Grand Champion Guernsey at SPARC Cattle Show in Lancaster
Penn Manor Farm of Newark Delaware topped the Guernsey division at the SPARC Cattle Show in Lancaster with their Sept 25 1949 Berkley Lady Gloria sired by Coldsprings Nobles Fashion. Her dam Berkley Lady Gloria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SPARC
Lancaster
King Lawn Maple Dairy
Dj7 Dairy
Penn Manor Farm
Newark
Del
Guernsey
Berkley
Gloria
DG29
Coldspring
Berkley Lady
Pennsylvania Turkeys Begin Second Annual Proving Ground Test
The second annual turkey test to boost Pennsylvania as a top turkey state is underway. 2800 eggs from 11 growers hatched May 15 at Penn State. 200 eggs per entry with three breeders per grower. 50 male and 50 female poults per entry raised at Donald McAlvaine farm. weight and measurements tracked to 28 weeks before processing. Nine out of state breeders sought entry in 1955 but six were refused due to limits.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University
Donald McAlvaine
Whitford
Chester County
Bureau of Markets
State Poultry
Dairy Farms in State Decline Milk Yield Up
Pennsylvania saw a 5,500 farm decline over five years, offset by a 39,000 rise in milk cows boosting output to record levels. In 1955 38,300 dairy farms remained, with 940,000 cows producing a record 6,364,000 pounds of milk valued at 289.6 million dollars. average price was 4.51 dollars per hundred pounds.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
William L Henning
Farm Calendar Highlights Sept to Jan County and State Exhibits
Listings Chronicle fairs shows sales and judging events across Lancaster area and beyond. Oct features Fountain displays at Net Square and multiple fairs including South Lebanon Manheim Unionville New Holland and Mont Joy with dairy and livestock judging at Chicago venues. National events include the American Royal in Kansas City and the Eastern National Livestock Show in Timonium Maryland.
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Manheim
Unionvillle
Chicago
Jersey
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Duillsburg
American Royal
Kansas City
Future Farmers of America
Lancaster County Farm Women’s Societies
Union Stock Yards
Lancaster
Timonium
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Sybil King
Charles T. Wollaston
Toughkenamon, Pa
Mar-Gro Mfg. Co
Aaron S. Martin
East Earl
Wenger & Sensenig Co
Paradise
Turkey
Longwood Gardens
Kennet Square
South Lebanon
Iowa
Mt. Joy
Quarryville Memorial Methodist Church
N. Ann St. Lancaster
American Mechanics Building and Loan Association
Lancaster’s
Duke St
Lanca
S. Richard Harr
Lester H. Merr
Melvin Hubley
A L Matterer
Harold E. Smith
O. J Smith, Jr
Robert A. Smith Ear
V. Stauffer
Albert F. Witmer
Bruce A. Boggs
John D Brenner
H. Clay Burkholder, Esq
H F Diffenderffer
H Stanley Harner
Arthur W. Siegler
Treas
Joseph R. Byars, Solicitor
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