Garden Spot Holds Title At 1959 Penna Farm Show
Lancaster County farmers return from Harrisburg with major trophies as Garden Spot club dominates the 1959 Penna Farm Show. Four of six 4 H baby beef finalists in the junior Championship came from Red Rose, including 1 065 Tb Buddy the Reserve Champion. The Angus shown by Jack Gensler won Grand Champion, marking Carlisle Cumberland County’s first 4 H baby beef Grand Championship in 27 years and lifting Lancaster back into the purple after last year’s county shutout. Red Rose members placed 14 beef entries in the top ten across 11 junior shows, and their Angus group swept top honors in the County Trio contest, yielding five of the top seven spots.
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Lancaster County Farmer
Penna Farm
Harrisburg
Red Rose Club
Buddy
John D. Martin
Marietta
Angus
Jack Gensler
Carlisle
Berland County
Martin
Lancaster County
Donald M. Herr
Refton
Kenneth Miller
Manheim
Billy Hackman
Elizabethtown
Red Rose
Red Rose Beef
Ken Miller
Ackman
Don Herr
John Martin
Hereford
Lancaster Soil Conservation banquet to honor conservation figures
Nine awards will be presented February 27 at the Lancaster County Soil Conservation District Banquet. Key honors include seven Conserva Achievement Awards, a county plaque, and the Outstanding Conservation Farmer plaque themed Teamwork. Principal speaker is Ar t Suruble, with a program at the Yville Methodist church. Reports highlight 1958 activities and continued district growth with three new farmer cooperators and 680 added acres.
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Aster County
Lancaster
Y A. Brubaker
Conserva
Yvile
Methodist
Queens
Penna
Lancaster County Soil Conservation District
Hatchery Data Shows Mixed Broiler Industry Trends
Poultry reports indicate chick placements for the week and January 14 totaled 30,534,000 across 22 states, down 3 percent from the prior week but up 13 percent from last year. Penna shows a notable drop in placements while shipments and indicated broilers for future markets remain uncertain. Indicated broilers for market 10 weeks hence reach about 286 million, down from 25 million a year ago.
State Crop Round Up
The cold spell has delayed field work for Pennsylvania farmers. December snow varied regionally with heavy northwest and light elsewhere. Lack of snow cover endangers small grains, exposing fields and drying soils aided by strong winds. In contrast the plains show a favorable wheat outlook with heavy snow from Rockies to Mississippi.
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Pennsylvania
Northwest
Plains
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Southern Plains
State Young Farmers Honor Elvin Krantz
Elvin B. Krantz of New Providence was named one of Pennsylvania’s four outstanding young farmers at the state Young Farmer convention during the Farm Show. He won the southeastern area OYF plaque, presented by Dean Holler of Manheim, the state president.
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Elvin B. Krantz
New Providence
Krantz
Dean Holler
Manheim
Sire Nugget Named Gold Star Guernsey Sire in Farm Award
SPABC Sire Nugget of McDonald Farms owned by South eastern Pa ABC earns Gold Star Sire honor from the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Progeny record shows 25 daughters with 49 production records averaging 10 461 pounds milk and 508 pounds fat, plus 23 classified daughters averaging 835 Desirable.
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McDonald Farms
Guernsey
Southeastern Pa Artificial Breeding Cooperative
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Six Meetings to Feature Plant Parasite Control
Six meetings will discuss new pests harming crops and timely control methods for farmers. Specialists Dr. Carlton Taylor J O Pepper and George Berggren will lead sessions January 20 to January 23 at locations including Singer's display room Smoketown and Wenger's Buck with agendas for general and specialized farmer groups.
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Sloat
Carlton Taylor
J. O. Pepper
George Berggren
Singer’s
Glick Banks
Smoketown
Farm S Bureau
Wenger’s
Buck
Farm Bureau
L. Brubaker’s
Lititza RD
Farm Management Short Course Set for Lancaster County
Lancaster County extension staff announce a four session Farm and Home Management Short Course for farm families. The kickoff meeting is 9:30 a.m. January 22 in the Assembly room of the North Queen Street Branch Lancaster County National Bank. Additional sessions are February 5 19 and March 5 with topics on keeping records and 4 H events. Cynthia W Engle notes a January 26 4 H Club leadership training at the Farm Bureau auditorium for winter schedule alignment.
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Lancaster County
Penn State
Harry Sloat
Cynthia W Engle
Asstent
North Queen Street
Lancaster County National Bank
Lancaster
Cyniia W Engle
Farm Bureau
Dillesville Rd
Tumes
Engle
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Hershey
Chamfe Ffa Conservation Ser
Gerald Gremer
Nem
Iice
Activi
William Fredd
Sadsbury Twp
Christiana RD
Isaac S Shirk
East Eart RD
Ernest J. Lauder
W Hempfield
Lancaster RD
The
Soil Conservation Service
SCD
Hutchings
State Young Farmers
Elvin Krantz
SPABC
Gold Star’ Bank
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