Tobacco harvest begins as crop prospects shown in county reports
Crops in Lancaster and surrounding counties show mixed progress with light early tobacco cutting, heavy overall prospects, and ongoing alfalfa seeding. Dry soil in southern areas threatens tobacco and corn yields, while corn and potatoes face blight risks from warm humid weather. Fruit and vegetables like sweet corn tomatoes and beans are in various stages of harvest.
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Lancaster County
Chester County
Club members visit Woodsman's Carnival at Cherry Springs
After building a turkey feeder in the camp area near Coudersport, club members attended Cherry Springs State Park Woodsman's Carnival. They viewed wildlife and conservation exhibits and watched saw log rolling and log chopping contests led by woodsmen. Reporter Linda Stauffer from Lititz R3.
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Coudersport
Cherry Springs State Park
Woodsmen
Linda Stauffer
Lititz
Dairy record shows high milk production by local cows
DHIA figures from Quarryville show a cow producing 17 084 pounds of milk and 700 pounds of fat in 35 days with 41 percent testing. Several herds report multiple cows over 650 pounds fat in the first 305 days and over 50 pounds per cow in a month across many local names.
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Quarryville
Smucker
Christ E Stolizfus
Paul B Zimmerman
Ezra Martin
Clair E Kreider
J Wade Groff
Jacob N Good
Harry Noll, Jr
R F
L A Wimner
Lloyd Wolf
John J Oberhotzer
Farl L Groff
Titus M Hurst
JS Rohrer Witmer
John U Stoltzfus
Jacob L Kurtz
Good Prices At Zook Cow Sale
Top price of 755 dollars was paid for cow and calf at the H L Zook dispersal sale last Saturday. The average price on the top seven cows was 631 25. A Registered Holstein heifer bred to freshen in the fall sold for 560 and one 10 months old calf was bought for 500. Prices on the top seven cows ranged down to 540 with the second through seventh highest prices 750 660 605 600 590 550 and 540. Dilfer and Kreider were the auctioneers at the complete dispersal of 40 registered Holsteins on the Zook firm between Lancaster and Strasburg. Clarence J Lyons was in charge of pedigrees.
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H L Zook
Dilfer and Kreider
Zook
Lancaster
Strasburg
Clarence J Lyons
Agricultural training urged for boys through farm program
The article highlights a vocational agriculture program stressing hands on dairy calf steer and field crop work. It notes college training in agriculture offers a solid base and invites interested boys and parents to contact Dt Ayres at Penn State for information.
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Ayers
Ayres
Theta
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Horneco Feeds
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Hornco
Hornco Man
D.E. Horn & Co., Inc
York
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