A Contrast In Agriculture Korea and America
Darvin Boyd, RD 1 Epirata, shares observations from six countries comparing Korean and Lancaster County farming. He notes Korea’s 75 percent mountainous land and 60 percent paddy fields, high population density, and 55 percent farming households with about 411 pyong per farmer. Expansion of tillable land is encouraged by the American Korean Foundation.
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Darvin Boyd
Epirata
Korea
International Farm Youth Exchange
IFYE
Lancaster County
America
Republic of Korea
United States
Foun
Farm group meetings announce value talks and production notes
Farm Calensiar lists events including Manheim Young Farmers at Mannheim Central High School with a talk on determining farm value. The L C Farm Equipment Dealers Association hosts its Christmas meeting at Hostetter's Banquet Hall in Mount Joy. Ephrata Young Farmers hold a class at Ephrata High School on quality milk production.
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Manheim Young Farmers
Manheim Central High School
L.C
Hostetter’s
Mount Joy
Ephrata Young Farmers
Ephrata High School
Penna Co-Op Asked To Consider Agway Merger
The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative Association asked its 34 local associations to vote next month on merging with Agway Inc. Agway formed last July from Eastern States Farmers Exchange and Cooperative Gle Exchange. The Agway board approved a proposal to include the Penn…
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Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Agway, Inc
Agway
Eastern States Farmers’ Exchange
Cooperative
GLE Exchange
Agway Board of Directors
Penn
AFBF to Study Plan to Acquire National Food Chain
At the American Farm Bureau Federation convention the Ohio Federation proposes the group study purchasing control in one or more national food chains. Robert Steele of the Pennsylvania Farmers Association notes the plan aims to assess feasibility economically fiscally and legally.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Ohio
AFBF 46th Annual Conv Emphasizes a Republic to Keep
The Pennsylvania Day program at the 46th Annual AFBF meeting in Philadelphia highlighted Ben Franklin's warning about safeguarding a republic. Governor William Scranton welcomed attendees as Senator Allen Ellender cautioned on ill conceived legislation, and Roger Fleming reported a record AFBF membership of 1,647,455 farm families.
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AFBF
Ben Franklin
Freedom
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
American Farm Bureau Federation
William W Scranton
Benjamin Franklin
Dr Franklin
Franklin
Allen J Ellender
Senate Committee On Agriculture and Fortry
Congress
Ellender
Roger Fleming
AFBY
Lancaster County
Lancaster County Publishes Early 1965 Tobacco Quotas
The Lancaster County ASCS announced preliminary 1965 acreage allotments for seed leaf tobacco totaling 27 251 acres. Final USDA figures depend on carryover stocks and may differ after January. Lancaster grows about 90 percent of the nation’s cigar leaf and will likely receive a similar share of the national quota.
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Pennsylvania
Lancaster County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
U. S Department of Agriculture
USDA
Department
Lancaster County
Dorothy Neel
Hess Represents Co at International Dairy Show
Ken Hess of Strasburg represented Blair County at the International Dairy Show in Chicago after earning a trip by placing fourth in the state dairy judging at Penn State. Blair County’s Penn State team earned the state win and advanced to Waterloo, Iowa, to represent Pennsylvania.
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Ken Hess
Elvin Hess, Jr
Strasburg
Chicago
Penn State University
Penn State
Blair
Waterloo
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Unseasonably Warm Five Day Forecast Ahead
Weather outlook shows five days from Saturday to Wednesday averaging well above normal. Highs near the mid 40s and lows around mid 20s with mild conditions overall. Rain is expected early and again mid period totaling about 0.34 inch or more.
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Convention and Trade Center
Harold Rohrer
Read
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Farmers Association
Elias Groff
Roy Erb
Kreider Ave
John Charles
Millersville
David Hess
Mervin McMichael
Hoth
L. F
Calensiar
Nat. Food Chain
Hess
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