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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1956
Page
14
The Rawlinsville Methodist Camp Meeting opened with a meal and a program by Rev Joseph Brookshire. The event runs through August 6 with 97 tents occupied and about 350 residents.
Harrisburg licenses to work as poultry technicians were issued to 15 men and one woman after completing the first special training course at Pennsylvania State University. The program, created by the 1955-56 legislature and signed by Gov. George M. Leader, aims to advance the state’s poultry industry. The technicians can operate businesses, collecting and labeling blood samples for hatcheries to test for Pullorum disease. samples go to the State Bureau of Animal Industry lab. License No 1 goes to Raymond W. Auckerman, No 6 to Marion B. Katz, with licenses valid through December 31 and renewable January 1, 1957.
A Registered Holstein owned by Harry Aungst, Marietta, produced 16536 lbs of milk and 6559 lbs of butterfat for the highest 305 day lactation. Second high went to J Lester Stauffer Manheim 3 with 17487 lbs milk and 6181 lbs butterfat. The Witmer Willow Street herd had the top monthly butterfat average with 1284 lbs milk and 499 lbs butterfat for the Holstein herd. Mary B Stoltzfus Morgantown had the high monthly butterfat from a Holstein named Kate with 2733 lbs milk and 1257 lbs butterfat.
About 200 people joined the Lancaster County Senior Extension Club chicken barbecue and square dance at Buchmuller Park last weekend. Bert Wittenberg called the square dance.
The Navy Grasshopper is an airborne weather station with nine units under construction in Indianapolis for Antarctic use. Dropped from aircraft, each unit transmits six broadcasts data for six months without servicing.
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