Farm Show Sets 14 Dance Teams in 3 Divisions
Three divisions will judge a 14 team folk dance contest at Farm Show. Prize money totals 250 dollars per division. Judges include Duke Regnier, Miss Bernice Scott, and Charles Thomas. Teams span numerous counties and clubs across Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. McCool
C J Lang
Pennsylvania State University
Duke Regnier
University of Illinois
Bernice Scott
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Charles Thomas
Woodbury
N. J
Geiger
Freidens
Somerset County
Penn
Grampian
Clearfield County
Kampus Kids
Bloomsburg
Columbia County
Better Farm and Home Club
Middleburg
Snyder County
Welshimple
Ashland
Schuylkill County
Lykens Valley Barn Dancers
Muillersburg
Dauphin County
Jenners Township
Boswell
Johnstown
Comet Club
Cambria County
Adams
Cumberland
Schuylkill
Berks
Lehigh
York
Franklin
India
Lebanon
Bedford County Senior Extension Club
North Penn
Y” Promenaders
Colmar
Somerset Coun
Chicago Editor Named Head of Farm Writers
Richard Orr farm editor of the Chicago Tribune was elected president of the Newspaper Farm Editors Assn at the annual meeting in Chicago. James Colby of Davenport Democrat became vice president and Jack Putnam of Tulsa World was secretary treasurer. Directors include Robert Jjorklund of Wisconsin State Journal and Bernard Brenner of United Press Washington. Robert E Best of Lancaster Farming was the lone Pennsylvania attendee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Orr
Chicago Tribune
Farm Editors Assn
Association
Conrad Hilton
Chicago
James Colby
Davenport
Iowa
Democrat
Jack Putnam
Tulsa
Robert Jjorklund
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison
Bernard Brenner
United Press
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Winter Safety Tips for Home and Farm Manage Risks
Practical guidance on keeping a fresh Christmas tree water damp to prevent fire, driving safely in winter conditions for both autos and tractors, reducing rats with shelter and poisons, and improving calf raising with clean dry warm quarters and vitamin enriched feed. a Calf raising Extension Leaflet is available.
COT Contest Chairman Named for 1958 Chicken of Tomorrow
I Robertson of Lancaster announces Wayne Rentschler of Lancaster County Farm Bureau as general chairman of the 1958 Chicken of Tomorrow Contest Committee sponsored by the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation. Details include entry deadlines and regional chairmen with finals set for May in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Robertson
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
Wayne Rentschler
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
Federation
North Second St
Harrisburg
Wong
Franconia
Altoona
Gilbert Kessler
Tyrone Milling Company
Tyrone
Butler
Ivan Reimold
Butler Pa
Coatesville
Floyd H Moore
Moore Farms
Eden Rd
Franconia Region
Charles Price, III
Telford
C F H Wuesthoff
Doylestown
State cracks down on colored oleo in Pennsylvania eateries
State Secretary of Agriculture William L. Henning warns dining establishments they violate the 1947 Oleo Margarine Act by using colored oleo on tables or in food. Fines range from 60 to 1000 dollars. the Bureau of Foods and Chemistry enforces the law with samples sent to five state labs in Philadelphia Harrisburg Wilkes Barre Erie and Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Henning
Henning
Pennsylvania
State Bureau of Foods and Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Wilkes Barre
Erie
Pittsburgh
County Soil District to Supervise Tree Distribution
The Lancaster County Soil Conservation District will distribute and supervise planting of about 500000 seedlings provided by Glatfelter Pub Wood Co Gettysburg at no charge. Seedlings come from the state Department of Forests and Waters and must be planted by farmer cooperators under SCS supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Soul Conservation District
Glatfelter Pub Wood Co
Gettysburg
State Department of Forests and Waters
Conservation District
SCS
Commonwealth
Martin Muth
John Kitch
FFA
Boy Scouts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adams County
Franklin County
Bradford Grange
Bigler
Penn Grange
Harmony
Westover
Cleareld County
Lawrence County
Circle Eight Dancers
Lock Haven
Clinton County
Cumberland County
Mountain Aires
Nanty Glo
Fleetwood Old Time Iggers
Robert E Best
Lancaster Farming
By Max Smith
Max Smith
COT
W.B. Rentschler
Fredericksburg
Lloyd H Lebo
Lebanon County
Mandata
Dean Witmer
Anne
Sunbury
Norman L. Hess
Edward
Arthur Hess
Green Meadows Farm
Bareville
Alex McKinzie
Oklahoma State University
Green Meadows
Lloyd Smiege
Michigan
Hampshire
County Soil District
Rudolph York
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Muth
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