Farm Show displays praised by state agriculture head
Harrisburg January 13 State Secretary of Agriculture Widham L Henning praised farm women for entries of food clothing and homemaking at the 1758 Pennsylvania Farm Show calling the exhibits a consumer’s show He noted despite Sputniks and missiles farm families continue home baking canning and making clothing He also remarked farm mothers help curb juvenile delinquency and that farm youth are taking to riding horses for recreation rather than hot rodding cars.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Jagnculture
Widham L Henning
Henning
Farm Show Highlights 4-H Pony Clubs and Women’s Education
The Farm Show showcased 4-H pony and light horse drills and contests in the large arena. State agriculture chief Henning praised farm women for supporting education and consumer displays at the Farm Show and Penn State University main door, stressing the show as a consumer event.
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Pennsylvania
4- II Club
Henning
Farm Women’s Organization
Pennsylvania State University
Two County 4-H Winners Take Grand and Reserve Wether Prizes
Lancaster County 4 H Lamb Feeding Club members Mary K Keene and David Lapp led open class fat lambs at the Farm Show with grand and reserve championships. Read among strong showings by Cheviots Shropshires Hampshire and Southdowns with multiple top placings across weights and breeds.
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Lancaster County
Wethers
Mary K Keene
Christiana
David Lapp
Bareville
Southdowns
Miss Keene
Cheviots
Jay Fought
Mechanicsburg
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Neffsville
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Chestnut Hill
Jay
Dorothy Hartle
Bellefonte
Square Dance Program Opens Farm Show Night
The Farm Show hosted a square dance program Tuesday night led by Chaun Cey P Lang, assistant teacher at Penn State University. About 400 skilled performers participated in the lively event.
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Chauncey P Lang
Penn State University
Christmas Trees To Bring Lower Wholesale Prices
Harrisburg January 13 Commercial Christmas tree growers were told to expect a cut in wholesale prices in 1958. J B Althouse of the Federal State Crop Reporting Service said the prediction came after a statewide survey of 2600 growers. He attributed the price slash to last year’s retail price cutting and noted 93 percent of growers provided information with about 95 percent classed as commercial growers.
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J. B. Althouse
Federal
Althouse
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