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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1958

Page

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County Youth Delegation Attends AIC At Penn State

Lancaster County Youth Delegation to the American Institute of Cooperation at Penn State arrives in State College despite rain. The group rooms in Hamilton Hall and Thompson Hall with four adult leaders, meets peers from Pennsylvania and other regions, attends meditation programs, and hears speakers including Reverend James M Singer and Dr. W L Henning with sessions led by Howard Downing and Grace Elliot.

State College Lancaster County American Institute of Cooperation Penn State Hamilton Hall Thompson Hall Doris Sollenberger James M Singer St Matthew's Lutheran Church Bloomsbury Singer Manheim Canada Puerto Rico Howard Downing Nat'l Assa Future Farmers of America Nicholsville Mass Grace Elliot Nat'l Laurel Del W. L. Henning Keystone State Pennsylvania State University Wayne Rentschler Farm Bureau Solanco Fha Jack Owen Chaperone FFA Charles Rohrer Pequea Valley Ffa John Yost Robert Armstrong Solanco Ffa Richard Hackman Manor Ffa Lee Brobst Production Credit Association James Nolt Manheim Ffa Luke Brubaker Donegal Ffa Wilbur Hosler Crawford Brantley SPABC

Tobacco Harvest In High Gear On County Farms

County farms report a strong tobacco harvest with high quality yields. Curing shows no heat damage as nights remain cool. farmers note good size and quality across the county. Other crops mature well with third cuttings of alfalfa and excellent hay. corn sizes up and fodder reaches ten feet. Peach harvest begins with market movement in volume.

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Lauxmont Farms Retires Guernsey Show Trophy

Lauxmont Farms Wrightsville retires the premier Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Association trophy at the Guernsey Show. The farm led with a grand champion dairy herd and several first and second place herd entries. Grand champion cow from McDonald Farms Maxim Welda and a reserve champion bull from Clifford Conover highlight the event with over 200 entries from four states.

Lauxmont Farms Wrightsville Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Association George Pack Additinn McDonald Farms Maxim Welda New Jersey Maryland Connecticut J D Barry Jr Titusville Clifford Conover Highstown Lauxmont George W Snyder St Johns

County crops look strong with extended ripening period

Prospects are bright for most major crops in the county as late ripening pushes extend the marketing window. Farmers anticipate favorable yields and price opportunities across the region.

Postponed Philadelphia Milk Order Hearing Date

The hearing on amendment of the Philadelphia Federal milk marketing order was moved from Aug. 28 to Sept. 18. It will start at 9 30 a.m. at the Carlton Room in the Sylvania Hotel Philadelphia. The Inter State Milk Producers' Cooperative and the Milk Distributors' Association requested the postponement.

Philadelphia US. Department of Agriculture United States Court House Carlton Room Sylvania Hotel Broad and Locust Streets Inter-State Milk Producers’ Cooperative, Inc The Milk Distributors’ Association

4 H Pig Sale Averages 23 90 Cts Champ At 1 16

The 4 H Pig Clubs from Lancaster and Lebanon Counties held their 18th annual round up and sale at Lancaster Union Stock Yards. Grand champion: a 220 pound Yorkshire shown by John Barley, 12, at Washington Boro. Reserve: a 195 pound Hampshire shown by Harold Smith, Lebanon Valley Farms. The sale averaged 23.90 cents per pound with grand champion at 1.16.

Lancaster Lebanon Counties Lancaster Union John Barley Abram Barley Washington Boro Penn Manor High School Kunzler & Co Harold Smith Jacob Smith Lebanon Valley Farms Annville Hampshire Welland Packing Co Phoneixville William Ma S. W Hippey Willow Street John Hastings Kirkwood Chester White Weiland Packing Co David Heisey Sheridan Duroe Jersey Poland China David Zimmerman Alientown Kenneth Kreider Lebanon Agricultural Extension Service Lancaster Livestock Exchange W S. Bixler Exchange Abram W Diffenbach Warren Leininger Denver Bruce Boyd Ephrataki Robert Dombach Wilbur Hosler Manheim Wilbur House Lampeter Edgar Shrom Scales Samuel Groff Peach Bottom Grafton Brabson Elmer Boyd Ephrate Edward Graybill Lititz Kenneth Miller Christiana

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