Will Initiate Eye Promotion Across Pennsylvania Egg Program
Ed Lawless of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Markets announces a statewide egg promotion kickoff in Harrisburg sponsored by Reese Ton Purina. The program now spans 44 plants with 2 777 000 dozen eggs sold in December 1962, up from 168 000 in April 1958. Inspectors make unannounced visits as the initiative expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Ed Lawless
Poultry and Eggs Division
Pennsylvania Bureau of Markets
Ralston Purina Company
Harrisburg
Lawless
Farm Calendar Highlights Local Grower Meetings
Farm Calendar lists celery and early tomato growers at Amos Funk packing house Millersville Rt 7 30 pm Northeast 4-H tractor club at Allen Matz Denver 730 pm Lancaster County Soil Conservation District Directors meet in county house Lancaster Feb 12 630 pm Lancaster Extension service anniversary banquet at Hotel Brunswick Lancaster 715 New Holland Young Farmers Garden Spot High School New Holland 730 Manor Young Farmers Penn Manor Continued on Page 10
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Funk
Millersville
Northeast
Allen Matz
Denver
Lancaster County Soul Conservation District
Count House
Lancaster
Lancaster County Extension Service
Brunswick
New Holland
Garden Spot High School
Manor
Penn Man
Egg Washing Time Savings for Co Poultryman
Roger Thome of Mount Joy R2 reports in plant egg washing cuts handling time by about six hours over two days. He notes time saved is in casing not washing, as eggs are sprayed with oil and cooled before filling. Thome, with 9,000 hens, says in-plant washing reduces cracks, but full savings depend on experience and future deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Theme
Mount Joy
Thome
Scholarships Open For 4-H Members In Lancaster County
Lancaster County Bankers Association announces three $100 and three $50 scholarships for 4-H members. High school graduates or seniors in the county 4-H program may apply by February 22 at the County Agent's office. Winners judged on 4-H achievement and related scholastic and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Bankers Association
Extension Service
Stock Yards Business Tops $95 Million
The Lancaster Union Stock Yards reported livestock value traded in 1962 topped $55,059,577, with total volume up about $314 million from 1961. Hog numbers fell nearly 10,000 but cattle activity and prices rose. calf and sheep receipts stayed level. The Lancaster Livestock Exchange reelected Robert Heilbron as president, with James Co. Dunlap as vice president and Robert F. Johnson as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Union Stock Yards
Lancaster Livestock Exchange
Exchange
Robert Heilbron
Oak Lane
Heilbron
Samuel
Heilbron and Sons
James Co. Dunlap
Manetta Ave
Robert F. Johnson
Hess Blvd
Eggs Incorporated Builds Factory In Lancaster Co
Eggs Incorporated plans a northeastern Lancaster County egg complex led by John and Mel Wenger in Rheems. The six units will house about 60,000 laying hens and 12,009 pullets, producing roughly 200 cases daily, with first units already in service and a shift toward Pennsylvania market steadiness. The firm aims to avoid competing with local growers while boosting PA egg quality and reducing dependence on imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melsenger, Rheems
Eggs, Incorporated
Wenger
L. F. Photo
Lancaster County Eggs, Incorporated
John
Mel Wenger
Rheems
Pennsylvania
Pennsyivvania
Lancaster County
Atlantic Coast
Eggs, Inc
County Future Farmers Aid Drill Box Survey
Penn State drill box survey will be aided this spring by Future Farmers of America with county vocational agriculture teachers collecting oat, clover and timothy samples from home farms. Samples will be sent to Clarence Bryner for purity and germination testing. Bryner noted weed seeds and especially quack grass were widespread five years ago in small grain classes at the State Farm Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn State
Farmers of
Lancaster County
Future Farmers of America
County Teachers of Vocational Agriculture
Clarence Bryner
Extension
The
State University
Pennsylvania
Bryner
Celery Growers Meet Set With Penn State Experts
County wide meeting for celery growers in Mullersville on Monday February 11 at 1 30 pm in Amos Funk packing room. Speakers from Pennsylvania State University Dr Roy Creech James Dutt and Dr Ernie Bergman will discuss varieties breeding fertilization and cultural practices along with nutrition experiments and early staked tomato questions for growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Funk
Mullersville R1
Roy Creech
James Dutt
Ernie Bergman
Pennsylvania State University
Five Day Weather Forecast Promises Cold, Light Snow
Temperatures over the next five days average three to seven degrees below normal, with nights near 24 and afternoons around 39. Consistently cold conditions persist, with slight moderation later. Precipitation totals range from 0.14 to 0.3 inch, mainly light snow or rain Sunday or Monday.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Co. Poultryman
Eggs Incorporated
Lancaster Co
County Future Farmers Aid
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!