Farm Calendar shows January to April farm events and courses
The listing outlines farm related events and short courses from January through April including milk and cream testing, general farming short courses at Pennsylvania State University, state farm show, poultry and dairy meetings, farm women society programs, and various short courses on livestock, fertilization, and grain handling in Lancaster and surrounding counties. Key venues include Harrisburg, Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Rohrstown with dates from January 2 to May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Bucks
Philadelphia
Delaware
Farm Society
Daniel Eshleman
Elizabethtown
State Farm Women’s Society
Harrisburg
State Farm Show
Harrisburg State
Farm Women’s Society
Paradise
New Holland Farmers Day Association, Inc
American Legion
Rohrerstown
New Holland
James Wolgemuth
Bareville
Rosetown
Manheim
Lancaster County
Pomona’ Grange
YWCA
Lancaster
Rural Electrification
Elwood
Emily) Bickness
Frog Hollow Road
Oxford RD
Lancaster County Agricultural Council
Farm Society No
Edith Longenecker
Manheim RD
Friendly Farmers Club
James Wood
Nottingham
Pennsylvania State University
DHIA
Pennsylvania U
Kerr Buys Aberdeen Angus Herd For KerrMac Farms
Senator Kerr and Dr. McGee announced the November 22 purchase of about 800 Aberdeen Angus cattle from Essar Ranch San Antonio Texas. The herd led by Sunbeam 328th will move to Kerr Ranch in Le Flore County Oklahoma with Dr. Paul Keesee managing. portions stay near Oklahoma City and 40 cows are sold to Albert Gore and Grady Gore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert §. Kerr
Oklahoma
McGee
Essar Ranch
San Antonio
Texas
Tom Slick
Kerr Ranch
le Flore ‘County
Oklo
Paul Keesee
Mr. McGee
Bluff Creek
Oklahoma City
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Grady Gore
Kerr
McGee Wall
KerMac
Farm dip to continue in 1956 income decline
An Agriculture Department official states farm income for 1956 will fall about 5 percent from 1955’s expected 10.6 billion dollars, which itself was 10 percent below 1954 earnings, signaling a continued downturn for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Winter Fishing Dates In State Waters Set
Harrisburg officials announce winter fishing allowed in all waters controlled by the Department of Forests and Waters and in inland waters stocked by the Fish Commission. Promised Land Lake is closed to ice fishing to protect the fish population. all Forests and Waters lakes must cease at nightly closing time.
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Harrisburg
Maurice K. Goddard
Department of Forests and Waters
William Voigt, Jr
The
Fish Commission
Department
Commission
Promised Land Lake
Hawley
Route 39
Winter fishing rules extend to all inland waters
The state allows panfish fishing year round in open water and through ice on all inland waters stocked by the Fish Commission. Tip ups may be used for pickerel and yellow perch through January only, with a maximum of five tip ups at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
The
Fish Commission
Air Conditioning Usage Rising Across Nation
A recent survey reports one in twenty two homes has some air conditioning. Twenty eight percent of purchases were health driven. Nearly half of units install in bedrooms with 34 percent in living rooms. Renters account for 23.7 percent. The most popular size is the three quarter ton unit.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grassland Parsang Short Course
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Angus
Essar
West Willow Farmers Association
West Willow, Pa
Tion
Musser
Uruden
Donegal
Musser Leghorn Farms
Mount Joy
Angelic Choir
Bing Crosby