Tractor Contest Yields Placid Points and Placing Details
The article notes contest results with Ken Weber Grasslands taking third and four others named among top finishers. Five sections included tractor driving and plowing, with judges Trooper Edwin Grazer and others. Equipment loans came from local firms ABC Groff and C B Hooker plus Allen H. Matz and Walter Clair Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Grazer
Liancaster Barracks
Gene Rahll
New Holland Co
Marvin Zimmerman
East Earl
Best time to spray alfalfa for weevils with Alfa tox
Start spraying in early spring when 3 to 5 of 10 plants show bud tip feeding. Use 2 to 3 pints Alfa tox per acre with water volume per acre equal to height of the field in inches. Control lasts 2 to 3 weeks, weather permitting, with a 7 day harvest interval and no milk residue risk.
Farm and Home Foundation Scholarships Awarded in Lancaster
The Farm and Home Foundation offers $300 scholarships funded by the Elmer L. Esbenshade trust to aid tuition and related costs for study in Agriculture or Home Economics. Senior Guidance Counselors in Lancaster County schools will inform eligible youths and provide application blanks.
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Farm & Home
Farm and Home Foundation
Elmer L. Esbenshade
Lancaster County Farm and Home Foundation
Smith
Lancaster County
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Freeman
Midwest
Chapter
Ken Weber
Grasslands
Wayne Sweitzer
Dallastown
Daniel McElwain
Kennard Dale
Silas Kneller
Southwestern
P. L. Rohrer & Bro
Smoketown, Pa
New Holland
New Holland, PA
Alfatox
Geigy Agricultural Chemicals
Geigy Chemical Corporation
Ardsley
New York
Kaiser Aluminum
Kaiser
Alway
Dillerville Rd
Lancaster
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