Producers Co op Votes to Stay Independent
At a special Pequea Valley High School meeting Tuesday night loyal stockholders rejected a proposed exchange that would have folded the egg marketing cooperative into a statewide organization. The vote 150 to 54 upheld the independent status of the Producers Cooperative Exchange.
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Producers Cooperative Excange
E Pequea Valley High School
Pennsylvia Farm Bureau Cooperat Association
Producers Cooperative Kchange
Producers Operative Exchange
Farm Women 12 Hear Delegates
The Society of Farm Women No. 12 met at Mrs James Fry's home with co-hostess Mrs Amer Ressler. Miss Janet Fry and Miss Joyce Fisher sang duets and Miss Fry sang a solo. Reports from the state convention were given by Mrs Lester Sigman and president Mrs Willis Glick. The group voted to raise dues to 200 annually payable in October. They plan to sew for the American Cancer Society on February 21 at Mrs William Shenk's home. The next meeting is February 17 at 2 pm at Mrs Willis Glick's home.
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Society of Farm Women No. 12
James Fry
Amer Ressler
Janet Fry
Joyce Fisher
Fur Pelt Care Demonstrated At 4 H Club
Marvin Shenk and Jay Foreman demonstrated fur pelt care and skinning at the Lititz 4H Wildlife club meeting held at Anette Long home Lititz R3. Foreman showed a flushing bar and described placing it on a tractor to scare wildlife from the mower path.
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Marvin Shenk
Jay Foreman
Lititz
Wildlife Club
Anette Long
Lancaster County joins fallout data network for civil defense
County SCS plans to assemble data on radioactive fallout as part of a national network. Ivan McKeever, U S Soil Conservation Service state conservationist, says Lancaster will provide instructions to farmers for soil crop and livestock management in case of an atomic attack. W Martin Muth received monitoring instructions in Harrisburg.
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Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Ivan McKeever
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
McKeever
Soil Conservation Service
Harrisburg
W. Martin Muth
Milk Quotas Face Dairies Warned by Co-op Leader
O H Hoffman general manager of the Quarryville and Southern Lancaster County dairy cooperative says quotas, if they come, will be based on 1961 figures. He warns against the belief that quotas will reward higher production and notes widespread misinformation about quota options. He does not know what will happen next.
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Quarryville
Lancaster County
O. H. Hoffman
Hoffman
Agindustry Needs More Trained Men Says Editor
Lancaster Farming editor Jack Owen told Solanco Future Farmers at the 25th anniversary banquet that agriculture can absorb more high school graduates and that industry needs twice as many college trained farm boys as are available. He cited growth in Solanco High School and urged farmers to look to the good new days.
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Aginindustry
Jack Owen
Lancaster Farming
Solanco Future Farmers
Parent and Son
Owen
Agindustry
Soil Conservation Parley Scheduled For Philadelphia
Harrisburg Pennsylvania hosts the 16th annual convention of the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts at the Sheraton Philadelphia from February 4 to 9. More than 2 000 delegates from all states attend with officials including Governor Lawrence U S Secretary Orville Freeman and Philadelphia Mayor Dilworth to welcome and address the gathering.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
National Association of Sel Conservation Districts
Sheraton Hotel
Philadelphia
Keystone State
Hershey
Middle West
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Commonwealth
Richardson Dilworth
David L. Lawrence
U. S
Orville Freeman
William L Henning
Lyle Carpenter
The
Future Farmers of America
Roy D Hockensmith
Soil Conservation Society of America
William
Poultry Assn Holds Election and Bylaw Change
Lancaster County poultry men voted Thursday to amend bylaws allowing appointment of committeemen at large by the board of directors. At the annual meeting, six directors were elected for three year terms including John Copenhaver Elizabeth town and Jay Greider Mount Joy as egg handlers and hatchery spokesmen. Growers elected Mark Hosler Manheim and Carl Harnish Conestoga. returning to the board were Raymond Stoner Eden Road and Charles Warfel H Conestoga. Officers to be chosen February 1 from the board.
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Lancaster County Poultrymen
Lancaster Poultry Center
John Copenhaver
Elizabethtown
Jay Greider
Mount Joy
Mark Hosler
Manheim R3
Carl Harnish
Conestoga
Raymond Stoner
Eden Road
Charles Warfel H
Five Day Weather Forecast Temperatures Rise Mild Period
The five day outlook shows temperatures averaging three to nine degrees above normal with nights near 24 and afternoons around 39. Precipitation ranges from 0.4 to 0.8 inch, mainly rain early and light snow flurries late. mild overall, colder late weekend, and a slight rebound at the period end.
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Pequea Valley
Pennsylvania State University
Farm Outlook
County Extension Service Production Credit Building
Roseville Road
New Holland Farm Show
Liberty Fire Hall
Solanco Young Farmers Meeting
Solanco High School
National Convention of Soil Conservationistrict
Sheraton
Farm Bureau
Dullerville Road
Willis Glick
Conestoga R2
SCS
Solanco
Quarryville Fagh School
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