Landis Dairy Farm Showplaces Red Rose Dairy Herd Leader
Jay Landis president of the Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association tours the 120 acre Conestoga Creek area dairy farm near Millersville. His wife and three sons manage daily chores with help from a neighbor student. the herd totals about 24 milk cows as corn and hay are harvested.
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Conestoga Creek
Millersville
Jay E. Landis
Wabank Road
Tramstead
Jay Landis
Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Mrs. Landis
L. F
Pennsylvania Crop Outlook Talks Weather and Activities
May 30 and 31 readings warn of possible freeze damage to fruit and vegetables in northwestern and north central counties, while fieldwork continues. Farmers report favorable conditions for plowing and planting corn, potatoes, and tomatoes, with oats, asparagus, strawberries, lettuce, and peas showing progress and expected harvests in June. Community meetings and 4-H events are scheduled across Lancaster and surrounding areas.
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Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Pennsylvania
Erie-Crawford
Restrain Pets Owners Asked The Pennsylvania Game Commission
The Pennsylvania Game Commission urged dog and cat owners to restrain pets during nesting season. Most hunting dog owners follow the law banning dog training from April 1 to July 31, aligning with peak hatching for game birds and births for many game animals in late May and early June.
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Pennsylvania Game Commission
Future Farmer Awarded County Victory in State Contest
Clarence Bauman president of Lancaster County and Garden Spot FFA chapters was named county winner in the Production Credit and National Farm Loan records contest judged on farm finance and production records by state FFA advisor James Fink. State winner was Larry Herr of South Lebanon High. Lancaster District winner Ronald BUffington of Upper Dauphin. Bauman, son of Ivan and Mrs Bauman, Lampeter Strasburg student, received a $5 award.
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Clarence Bauman
Lancaster County
Garden Spot
Future Farmers of America
James C. Fink
FFA
Larry Herr
South Lebanon High School
Lancaster
Ronald Buffington
Upper Dauphin
Bauman
Ivan Bauman
Lancaster R7
Lampeter-Strasburg High School
Freeman Calls for Dairy Month Cooperation Nation marks 25th anniversary of June Dairy Month
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L Freeman lauds dairy farmers for 350 years of progress and urges cooperation to promote breeding management processing and marketing. He highlights dairy foods supplying about 28 percent of the food supply while costing only 19 cents per dollar in the market basket.
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Orville L. Freeman
United States
Freeman
Red Rose Herd Tops DHIA Monthly Leaders Again
A registered Holstein cow named Lora at Red Rose Research Farm posted 17 984 pounds of milk and 713 pounds of butterfat with a 40 test, delivering the highest 305 day lactation for April. The Red Rose Dairy Herd Improved Association records place the farm atop the DHIA list for the second straight month, while Stevens RI herd of George Rutt had the month’s high butterfat average.
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Red Rose
George Rutt
Stevens
Pest control guidelines for cutworm and wireworm damage
Lueck outlines pre transplant soil treatments to curb cutworm and wireworm damage. Options include chlordane, DDT, toxaphene, heptachlor, aldrin, dieldrin, and lindane at specified rates with pre transplant timing and spray methods. He cautions against heptachlor on ground growing root or forage crops.
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Lueck
ADA to Kick Off June Dairy Month in Cleveland
Cleveland hosts the 1961 June Dairy Month kickoff during the 76th Annual Holstein-Friesian Association of America convention. Launch ceremonies are set for June 7 at the Sheraton Cleveland Hotel.
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Holstein - Friesian Association of America
Sheraton-Cleveland
Five Day Weather Outlook With Cooler Temperatures
The forecast calls for five days of temperatures averaging two to six degrees below normal with nights around 59 and afternoons near 80. Cooler by Saturday night then a gradual return to seasonal temps, followed by cooler conditions again Tuesday night or Wednesday. Rain could total up to 0.6 inches mainly Monday night or Tuesday.
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DHIA
Landis
H. B. Endslow
Larietia
Lancastr County Vocational Agrculture
Lampetertrasburg
Elizabethtown
Onegal
Kiwanis Club
Auntally'’s
Town & Sunty
Weis Food Mart
Lititz Pike
Ititz
Fairland Lab
Light Horse & Pony Me
Mountain W
York and Lancastery
Future Farmer
Dairy Month
ADA
Cleveland
Ohio
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