Flying Farmers Set for National Plowing Contest at Hershey
Flying Farmers from across the United States will converge on Hershey August 21 and 22 for the 16th National Plowing Contest and Conservation Exposition. A 2500 foot strip at Hershey stadium will handle DC 83 planes with 467 aircraft previously carrying 1310 passengers at Peebles Ohio. The event spans 3000 acres on the Hershey Farms with International Harvester hosting and a 24 acre exhibit area for farm machinery. Queen of the Furrow eliminations reach July 10 with regional contests by August 10 and coronation August 15 at the Hershey Community Theatre.
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United States
Harrisburg
Hershey
Hershey Stadium
Peebles
Ohio
Exposition
Pennsylvania
L. H. Bull
Hershey Farms
International Harvester Co
Flyng
American Steel and Wire Co
Dressing Date for Coatesville Contest Moved to May 3
The dressing date for the Coatesville region chicken contest entries has been moved to Saturday, May 3, due to increased dressing volume at the Producer's Co-op Exchange in Coatesville. Birds were previously to be dressed on Monday, May 5, and the auction will be at 10 a.m. May 7 with sealed bids sought for eight lots of 12 birds.
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Coatesville
Floyd H Moore
Moore
PENB Hires Ad Agency for PR As Leicht Quits
The Poultry and Rigg National Board named Western Advertising Agency to lead publicity and promotion while Bronte Leicht leaves for the Pure Milk Assn. Lloyd H Geul announced the setup will be directed by David L Howlett with Western's public relations team guiding PENB’s plans, which have continued for eight years.
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Ghicago
Poultry and Rigg National Board
Western Advertising Agency
Bronte Leicht
Pure Milk Assn
Chicago
Lloyd H Geul
David L. Howlett
Western
Geil
PENB
Filler Market Shrinking If Stem Utilization Proves Effective
Tobacco experts warn fillers could lose over a quarter of the market if stem utilization research succeeds. E I Hendrickson of the AMS in Washington told Lancaster County Farmers Association that labs are developing methods to remove the bitter woody stem taste. He noted price trends since 1954 and the changing stockpiles as manufacturers hold less leaf in reserve.
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E. I. Hendrickson
AMS
Washington, D C
Lancaster County Farmers Assn
Hendrickson
PFA
J. Roy Greider
Lancaster County
Broiler Chick Replacements Up 45 Percent
Broiler chick placements in the second week of April fell by 54 000 from the prior week to 943 000 yet remained 42 percent above the same week last year Eggs set for broiler production totaled 1 612 000 down 1 percent from the previous week but 12 percent higher than 1957 Shipped into the state 89 000 chicks shipped out of the state 241 000 placements in the 22 important broiler states were 17 percent above last year and 5 percent above last week Settings of eggs for broiler production were 17 percent above 1957 and about the same as last week
Homemakers Week at Penn State Explores Women Roles
Women will discuss their evolving roles during Exten sion Homemakers Week at Pennsylvania State University June 16 to 19. Grace M Henderson will lead a session The Challenge of Being a Woman with 32 interest groups in clothing, home life, child development and more.
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Pennsylvania State University
Grace M Henderson
College of Home Economics
University
June Wilks
Agricultural Extension
West Market St
West Chester
Ruth Kreibich
Agricultural Extension Office
Post Office Bldg
Lancaster
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Ewes
Robert Harnish
Ad Agency
Leicht
Shropshire
Harish
Lancaster Co
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