Poultry and Agriculture News Highlights From Pennsylvania
Reflections from five years ago cover a 26,000 capacity broiler plant on the William Myer farm near Myerstown and a 13,000 laying hens operation at the Musselman farm in Bethel. A grass indoor incubator at Wyeth Laboratories in Marietta promises large yields. Bicksler is named Poultryman of the Year at State College. Solanco FFA elects Paul Trimble as president with a full slate of officers.
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Broiler
William Myer
Myerstown
Myer
Raymond Musselman
Bethell
Musselman
Wyeth Laboratories
Marietta
Bicksler
Homer J Bicksler
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
Harnsburg
State Poultry Federation
State College
Leslie Hubbard
Lancaster
Bicksley
Harry H Kauffman
Penn State
Poultry Extension Divi
Solanco Ffa
Trimble
Paul Trimble
Quarryville Ri
Solanco
Future Farmer
Daniel Trimble
Paul
Gerald Kreider
Richard Geyer
Carl Troop
Raymond Bomberger
Sentinel
Ronald Kreider
Quarryville
Nathan Dombach
Ten Years Ago Barn Raising On Glick Farm
About 90 neighbors helped replace a tobacco barn blown down in March on the Aaron Glick farm at Quarryville. Lancaster Farming photos followed the daylong barn raising progress and results. Farm Museum To Expand at Landis Valley and Eph rate Cloisters expansion plans discussed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The commission vetoed a farm village idea to maintain individual farm museum character. Plans include grounds facing the Lancaster Reading highway. Wheat quota votes and local farm weather notes also appear, with corn and tobacco growth praised amid rain hindered field work.
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Glick Farm
Aaron Glick
Quarryville R2
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Farm Museum
Landis Valley
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Ephrata Cloisters
Lancaster Reading Highway
Landis
M. M. Smith
Lancaster County
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