Belgian Horses To Join Co Plowmen At Hershey
Plowmen from Pennsylvania and beyond prepare for the National and State Plowing Contest at Hershey. Elmer Lapp and his son Elvin plan to plow with Belgian horses in the horse plowing event on opening day August 27. The Lapps will use three horses and two horses respectively with five horse teams in criduis pion. A chicken barbecue precedes the events and horse demonstrations are set for Wednesday and Thursday.
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Pennsylvania
Hershey
Elmer Lapp
Kinzers Ri
Elvin
Lapps
Elmer
Lapp
Pequea Valley Farm
Kinzers
ASCS Farm Tour Scheduled for August 22
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service announces the annual farm tour on Thursday August 22. Buses depart Penn Manor High School at 9:00 a.m. and return by 3:30 p.m. Stops include Victor Weaver's Poultry Processing Plant Lester Weaver Farm New Holland Community Park and Stauffer Homestead Farm with cross bred cattle hogs lambs and cattle feeding. Bus fare is 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for children under 12.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Dorothy Neel
Penn Manor High School
Victor Weaver
Lester Weaver
New Holland Community Park
Stauffer Homestead Farm
Farm Calendar: 4H Meetings and Pig Sale Schedule
Farm Calendar lists events for Lancaster County 4H and FFA groups. On Monday Aug 19 at 00 P.M. Joint 4H Dairy Clubs meet at the Farm and Home Center. Tuesday Aug 20 features 8 00 A.M. 4H Pig Roundup at Lancaster Stockyards 100 P.M. Selection of FFA County Star Farmer at Farm and Home Center 130 P.M. 4H Swine Sale at Lancaster Stockyards.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster Stockyards
FFA County
New 4 H Queens Crowned at Farm and Home Center
The 4 H Achiev ement Day climax crowned Miss Donna Hess of Strasburg senior queen and Miss Janice Nauman of Mannheim R4 junior queen at the Farm and Home Center auditorium. They were crowned by the 1967 queens Miss Audrey Yunginger Marietta and Miss Debbie Hess Strasburg R1. Runners up named as shown.
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Farm and Home Center
Donna Hess
Elvin Hess Jr
Guernsey Breeders Hold Field Day at Lindenhof Farm
The Lancaster County Guernsey Association held its annual Field Day at Lindenhof Farm Union. In morning judging top honors went to Jesse Balmer Lititz for men with 148 points in a 33-entry field. Ladies and youth classes followed with Thelma Garber Willow Street first in the women’s class and Jane Myer Lancaster leading the youth with 146 points.
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Lancaster County Guernsey Association
Lindenhof
D. Linde
Union
Jesse G. Balmer
Lititz
Donald Brown
Applebrook Guernsey Farm
Balmer
Fred Linton Jr
Quarryville
Robert Book
Millville
Thelma Garber
Willow Street
Joyce Wasner
Melinda Book
Jane Myer
Village Road
Lancaster
Audrey Wagner
Cynthia Balmer
Lampeter Strasburg boards evaluates ag course
The Lampeter Strasburg School Board reevaluates the vocational agriculture program after the resignation of Gerald M. Kiger. A meeting of parents students farmers and others was held to gather facts for a decision.
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LS School Board
Gerald M. Kiger
Lampeter Strasburg High School
Donald B Witmer
Weber And Esbenshade Slated For American Farmer Degree Award
Two Lancaster County farm youths Glenn S Weber and James R Esbenshade are nominated for the American Farmer Degree, the highest FFA honor. Weber, 19, son of Andrew G Weber Mohnton R2, led Grassland Chapter New Holland and Red Rose FFA, and was Garden Spot graduate of 1966 who also served as state FFA president.
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Lancaster County
Future Farmers of America Organization
Henry E. Givler
York-Lancaster
Below Average Tobacco Yield Forecast for Pennsylvania Seedleaf
Production of Pennsylvania seedleaf tobacco is forecast at 36 million pounds down 5 percent from the July 1 estimate. Estimated yield declined from 1 900 pounds to 1800 pounds per acre due to crop progress this month.
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Pennsylvania
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ASCS
Miss Hess
Miss Nauman
Guernsey
Melvin Rosier
Weber and
Esbenshade
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