Corn yields linked to soil class urge better management
Penn State agronomist Joel McGahen told Crops and Soils Day that class one soils in Lancaster County can exceed 150 bushels per acre but Five Acre Club growers averaged 137. He urged heavier fertilization after tobacco or potatoes and noted row spacing, soil pH, and previous crops as key factors.
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Joe McGahen
Penn State Extension Agronomist
Lancaster County
Joel McGahen
Farm and Home
McGahen
Five Acre Club
Corn Club
Farm Calendar Highlights From Saturday and Monday
A benefit banquet for the Mennonite Central Committee is set for 6 p.m. Saturday at Twin Valley High School in Morgantown. Next Monday at 7:30 p.m. Manheim FFA Alumni and Lancaster County Swine Producers hold meetings at Manheim Central High School and Farm and Home respectively.
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Mennonite Central Committee
Twin*Valley High School
Morgantown
Manheim Ffa Alumni Association
Vo-Ag
Manheim Central High School
Lancaster County Swine Producers
Tobacco Hits 52 Crop is Sold Out
Farmers sold most of the Lancaster County tobacco crop this week as offers rose to 52 cents a pound for graded tobacco and 51 cents for straight strip. Early sales at 35 to 40 cents were common, while overall quality was poor but improving as baled leaves reached buyers. Buyers expect most of the crop sold by week’s end, with potential acreage increases next year.
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Lancaster County
Inter-State Co-op Holds Annual Meet in Mount Joy
Inter-State Milk Producers Coop held its District 7 dinner at Hostetters Banquet Hall Mount Joy with hundreds of members attending. President Lester C Jones urged lawmakers to consider dairymen's views on milk prices and rising production costs. He lamented the Pennsylvania milk referendum failure and urged universal participation in the voluntary promotion fund. He noted plans to test New Jersey innovations on member service in Pennsylvania.
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Inter-State Milk Producers Coop
Mount Joy
District 7
Lester C. Jones
Jones
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New Feature Sale Reports in Lancaster Farming
This week begins a new LANCASTER FARMING feature with a page 9 report on public auctions of special interest to area farmers. Future issues will include similar sales reports and a sales register.
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Lancaster
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Inter-State Co-op
Are
Robert Mylin
West Lampeter
David McMichael
Millersville
Ray Bollinger
Lititz
John Groff
Donegal
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