Disease Threat Forces Limits on Pennsylvania Poultry Exhibits
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Jim McHale says exotic Newcastle disease will curb fair displays. Exhibits must come from exhibitors who owned birds for at least six months and out of state entries are barred. Citizens urged to keep poultry from others belongings to prevent spread. Veterinarians warn the disease has devastated flocks in California and poses a national risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Secretary of Agriculture
Jim McHale
McHale
National Poultry Improvement Plan
California
Broiler Placements Fall in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania broiler producers faced a volatile July with varied marketing aims. Last week 1,042,000 chicks were started on feed, down 24 percent from the prior week and eight percent from the year before. The state, though third in egg output, ranks no better than twelfth in broiler-layer production as many chicks are shipped out.
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Pennsylvania
State Provides Workers to Aid Farm Clean-up
A joint initiative by Secretary Smith and Secretary McHale offers 250 state wide jobs for adults with agricultural experience. The eight week program starts the week of August 14 1972 in Lancaster County, with an $80 weekly tax free stipend.
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Smith
Labor and Industry
McHale
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Jim McHale
Department of Labor and Industry
Lancaster County
Sidney Ravegan
Bureau of Employment Security Office
North Lime Street
Lancaster
Daily Peach Prices to be Broadcast by Pennsylvania Dept
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will broadcast daily peach price reports during harvest. Prices for truckloads will be read on WGET Gettysburg WORK York and WCHA Chambersburg for Franklin Adams York Lancaster Cumberland and Fulton counties. The service runs through September 8 and aims to help small growers obtain better prices, supplement ing Federal market news.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
James A. McHale
WGET
Gettysburg
Work
York
WCHA
Chambersburg
Franklin
Adams
Lancaster
Cumberland
Fulton
McHale
Pennsylvania
Federal Market News Service
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