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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1973
Page
1
Louis Moore, agricultural economist at Penn State, told area farmers at a Cattle Feeders Day held Tuesday at the Farm and Home Center that hogs offer strong potential alongside other prospects. He spoke as a popular local speaker, presenting optimistic forecasts for the year ahead.
Kenneth Mummau was named Elizabethtown High School’s outstanding senior at the Jaycees annual banquet. The event recognized top students and cited optimistic farm outlooks with remarks on 1972 profits and 1973 hog producers’ profits amid rising feed costs.
A herd of 22 breeding swine was destroyed in Richland Township Berks County after a hog cholera diagnosis. Five mile quarantine around the farm. federal and state investigators seek infection source with a near-term end to the case. Also, a Pennsylvania milk price hearing is set for February 6 in Harrisburg to hear dairy farmer testimony amid rising feed costs and a statewide milk marketing referendum failed.
A series of farm community meetings and contests listed by date. Events include Ephrata Young Farmers banquet at Mt Airy Fire Hall February 3 at 6 45 PM and Manheim Young Farmers dinner February 5 7 PM plus Poultry Association and Solanco FFA meetings at local venues. The 8th annual Southeastern Dairy Conference runs February 6 9 30 AM to 3 30 PM with a Snow Date February 7 at 7 PM Gourmet Cooking Workshop.
County 4-H youths from Lititz Manheim and Lampeter Strasburg were honored at the Red Rose 4-H Baby Beef and Lamb banquet for Farm Show and Southeast District Show wins. Linda Good won top beef honors and reserve champion steer while Steve Donough claimed Grand Champion Pen and Lamb. Susan Herr earned multiple awards including reserve county champion steer and champion beef showman. Nancy Wenger also received recognition.
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