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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1956
Page
8
Harold B. Endslow of Alleman heads Lancaster County Tobacco Growers for a fourth term after reelections at the Lancaster County Tobacco Show. Incumbent officers were also reelected.
The Farm Calendar reports the 1956 Harrisburg Farm Show exhibits with judging highlights. Lancaster and York growers led in tobacco classes with Park G Shaubach named overall Filler B and wrapper champion, as weather impacts displays noted. The calendar lists January to March farm society meetings and short courses across Pennsylvania.
Roy M Rohrer emerged as overall binder champion in the under 26 inches class and also won the over 26 inches category with fierce competition from Shaubach, Snyder, and Stehman. Park G Shaubach and Lizzie Snyder represent Manheim R4 while Holtwood R2 entries include Larry Nissley.
The Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association of Lancaster County reports 1615 cows across 79 herds in the Dec 1955 Owner-Sampler testing supervised by Carl Diller. Top producers include John M. Huber Jr and Ammon Kreider among others with herds yielding high butterfat and milk totals.
Willow Bend's Barbara, an eight year old registered Guernsey cow owned by John A Breneman of Willow Street, Pa., produced 9 263 lbs of milk and 500 lbs of fat in the American Guernsey Cattle Club Herd Improvement Registry. The record equals 4400 quarts of milk while tested over 305 days with two daily milkings.
A sequence of Holstein cow entries with names such as Dolly Gingach Jenny Stella Cindy and owners like Leamon Wenger Bareville and Washington Boro. Each line notes freshening dates milk yields test percentages and butterfat figures.
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