Township Officials Gather for Soil Conservation Meeting
Lancaster County Soil Conservation District hosts a meeting for all township supervisors to discuss rural planning, zoning, open space, and agriculture’s economic role. W Martin Muth and Jacob C Stehman will speak. district directors and agency reps to meet later. NEPPCO seeks Poultry Princess contestants age 17 to 23 for an October pageant in Harrisburg with a $500 savings bond prize and sponsor support.
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Lancaster County Soil Conservation District
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Roseville Road
Lancaster
Richard Witmer
Lancaster County
M M Smith
C Bickley Foster
Lancaster County Planning Commission
Soil Conservation Service
W Martin Muth
US Soil Conservation Service
Jacob C Stehman
Conestoga
Northeastern Poultry Producers Council
Penn Harris
Harrisburg
Pennnsylvania
Gir
United States
Carmella Maston
Asso
Neppce
Trenton
New Jersey
Former Countian Named Penn State Editorial Assistant
Robert R. Maxwell, formerly of Lancaster, is appointed associate editorial assistant in the Cooperative Extension Service at Penn State. He earned a BA in journalism from Franklin and Marshall and studied at the University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Maxwell, a WWII naval radar technician and Naval Reserve public information officer, is married to Janet Anderson. they have a daughter, Susan.
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Robert R. Maxwell
Lancaster
Cooperative Extension Service
Pennsylvania State University
Russell HE. Larson
Maxwell
Racine
Wisconsin
Franklin and Marshall Academy
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin and Marshall College
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Naval Reserve
Boyd R. Maxwell
Janet P. Anderson
CO. L. Anderson
Umiontown
Susan
Farm Grain Stocks and Wage Rates Report Trends
Crop data shows corn stocks down 29 percent from last year with 29 percent lower oats at 89 million bushels and barley down one-fifth to 17 million. Wheat stocks at 10 million bushels are one third below April 1962 and the lowest on record. Pennsylvania farm wage rates rise to new highs with living costs up from the year prior and wages listed for hourly, daily, and monthly rates.
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Pennsylvania
Farm wage rate data shows small rise over prior year
The report notes a six percent increase in farm wages from a year earlier across crops and livestock operations. It cites wages paid on farms in the year and mentions workers on agricultural tasks.
Egg Production Trends Across Regions in March
Farm egg prices fell to about 13 and a half cents with March output at 5.68 billion eggs, down 1 percent from a year earlier. The West and North Central regions led declines while the South Atlantic, West, and South Central posted gains, and Beavers faced historic legal protection in Pennsylvania with a $100 penalty for capture or killing.
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North Central
East North Central
North Amaniy
South Atlantic
South Central
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