Leary Prange Leads July DHIA Herds and Butterfat
The Progressive Dairy Herd Improvement Association reports 2,901 cows in 96 herds. Leary Prange leads with 35 Holstein and Guernsey cows producing 41.9 test in the top herd and the top cow yielding 2,285 pounds milk and 891 pounds fat at 39 percent. A fifth tester will begin Sept 1 to conduct Owner Sampler Testing. openings for herds exist.
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The
Progressive Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Leary Prange
Guernsey
T Barnard Walter
Earl Umble
Henry Landis
Everett Cowan
Harry Hostetter
Field Day Draws Crowd at John Landis Farm
More than 1500 people gathered on the John Landis Farm Tuesday for the Big IH Field Day Sponsored by 12 IH Dealers from Lancaster and Western Berks County. A view of the event shows attendees and displays from regional dealers.
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John Landis
Lancaster
Old-Time Threshing Day Returns On A R Herr Farm
A. R. Herr hosted an old time threshing demonstration on his Lancaster County farm in Colerain Township with a 56 horsepower Peerless steam engine from 1925. Elmer E. Adams and Horace Adams operated the engine as four self propelled combines and three pull type units were shown. Herr recalls starting steam threshing as a youth and notes the method yields a cleaner grain. he continues to favor the old style when possible.
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Abram R Herr
Lancaster County
Colerain Township
Hope School
Mr. Herr
Elmer E. Adams
Mechanics Grove
Tlorace Adams
Providence
Harold Swisher
Reading Fair Opens Sept 1 With Key Deadline Dates
Reading Fair in Reading Pennsylvania announces entry deadlines for two contests The Miss Reading Fair beauty contest closes Saturday September 1 and the Farm Maid Contest closes Friday August 31. Grandstand reserved seat tickets go on sale Tuesday September 4 at 117 S 5th St Reading for all performances of the eight day fair running September 9 through 16.
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Reading
Johns
Gules
S. 5Th St
Pennsylvania
Prices rise on most grades with scarce large top quality
Philadelphia reporting from USDA shows firm prices for most grades with weekly advance buys. Holiday demand increases early. large 45-48 lb white and 50-51 lb brown fetch higher quotes, mediums softer. Wholesale prices list minimum ten percent above base, with checks and counts noted. Recounts show 3,400 cases by truck through Aug 28.
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Philadelphia
USDA
Inflated statistic cited on overweight women in US figures
A Centerville Iowa newspaper notes a rounded figure claiming over a million American women are overweight, acknowledging the estimate as imprecise. The brief comment highlights the problem of inflated statistics in public discourse.
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United States
Centerville
Iowa
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New Holland
IHC
Lancaster Farm
Lancaster Farming
A. R. Herr
Colerain
Organic Plant Food Co
Grofftown RD
Ph. Lancaster
N.H. Pto
Oliver Superior
L.H. Brubaker
Strasburg Pike
Credit Ass’n
E. Chestnut St
Wirthmore
Glenn H. Herr Manheim
Ph. Landisville
Clem E. Hoober
Hiestand, Inc
LeRoy M.sensenig
Marietta Hinkletown
Ephrata
Edward G. Wilson
Notary Public
Lancaster, Pa
Marietta Ph
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