State F F A Chaplain Says Parents Helped Most
Melvin Breneman, 1962 Lampeter Strasburg graduate, credits his parents for success in FFA and community work. His family operates three farms with Guernsey cattle and hogs, expanding pig and dairy programs from 10th grade onward, including a 140 acre operation across three farms.
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Pennsylvania Association of Future Farmers of America
Melvin Breneman
C. Henry Breneman
Strasburg
Melvin
Partment
Larry
Guernsey
Ins
Center
County Livestock Team Retires Rotating District Trophy
A three member Lancaster County 4-H livestock judging team earned permanent possession of the Warrington Greene trophy after winning the rotating district award. The event marked a milestone for the county program and its competitors.
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Lancaster County
Warrington Greene
Farm Calendar highlights July 21 to 27 National Safety Week
Farm events include county Guernsey breeders judging at Harry Mumma farm in Manheim Township with Kenneth Berry as official, Elm Penryn 4-H at Penryn fire hall, Fulton Grange picnic at Oaklyn, and 4-H sewing clubs in Roseville. Also Holstein field days near Lancaster and Honey Producers meeting at John Moore’s farm. Community judge results noted for Southeast District competition with Weaver leading scores.
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Guernsey
Harry Mumma
Manheim Ri
Kenneth Berry
Spar Hill Farm
Allentown
Manheim Township
Roseville Road
Lancaster
Furry Frey
Beaver Valley Road
Rt. 222
Holstein Club
Daniel Martin
Manheim Rt
John Moore
Oomelagg
Biey
Pete Iwa
OS Eos Seo Pot
President Proclaims National Farm Safety Week 1963
President Kennedy proclaims July 21 to 27 as National Farm Safety Week urging farm families and agricultural groups to unite in reducing farm accidents. The 1963 campaign focuses on home and highway safety, fire prevention, and fall prevention.
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Kennedy
Spc
Ar 3 Jr
Poultry Association Plans July 31 Farm Tour
County poultrymen will tour four laying hen operations and one broiler farm on July 31. Buses depart the Poultry Center at 7 am to visit Brown Brothers Broiler in Yellowhouse with a 47 000 capacity house heated by hot water and coal brooders. Shoemakersville’s Avenel Farms Inc shows 16 000 laying hens under insulation and fan ventilation. another house houses 13 000 birds on a dirt floor without roosts or fans.
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Brown Brothers Broiler
Yellowhouse
Shoemakersville
Avenel Farms, Inc
Excellent Yield On Redcoat Is Reported
A Lancaster County farmer Abram Herr of Maple Lane Farm near Kirkwood harvested over 70 bushels per acre on 10 acres of Redcoat wheat. The crop yielded good quality grain with high test weight and about 14 percent moisture, with strong straw and sturdy standing through storms earlier this month. Herr fertilized with 400 pounds of 4-12-12 on mid October planted tobacco ground. He plans to keep most of the grain for seed and sell the surplus to other farmers. Dual wheat was slightly above average and Pennell crop not yet harvested.
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Lancaster County
Kirkwood
Abram Herr
Maple Lane
Quarryville
Black Rock
Herr
Holstein Association Field Day Set For Lancaster
The Lancaster County Holstein Association plans its annual Field Day on Thursday July 25 at Spring Belle Farm, Furry Frey, 1343 Gypsy Hill Road Lancaster. Morning program starts at 10 00 a.m. with judging contest official.
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Lancaster County Holstein Association
Furry Frey
Gypsy Hill Road
Lancaster
Frey
Beaver Valley Road
Mylin’s Corner
Five Day Weather Forecast Anticipates Near Normal Temperatures
The forecast calls for five days with average temperatures near normal, 66 to 86 degrees. It starts warm, cools Sunday and Monday, then warms again Tue through Wed, with 0.2 to 0.6 inches of scattered showers or thunderstorms possible.
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FFA
Reraeaato
Weaver
Jason Weaver
Farmisarety
Ween
Tae
George
Roe Rete
Holstein
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