Tractors Rally in Harrisburg Crowned by Illinois Driver
At the Harrisburg Farm Show Arena the first annual Pennsylvan ia Winter National Tractor Pull drew 12 000 spectators over two nights. Seven classes competed for 10 500 in prize money with Jim Wood of Illinois winning the 12 000 pound open class aboard a Cockshutt with a Continental air cooled V 12 engine, pulling about 17 tons down a 200 foot track to beat Ralph Chamberlain in a 1500 hp Allison engine powered rival.
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Harrisburg Farm Show
Pennsylvania
Jim Wood
Illinois
Wood
Ralph Chamberlain Chamberlain
Legal fund formed to aid Wolgemuths in tax case
A state wide defense fund was started to back Wolgemuth Brothers of Mount Joy in their fight against a six percent use tax on feed fuel and litter used in contract broiler operations. The Pennsylvania Poultry Federation voted to support costs and urged donations to the Agricultural Contract Sales Tax Legal Fund.
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Mount Joy
Pennsylvania Sales Tax Bureau
Wolgemuth Brothers
Tax Bureau
Wolgemuth
Board of Directors
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
Wolgemuths
Legal Defense Fund
Federation
Paxton Street
Agricultural Contract Sales Tax Legal Fund
Property Taxes Are Too Low
Lancaster County faces low property taxes, economist Dr Will Lyons says. He cites tax disparities driving skilled labor to Massachusetts and urges tax reform to preserve schools and services while noting the county's balanced economy with agriculture and industry.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster Advertising Club
Tom Paine
Will Lyons
Franklin & Marshall College
Brooklyn
Lancaster
Massachusetts
Lyons
Barn blaze wipes out Lititz farm barn and equipment
At Jay R Foreman’s farm 75 firemen fought a five hour blaze that destroyed the barn and its equipment. Foreman valued losses at about 75000 dollars with cows saved and milking to resume in a week. Fire crews cleared debris and prepared a subfloor so milking could begin in the lower area.
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Jay R Foreman
Lititz A. Foreman
Brunnerville
Lititz
Brickerville
John Farrington
Foreman
Manheim
Ephrata
Farm Calendar Events At Local Venues And Dates
Farm Calendar lists events for January including Red Rose Club meeting at Hereford steel cab distribution at New Holland Sales Barn on January 27 at 9:30 am. January 29 features Octorara Young Farmers meeting and Red Rose Officers Installation at Octorara High School and New Holland High School activities at 7:45 pm.
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Red Rose Club
Hereford Steel Cab
New Holland
Young Farmers Meeting
Vo Ag
Red Rose
New Holland High School
Chester County Soils Meeting
Understanding Soil
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Vernon Miller
East Petersburg
Lancaster Farming
Legal Fund
Tax Board
Kenneth Longacre
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