Linear Programming Discussed At State Agricultural Meet
Pennsylvania Agricultural Reporters Association held a summer conference at Pennsylvania State University to explore Linear Programming in farming. James Becker and Robert Hutton explained aims goals and resources, noting farmers set goals first then choose from plans to reach them and identify constraints.
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Pennsylvania Agricultural Re- Reporters Association
Pennsylvania State University
Agricultural Economics
James Becker
Extension Farm
Becker
Milk Records Misleading Shaffer Tells Dairymen
Dairy specialist Harvey Shaffer told about 580 farmers at a Twilight Meeting of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Artificial Breeders Cooperative that single lactation records do not reflect overall profitability. He cautioned that lifetime averages can mislead, and suggested using multiple factors like calving age and lactation history when selecting dairy cattle.
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Harvey Shaffer
Extension
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Artificial Brewers Cooperative
Shaffer
Solanco FFA Elects Officers at Monday Meeting
Barry Smith of New Providence Ridge Farm was chosen as president of the Solanco FFA with a program including thousands of broilers and crops. James Herr of Quarryville and William Maule were named vice president and secretary, with Glenn Kunkel, Harold Redcay, Donald Ressler, and Richard Carnathan filling treasurer, reporter, sentinel, and chaplain roles. Carnathan will also represent the chapter at the Lancaster County Scoutorama on July 23.
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Barry Smith
Harry Smith
New Providence
Solanco
Future Farmers of America
Vocational Agriculture
Smith
James Herr
Quaryville
William Maule
Quarryville
Glenn Kunkel
Harold Redcay
Donald Ressler
Sentinel
Richard Carnathan
Carnathan
Lancaster County
No Objections To Changes In Egg Grading
Harrisburg officials announced that changes to Pennsylvania Official Standards for Grading and Marketing of Eggs will take effect October 11. The new rules remove mandatory dating and registration of dating methods and allow alternative labeling for eggs not segregated by official grades. Consumer grade weight clearances apply to multi-dozen packages.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
William L. Henning
Revival planned for Lancaster County Plowing Contest
The Lancaster County Plowing Contest will be revived July 29 on the R S Roger farm in Ephrata R2 with level land plowing as the feature. A rain date is set for August 2 at 10 am. Henry Givler was named secretary treasurer to fill the unexpired term of Wayne Rentschler, who is now a vocational agriculture teacher at Kutztown High School.
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Toma'o
Henry Hervey
Washington
Boro Rl
Roy Creech
Pollack
Penna State Univ
J O Dutt
Council
Mary Alice Moore
Martella Ave
Pequea Valley
Ingh
Kutztown &m
Soil Conservation
Clarence Garber ‘Uni
Willow Street
Lancaster County
Henry Givler
County Soil Conservation District
Mount Joy
R. S. Roger
Ephrata
SCD
Wayne Rentschier
Kutztown
Givler
FFA
Association of Vocational Agriculture Teachers
Pequea Valley High School
Richard Witmer
Rentschler
Garden Spot
4 H Demonstration Contest Cast Set for Kutztown Fairgrounds
Lancaster county will send 16 4 H club members to the first district demonstration contest at the Kutztown Fairgrounds on July 19. Winners earn the right to advance to the State contests at State College next month. Garden Spot county fields teams of two in eight contests including a Dairy demonstration by James Brubaker and Litviz R1.
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Lancaster County
Kutztown Fairgrounds
Kutztown
State College
Garden Spot
James Brubaker
Litviz
Tobacco Production To Be Cut In Pennsylvania Seedleaf
Official forecast from the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service estimates Pennsylvan ia seedleaf tobacco production will fall about 13 percent to 46,500,000 pounds in 1960 from 53,475,000 pounds last year. Lancaster County plans to raise 32,000 acres this year from 31,000 in 1959, but late planting and wet conditions reduced germination and slowed growth.
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Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
Five Day Weather Outlook With July Rain Totals
Five day forecast shows average highs near 87 and lows around 66 with a slight rise Saturday and cooling Sunday then warming by Wednesday. Rainfall under 1 inch in scattered Saturday showers. July total reaches 3.6 inches after Thursday’s 2 inch rain. normal July total is 4.37 inches.
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Weets
Robert Best
Lancaster Farming
PARA
Robert F. Hutton
Agricultural Experiment Station
Hutton
Mth Ana
Luuusing
John Gehan
Barto
Montgomery County
Gehman
Nman
Pennstac
Dairymen
Solanco Ffa
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