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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1964
Page
1
The Agriculture Department reported a strong seed supply forecast for fall planting as total inspected acres dropped to 4 171, the lowest in four years due to prohibited seeds and poor appeal. Henry F Nixon cited 418 acres rejected, with Pennell and Wong among top varieties.
Calendar entries list 4H events at Camp Swatara and Strawbridge in Philadelphia, a Manor FFA corn roast, a Fulton Grange meeting, and Red Rose D.H. directors’ quarterly session at Dillerville Road. The Federation Sum Festival occurs in Hershey with a State 4H Dairy event and a Poultry Queen pageant at Hershey Park.
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania poultry industry blocked a second bid by the Department of Agriculture to add mandatory egg carton dating to the state egg code. The hearing drew protests from the Pennsylvan ia State Grange and the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation who said the rule would burden producers selling eggs directly to consumers.
The annual County 4H Clothing Roundup was held at Penn Manor High School. Ten Lancaster County girls received top prizes. The first six winners advance to the District Dress Revue in Philadelphia. Winners listed include Mary Alice Graybill Lititz Virginia Wivell Columbia Sharynanne Schreiber New Holland Judy Longenecker Holtwood Judy Buckwalter Lititz Gloria Hershey New Holland Margaret Grube Lititz Rebecca Kling Mount Joy Lilli Ann Wivell Columbia Nancy Rohrer Lititz.
Mark Nestleroth of Manheim R3 won the Lancaster County 4H Pig Club Roundup Grand Championship with a Crossbred Duroc Yorkshire entry. Jerry Snader of Ephrata R1 took Reserve Grand Champion honors in the Cross Breed Class, with multiple breed champions named and an afternoon sale concluding at 55 and 37 cents a pound.
Leland W Lamb announced at a Frey farm meeting that J Mowery Frey Jr will sell Fultonway Schoolmaster to American Breeders Service Inc Chicago. Schoolmaster has eight milking daughters in Mowerys herd and one in Donald Ebys herd with high production figures. Also announced were three Ivanhoe sons from Fultonway Farms entering ABS young sire proving program.
The Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station studies under USDA contract test how dairy cow diets affect milk, fat, and protein. Three 300 day lactation periods compare groups on corn silage alone, corn silage with hay, and limited hay with concentrates. Milk will be analyzed for total fat protein and saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
Forecast calls for temperatures 2 to 5 degrees above normal over five days with mainly warm conditions. Precipitation may total 0.12 to 0.01 inches as showers and thunderstorms pass through much of the period. Daytime highs near 82 degrees and nights around 62.
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