Poultrymen Attend Northeast Clinic Sponsored by Local Firm
About 100 poultrymen and industry staff from Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware and New Jersey gathered at the Landis Valley Motel for a poultry clinic sponsored by John W Eshelman and Sons. Speakers covered buildings equipment financing and leasing with Peter W Connelly highlighting three leasing advantages and projected growth in the leasing business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
John W. Eshelman & Sons
Landis Valley
James F. Geary
Eshelman
Phil Has- Singer
Eshelman Customer Relations
Gil Eddy
Keence Poultry Equipment
Herbert Robison
H. M. Stauffer, Inc
Peter W. Connelly
General Electric Credit Corp
Connelly
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Dip Below Normal
The forecast calls for five days from Saturday to Wednesday with high temperatures averaging below normal. Normal is 39 by day and 24 at night. Snow flurries are expected Monday and Tuesday with accumulation unlikely to exceed 1.4 inches.
Final corn demonstration yields top 141.4 bu per acre
Lancaster County Extension Service and Penn State tallied results from the Jay C. Garber farm near New Danville. The top yield reached 141.4 bushels per acre with Farm Bureau hybrid 876X leading. The 38 full season hybrids averaged 1101 bushels with all figures moisture corrected to 155 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Extension Service
Jay C. Garber
New Danville
Penn State University
Farm Bureau
Farmers Ass'n Launches New Member Drive
The Lancaster County Farmers Association kicks off a drive to add members for 1965. With about 720 members now, the group aims for 620 next year through personal outreach and township recruitment. A kick-off banquet will be held at Witmer Fire Hall on January 4, chaired by Leroy Pfautz and Noah Wenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Farmers Association
Witmer Fire Hall
Leroy Pfautz
Noah Wenger
Asso
Hatchery’s Controlled Started Pullet Program Serves Large Producers
DeKalb York Hatchery in Lancaster York area runs a controlled environment pullet program for large egg producers. Belvin L. Markey supervises 275000 pullets across 22 flocks, visiting each weekly to monitor management and health and provide grower guidance. He notes detailed observations from ongoing service visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill” Markey
Richard Sauder
New Holland
DeKalb
Sauder
Markey
Lancaster-York
L. F
Hatchery
DeKalb York Hatchery
Lancaster York
Belvin L
Bill) Markey
Hallam
Bill
Import Of Hay May Bring Leaf Beetle Into Pa
Pennsylvania officials warn of cereal leaf beetle spread via hay and straw from infested Ohio Indiana and Michigan. Farmers should buy only from non infested counties or obtain certified proof of treatment at origin and check with a county agent. The beetle has moved east since 1962 and can cause 25 to 50 percent crop losses in infested fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
State Agriculture Department
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Leland H. Bull
Bull
Henry F. Nixon
Department
Bureau of Plant Industry
Bull to Speak at SCD Annual Meeting in Quar ryville
The Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District announces that Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Leland H. Bull will be the featured speaker at the district annual meeting on March 9 1965. The banquet will be at Solanco High School in Quarryville and 14 new cooperators were approved for enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District
Pennsylvania
Leland H. Bull
Solanco High School
Quarryville
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Farmers Ass’n
SCD
Lancaster Farming
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