PFA backs Benson move to cut dairy price supports
The Pennsylvania Farmers Association urged Secretary Benson to reduce dairy manufactured product price supports to 75 percent of parity effective April 1, arguing it aligns with federal law and PFA policy. It warned that continued high supports could lead to cow quotas and government interference harming farmers.
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Pennsylvania Farmers’ Asso Sald
Benson
PFA Board of Directors
Ezra Benson
Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association Board of Directors
Pennsylvania Farmers’ Asso Board of Directors
Pennsylvania
Secretary of Agriculture
Local Contacts and Phone Listings for Monroe Babcock and Bob Decker
Directory style notes list Monroe C Babcock of Route 4 Manheim Pa with two phone lines MO 5 4705 and Madison 5872 and Bob Decker of R D 1 Milford New Jersey with Milford 4 4909 listed as contact numbers for local residents.
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Russell Mease
Manheim
Bob Decker
R. D
Milford
New Jersey
Manheim Central High Earns Top Egg Display Award
The Manheim FFA chapter again earns the best display award in the vo ag department at Manheim Central High School. The FFA chapter previously won the award in 1948 49 52 54 and 1955.
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Manheim Central High
Agai
Vo-Ag
Manheim
FFA
Fluid milk price unlikely to be affected much by supports change
The PFA president said after a long period the fluid milk price might fall slightly due to lower price supports for ice cream butter and cheese. But most Pennsylvania milk is sold as fluid milk so total dairying income would not be greatly impacted.
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PFA
Pennsylvania
State Vegetable Conference At Penn State End Month
Pennsylvania vegetable growers plan a two day conference and annual meeting at the Nit tany Lion Inn University Park January 29 30 with horticultural experts from the Eastern Seaboard. Topics include nematodes systemic insecticides storms runner control irrigation and weed control. Dr H R Fortmann and Dr R E Larson will welcome attendees with about 11 Penn State faculty members and representatives from the University of Kentucky Massachusetts and Associated Seed Growers Inc New Haven Conn participating.
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Pennsylvania
Seaboard
Nittany Lion Inn
University Park
State Vegetable Growers Association
California
H R Fortmann
Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station
R E Larson
Penn State
University of Kentucky
University of Massachusetts
Associated Seed Growers Inc
New Haven
Conn
Klarwin Farms Guernseys Rated By Club Official
C W Brown of Klarwin Farms in Nottingham and Peterborough New Hampshire had his Guernsey herd classified for type by L C Colebank official classifier for the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Of 27 cows classified five were Very Good ten Desirable and six Acceptable.
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Peterborough
N. H
W. Brown
Klarwin Farms
Nottingham
L. C. Colebank
Knoxville
Tenn
American Guernsey Cattle Club
State Farm Products Used in School Lunches
Bulletin in the Future Homemakers of America booth notes use of State Farm products in school lunches.
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Future Homemakers of America
Farm Show Highlights PA School Lunch Use of State Farm Products
The Farm Show emphasizes that Pennsylvania school lunch programs rely on Pennsylvania farm products. This showcases local agriculture support and boosts state producers by supplying schools with regional commodities.
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Mark
Biggs
Russia
Babcock
Babcock Hatchery
Lancaster County Branch
Lititz
Madison
Manet
Eve
Wilbur Hosler
Mark Hosler
Clair Hoffer
Chester Hoffer
Stu
MacqUarts
Columbia Pike
Denver
Allen H. Matz
Haverstick Bros
Lancaster
Conestoga Farm Service
Quarryville Ph
Elizabethtown Farmers Supply Inc
Lauder Bros
New Holland
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