Zimmerman Is Conservation 4 Ht Winner
The annual 4-H Soil and Water Conservation Clubs Roundup was held in the Farm and Home Center. Twenty eight exhibits on display showcased goals and effort. First place went to Jay C Zimmerman age 14 of Ephrata for contouring land. Second to Leon Martin Stevens River for lumbering practices and third to Ricky Pfantz Stevens River for slope planting recommendations. Aaron Seuffer of Ephrata received a colored aerial photo for outstanding service in Lancaster County Conservation. Amos H Funk chaired the event and Lieysd Welk led the club presidency.
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Jay C Zimmerman
James Zimmerman
Ephrata Ri
Leon Mart
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Ricky Pfantz
Aaron Seuffer
Lancaster County
Amos H. Funk
Lieysd Welk
Sol and
Water Conservation Club
Fox Hunting With Walter Watson Excites Local Readers
Everett Newswanger profiles Walter Watson and his pack of foxhounds as they pursue a fox near Strasburg. The piece details Watsons hunting method, dog handling, and fox behavior, noting speeds and tactics while describing the landscape and the dogs eager to scent the trail.
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Hill Road
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Vintage Wales Stables
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Walter Watson
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Walter
Furrow Queen Applications Open for Pennsylvania
The National Plowing Contest at Hershey August 27 to 29 will crown a Queen of the Furrow from statewide contests. Applicants must be single rural Pennsylvania girls aged 16 to 21, judged on beauty grace personality and poise. County eliminations occur before July 27 followed by six regional rounds leading to the state title.
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Hershey
Pennsylvania Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Inc
Donald Stevens
Pennsylvania
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Water Conservation Districts
Stevens
Manheim Young Farmer Meeting on Traffic Safety
Farm calendar shows a Monday April 15 session in the School Yo-Ag Room titled what you should know about traffic safety and a Tuesday April 16 Swine Building Center meeting, with continued notes on page 13.
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Manheim Young Farmer
Yo-Ag
Swine Building Center
Milk Prices To Farmers Rise 28 Cents In Six Areas
The Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission announced new Official General Orders for six of thirteen milk marketing areas with an April 15 1968 effective date. Producers will receive 28 cents more per hundredweight for fluid milk reflecting federal dairy price increases. The orders also raise producer returns by adjusting dealer obligations and include a consumer price discount for larger home deliveries to encourage distribution efficiency.
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Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission
Lehigh
Harrisburg
Johnstown-Altoona
York
Lancaster
Reading
J Lin Huber
Commission
United States Department of Agriculture
Huber
Mini
County Fruit Growers And Honey Producers Banquet
Lancaster County Fruit Growers and Honey Producers announce their annual banquet at Meadow Hills Dining Hall on Monday night April 22 at 6 30 pm. The featured speaker is Wail S Tikrity a Penn State graduate student from Iraq who will present on his native country with timely context.
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Meadow Hills
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Penn State
Iraq
Wail S Tikrity
Farmer Boy and His Ribbon Parable of Winning and Losing
A farmer boy raises a calf for a show and believes he must win to prove worth. He trains, cleans the pen, and scores highly in his project book. The show winner is chosen by the judge despite high confidence among competitors.
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Farmer Boy
Swine Producer Survives Fumes From Manure Pit
Lancaster County farmer Roman Beiler faced a near tragedy while stirring manure in a 5 by 5 foot pit around a 26 by 82 foot farrowing house. As pigs squealed, he shut off the motor and performed artificial respiration, saving all but one pig that was hidden in a back pen.
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Everett Newswanger
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