Area Team Ranks Fourth in Nat. Livestock Meet
Lancaster County 4H Livestock judging team finished fourth at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago with 30 states represented. Members Donald Herr James Hess and Donald Welk from Strasburg and Refton led the squad, placing high in hog judging and overall scoring as top entrants from the region.
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Lancaster County
Chicago
Max Smith
Donald M. Herr
Refton
James Hess
Donald Welk
Strasburg
Donald Herr
Virginia
North Carolina
Texas
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Jean Heisey
Florm
LeVon Nolr
Mount Joy
Mary Grube
Lititz
Marcalena Hess
Bareville
Floyd Moore Jr
Eden Road
Glenn Porter
Washington Boro
John S. Schantz
Ephrata Ri
Miss Heisey
Muss Nolt
Soil Conservation District Advances Directors Meeting Date
The Lancaster County Soil Conservation District Board meeting has moved up from December 16 to December 9 at 7:30 pm. The meeting location remains Lancaster County Court House at Duke and King Streets.
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Lancaster County Soil Conservation District
Lancaster County Court House
Duke and King St
Lancaster
Agricultural tips for livestock exercise feeding and care
This notice outlines methods to improve herd health by outdoor daily exercise for cattle sheep and hogs with moved feeding access and mineral supplementation. It also covers manure spreader maintenance and cautious operation plus emergency roughage options and sources from Penn State extension materials.
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Penn State
Jamaica Tour Highlights Calypso Speak and Scenic Flight
A eight day air and road tour of Jamaica from Idlewild to Kingston explores language, culture, and landscape. Passengers study Jamaican English phrases like soon come and Hi man while viewing saw tooth mountains and coastlines. Delgados share insights as Montego Bay airport and air routes are described along with tourism’s growing potential.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Sawtooth
Idlewild International
New York City
Avianca
Colombian National Airways
Pan American World Airways
Gilmore Altamount Delgado
Cuba
New York
Montego Bay
Delgado
Customs Service
Constellation
Montego
Milk Producers To Ballot on Federal Order
Southeastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland and Delaware milk producers will ballot on amendments to Federal Milk Order 61. Ballots must be mailed by midnight December 12. The proposed changes affect pricing and area regulation without raising Class I prices.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
Lairy
Philadelphia
Ezra Taft Benson
Dairies
Market St
Hungry Hogs Grow More Meat at Lower Cost
A ten year Washington State College study at Pullman found that lean hungry hogs outperform full fed ones. Among 1705 hogs, leaners grew taller and yielded more meat per feed unit, and produced and weaned more pigs, while full fed hogs gained weight faster but stayed fatter.
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Washington State College
Pullman
WSC
S. H. Fowler
Fowler
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Beltsville
USDA
Turkey
Soil Con
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