Pequea Valley FFA Hosts Watershed Meeting
Pequea Valley FFA hosted a watershed meeting at Pequea Valley High School on Wednesday evening with over 80 farmers from Leacock and Paradise townships. Lynn Hess served as master of ceremonies and introductions, as the Lancaster County Soil Conservation District coordinated the program with John Yost and a panel discussing observations about conservation moderated by Henry Givler.
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Pequea Valley Future Farmers
Pequea Valley High School
Lancaster County Soil Conservation District
Lynn Hess
FFA
Leacock
Paradise Townships
John Yost
Henry Givler
New Cooperators Sign Up For Soil Conservation
Lancaster County Soil Conservation District approves 25 new cooperators bringing total to 6464 acres. Major signups include New Holland Borough and New Holland Borough Authority 2400 acres Earl Township and Chester Municipal Authority Nottingham 2000 acres Lat tle Britain Colerain Townships. Goodyear plaques awarded to Amos Funk Charles Pearce Henry Hackman Elmer Sense nig Elmer Good.
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Robert Dickey
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Elmer Sensenig
New Holland
Elmer V. Good
Lititz
Henry Hackman
Manheim
Amos H. Funk
Mullersville
Charles Pearce
Martin Greider
Lancaster
Soil Conservation District
Mee Ae Marae
Lancaster County Soil Conservation District
Borough of
Lattle Britain
Colerain
Wayne Rentschler
Goodyear
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Amos Funk
SCC
Elmer M. Sensenig
New Holland Rl
Elmer V Good
Lititz Ri
Renisch
Clarence Brubaker
Mount Joy Rt
East Donegal
James Powell
Avondale
Fulton
Oran
Christmas Greetings From Lancaster Farming
The Lancaster Farming staff wishes readers a merry Christmas and a hopeful New Year. May the peace sung by angels and the truths brought by the Babe of Bethlehem be with you and your loved ones this season.
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Bethlehem
Lancaster Farming
Little Change Seen In 1960 Farming Picture
Speakers at the 1960 outlook meeting expect only slight changes in farming from 1959. Dean Hoffer of the National FFA will address the Pennsylvania Teachers of Vocational Agriculture at the annual PVA convention in Harrisburg. Panelists forecast modest price shifts, stable returns for many crops, small gains for dairy and poultry, and improved egg and broiler markets next year.
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Dean Hoffer
North Atlantic
National Association of Ffa
Pennsylvania Teachers of Vocational Agriculture
Pennsylvania Vocational Association Am
Harrisburg
Manheim R3
National
Future Farmer Organization
PVA
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Kermit Birth
Pennsylvania State University
Square Dancers Enter State C Division At Farm Show
Three square dance teams, all in the C division, compete at the state event held during the farm show in January. Teams include at least one member over 21 and one under 21. Folk dancers from Fulton Grange and Senior Extension are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil Allemande
Do-Sido
Fulton Grange
Five Day Weather Outlook With Mild Cooling Trend
Temperatures over the next five days average one to two degrees below normal with lows near 26 and highs around 41. Expect a chilly weekend then a warm spell Monday and cooler again by Tuesday or Wednesday. Light precipitation, including light rain or snow Saturday, with similar chances Monday or Tuesday. Last Saturday’s rain totaled .67 inch.
Warwick Senior Crowned 1960 National Peach Queen
Mary Jane Hill a 17 year old Warwick High School senior from Bilch elville Litiz R2 was named 1960 National Peach Queen confirmed Tuesday night. Jack Gies president of the Pennsylvania Packers Association hinted at the honor Monday and Mrs Frederick Greist served as her chaperone during the Pennsylvania Queen reign. Hill expressed excitement and disbelief saying she did not know her duties yet as the national titleholder remains unspecified.
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Pennsylvania
Mary Jane Hill
Warwick High School
Bilchelville
Litiz
Fredrick Gieist
Will
Mary Jane
Jack Gies
Pennsylvania Packers Association
Miss Hil
Greist
Arthur Hill
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Pequea Valley
Donald Ranch
J. Arthur Rohrer
Kenneth Skiles
Skiles
Rohrer
Lammlands
New Holland R2
SCD
State Agri
Warwick
Peach Queen
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