrata Young
Beekeeper John M. Shank Reflects on 50 Years in Bees
John M. Shank of East Petersburg marks fifty years in beekeeping, begun in 1922 after buying his first hive at 19. He now tends seven hives on a three acre West Hempfield property and recalls travels across Lancaster County and beyond. He urges genuine interest and joining the Lancaster County Beekeeping Association for newcomers.
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John M. Shank
West Hempfield
Larch Avenue
East Petersburg
Shank
Danville
Oregon
Lancaster County
Emma B. Ober
Kissel Hill
West Hempfield Township
Clay
Willow Street
Millersville
Oregon Pike
Manheim Township
Lancaster County Beekeeping Association
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Kauffman
Theo Neher
Butz
Larson
Kauffmans
Neher
Otterswang
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