Lancaster County Open and FFA Tobacco Shows Planned
The Lancaster County Open and FFA Tobacco shows occur Thursday January 6 at Bayuk Cigar Co warehouse 650 North Water St Lancaster at 1230 pm. Adult Wrapper class has two divisions over 26 inches and 26 inches and under. Filler and Binder divisions similar. Vocational school show offers Wrapper and Filler with one division each.
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Farm Calendar January 3 7 at Lancaster and Ephrata
Farm events list includes SWCD district counts at Farm Credit Building in Lancaster January 3 30 pm. Welding class at Penn Manor High School January 4-7 30 pm. Courty Tobacco Show and 4 H FFA activities January 6-12 30 pm at Baruk Ogat Co warehouse 850 No Water St Lancaster. County Yo Ag teachers meet January 6 430 pm at Garden Spot High School. Ephrata Adult Partner Class January 7 7 30 pm on income tax credits depreciation schedules.
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Garden Spot High School
Ephrata
Gov vetoes out of state milk resale bill
Gov Scranton vetoed a bill targeting Pennsylvania milk dealers who buy out of state for resale. He argued it burdens interstate commerce and conflicts with the U S Constitution and Congress power to regulate trade. Continued on page 9.
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Scranton
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Milk Control Commission
Congress
US Supreme Court
Penn Manor to Hold Farm Welding Course
A farm welding course offered by Penn Manor Bash School begins January 4 and runs five consecutive Tuesday nights at 7 30 pm. Dressel Welding Company furnishes welding machines and a $5 registration covers materials. Continued on Page 4.
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Lancaster Farming to Print Special Farm Show Issue Next Week
Lancaster Farming to feature its annual Farm Show issue next week. The edition will include a complete events schedule and show features. The issue traditionally highlights Future Farmers of America members nominated for the Key Store Degree at the Harrisburg convention alongside Farm Show activities.
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Restrictions On Interstate Hog Shipments Ease Move
The US Department of Agriculture announced eased restrictions on interstate movement of feeder and breeder pigs not vaccinated for hog cholera. Amendments in the Federal Register make vaccination optional for hogs shipped from Phase IV states of the eradication campaign.
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Unseasonably Mild Weather Ahead Through New Year
The forecast calls for warm and fair conditions with unusually mild temperatures through New Year's Day. Clouds increase late Friday afternoon and little measurable precipitation is expected for the rest of the year.
Year round work at Funk Vegetable Farm near Millersville
Amos Funk and his two sons run a 107 acre farm near Millersville growing 23 vegetable varieties from rhubarb in spring to celery at harvest. Winter tasks include celery prep, irrigation pipe maintenance, strawberry mulch, and sweet potato storage checks. To keep busy they built three plastic covered greenhouse houses heating with an oil fired furnace costing about 37 dollars weekly. Two tomato varieties Michigan 138 and Michigan Ohio grow in one house under tight production schedule.
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Amos Son
Andy
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Michigan-Ohio
Agri Research Advances With New Funds in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg officials say scientific studies across multiple farm program areas will begin soon funded by a new Advisory Research Fund. Secretary Leland Bull announced after a meeting of the committee created by act of the Legislature and Governor Scranton. The panel reviewed over seventy proposals from various organizations and prioritized urgent problems and impactful solutions.
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Secretary of Agricuture
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