County Vegetable Growers Schedule Meeting
The County Vegetable Growers announce a full day program chaired by H Funk with 1959 events at the Millers RD1 site. Sessions cover soil testing irrigation disease control labor housing rules and future market trends ending with a Q&A at 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Funk
Millers
Neaster County
Carlton Tay - Psu
J O. Pepper
Ension
M Wilson
Penna. Farr’s Assn
Jude
JO. Dutt
Exsion
Collins McSparran
Local Trio Reelected to Farm Group Posts
A trio of county farmers were returned to top posts in a state farm organization this week. Amos H. Funk was reelected president of the Penna Vegetable Growers Assn at the annual meeting on the Penn State Campus. Rudolph Grob of Millersville RD 1 was reelected state secretary treasurer and Paul Rowe of Strasburg RD 1 was reelected to the board of directors.
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Amos H. Funk
Penna Vegetable Growers Assn
Penn State
Rudolph Grob
Millersville
Paul Rowe
Strasburg
Recognizing Longtime Crop Reporters at Farm Show
Brisburg will honor H. S. Royer of Krata and Ernest W. Eshelman of Gordonville January 15 at the Farm Show for 35 plus years of volunteer crop reporting. Dewey O. Boster of the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service notes Royer since 1920 and Eshelman since 1924 have contributed consistent data, receiving certificates of appreciation at a statewide crop reporters meeting with Agriculture Secretary W L Henning presenting the awards.
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Brisburg
Lancaster County
Ter
H. S. Royer
Krata
Ernest W. Eshaan
Gordonville
Dewey O. Boster
Royer
Eshel
Eshelman
Boster
W L. Henning
County TB Test Starts Monday In Harris County
Harris County farm groups are reminded that a three year cattle test for Tuberculosis will begin Monday. The program covers county herds not part of individual herd plans and allows owners to arrange testing with a local tester between the start and pasture season for their cattle.
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V. J. B. Mayer
Bureau Nimal Industry
Harris
County Farm
Lancaster County Farmers Honored at State Potato Banquet
Lancaster County will be honored through two outstanding potato growers at the Penna. Co op Potato Growers Assn banquet on January 15 in Harrisburg. Victor J. Denlinger of Paradise had the state's third highest 1958 yield at 773 bushels per acre, and Leroy Kreider of Kinzers was second with 726 bushels. Denlinger previously held the 1948 state championship.
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Lancaster County
Penna. Co-op Potato Growers Assn
Harrisburg
Victor J. Denlinger
Paradise
Leroy Kreider
Kinzers
Dilinger
Lancaster Farming Farm Show Preview Section
The issue features a complete preview with the show schedule and reports on the county 16 Keystone Farmer FFA award winners and related highlights.
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Lancaster
Farm Calendar January meetings across Lancaster County
January schedule lists Society No 2 and Society No 7 meetings in Lancaster County Poultry Association Barbecue at Center, 2 5 p.m. Fulton Grange Oaklyn Grange Hall hosts events January 12 and 26. 4-H Tractor club meets January 12 at 1959 organization site. PP&L Building Lancaster hosts 4-H Electric Club January 14 10 a.m. ASC committee meets January 15 7 30 p.m. Northern meeting at Landis Bros Farm Equipment Manheim January 15 Society 15 January 17 Societies 8 3 9 12 18 meet. Vegetable Growers Field Day January 21 Guernsey Pavilion 10 a.m. Fulton Grange January 26 8 p.m. Lane Co Extension Assn Farm Bureau and Lane Co Farm Bureau Cooperative meet January 27 8 p.m. and 1 p.m.
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Lancaster Co. Poultry Assn
Center
Fulton Grange
Oaklyn Grange
Lancaster County
Conestoga Farm Supply
Quarryville
Pike
Pp&l
Lancaster
Lance Co
ASC
Landis Bros
Manhein
Guernsey Pavilion
Oaklyn Grange Hall
Lane. Co. Extension Association
Farm Bureau
Lance. Co. Farm Bureau Cooperative
Broiler Chick Placements Up 22 Percent
Placement of broiler chicks for week ending Jan increased 22 percent to 873000 and were 25 percent above the same week in 1958. Eggs set for production totaled 1477000 up 23 percent from the prior week with total hatching Jan 3 24 about two percent below last year.
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Jan. J
Del
N. Car
Ala
Louisiana
California
Farm Price Index Drops Three Points
Harrisburg reports a three point drop in Pennsylvania’s farm price index for all products to 238 as of December 15, with dairy, eggs, and broiler chick prices pulling the index down. Corn, wheat, oats, soybeans, and apples rose, and beef cattle values offset hog declines, while the national index fell two percent to 246 percent of the 1910-14 base.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Hatchings Rise Markedly in Early Year Totals
Report notes 285 million hatchings, up from 24.6 million last year, with total hatchings January 3 to 24 projected at 2 11 percent above last year.
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Na. Grange
Robert H Kauffman
Manheim RD
Kauffman
Elvin Hess, Jr
Strasburg RD
Hess
Lancaster, Strasburg
New Holland
Ounty
County Farmers Barn
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