Plowing Contest Entry Deadline Set by Soil District
Lancaster County plowing contest entry deadline set for July 23 at the county soil conservation district meeting. The level land contest is limited to the first 15 applicants. Prize structure includes cash, ribbons, a rotating trophy and a chance at the state championship with local transportation paid. Eligible entrants include farmers, farm women, or regular employed farm workers 16 or older.
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Soil: Conservation District
Lancaster County
County Soil Conservation District
M. M. Smith
Smith
Farm Calendar July 16 4-H meetings and events
Farm Calendar lists July 16 events including Manheim Township 4-H sewing at Production Credit Roseville Road and Lampeter Strasburg Homemaking at Mrs Elvin Hess Jr Strasburg Ri. July 17 covers livestock judging at Warrington Green Farm Wellville, York Co. July 18 features County 4-H field day Long Park Lancaster and related activities. July 19 includes New Howland beef club tour at Richard Seaman home and Vocational Agriculture teachers meeting at Hershey Park.
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Manheim Township
Production Credit
Roseville Road
Lancaster
County
Wildlife Club
Raymond Stoner
Eden Road
New Howland
Richard Seaman
Creek Hill Road
Lancaster County Teachers of Vocational Agriculture Association
Hersheyp Pamkifa, & Ple Ps
Rok Pett For
4-H Field Day Set for Lancaster Next Thursday
Lancaster county 4-H field day at Long Park on July 18 features the Pasture Queen contest as the main event. Activities include swimming and games from 2 p.m., a box lunch at 5 p.m., vesper service at 7 p.m., group singing, and the candle light service.
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Long Park
Lancaster
Agri Teacher Begins Duties At Penn Manor
Richard Hackenberger formerly of Mifflintown Juniata County started as vocational agriculture teacher at Penn Manor High School on July 1. A June 1948 graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a B S in Agricultural Education he grew up on an 08 acre dairy farm in Juniata County and trained in vocational agriculture at Juniata Joint High School guiding a supervised farming program with Holstein cattle. First teacher in the Penn Manor agriculture department Garland Gingerich.
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Richard Hackenberger
Mifflintown
Juniata County
Penn Manor
Hackenberger
Pennsylvania State University
Juniata
Penn Manor Agriculture Department
Garland, Gingerich
FFA Treasurer Harold Herr Heads 80 Acre Harris Farm Partnership
Aaron Herr of Millersville Ri and his son Harold run an 80 acre livestock and poultry operation with 2,300 laying hens and steers owned by Aaron while Harold manages the swine program. Harold, active FFA treasurer, began in ninth grade at Penn Manor High School under Garland Gingerich and the late Howard Siglim and expanded his farming program through high school with 10 shoots, 1,800 broilers, two gilts, and two sows. The record notes his father was named an honorary chapter farmer last winter.
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Aaron Herr
Millersville Ri
Manor
Future Farmers of America
Harold
Pennsylvania Association of Ffa
Aaron
Penn Manor High
Garland Gingerich
Howard ‘Siglim
Sears Foundation
Demonstration Teams Advance to 4-H District Finals
Seven 4-H demonstration teams qualified for the district contests at Allentown Fair Grounds next week. County teams will compete in bread making poultry foods dairy wildlife vegetables forestry and tractor maintenance demonstrations.
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Allentown Fa
Tyro
Penn Manor High School
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania
Nancy Stoltzfus
Banks
Nancy Bollinger
Lititz Ril
Conestoga Creek Watershed Study Ties To Susquehanna Survey
The Conestoga Creek watershed may join the Susquehanna River basin study this fall, with priority among 57 tributaries. The seven year, multi agency effort includes 17 state and federal partners led by the USDA and Army Corps, aiming to boost the river’s economic potential.
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Conestoga Creek
Susquehanna Survey
Ivan McKeever
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Army Corps of Engineers
United States
McKeever
Five Day Weather Forecast Shows Warmer Trend Ahead
Temperatures over the next five days average two to five degrees above normal with nights near 65 and afternoons around 86. A weekend warm spell tapers Monday then rises again later in the period. Rain could total 0.2 to 0.6 inch with showers late Sunday or Monday and again later.
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Millersvillé
Harold-Herezhis
Pennsylvania State Association
County Ill Fi Thoels Dfaa Ett Egumentes Bet Pbs Hel
Agri
State F. F. A. Treasurer Farms In Partnership
New Providence
Pat Rineer
Willow Street
Sue Atkins
Jay Lehman
Holtwood Ri
Lehman
Drumore
Drumore 4-H
David Zimmerman
Reinbolds
Stanley Leininger
Denver R2
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