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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1958
Page
14
About 80 Pa Flying Farmers participated in parts of a two day program during Farm Show Week. The event took place despite bad flying weather, especially in western and northern Pennsylvania, with activities on January 1 and 16.
Members of the Flying Farmers group attended an all day meeting with the Pa Aeronautics Commission at the Penn Harris Hotel. John W. Macfarlane opened the session and H Gail Kimmel presided. Discussions covered air search and rescue, high density air traffic zone procedures, and plans for the National Convention in New York in August 1958.
Elliott Brown of Elton Farms Rose Hill Iowa was elected president of the American Angus Association the world's largest group of registered beef cattle breeders. Brown son of John B Brown and Irene Brown has served six years on the board and was vice president last year with prior glory from showing Lucky Strike to interbreed grand championship in 1929 and breeding ten International Grand Champion animals.
Martin Staub of Meyersdale Somerset County joined a 3 member team presenting a table etiquette demonstration in one of twenty nine home making teams at the Farm Show on Tuesday.
Grand champion Sunnyside 10M led by L E Lentz of Sunnyside Farm Felton York County. Reserve grand champion Hull top Molle Beatrass M4 shown by Harold Zimmerman Millersburg RD 1 Dauphin County. Grand Show Girl II by C Warren Leininger Denver RD 2 Lancaster County. Reserve grand champion Pleasant Valley Alice shown by William M Kauffman York RD 3 York County. Best large male White Cornish Harry G Aurand McClure Snyder County. Best large female Black Sumatra H Dale Rice Landisburg Ferry County. Best large trio Buff Cochine Elmer Potterger Mechanicsburg Cumberland County. Best female Golden Seabright B E Star Harnsburg Dauphin County. Best male Mulle Fleur Booted Bantam Mrs Anna Freeburn Penbrook Dauphin. Best bantam trio clear legged Fiingle Bantam Cleaver Farms Oley Berks County. Best turkey Broad Breasted Bronze Kenhaus Farms Mechanicsburg Cumberland County.
The report lists gilt sales at the farm show with consignors including Woodrow O. Walbert Alburtis Lehigh County and J Harold Little Hanover, detailing buyers such as John L Griest Adams County Mahoning Creek Farms Smicksburg and Charles Nash Ohio. It notes 33 animals sold for total 2995 and 24 animals for 2825. The average per animal was 90.75 and 117.70 respectively.
Ralph Bonewitz of Kansas State College reports studies showing higher milking frequency increases milk output. Evidence indicates cows at two years average 20 percent more milk with three daily milkings versus two. at three years 17 percent more. and at four years and older 15 percent more.
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