New Assistant Agent Serving In Chester Co
Frank E Bortz was named Assistant County Agent for Chester County joining the Agricultural and Home Economics Extension staff at Penn State. He reports to County Agent Robert A Powers Jr and starts February 1. Bortz replaces H Wallace Cook Jr who resigned December 15 to run a home dairy farm in New Castle County Delaware.
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Chester Co
Frank E Bortz
Agri Rural Extension
Pennsylvania State University
Chester County
Robert A Powers, Jr
Disappointment
H.R Albrecht
The
University
Bortz
H Wallace Cook, Jr
New Castle County
Delaware
Young Farmers Meet Set at Manheim High School
The Pennsylvania Young Farmers open meeting at Manheim Central High School on Saturday with an executive session at 10 30 am and an afternoon general session. A slide show on Iran by George Derr will highlight the event. Lancaster County lies in Region 2 of six state districts.
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Pennsylvania
Manheim Central High School
Iran
George Derr
State Department of Public Instruction
Derr
J J Oberholtzer
RJ Bird
Young Farmers
Lancaster County
State Farm Income Drops Three Percent for Farmers
Lower milk and egg prices in mid January reduce Pennsylvania farm income by three percent from December 1957. Milk fell 29 cents per 100 pounds and eggs dropped five and a half cents a dozen. other prices for hay butterfat tobacco and wool also declined while meat animals poultry and other crops offset some losses. The mid January price index reached 254 percent of the 1910 14 base, up from 262 percent the prior month. National index was 247 percent, up from 242 percent. The only notable gain came from meat animals with calves up one dollar and hogs and beef cattle up about 50 cents per 100 pounds.
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Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
1957 Broiler Production Jumps by 8 Percent
Production in 22 key broiler states reached 1 295 million birds in 1957 up eight percent from 1956 the record total led by Georgia with 261 million birds nearly twice as large as any other state runners up were Arkansas 110 million North Carolina 105 million Alabama 102 million and Texas 101 million
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Georgia
Wih
Arkansas
North Carolina
Alabama
Texas
Tobacco Co op Seeks Price Rise via Acreage Controls
Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association met Friday night to discuss controlling production as a solution to falling and fluctuating prices. Mark Hess resigned as acting manager and director, with Cyrus Neff named to Hess's term. new directors from northwest southern and northeast districts were also chosen. The group floated establishing a tobacco auction to spur competitive bidding but noted buyers would attend only if sufficient tobacco is available. They urged loyal cooperators to shift from marketing to production and requested Penn State fertilizer guidance amid current soil tests.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Cooperative Assn
Cooperatve Asociaton
Mark Hess
RG Lancaster
Hess
Cooperative
Harry Hershey
Penn State
Board Awards Certificates Of Merit To Goodyear Honor
Seven Lancaster County Soil Conservation District directors received Certificates of Merit at a Monday night meeting in Lancaster. Robert Dickeyfield of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. presented the honors. The district also reported Goodyear trophy status, seedling offers from Glatfelter Pulp Wood Co, and surplus Game Commission plantings totaling 385 650 plants for southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Lancaster County
Coil Conservation District
Lancaster
Robert Dickeyfield
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Dayton
Goodyear
Commonwealth
Amos H Funk
Millersville
Henry H Hackman
Manheim
Wayne B Rentschler
Lampeter
Charles H Pearce
Edgehill
Elmer V Good
Lituz
Elmer M Sensenig
New Holand
Andrew H Hackman
W Martin Muth
Lititz
Glatfelter Pulp Wood Co
Gettysburg
Muth
State Game Commission
Pennsylvania
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Jake Kauffman
Quarryvile
Elwood Ammerman
Drumore
Young Farmers Meeting
Tobacco Co-op
SCD
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