Three Generations Recognized as Crop Reporters in Pa Show
Three generations of Graybill Hershey family reporters from Manheim will be honored at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show. The award honors twelve veteran crop reporters for long service and regular reporting to the State Crop Reporting Service. State Secretary William L Henning will present at the fourth annual meeting on Thursday Jan 11.
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Graybill Hershey
Manheim
Pennsylvania
Hershey
Daniel
William L Henning
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Commonwealth
Tobacco Sales Open Season Opens Week in Lancaster County
The Lancaster County tobacco market began this week with Consolidated Cigar Corp and P. Lorillard Co opening with contract books on Wednesday and most buyers joining Thursday. Consolidated and P. Lorillard bid 30 and 20, American Tobacco Gen offering 25 to 30 for wrappers and 15 to 20 for fillers, General Cigar Co paying 30 and 20, and Bloch Brothers purchasing some crops at 27, as the season starts.
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Lancaster County
Consolidated Cigar Corp
P. Lorillard Co
American Tobacco Gn
General Cigar‘Co
Bloch Brothers
Consolidated
Auctioneers Hold Meet in Harrisburg
The 16th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association convened yesterday at the Penn Harris Hotel Harrisburg and continues today. Colonel Bernard Hart executive secretary of the National Auctioneers Association will speak at tonight's banquet. his offices are in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association
Penn Harris Hotel
Harrisburg
J. Omar Landis
Bernard Hart
National Auctioneers Association
Frankfort
Indiana
Farm Calendar highlights State Farm Show and local meetings
The calendar lists the Pennsylvania State Farm Show in Harrisburg January 8 to 12 with the full schedule in the Farm Show section. Events include January 11 Lampeter Strasburg Young Farmers meeting at Lampeter Strasburg High School on Income Tax, January 13 chicken barbecue at the Poultry Center Roseville Road with takeouts, and January 15 Soil Conservation District Directors meeting at Lancaster County Court House.
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Harrisburg
Lampeter - Strasburg
Lampeter- Strasburg High School
Poultry Center
Roseville Road
Lancaster County Poultry Association
Lancaster County Soil Conservation Se
Court House
Lancaster
Fred Frey wins five acre corn contest in Lancaster County
Fred Frey of Twin Oaks Farms Quarryville wins with 170.2 bushels per acre on Pfister FSX19 planted May 10. Second is Harold Rohrer with 161.8 bushels on Funk G91 planted May 17. Other top yields include Levi and Clinton Rohrer 157.5 on Funk G93 and Clarence Keener 154.8 on May 17.
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Fred Frey
Twin Oaks Farms
Quarryville R2
Lancaster County
Frey
Clinton Rohrer
Lititz
Clarence Keener, Sr
Carl Shelly
Manheim RL
Jay Garber
Lancaster RG
Lloyd Sensenig
Ephrata
Pennsylvania State University
Farm Show Section Preview and Contents
The Lancaster Farming annual Farm Show section spans pages 5 through 12 and includes a preview story, profiles of Lancaster County state degree winners in FHA and FFA, the complete Farm Show schedule, and other Farm Show features. Women's Features move to pages 13 and 14 this week.
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Lancaster Farming
Lancaster County
FHA
FFA
Farm Show Theme Land Grant Colleges Centennial Tribute Harrisburg
Harrisburg hosts a centennial tribute honoring land grant colleges and universities nationwide. The event celebrates the nation’s agricultural education heritage with officials and scholars presenting programs and exhibits showcasing rural development and American farming advances.
Noll Sale Tops Holstein Prices At Lancaster Event
A Holstein cow sold for 615 dollars at the Harry Noll dispersal on Centerville Road in Lancaster New Year’s day. Another Holstein brought 600 dollars and a third 590 dollars. The 1962 Pennsylvania Farm Show runs January 8 to 12, highlighting the Century of Progress and Morrill Act heritage with state colleges and universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Noll
Centerville Road
Lancaster
Abraham Lincoln
Lancaster Farming Buys Lititz Record Express
Robert G. Campbell publisher of Lancaster Farming announces purchase of the Lititz Record Express and Record Printing Company. The deal, effective January 1, includes business, equipment, and printing plant, with publication by Campbell and Lancaster Farming joint operation. William N. Young to continue in editorial roles.
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Robert G. Campbell
Lancaster Farming
This Week
Lititz Record Express
The
Record Printing Company
Naner
Record Express
Campbell
William N. Young
Lititz
Rohrer Captures Third Straight Tobacco Show Title
Roy Rohrer of Strasburg Ri won his third consecutive Lancaster County Tobacco Show championship with a long filler hand. J. C. Stehman Lancaster RG displayed top wrapper tobacco while J. Arthur Swarr Landisville showed best binder. The item notes the first FFA exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Rohrer
Strasburg Ri
Lancaster County
Rohrer
J. C. Stehman
Lancaster RG
J. Arthur Swarr
Landisville
FFA
Five Day Weather Outlook With Cold Breaks
The forecast calls for temperatures 3 to 8 degrees below normal 25 at night to 40 by day. Cold starts and ends the period with a milder middle. Rain or snow is expected Saturday Monday and Wednesday with up to an inch of melted precipitation.
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W.L Henning
Far Show Commission
FH_A
Anna Ruth Swanger
Ruth Graybill
Pat Fellenbaum
Frances Mellinger
Janet Ginder
Judy Warfel
Kathleen Hoover
Theresa Huber
Janet Frey
Elayne Erb
Marion McKinsey
Rosalie Kreider
Lititz Record-Express
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