Holstein Tour To New Jersey Planned By County Breeders
County Holstein breeders plan a 15 hour spring tour visiting Keystone Farms Easton in Pennsylvania and three New Jersey herds Pineyhill Farms Washington Mulhocaway Farms Clinton and Cedar Lane Farm Oldwick. The April 14 trip departs 7 am with lunch on the bus and a free beverage. supper costs extra. Total cost 5.50. Reservations by today to Elvin Hess Jr Rt Strasburg Pa.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Keystone Farms
Easton
Pottstown
Firestone Tires and Rubber Co
Pineyhill Farms
Washington
Mulhocaway
Clinton
Cedar Lane
Oldwick
Elvin Hess, Jr
Robert C. Groff
Robert Hess
Elvin Hess Jr
David Lapp Elected President of New Holland 4H Club
David Lapp of Al Bareville was chosen president of the New Holland Community 4H Club at a April 7 meeting at the New Holland National Bank. Other officers include Donna Peters as vice president Anna Lapp as secretary Mary Ann Wolgamuth as treasurer Alvin McQuate and Marie Hornung as game leaders Roy Mentzer as song leader and Judith Ann Buch as reporter.
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David Lapp
al Bareville
New Holland Community
New Holland National Bank
Donna Peters
Anna Lapp
Mary Ann Wolgamuth
Alvin McQuate
Marie Hornung
Roy Mentzer
Judith Ann Buch
Meetings on Quality Hay Making and Soil Testing in County
County Agent Max Smith announces three quality hay making meetings and two soil testing sessions for next week. Penn State experts Joe McCurdy and James Aiken lead discussions on machinery and soil tests with lime tests and fertilizer advice. Farmers are urged to bring dry, well marked soil samples for analysis.
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Max Smith
Joe McCurdy
Extension Agricultural
James Aiken
Penn State
Part-Time Farmer Survey Outlines County Trends
The Part-Time Farmer Committee presented poll results from 128 of 370 mailed questionnaires in Lancaster County. Most expect to stay part time with 81 percent planning to continue farming, 18 percent aiming for full time, and 17 percent leaving. Farmers mostly rely on off farm income, with poultry as the main enterprise. extension information is mainly via newsletters and visits.
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Brown
Lancaster County
Harry F. Houser
R. Lancaster
Lancaster County Farmers' Assn Reschedules Spring Meeting
The Lancaster County Farmers' Association moves its spring meeting to Friday April 18 at the Lancaster County Poultry Center. The session starts at 7 30 pm with C A Hendrickson of the USDA market research division speaking on Marketing Type 41 Tobacco and its market impact. G A Biggs, president of the Pennsylvania Farmers' Assn, outlines the organization’s public role. non members and members are invited.
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George Rutt
al Stevens
Reams Town
Butt
Masonic Homes Farms
Elizabethtown
Kirkwood Hall
Kirkwood
Lancaster County Farmers’ Assn
Lancaster County Poultry Center
West
Roseville Rd
Lancaster
C A. Hendrickson
Usda Market Research Division
Hendrickson
The
Pennsylvania Farmers’ Assn
G A Biggs
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New Holland
Solanco High School
Quarryville
Henry R Wilson
Nottingham
Adin Sensenig
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