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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1970
Page
1
Dr Porter, an agri specialist, says feeding large amounts of feed at milking time is inefficient. At Dairymen's Day the Farm and Home Center, Porter TM advocates a complete ration including grain hay and silage to boost milk production and feed efficiency for future gains.
The Lancaster County Agricultural and Home Economics Extension Association will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday evening February 10 at the Farm and Home Center Auditorium. A 6 45 p m roast beef dinner precedes the program. Dr William H Duncan president Millersville State College will speak on Communicating with Today's Youth. The Counts Society of Farm Women's Chorus will perform. Five directors will be elected to a three year term.
Ho tel York 800 p.m. Southern Lancaster meeting continues on page 3.
Karen High of Leola discusses her 4H farming passion and steer projects. The Red Rose Baby Beef Club member and 1969 State 4 H Judging team veteran introduces her two black steers and her sister Linda with her first steer, noting their calm demeanor during a recent photo.
Penn State dairy specialist Joe Taylor told the El Joy Farmers Cooperative annual meeting that dairymen face heavy investments and must maintain larger herds to profit. He cited Penn State data showing average 30 cow operations with about $44 000 invested and $4 900 annual income, while 100 cow herds borrow heavily and earn more but require sound financial management.
Three national poultry leaders outlined a voluntary price control concept at the Lancaster County Poultry Association meeting. They described creating a producer information service to gauge market reality and route surplus eggs to breakers, aiming for steadier prices and limited producer risk across 95 percent of output.
A National Pork Council study shows cities with pork advertising posting a 54 percent rise in fresh pork sales and a net 26 percent increase after accounting for a natural rise in control cities. The campaign aimed at Eugene, Portland, Erie, and Fresno with 13 cents per capita media spend on newspaper and radio. Attitudes toward pork improved 3 to 20 percent on factors like convenience, safety, nutrition, digestibility, and fat content.
A new weekly grain price report will appear on the market pages of Lancaster Farming. It averages prices quoted by six local grain and feed firms cooperating in the project.
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