Farmers urged to suggest ways to preserve Lancaster farmland
A Lancaster County group meets at New Holland Fire Hall on Friday February 21 at 1 p m to gather input from farmers including Amish and Mennonite on preserving farmland amid taxes urban development and highway expansion. The Governor's committee aims to study land transition and propose actions aligned with Pennsylvania's future needs as population growth pressures rise.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster Co
Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District
New Holland Fire Hall
Pennsylvania
New Holland
Raymond P Shafer
Commonwealth
Milk pros push better milk to boost demand at Lancaster dinner
Inter-State Milk Producers public relations head Boyd Gartley told 280 attendees at the District No. 3 Locals dinner in Quarryville that milk must be marketed to the public with the impact of space program milestones. He warned of possible surplus if prices rise and urged farmers to focus on improving quality and consumer appeal amid a believed Lancaster County advantage.
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Boyd Gartley
Lancaster County
Gartley
Farm Calendar York County events calendar notes
Farm Calendar lists meetings for February including Lancaster County celery growers at East Petersburg Jay Hodecker Celery Farm Monday at 1 30 pm Manheim Young Farmer Meet in the Yo Ag Room Tuesday February 4 4 and 5 Dany Herd Management Conference Penn State 4 30 pm County Ag Teachers meet Solanco 7 30 pm Ephrata Young Farmers meet Yo Ag Room Continued on Page 9.
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Lancaster County
Jay Hodecker
East Petersburg
Manheim Young Farmer
Yo-Ag
Dany Herd Management
Penn State
County Ag
Solanco
Ephrata
Yo-Ag Room
Farm Foundation Annual Meeting Elects Directors
Dr. E. John of Penn State spoke at the Farm and Home Foundation annual meeting at the Farm and Home Center. He discussed The Rural-Urban Task noting affluence and rapid changes in science, space travel, and computers while questioning overall happiness and community ties.
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Farm Foundation
E. John
Penn State University
John
The
Farm and Home Foundation
Farm and Home Center
Sugar Beet Growing Discussed At Farm and Home Center
A February 12 meeting at the Farm and Home Center gathered 50 local farmers to hear Warren Richards of New York Sugar Industries and John Anstine of the Pennsylvania Agriculture Department discuss growing sugar beets as a cash crop. Slides covered trials at Landisville and farm results, with beets yielding 12 to 17 tons per acre at 16 to 17 percent sugar.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Leland Bull
State Ag
Warren Richards
New York Sugar Industries, Inc
Montezuma
New York
John B Anstine
State Department of Agriculture
M M Smith
Landisville
Lane Co
Smucker Family Skates on Icy Lan caster Lot
Lan caster County tourists enjoy skating on the county parking lot after a thaw, as Mary Ann Verna and Marlin Smucker skate with their parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Smucker of 1815 Hempstead Road. Renie the dog also rides along in the snowy scene captured by L. F. Photo.
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Lancaster County Tourist Bureau
Tce
Mary Ann
Verna
Marlin Smucker
Smucker
Samuel Smucker
Hempstead Road
Renie
L. F
Celery Growers Meeting Set For Monday Feb 3
An afternoon meeting for celery growers is planned Monday February 3 1969 at Jay Hodecker Celery Farm located three miles north of Lancaster and a half mile south of East Peters burg on Route 72. The Penn State celery team Guy McKee Ernie Bergman and Jim Dutt will attend along with a Seed Certification Service representative.
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Jay Hodecker
Guy McKee
Ernie Bergman
Jim Dutt
Bureau of Plant Industry
Pennmarva Dairymen Cooperative Federation Elects Officers
Herbert W Wessel Jr was elected president of the Pennmarva Dairymen s Cooperative Federation. Wilbur Seipt and Dr Paul E Hand became vice president and secretary while Boyd M Cook took the treasurer role. Edward C Norman, president of Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association, was named chairman of the Federation’s Executive Committee for the 5 000 member body. Senator Charles McMathias Jr of Maryland was the feature continued on Page 5.
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Herbert W Wessel, Jr
Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers
Penmarva Dairymen’s Cooperative Federation
Wilbur Seipt
Paul E Hand
Boyd M Cook
Edward C Norman
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers’ Association
Charles McC Mathias, Jr
Maryland
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George Lewis
Elizabethtown
Celery Growers Meeting
Pennmarva Federation
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