Breeders Told They Have Not Kept Pace With Moon Age
James Pound of the National Holstein Association urges a united approach to Holstein breeding at a Lancaster County Field Day. He criticizes breeders chasing only classification, show winnings, or production and calls for a national performance registry to align goals and stabilize milk markets.
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James Pound
National Holstein Association
Lancaster County Holstein Association
Paul Zmmerman
Ephrata
Pound
Farm Calendar Highlights for Lancaster County 4-H Events
July schedule lists 4-H horse show at Lancaster County Riding Club, master farmer's picnic at Farm and Home Center, dairy round-ups at Guernsey Barn and Earl Hurst Farm, plowing contest at Lititz R3, and a black and white show at Guernsey Barn. Includes Milk Marketing Committee meeting.
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Lancaster County
Columbia Pike
Guernsey Barn
Earl Hurst Farm
Lititz
Guernsey
County Youths Named To Attend Convention
Linford Martin East Earl Ri and Matt Young Peach Bottom R1, Lancaster Cooperative Council delegates, were named state Fra representative to attend the American Institute of Cooperatives annual meeting at the University of Illinois August 3 to 7. The selection capped a five day institute at Shippensburg State College where 200 youths participated.
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Linford Martin
East Earl Ri
Matt Young
Peach Bottom
Lancaster Cooperative Council
Pennsylvania
Farmer Cooperatives
Shippensburg State College
Fra
American Institute of Cooperatives
University of Illinois
Busy Week Ahead for Lancaster County 4-H and FFA Shows
A packed schedule unfolds for local agriculture fans with events at the Farm and Home Center and Earl Hurst farm Lititz R3. Activities include milk marketing meeting plowing contest 4-H Tractor Driving Land Judging and 4-H Dairy Roundup at Guernsey Barn plus Holstein Show and Lancaster County Black breed judging through Thursday.
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Farm and Home Center
Lancaster County
Earl Hurst
Lititz
Guernsey Barn
East Route 30
Indian River develops miniature broiler breeder hen plan
Indian River Poultry Farms research chief John Sams describes a dwarf like miniaturized breeder hen weighing about 4% pounds to cut feed costs. Trial flocks in Japan Brazil and the United States test a gene that limits growth but yields normal progeny. If successful major adoption could occur within ten years.
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Indian River
Oregon Pike
Lancaster
Japan
Brazil
United States
John Sams
Sams
Local Farmers Attend State Livestock Day At Penn State
About 120 farmers rode Conestoga buses and cars to Penn State for the Livestock Field Day hosted by the Pennsylvania Livestock and Allied Industry Association and the Animal Industry Department. Highlights included steer judging, swine breeding talks, tours of deer and beef areas, and a Penn State football film. Max Smith was elected a director of the Livestock Association at an afternoon session.
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Penn State
Pennsylvania Livestock and Alled Industry Association
Animal Industry Department
College
Max Smith
The
Livestock Association
Eckman Heads to Northern Europe on FFA Study Tour
Garden Spot High School senior Paul Eckman 16 leaves from Washington DC for a three week Summer FFA study tour to Northern Europe. He will visit Scotland Amsterdam and Denmark with stops at Ijsselmeer Dam the Rhine route and farms reclaimed from the sea. He plans Berlin and East Berlin stays with host families in Denmark and a day in Sweden. The trip is organized by the National FFA and the International Agriculture Exchange Association.
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Washington DC
Europe
FFA
Paul Eckman
George Eckman
Strasburg
TWA Airlines
Scotland
England
David Brown Tractor Company
Lancaster County
Amsterdam
Ijsselmeer
Rhine
Paul
Berlin
East Berlin
Eckman
Denmark
Sweden
FF Nation
Internation Agriculture Exchange Associat
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Lancaster County Holstein Field Day
Richard D. Hess
Myrs
Elviri Hess
Richard Hess
Paul Zimmerman
L. F
Lane
Indian River Poultry Farms
Pioneer Seed Corn Company
Bill Grey
Grey
Lester Burdette
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