Farmers warned on pesticide residue in hay supply
Harrisburg Pennsylvan ia farmers were cautioned by Leland H Bull former secretary of agriculture against buying hay that may carry pesticide residue. He urged buyers to demand a guarantee and have hay tested before hauling. He noted drought and disaster area declarations may limit forage and spurs research on pesticide behavior while lab tests rise to screen hay supplies.
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Harrisburg
Peninsylana
Leland H Bull
Canton
Pennsylvania
United States
Bull
Carol Hess and Christine Rutt Named 4-H Queens
Carol Hess crowned senior 4-H Queen at Longs Park Field Day. She belongs to Red Rose 4-H Baby Beef Club and is daughter of Elvin Hess Jr. Christine Rutt named junior 4-H Queen, daughter of Wilmer Rutt of New Holland, and member of the Garden Spot 4-H Sewing Club.
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Carol Hess
Longs Park
Miss Hess
Red Rose
Elvin Hess Jr
Strasburg
Christine Rutt
Wilmer Rutt
Main St
New Holland
Garden Spot
Rural safety drive targets tractors and drugs in 1925 campaign
National Farm Safety Week proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson urges united action to reduce farm home and rural highway accidents. The 21st annual safety program from the US Department of Agriculture and National Safety Council centers on Safer American Families Everywhere with a call to curtail hazards.
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Lyndon B Johnson
US Department of Agriculture
National Safety Council
Benner Farm Turns Tourists Into a Cash Crop
Lancaster County farmers diversify income with guest rooms and farmyard experiences. David and wife Benner welcome visitors to their 42 acre dairy, 22 cows and 1100 chickens, offering a five dollar room and seventy five cent breakfast. Guests assist during power outages and join Sunday church visits, drawn by Pennsylvania Dutch Tourism Bureau listings.
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David Benner
Banks R. D
Pittsburgh
Eva Martins
Rendsburg
Germany
Kerley Spring
Erie
Penna
John F. Hermeling
Woodhaven
N.Y
Ohn Hermeling
Benner
Oel Franklin
Lancaster County
Banks RD
Internal Revenue Service
Benner Farm
Pennsylvania Dutch Tourist Bureau
Laying Hens Set Record High Production Rate
Pennsylvania laying hens last month posted a June record with 18.78 eggs per bird, pushing production to 258 million despite a 2 percent drop in layers to 187 million. Eggs averaged 33 cents per dozen, up one cent from May, while laying mash fell 10 cents per hundredweight improving the egg feed ratio.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Kardos Named to Lancaster Soil Conservation Technician Post
The Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation Service promotes Harry Kardos to the district Soil Conservation Technician role. He will contact landowners, gather data for conservation plans, map drainage, waterways, terraces, ponds, and field boundaries from the Lancaster office. Plowing Contest exhibits are planned for July 23 at Roy Garber Farm Fruitville Pike.
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Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation Service
Harry Kardos
Pennsylvania State University
Kardos
Lancaster County
Lycoming County
North Duke Street
Lancaster
Roy Garber
Fruitville Pike
Five Day Weather Outlook With Warm Temperatures
Temperatures next five days average 4 or more degrees above normal with normal highs around 87 and lows near 66. Cooler Sunday night and Monday, otherwise warm. Precipitation may total 1 to 6 inches as scattered showers, mainly Sunday in the northern section.
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Jane Poultry Assn
Lititz Springs Park
Wallery Meadow
Hopeland
Allentown Fair
Lance Co
Roy Gar
Fruitville Pike “Co
Glick Grounds
Leola
Everett Newswanger
Mrs Benner
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