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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1955

Page

6

Star Farmer James Speed Jr to be honored at 1956 Pennsylvania Farm Show

Harrisburg reports James H Speed Jr of Blairs Mills County will be proclaimed State Star Farmer of Pennsylvania at the mid winter meeting of the FFA during the 1956 Pennsylvania Farm Show. He also earns regionwide Star Farmer status for the south central district and shares in regional honors with four other youths. Speed, a Juniata High School graduate, built a diverse farm operation and has held multiple FFA offices and leadership roles. He receives a $100 National FFA Foundation award.

Harrisburg James H Speed, Jr Blairs Mulls County Pennsylvania Future Farmers of America FFA Robert L. Welk Strasburg James Keystone Ffa Advisory Council Juniata Joint High School Mufflintown Twas H. C. Fettero F Department of Public Instruction Hampshire Young Speed Huntingdon- Juniata+Mifflin National Ffa Foundation South Young Speer Richard Platts Forksville Mt Laurel FPA Loyalsock Joint High School Sullvan County Richard Hie State Game Commission Game Commission PFA Fish and Game Club Chertes West Grove Yeéard Mon Chester County

Melhorn Again Elected Leader of Produce Co-Op

John E. Melhorn of Mount Joy wins his seventh consecutive term as president of the Producers Cooperative Exchange. In Coatesville the directors reelected the entire slate, with Mark Hess as vice president, Paul Coates as secretary, and Elmer Groff as treasurer.

John E. Melhorn Mount Joy Producers Cooperative Exchange Coatesville Mark S Hess RG Lancaster Paul L Coates Elmer F. Groff Rheems

Meat Output in 1955 at Record

Production reached about 268 billion pounds in 1955, eclipsing 1954. Per capita meat use rose to 161 pounds, with pork driving gains while beef also edged higher. Industry costs rose but higher volume could improve earnings. lean pork and frozen prepackaged meats featured in ongoing research and processing shifts.

Foster Institute Pearl Harbor

Ruth E Herr Crowned 1956 Apple Queen

Ruth E Herr, 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Herr, RD2 Lancaster, was crowned Apple Queen of Lancaster County. She will compete in the state contest in York January 31. Priscilla Weaver, last year’s queen, crowned the new royalty at the North Queen Street Branch of the Lancaster County National Bank. Herr is a Manor High School graduate and a Penn State sophomore majoring in secondary education, Spanish and English.

Ruth E. Herr Robert Herr Lancaster Lancaster County York Priscilla Weaver North Queen Street Lancaster County National Bank Mountville Miss Herr Manor High School Pennsylvania State University

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Pennsylvania Farm Show E. Chestnut St Lancaster, Pa Massey Harris Brillion S. G. Lewis & Son West Grove, Pa Kirkwood John Melhorn Lancaster Farming Holstein Quartet Lampeter-Strasburg Production Credit Administration National Farm Loan Administration Raymond Denlinger John Stoner RZ Lancaster Stanley Longenecker RJ Strasburg Aaron Landis Apple Edward G. Wilson Notary Public Lime St Farm Bureau Broilermaker Farm Bureau Dillerville Rd Lane Manheim New Holland Quarryville New Holland Supply Co New Holland.Pa
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