Conservation Field Day To Feature Wagon Tours
Lancaster County Soil Conservation sponsors a first Conservation Field Day on August 24 at the Jay Garber farm near New Danville. Exhibits by the Pennsylvania Highway Commission, State Forestry service, Game Commission and Fish Commission, plus a tree planter and a pond stocking demonstration, will highlight road bank control, forest growth, wildlife cover, and fish culture with contests and prizes for visitors.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster County Soil Conservation
Jay Garber
New Danville
SCC
Pennsylvania Highway Commission
John Detz
John Kitch
State Forestry Service
Kitch
John Eicholtz
The
Game Commission
Fish Commission
Landis Becker
Peach Time Bounty Crép Quality High
Story notes peak peach season August with top quality fruit from Penn State agents. Advice covers selecting ripe peaches by color, avoiding rosy blush as ripeness indicator, and using ripest fruit first for canning and freezing. Provides harvest season details and hints on judging ripeness and storage.
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Tom Piper
Penn State
Rough & Tumble Engineers Plan Annual Meeting
The Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association Inc will hold its annual meeting this year at Turn 16 page 10.
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Rough & Tumble Engineers Plan Meeting
The
Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association, Inc
Lancaster 4-H Teams Win in First Annual judging event
Lancaster County 4-H entrants won first place as two teams competed in agriculture and two in home making at Pennsylvania State University. The event drew over 1,000 youth from across the state during Monday to Wednesday, reviving a long standing 4-H tradition with demonstrations and leadership training.
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Lancaster County
Pennsylvania State University
State
Lancaster County Plowing Contests Narrows State Bid
Lancaster County placed second in the state plowing contest with a five point gap to the winner. Christ Miller of Elizabethtown was runner up to Frank Cocevar of Harrisburg in the level land phase, while Morris J. Lebo of Millersburg won the contour phase. First place winners advance to the national matches in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Lancaster County
Christ Miller
Christ, Miller
Elizabethtown
Frank Cocevar
Harrisburg Rl
Dauphin County
Morris J. Lebo
Millersburg
Pennsylvania
Sioux Falls
S. C
Darina Doebler
Muller
Soil Ceservation District
Guernsey Breeders Plan Field Day Thursday
Lancaster County Guernsey Breeders announce an August 18 field day at the Breckbill farm. Kenneth Berry of West Chester leads judging contests at Rt 222 site. William Carroll of Penn State speaks on land use planning. M M Smith County Agricultural Agent closes the program.
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Guernsey
Lancaster County
William Carroll
Pennsylvania State University
Kenneth Berry
West Chester
Rt 222
Elliot’s Corner
Maple Springs Farm
Breckbill
Willow Street Mennonite Junior Sewing Circle
Carroll
M. M. Smith
ASC Funds Still Available For Fall Farm Practices
Lancaster County ASC announces funds remain for fall farm practices under the Agriculture Conservation Program. Farmers should enroll now. applications must be filed and approved before the practice starts. Cost sharing applies to fields in socot or to be seeded this year or next. Lime is approved based on soil test need.
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ASC
Lancaster County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Dorothy Y. Neel
Pennsylvania State University
Garden Spot Beef Show Set
The Lancaster Livestock Exchange notifies Garden Spot Baby Beef Club members of a two day event at Lancaster Union Stock Yards August 16 and 17. Steers arrive August 16 for weighing with judging August 17 at 1 pm sale to follow. About 100 entries expected.
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Hershey
Paul Martin Sale
Blue Ball
Cocalico
Future Farmers of America
High School
Maryland - Delaware
Raymond Witmer
Wilow Street
Mowery Frey
Lancaster
John Neff
Jankeim Township
Lancaster Union Stockyard
Sears Foundation
Brunswick
Lancaster Livestock Exchange
Garden Spot Baby Beef Club
Lancaster Union Stock Yards
Five Day Forecast and August Temperature Summary
Five day forecast shows normal nightly lows around 64 and afternoon highs near 84 with small daily changes. Early week showers average about a quarter inch. August days so far average about 21.4 degrees above normal with light rain on six of the first eleven days totaling one inch.
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Nancy Smith
David Lawrence
Mary Jane Hill
Miss Smith
Perry County
Miss Hill
Lthur Hill
Lititz
Lawrence
Faryy Calendar
Ership
Mary Jane Kreider
Manhem
Esther Hess
Manheim
David Denlinger
Horseshoe Road
Wilmer Wenger
Greenfield Road
David Breckbill
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