Solanco FFA Graduate Earns 1957 American Farmer Degree
Lester J Wiker 21, Solanco High School graduate, receives the American Farmer Degree at the 30th National FFA Convention in Kansas City. He operates 200 acres near Stillwater, breeds Hampshire hogs, grows tobacco, corn, and tomatoes, and has held multiple FFA offices while earning Green Hand to Keystone degrees. He married Leah Burkholder on June 30.
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Solanco
Solanco Ffa
Lester J Wiker
Samuel F. Wiker
R. Quarryville
Future Farmers of America
Lo Ag
Ayrshire
Hampshire
Lancaster County
Penn State
Quarryville
Keystone
Jack Owen
Solanco Vo Ag
FFA
Wiker
Leah Burkholder
Denver
Feed Additives Cannot Replace Proper Animal Care
Farmers using medicated feeds are warned by the American Veterinary Medical Association not to rely on additives to replace good husbandry and sanitation. Medication may not solve farm specific problems and misdiagnosis can cause false security, higher costs, and losses. expert diagnosis and lab tests are essential.
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American Veterinary Medical Association
Flushing Ewes Boost Twin Lambs in Australian Study
Scientists report that ewes fed on an increasing ration before and after mating produced 68 sets of twins and a 109 percent lambing rate, compared with eight twin sets and 91 percent under a normal feeding plan. They note the last 50 days of gestation are critical for growth and udder development to prevent pregnancy diseases.
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Australia
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
American Veterinary Medical Association
Association
Oklahoma Cattle Ban Over Anthrax Spreads to Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary William L Henning bans all livestock imports from Oklahoma as three counties face anthrax quarantine. The ban takes effect immediately and lasts until Oklahoma's quarantine ends, possibly in September. Exemptions apply to livestock shipped for immediate slaughter with health certificates from Oklahoma officials. Kansas has also halted Oklahoma livestock imports amid a cattle illness outbreak.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
William L Henning
Oklahoma
Henning
Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture
Kansas
A. Milo
State Bureau of
July prices rise for poultry despite steady feed costs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania poultry producers received higher prices in July for eggs and poultry products while feed costs remained unchanged from June. Egg production slipped 1 percent from June and 3 percent from July 1956, with 272 million eggs that month. July prices for commercial broilers averaged 23 cents per pound, live turkeys 35 cents, and eggs 392 cents a dozen, as the number of layers reached 15.44 million, down slightly from June and 4 percent below a year ago.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
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Milo
Franklin County
Lancaster Farming
Brown- Brockmeyer Company
Fidelity Electric Company, Inc
Lancaster, Pa
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