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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1961
Page
1
Mechanization in Lancaster County builds a windowless insulated aluminum poultry house for 10 000 laying hens. Owner James High employs 12 year old Mike High and sister Norma Ann Fryberger to manage feeding, egg processing, and chores in about six man hours daily.
Nassau County New York County Agent Howard H Campbell warns the population surge pressuring the extension office. He explains agents cannot meet every farmer in person though calls may solve many issues. The county 4 H program plans a humorous talk by Hurst at McCaskey High and a Washington DC trip report, with swine project judging and local meetings to follow.
The Lancaster County Poultry Association schedules a bus tour on Wednesday July 26 with two morning and two afternoon stops in the Fredericksburg Lebanon County area. Hosts include William Myer near Myerstown showing 26 000 broilers 5 500 layers 4 500 turkeys and 90 Holstein cows at his farm and Raymond Musselman at Bethel with a 13 000 layer capacity and a 40 ton bulk feed bin.
The tenth annual Southeastern Pennsylvania Artificial Breeders Show has 309 cattle officially entered with two days left before the deadline. Cooperatives report verbal entries from additional breeders and expect about 100 more animals. New facilities include a permanent concrete wash rack and extra tent space, with two judging days planned for separate breeds.
New Providence 4 H members attended a meeting featuring a show and tell on flower arranging. Mrs I Groff and Mrs A Getz of the Cloister Flower Club demonstrated vase selections and geranium cuttings were given to members to grow per instructions. Miss C Jane Henry is reporter for the club.
Merriam, Melvin Hess, Elwood Earhart, Earle Hershey and Glenn G Harr are listed among notable residents connected to the community’s early civic activities.
The second annual Soil Conservation Field Day program takes shape with its popular wagon train tours, following a successful run in previous years.
Three Lancaster County breeders join 32 breeders from 15 counties to consign 63 rams and 21 ewes to the 29th annual purebred ram and ewe exchange sale at the Carlisle Fair Grounds on Saturday August 5 at 1 pm EDT. The sale promotes flock improvement with consignors encouraged to buy back a year later. Rams by breed include Hampshire Shropshire Cheviot Southdown Suffolk Dorset and Corridale. 19 lambs and 21 yearlings are among the 63 head. 21 of 22 ewes are Hampshires and one Dorset. Lancaster consignors include Harold W Bard Denver R2 Green Meadow Farms Bareville R1 and Henry J Showalter Akron. Speedwell Forge Farm hosts the Lancaster County Soil Conservation District Field Day August 2 from 10 am to 3 pm with wagon tours and demonstrations along Hammer Creek. local agencies will speak at 1 pm.
The forecast projects five days of near normal to slightly above normal temperatures with nights around 66 and afternoons near 88. Warm humid conditions expected Saturday and Sunday, lower temperatures and humidity Monday and Tuesday, and another rise by Wednesday. Scattered thunderstorms likely late afternoons and evenings Sunday and Wednesday with rainfall totals around one inch.
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