Lancaster County Tops in Most Agricultural Categories
Lancaster County leads in 35 of 58 agricultural categories in a state booklet. It ranks second in four and third in three, with strong figures in land in farms, number of farms, rural population, livestock, crops, and cash receipts. Only oats production and a few other categories fall below top ten. the report notes Lancaster's leading role in dairy, poultry, and crop production, and provides county rankings and figures.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster
Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
Lancaster County Drought Certified by USDA Extension
State Agriculture Secretary William L Henning announced emergency grazing and haying permits extended to November 15. He sought special funds to reseed damaged pastures in Lehigh Fulton and Dauphin Counties. Henning urged extending eastern rail freight reductions as hay needs persist into winter.
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Washington
William L Henning
Lehigh
Fulton
Dauphin
Henning
David L. Lawrence
U S
Orville L. Freeman
Pennsylvania
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lawrence
Allegheny
Lancaster
Robert Reed
Freeman
Eastern
Farmers face Sept 30 deadline for gas tax refunds
Farmers must file for state and federal gasoline tax refunds by September 30. Refunds total 11 cents per gallon for gasoline used directly in agricultural production. Eligible machines include tractors combines and other farm trucks used in producing agricultural commodities.
Also Mentioned on This Page
William N. Henning
Secretary of Agriculture
Pa. Dept. of Agriculture
Wong Hudson
Pennoll
Seneca
John E. Melhorn
Joy
Maurice Good
Gordonville
G and G Feed & Supply Lititze
Manheim
Martin Warner
Gap
John Martin
Bareville
Wilson Scott West Willow
Stephen Kurtz
Morgantown
Evan E. Dinger Reinholds
Jacob L. Kurtz
Elizabethtown
Lancaster Service Center
Enos R. Buckwalter
Quarryville
Eastern States Farmers’ Exchange, Inc
Henry B. Hoover Ephrata
Farmers Feed & Supply
New Holland
USDA
Slaron
Caleb M. Wenger
R. D
Drumore Center
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