County DHIA May Milk Yields Highlight Local Herds
In May the Red Carey Herds and Mowrey Frey Lancaster group led with high butterfat, reporting 1 750 pounds total milk and 40 percent test. Shelly Manheim Ki saw 18 813 pounds of milk at 88 percent, while Ray Hoover Gap Ri tied near 800 pounds of butterfat. Thirty-six herds posted 50 pounds or more.
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Red Cary
Assn
Associa H
Mowrey Freyancaster RZ
George
Stevens
Shelly
Manheim RI
Judy
Ray Hoover
Gap Ri
Red Rose
Lamb Club
J. Ld Frey
Maytown
John Reifsnyder
Agen Farms
Ann- Lancaster County
Clearview
Ralph Gamber
Lancaster
County Farms
Duiller
Harrisburg
Competilztown
UA F
Raymond
Louise Witmer
Willow Street Ri
Pen-Del
Lindencamp Receives Dairy Herd Award
UNIVERSITY PARK H Harold Lindecamp of Peach Bottom Pennsylvania. He received a certificate of recognition for 11 years as Dairy Herd Improvement Association supervisor in Lancaster County. The award was given at the Association of Pennsylvania annual meeting.
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Harold Lindecamp
Peach Bottom
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Lancaster County
The
Association of Pennsylvania
Corn Growing Panel Trials Wheel Track Planting
A Solanco Young Farmers panel reports on wheel track planting experiments by 63 year old Mr Hess and others. Three soil treatments across 70 acres show weed differences versus conventional plots as farmers observe field results at Lefever’s farm. Skepticism and curiosity mix as participants weigh future use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solanco
William Fredd
Ziegler Hess
Quarryville
Fredd
Young Farmer’s Association
Tl. F
Hess
Solanco Young Farmers Association
Wm Fredd
James Lefever
Lefever
Christiana Ri
Everett Kreider
Hay Fire Damages East Lampeter Barn In Township
A large frame barn on Aaron Kolb’s East Lampeter farm burned Tuesday afternoon due to hot hay. The blaze caused about 17 000 in damage, with insurance covering the 15 000 structure and 32 000 in hay and dairy feed. About 250 to 300 volunteers and nearby fire crews fought the flames, hauling smoldering hay to fields. High moisture hay stored indoors self heated to ignition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lampeter Township
Aaron Kolb
Melvin
Willow Road
Wilmer
Eden
Leola
Leacock
Crop Summary Barley Harvest Begins Amid Moisture Variability
Pennsylvania farmers report mixed progress as soil moisture spurs corn and tobacco growth while rain disrupts hay making. Barley fields see limited combine activity due to wet days and tough grain, with most barley not yet ripe for threshing. Strawberries peak has passed in southern and central counties but light picking continues. snap beans show rapid growth. Insect and weed control programs active in vegetable areas.
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Pennsylvania
State Crop Reporting Service
Wildlife Club Reports From Potter County Trip
Lititz 4 H Wildlife club members answered roll call by wildlife observed. Melvin Long presented findings from a Potter County trip with color slides. President Jay Foreman led the meeting at John M Buckwalter home in Lititz.
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Lititz
4-H Wildlife Club
John M. Buckwalter
Melvin Long
Potter County
Long
Jay Foreman
Linda Stauffer
Japanese Beetle Invasion Looms in Local Garden Areas
Chester County Agent Robt. A. Powers Jr. warns a Japanese beetle invasion is near. Millions of beetles ready to invade endangering roses and grapes unless stern measures are taken to stop them.
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Chester County
Robt. A. Powers, Jr
Cooking Club Elects Officers at Conestoga Valley High
Miss Lois Clymer was named president of the Conestoga 4-H Cooking club at the organizational meeting in Conestoga Valley High School. Ellen Overgaard was elected vice president, Jean Clymer secretary, and Julia Landis treasurer. Adult leaders include Joyce Denlinger Mrs Alvera Tiess and Karen Boran.
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Lois Clymer
Conestoga Valley High School
Ellen Overgaard
Jean Clymer
Julia Landis
Joyce Denlinger
Alvera Tiess
Karen Boran
Five Day Weather Forecast
The forecast projects temperatures near the normal range from 65 degrees at night to 85 in the afternoon for the next five days. Cooler air arrives Saturday and Sunday, then warms on Monday before cooling again later in the period. Precipitation is expected to total about 0.1 to 0.5 inches toward the period’s end.
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Yo County
Dhia
Faye
H. J. Lindencamp
University Park—J
East Lampeter
Wildlife Club
Cooking Club
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