Keystone International Exposition Announces $80 000 Premiums
Harrisburg reports the second annual Pennsylvania National Livestock Exposition will offer $80 000 in cash prizes ribbons and trophies. The event runs Nov 10–14 at the Farm Show Buildings with entries due Oct 1. New features include expanded carcass shows and a Mid Atlantic National Truck Show. The World Championship Rodeo returns with seven performances starting Veterans Day.
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Harrisburg
William L Medford
Chester
Pennsylvania Farm Show
North Cameron St
Canada
Yeon Falk, Jr
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Livestock and Allied Industries Assn , Inc
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
American Southdown Breeders Assn
Timonium
Wheat Stand Struggles From Wet Weather Weeds
Reports show trouble with rank straw growth and an abundance of green weeds in the wheat due to persistent wet weather. Farm observers note reduced grain vigor and potential yield impact across county fields.
June Chick Hatch in State 18 Percent Above Last Year
Pennsylvania commercial hatcheries produced 7,148,000 chicks in June, up 18 percent from June last year. Broiler type chicks totaled 5,029,000 and egg type 2,119,000, with broiler hatch up 15 percent and egg type up 24 percent.
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Pennsylvania
Middle Atlantic States
United States
County Co op Council Names Eight Youths to Attend AIC Meeting
The Lancaster County Cooperative Council selected eight youths to attend the American Institute of Cooperatives annual meeting at Penn State from 24 to 28. Named winners include Armstrong, Rohrer, Hosler, Yost, Brubaker, Nalt, Hackman, and Sollenberger, all from local townships with parental listings.
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County Co-op Council
AIC
Lancaster County Co-operative Council
American Institute of Co-operatives
Penn State Ao
Robert W Armstrong
Ri Drumore
Ralph C. Armstrong
Charles H. Rohrer
Paradise
Arthur Rohrer
Wilbur H. Hosler
Manheim
Mark W. Hosler
John S. Yost
Narvon
R. John Yost
Luke Brubaker
Mr. Joy
Elam R. Buckwalter
James L Nalt
Martin R Nalt
Richard L. Hackman
Willow Street
Ira L. Hackman
Doris M. Sollenberger
Holtwood
J. Ivan Sollenberger
FFA
FHA
Junior COT Contest Rules Revised at Penn State
The 1959 Junior Chicken of Tomorrow contest rules were tweaked by the state Poultry Federation COT committee at Penn State. Major changes cut Federation sponsorship and the summary record sheet, retain the $2 entry fee, and consider Savings Bonds or a top weight prize, with part of the fee returned regionally. The contest runs March to May with aims to boost hatchery and feed dealer participation as hatchery involvement lags.
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State Poultry Federation
Penn State
Early Sweet Corn May Start Moving This Week
Pennsylvania farmers report early sweet corn tomatoes Cobbler potatoes and some early peaches moving to markets in limited volume as wet weather slows potato rot reduction and haymaking. The Crop Reporting Service notes showers hampered harvests, but pastures thrive from rains and wheat oats and corn progress with pollination in warm week ahead.
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Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State Crop Reporting Service
Northern Tier
Adams-Franklin
Community tour planned visiting plants to cap day with baseball game
A tour of a poultry processing plant a cigar manufacturing plant a milk processing plant and a food distribution center is scheduled for July 30. The group will conclude with a baseball game in Philadelphia that evening. Wayne B Rentschler chairs the council with Lee Brobst as secretary treasurer. Tour committee members are Charles Cowan George Myers and Kenneth Souder.
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Philadelphia
Wayne B.rentschler
Lee Brobst
Charles Cowan
George Myers
Kenneth Souder
Increases Expected for All Fruit Crops Except Apples This Season
The Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service forecasts bigger outputs for peaches suiting markets in days ahead. Peaches total 3.1 million bushels up 35 percent from 1957, while sweet cherries reach 1100 tons and red sour cherries 9500 tons. Grape prospects at 29 thousand tons and pears near 110 thousand bushels.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
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