County crop outlook shows corn yields likely top in years
Lancaster County farmers report adequate rains boosting corn prospects toward record yields in demonstration plots from Penn State Ohio and Connecticut. Two inch rains improved fertility and plant numbers with 14 000 to 18 000 per acre and plant height the tallest in years as cooler weather followed the weekend heat.
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Lancaster County
Associate
Harry S&s. Sloat
Penn State
Ohio
Connecticu
Bernard White
Lancaster Weather Bureau Office
Garden Spot Beef Auction Shows Strong Prices
Sixty two head of cattle entered by Lancaster County producers sold at Lancaster Union Stock Yards, totaling 59,130 pounds and bringing $19,439.63. The average price was $32.88, above last year's $27 and Chicago’s top that day reached $30 on prime beeves.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Flying Farmer Queen Crowned in Pennsylvania
Mrs. Flor eric' Kiramel of- Exon Valley' crowned Pennsylvania Flying Farmers Queen. Lancaster Farming residents attended the pageant with a court including Nedra Richey Petersburg Ohio Charlotte Huber Peach Bottom Lois Logan Kennett Square Kimmel crownbearer Joyce Huber Peach Bottom Helen Jackson New Galilee Janice Kimmed Judith Pistor.
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Pennsylvania
Floreric‘ Kiramel of
David) Huber
Peach Bottom
Lois
L. L.) Logan
Kennett Square
Queen Kimmel
Joyce Huber
Crownbearer
Helen
Robert) Jackson
New Galilee
Janice Kathryn Kimmed
Judith Ann Pistor
Lancaster Farming
Rough, Tumble Museum May Be Constructed
A proposal surfaces to build a Rough and Tumble Museum near Kimzers across Highway 30 on a 12 acre tract owned by Arthur S. Young Equipment Co. The idea follows the eighth annual Rough and Tumble Engineers Association reunion and would house steam threshers and related relics.
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Yesteryear
Rough and Tumble Engineers’ Association
Kimzers
Highway 30
Arthur S. Young Equipment Co
Butler elected president of National Flying Farmers
Ken Butler of Hutchinson Minnesota was elected president of the National Flying Farmers Association at its annual convention in New Orleans Louisiana. Craig Wilson of Palmdale California was named vice president Lawrence Sutter of Wichita Kansas was named secretary and Vernon Pond of Scott Ohio was chosen treasurer. Iowa and Pennsylvania delegations reported a nice time.
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New Orleans
Lancaster
Ken Butler
Hutchinson
Minn
National Flying Farmers Association
Craig Wilson
Palmdale
Calif
Lawrence Sutter
Wichita
Kan
Vernon Pond
Scott
Ohio
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Flying Farmers Crown Queen at Butler Show
Mrs. Florence Kimmel of Rt Enon Valley Pa was crowned queen of the Pennsylvania Flying Farmers at the Butler Farm Show. The ceremony Saturday featured a royal court with representatives from Lancaster and Chester Counties as Flying Farmer Day was observed on a sunny hot day.
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Butler
Florence Kimmel
Enon Valley
Ueen
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Chester
Butler Farm
Garden Spot Shaped by Color in Aerial Survey
An aerial view over Lancaster County shows vivid color patterns in fields from the Garden Spot area on the way to the Butler Farm Show. L. L. Logan flies a Cessna 170 with Rolf Egli aboard, tracing a course from Kennett Square into the county near Nine Points, revealing colorful field patterns and strip farming.
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Lancaster County
L. L. Logan
Rolf Egli
Bern
Switzerland
Kennett Square
4H Pig Club Roundup and Sale Scheduled for Aug 29
Entries are being received for the Lancaster 4H Club Pig Club Roundup and Sale at Union Stock Yards Lancaster Wednesday Aug 29. Choice hogs from Lancaster and Lebanon Counties will compete and the auction conducted by the Lancaster Live Stock Exchange will start at 2 p m. These 4H Pig Club members have made every effort to provide you with dogs of good quality and weight conditions.
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Lancaster
Union Stock Yards
Lebanon
Lancaster Live Stock Exchange
Exchange
Farmers Club Hears Forecast Of New Century
The Octoraro Farmers Club celebrated its centennial at Middle Octoraro Presbyterian Church east of Quarryville with Jerome J. Pasto of Penn State presenting a forecast for farming’s next century. Pasto warned automation and chemical advances will rise, demanding more skill even as he described optimism about climate controlled livestock housing and single adaptable machines.
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Farmers Club
Octoraro Farmers Club
Middle Octoraro Presbyterian Church
Quarryville
Jerome J. Pasto
Pennsylvania State University
Pasto
Mr. Pasio
Lancaster Farming
Farmers Clubs
Pennsylvania
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ToBauvy
Ken. Butler
Lois Logan
Flying Farmers
Ernest J. Neill
Lancaster County Club
Octorato Farmers Club
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