Resignation of Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Kerstetter
Secretary of Agriculture Raymond J. Kerstetter quit last Wednesday with his resignation to take effect January 14. The action mirrors a year old plan set at his January appointment after James McHale was denied another term. Earlier reports named Kerstetter and Kent Shelhamer as kandidates for the post.
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Joanne Spahr
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Raymond J. Kerstetter
Kerstetter
Agriculture
James McHale
State Senate
Incredible egg story told by a Lancaster poultryman
Ed Moshier of Lancaster County, in five years in poultry, faced many problems from collapsed cages to a learning curve. He turned a losing operation into profit with help from peers and agribusiness advisers, as his egg business grew from green to successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dieter Krieg
Lititz
Lancaster County
Ed Moshier
Moshier
Manure Management Tour Showcases Lancaster Farms
Lancaster farmers receive praise for conserving water and soil as three Lancaster County farms host a conservation tour. Organiser Tom Kelso of the County Planning Commission gathered urban planners and environmental representatives at the Farm and Home Center to highlight practical manure management efforts.
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Lancaster County
Ly Dieter Krieg
Lancaster
Tom Kelso
Lancaster County Planning Commission
Pennsylvania 4-Hers win national scholarships at Congress
Seven Pennsylvania 4-H members earned $6,000 in scholarships at the 55th National 4-H Congress in Chicago. National winners shared $215,000 in education grants across 276 recipients, with Kathryn Hartle, Susan Camp, Janet Hutchison and Karen Rittle among the Pennsylvanians honored for agricultural, consumer education, entomology and home improvement programs.
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Chicago
Ill
Pennsylvania
Cooperative Extension Service
Kathryn Hartle
Bellefonte
International Harvester Company
Susan Camp
Catawissa
Montgomery Ward & Co
Janet Hutchison
West
Adams County 4 H Capon Round Up Sets Record Price
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania the Adams County 4 H Capon Round Up set a new high for capon price this year at 9 00 per pound paid by Adams County Sheriff Bernard Miller for the grand champion capon. The 10 percent prize bird was raised by Joann Deatrick Littlestown and exhibited in the event. The first reserve grand champion capon shown by William Shetter Gettysburg was bought by Clark Spence at 3 50 per pound. Continued on Page 34.
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Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Adams County
Bernard Miller
Joann Deatrick
Littlestown
Champion Capon
William Shetter
Clark Spence
Roger
Farm Show Building to be Renovated in Harrisburg
Raymond J. Kerstetter announced renovation of the State Farm Show Building will start after the 1977 Farm Show set for January 10 to 14. Contracts totaling 5,798,920 dollars were awarded in November for work on North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, with only the Butler Barn replacement planned as new construction.
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Harrisburg
Raymond J. Kerstetter
Pennsylvania
Cameron Street
Department of General Services
Kerstetter
Lancaster Farming Farm Show Issue Reminds Readers to Contribute
Lancaster Farming announces its annual Farm Show Issue to be distributed January 8 ahead of the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. The issue will include advance publicity for the event, feature stories on attendees, Keystone FFA degree bios, exhibitor listings, new product releases, and photos. Readers and advertisers are invited to submit material for consideration.
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Lancaster Farming
Pennsylvania
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United States
Kent Shelhamer
House Agriculture Committee
House
Penna
Hers
Grove
Hercules Incorporated
Karen Rittle
Lebanon
Chester Dhia
York Dhia
Capon
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