Southern Corn Blight Spreads Rapidly in Lancaster County
Southern corn blight has spread across Lancaster County and SE Pennsylvania over the past week. Officials warn the blight is now a definite threat to non resistant varieties and could damage blends. Extension officials scheduled a Friday meeting at the Russellville Grange Hall to discuss rapid developments with Penn State pathologists and Lancaster County agents led by Max Smith.
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Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Russellville Grange Hall
Chester County
Penn State University
Max Smith
Annual Co Swine Producers Field Day Held Thursday
About 200 swine producers and allied industrymen attended the Lancaster County Swine Producers Field Day at the Farm and Home Center. Speakers films and exhibits showcased the latest swine equipment and a pork barbecue was served. Swine testing station location was announced for Lancaster County at the Allen and Wilmer Groff farm Manheim RD4 with details to follow.
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Lancaster County
Mark Nestleroth
Manheim
Swine Association
Allen and Wilmer Groff
Manheim Rd4
Local 4-H Winners Highlight Lancaster County Swine Field Day
Page 1 reports local 4-H winners at state competition and the Lancaster County Swine Producers Field Day. Also notes the spread of Southern Corn Blight this past week and mentions two FFA reports on top honors at the National Convention in Kansas City in October to be seen on pages 15 and 23.
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Nestleroth
Guernsey
Washington
FFA
Kansas City
Lancaster County
Pomona Grange Picnic Set for August 21 at Holtwood Field
Pomona Grange 71 schedules its annual picnic at 7 pm on Saturday August 21 at Holtwood Athletic Field Park. Members bring a meat dish another dish and place settings. Colerain Grange provides rolls butter and beverage. Ful ton Grange supplies table cloth. Gyles H Brown Master to lead a brief meeting as Holloway Jr reports for visitation. Brinton Warner Wood serve on the resolution committee. Mrs Jesse Wood Lecturer plans a quilt tournament volleyball and entertainment.
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Lancaster County
Pomona Grange
Holtwood
Colerain Grange
Fulton Grange
Gyles H Brown
Clifford W Holloway Jr
Loran Brinton
Alfred Warner Sr
Jesse Wood
Lancaster Holstein Youth Contest entries urged
Applications are being accepted for Lancaster County entries in the Pennsylvania Holstein Youth Contest. Deadline for the Distinguished Holstein Boy and Girl is September 15 and November 1 for the Milk and Fat Contest. Entry is by writing Donald L Hershey or calling 665-2808. Last year Lancaster County produced both state winners Susan Kauffman and Earl Stauffer.
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Lancaster County
Donald L Hershey
Manheim
Susan Kauffman
Elizabethtown
Earl Stauffer
Ephrata
Lancaster County 4H Teams Win State Dairy and Junior Livestock
Lancaster County 4H Dairy judging and junior livestock judging teams won first at the state competition at Penn State University. Individual high scores earned blue ribbons for four of 17 county representatives. Other placings: senior livestock third, horse judging 15th of 46, tractor driving eighth.
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Lancaster County
Penn State University
Sue Kauffman
Elizabethtown Rdi
Lancaster County Dairy Princess
Raelene Harbold
Elizabethtown
Martins
Richard Hess
Randy Hess
Strasburg
Richard
Jeffrey Greider
Columbia
Edwin Hess
Gary Buchen
Manheim
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Lancaster County Swine Producers Association
Larry Johnson
Johnson
USDA
Beltsville, Md
Swine Research
Lancaster Countians
Lancaster County Swine Producers
Farm and Home Center
Co. Swine Producers
Soil Conservation Society of America
Columbus
Ohio
Kutztown
Holstein
Lancaster Co. Dairy
Burnell Buchen
Robert Hess
Michael Martin
New Holland
James Martin
Pequea
Joseph Lefever
James Watts
Grant St
Karen Horn
Nancy Henkel
Karen Ressler
Darryl Bollinger
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