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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1965
Page
1
The USDA proposes five official feeder pig grades US No 1 US No 2 US No 3 Medium and Cull. The Livestock Division notes there were no official grades earlier and current market reports rely on 1949 suggested standards. Grades would be based on slaughter potential and thriftiness to standardize marketing and reporting.
Plans for a Farm and Home Center in Lancaster County move forward with a 105 acre Route 230 By-Pass site deed transfer from Elmer L Esbenshade. Levit Brubaker leads the Farm Gifts Division as other Foundation officers observe the gift to launch a $200 000 fundraising challenge by July 1 1965.
July schedule lists a plant materials short course at Penn State University. July 6 to 8 features Southeastern Pa 4H Leadership School at Cocoa Inn Hershey with events at 7 30 pm. New Providence 4H Club meets July 38 10 am at New Providence Elementary. Livestock club activities noted on page 445.
John W Eshelman and Sons, makers of Red Rose Feeds, announce the purchase of Hespenheide and Thompson, Inc of York Pennsylvania. The acquired firm has marketed the Premier Brand feed line and related products.
Eighteen year old Linda Lou Welk was selected to represent Lancaster County in the 1965 dairy princess year. She will attend dairy functions, speak to 4-H groups, and compete in the Pennsylvania Dairy Princess pageant July 23rd and 24th in Towanda. Linda represents area 14 and will be accompanied by county director Mrs Herbert Royer.
About 20 area farmers met at the Albram Groff farm in Mount Joy for a feeder meeting sponsored by International Stock Food Corp. Dr Edward J Czarnetzky of the Miner Institute in Chazy New York spoke via live telephone link about practical on farm nutrition and its need to be paired with sound management to feed animals properly.
Levi Brubaker presents land donor Elmer L. Esben shade with a silver dollar minted in his birth year as the Farm Gifts Division secures a legally complete transfer of land to the Farm and Home Center. The ceremony accompanies the Fort and Homesite project along the Route 230 Bypass.
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