Lancaster dairy testing boosts herd fat and milk yields
In Lancaster County 44 new herds joined testing in 11 months as members credit the program with higher earnings. Awards honored top producers with fat and milk outputs including Rufus G. Martin and Jacob Dienner. New directors were named and DHIA official Earl Baum urged continued testing.
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Lancaster County
Rufus G. Martin
Ephrata
Jacob Dienner
Gordonville
Dienner
Elmer E. Kauffman
Christiana
John N. Shirk
Leola
Leroy M. Oberholtzer
Manheim
Elam Bollinger
Horace Mann
Masonic
Honduran CARE Housing Progress Amid Storms and Missions
Lancaster Farming reports rising county butterfat averages from 492 to 502 pounds. Raymond Charles, president of the Honduras mission, spoke at a program. Despite heavy rains and a Mayan tomb find, 44 CARE houses were completed quickly in a hurricane area with 500 more under construction. The self help projects provide food for work and featured music by Rufus Brubaker.
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Bair
Raymond Charles
Honduras
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