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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1964
Page
1
Penn State extension specialist James Dutt told county vegetable growers that increasing greenhouse carbon dioxide during winter can raise yields. He noted lettuce may double and tomatoes gain several pounds per stalk, with ppm targets around 860 to 2000, though work remains experimental.
Farm Calendar lists events for 4-H tractor clubs at L H Brubaker shop Lititz and Northeast club at the International Harvester store in Ephrata. Dairy meeting at Farm Bureau Building Lancaster on Dillerville Road and an adult welding class at Ephrata High School. Manheim Young Farmers class covers Farm credit and land financing at Manheim Central High School. Lancaster County 4-H leaders council reorganizes at Production Credit building Roseville Road. Continued on page.
Quarryville R2 joins Fulton Grange 66 at Oaklyn Hall meeting Monday night. Master Gyles Brown names home economics committee for April turkey supper. members listed. W Scott Ankrum oversees ticket sales. Lecturer Charles McSparran presents program. Mrs Donald McSparran discusses interior decorat e. Continued on Page 16.
Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Assn Inc says it will guarantee the full market price for members in Lancaster County and nearby areas. James Speer district director reports the 9,000 member co op covers Lancaster Chester Berks and Lebanon counties and aims to insure the price for dairymen this week.
Representatives of a large dairy farmer cooperative federation canvass this area of Pennsylvania to help dairymen form local cooperatives and find better markets for their milk. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Cooperative Milk Producers Bargaining Agency Inc based in Syracuse NY says reps are contacting dairymen who sell under the New York New Jersey marketing order. The spokesman said that the
Dr Keith Spalding of Franklin and Marshall College challenged the myth that top students come only from large urban high schools. Speaking at the Genuity Extension Association banquet, he urged enrollment of students from small rural schools and stressed education as essential to national progress.
National Future Farmers of America Week runs February 15 to 22 with members nationwide taking part in activities to highlight agriculture’s importance.
Two Future Farmers from the Garden Spot Chapter at Lampeter Strasburg High School won awards in the Pennsylvania Crop Improvement Association one acre corn growing contest. Donald Herr and Leo Martin earned top placements with yields of 144 and 122 bushels per acre respectively and profits of 10 and 88 dollars per acre. Herr used DeKalb 805 and Martin used Funk 691 seed.
Five day outlook shows near normal temperatures with nightly lows around 24 and afternoon highs near 42. Colder Sunday expected with limited daily variation. Some precipitation possible late Saturday or Sunday and again at period end, mainly light snow or rain.
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