Farm Calender Events Highlights Local Youth Groups
April 20 7 30 pm Mansfield Young Farmers class on free stall housing at James Graybill farm. 6 pm Southeast area Leaders training at Smoketown Elementary School. April 21 8 30 Region II EFA public speaking and parliamentary procedure at Millersville State College tam Holstein association tour at Bus Terminal W Chestnut St 8 30 pm Pequea Valley FFA parent and son banquet at high school cafeteria 7 30 Lincoln 44H Community club at Mount Airy fire hall 7 80 pm Drumore 4H Community club at Chestnut Level Church house. April 22 4 pm York Lancaster area FFA dairy products judging at Ephata High School. April 23 3 0 pm Man ham FRA parent and son parallel at Penryn fire and Lancaster County 4H Holstein club meets at Farm Bureau Cooperative Building Dullerville PikeContinu ed on Page a
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Manheim
James Graybill
Smoketown
Millersville
Ephata High School
Manham
Penryn
Neighbors Help Rebuild Lititz Barn After Fire
At 7 am neighbors and Graffdale Mennonite Church members began rebuilding the Lititz barn of Phares M Weaver. By 4 15 pm a 48 by 64 foot structure rose with most of the roof in place and about 125 workers hammering, sawing, mortising, and planing.
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Phares M Weaver
Nite
Expert Says Pesticide Help For Wireworms In Tobacco Fields
Penn State entomologist John O Pepper advised Lancaster Farming that broadcast pesticides in fields with heavy wireworm infestations last year can pay off. Treatments vary by prior problems. transplanter solutions or soil-applied granules and liquids are used. Read labels and apply per directions.
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John O Pepper
Pennsylvania State Uniersity
Lancaster
Pepper
Lindecamp Named Outstanding DHIA District Supervisor
Lancaster County dairy tester Harold J. Lindecamp of Peach Bottom received the Outstanding Supervisor award in the Southeast District at a Plumsteadville Bucks County ceremony. Since 1957 with Red Rose DHIA he has mentored 289 herds totaling about 1900 cows, with 10 owner-sampler herds. he previously worked for Progressive DHIA. He and his wife Judith SAutz have one daughter Mary Ellen.
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Pennsylvania
Harold J
Joe) Lindecamp
Peach Bottom
Lindecamp
L. F
Lancaster County
State Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Plumsteadville
Grange Hall
Bucks County
Red Rose Association
Chester County
DHIA
Solanco High School
Judith Sautz
Lancaster
Mary Ellen
Lancaster County to Sponsor Dairy Princess Contest
The Lancaster County Milk promotion group announces a Dairy Princess contest with Mrs Herbert Royer named sponsor for 2025. Miss Lois Johnson from Quarryville R2 is listed as a contestant. others may join as the Milk for Health committee cooperates to revive interest after last year's low entrant numbers.
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Milk Promotion Group
Dairy Princess
Lancaster County
Herbert Royer
Oregon Pike
Lancaster
Wilson
Lois Johnson
Uarryville
Roger
Chaiman
Dairy Princess Committee
Lancaster County Milk For Health Committee
Milk For Health Committee
Emergency Feed Program Ends On June 15
County ASCS office manager Miss Dorothy Neel announces the emergency live stock feed program ends June 15. Farmers must file by May 15 and Allcorn must be picked up from the handler by June 1 and fed by June 15.
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Dorothy Neel
ASCS
Neel
Milk Production Up 10 Percent in Pennsylvania March
Harrisburg report shows average milk per cow on Pennsylvania farms in March estimated at 25.16 pounds, up 10 percent from February, 3 percent higher than a year ago, and 15 percent above the state average.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Five Day Weather Forecast Ahead
Temperatures over the next five days should average eight or more degrees above normal with nights near 42 and afternoons around 65. Expect warm weather early then a cooler trend by period end. Precipitation totals range 0.1 to 0.5 inch with possible scattered showers Monday and more general showers Tuesday.
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Holston Club
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Dulding
Duillerville Pike
The
Graffdale Menno
Carol Lee Wilson
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