Crops Mixed in Lancaster as USDA Forecasts Vary
USDA forecasts national crop production to be below last year with near record tobacco in Lancaster County. Barley harvest progresses amid storm damage to grain and variable yields. Alfalfa second and third cuts should reach 50 percent blossoms. Seeding deadlines, silage options, and cool, variable July weather are noted by County Agent Max M Smith and the Lancaster Weather Bureau.
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USDA
Lancaster County
Max M Smith
Mr. Smith
Smith
Iowa Aggies Tour County Three Farms
A 33 student Iowa State College of Agriculture farm tour stops at three Lancaster County farms under County Agent Max M Smith. The group includes seniors from ISC and travels by bus on a 6600 mile itinerary visiting New Mexico to Ohio with Dr Frank Gardner and Dr Bruce Taylor along for support.
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Lancaster County
Iowa State College of Agriculture
ISC
Max M Smith
Levi H. Brubaker
Lancaster
Ralph S Martin
Stauffer Homestead
East Earl
Southwest
New Mexico
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
Washington D. C
Mansfield
Ohio
Frank Gardner
ISC Agronomy
Bruce Taylor
Ames
Joint Open Air Song Service at Martin's Church
Invitations issued for an open air song service at Martin's Church Red Run on Sunday at 1 p m Aug 5. Jacob A Weber Ri Denver advises Lancaster Farming.
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Martin’s Church
Red Run
Jacob A. Weber
Denver
Lancaster Farming
Barn Raising on Glick Farm With Help from 90 Helpers
Aaron Glick of Quarryville led a barn-raising on the Glick farm aided by as many as 90 neighbors and friends from Lancaster County and nearby areas. A four month setback from a wind storm was met by Friday and Saturday labor, with the roof set on a 36 by 48 foot structure as church groups and local residents provided meals and support.
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Aaron S. Glick
Glick Farm
Aaron Glick
Quarryville
Glick
Church of the
Paul Lefever
Bob Graeff
Melvin Stoltzfus
Ralph Kreider
Jake Lefever
Lewis Aument
Paul B Myer
William Charles
David M. Hostetter
Gid Stoltzfus
Amos Rutt
L. Stumpf
Aaron Weaver
Forest H. Reinhart
M M Slaymaker
George
Rain Ends Lancaster Vegetable Growers Tour
Sudden showers halted the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association caravan of 57 cars mid tour in Lancaster County. The group began at 9 from Amos Funk Farm and stopped at Glick Plant Farms in Smoketown with visits to Eshelman Manor View Farms Mullersville Funk Bros Washington Boro Tomato Coop Rohrer Strasburg Rowe Ronks Himmelreich and other stops.
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Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association
Lancaster County
Amos Funk
Millersville
Glick
Smoketown
Clyde Eshelman
Manor View Farms
Mullersville
Funk Bros
Washington Boro
Washington Boro Tomato Coop
Wilmer Rohrer
Paul Rowe
Strasburg
Walter Himmelreich
Ronks
Tractor overturn injures farmer on Raymond Moyer farm
John L Shelly Jr., 38, of R4 Manheim, suffered back injuries when his tractor overturned along an embankment on the Raymond Moyer farm last weekend. Passersby found him pinned beneath the vehicle and he was treated at Lancaster General Hospital.
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John L_ Shelly, Jr
Poultry Tour Across County Next Wednesday
Lancaster County poultrymen and families will tour seven stops on Wednesday July 18. Associate County Agent Harry S Sloat chairs the committee with Mark E Myer Roy B Herr John H Herr and Richard Kreider. Stops include Es benshade Turkey Farm Paradise Lancaster Martin Landis Willow Street Safe Harbor Water Power Corp Armor Frey Conestoga Funk Brothers and Keplerling with details on housing capacity, feeding systems and processing facilities.
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Lancaster County
Harry S. Sloat
Mr Sloat
Mark E. Myer
Roy B Herr
John H Herr
Richard Kreider
Es+benshade
Turkey Farm
Paradise
Strasburg Gap Pike
Strasburg
Beltsville
Martin Landis
Millport Road
Lancaster
Lampeter
Marvin Herr
Willow Street
West Willow Street
New Pequea
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
Safe Harbor
Armor Frey
Conestoga
Turkey Hill Dairy
Funk Brothers
Amos
Washington
Boro
Millersville Road
Paul S. Keperling
Central Manor
Broeder
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Bernard S. White
Weather Bureau
Lancaster Karming
Iowa
Song Service
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