Red Rose Center Cow Tops County April DHIA Lactation
A registered Holstein cow at the Red Rose Research Center Lancaster led April DHIA with 305 days yielding 19,048 pounds of milk and 821 pounds of butterfat from a 43 percent test. Second high goes to John M Harnish Beaver Valley Pike Lancaster with 17,062 pounds milk and 817 pounds fat. Christian Zook Banks Ri highest butterfat herd averaging 1,677 pounds milk and 66 pounds fat. J Richard Keller Manorheim Ri runner up butterfat herd averaging 1,829 pounds milk and 65 pounds fat.
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Red Rose Research Center
Pitney Road
Lancaster
Red Rose
John M. Harnish
Beaver Valley Pike
Christian Zook
Banks Ri
J. Richard Keller
Manheim Ri
Farmers urged to retain milk order by NFU
Nearly 50 Chester and Lancaster County dairy farmers attended a joint meeting at Oxford Area High School sponsored by county associations of the National Farmers Union. They urged preservation of the Delaware Valley federal milk order amid plans to terminate it, marking a second such meeting this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Lancaster County
Oxford Area
National Farmers Union
Delaware Valley
Farm Calendar Schedule Highlights Community Events
Calendar lists a hearing on terminating the Delaware Valley Federal Milk Marketing Order at South Roof Conference Room Philadelphia. New Providence 4-H meets at New Providence Elementary School. A 4-H Strawberry Exhibit occurs at Odd Fellows Hall Lancaster. 4-H Boots and Saddles at Columbia Riding School Philadelphia area. Lebanon County Chicken Barbecue at Fireman's Park Fredericksburg with rain date. Chicken cook-off contest set for June 13 at 3 pm with barbecue served in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Roof
Adelphia
13Th and
Chestnut Sts
Philadelphia
New Providence
Odd Fellows Hall
West Chestnut St
Lancaster
Columbia Riding School
18Th and
Manor Sts
Columbia
Lebanon County
Fireman’s Park
Fredericksburg
Alfalfa Weevil Damage Spurs Early First-Cut Spray
Penn State Extension Service warns alfalfa weevil damage is severe in southeastern Pennsylvania after the first cutting. Management should focus on vigor improvement, noting two harmful factors: extra early cutting and leaf loss from weevil feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension Service
Poultry Federation Sets Summer Festival For August 24-29
Committees for the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation's 1965 summer festival led by general chairman Paul Konhaus of Mechanicsburg plan the event August 24 through 29 at Hershey Park near Harrisburg. The festival, in cooperation with Pennsylvania Dutch Days, peaks with the Miss Pennsylvania Poultry Queen contest on Saturday August 28.
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Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
Paul Konhaus
Mechanicsburg
Harshey Park
Harrisburg
Inter State Co op Members Meet To Marshall Resistance
Local dairy farmers from Lancaster and Chester Counties met to learn details of the Agriculture Department plan to terminate Federal Milk Order No 4. Inter State Milk Producers Cooperative Assn leaders urged continuation of the order saying it sets a minimum price and ensures an adequate milk supply for the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atglen
Lancaster
Chester County
Inter-State Milk Producers Cooperative Assn
Agriculture Department
US Department of Agriculture
Octorara Area High School
Jerseys Have CowPower Says Million-Pound Milk Producer
Edison W Osborne of Cornwall Farm at Peach Bottom uses Jerseys to reach a million pounds of milk annually. He defines cow power as milk produced relative to body weight and cites a 12 score as profitable. His 134-head herd averages high SNF and manageable size, arguing Jerseys stay competitive even with higher butterfat testing.
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Kade
Cornwall Farm
Edison W. Osborne
Peach Bottom Area
Little Jersey
Jersey
Jerseys
Edison Osborne
Edison W Osborne
Peach Bottom
Borne
Teachers Prepare For FFA Week Meeting
Lancaster County vocational agriculture teachers met at Elizabethtown High School to discuss preliminaries for FFA Week at Penn State University scheduled June 16 to 18. Area supervisor T M Malin outlined the program and noted raised participating student fees to cover rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Teachers of Vocational Agriculture
Elizabethtown High School
Penn State University
T. M. Malin
Smith to Attend Special Courses at Colorado State Univ
Lancaster County Agricultural Agent M Maxwell Smith earns a Farm Film Foundation scholarship to attend a National Summer School for Extension Workers. The three week session runs June 14 to July 2 1965 at Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado. He will take Principles in the Development of Agricultural Policy and Public Relations in Extension Education as credit courses toward advanced degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
M Maxwell Smith
Farm Film Foundation
National Summer School For
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Colorado
Smith
Fisher Receives Two Day Tour To Study Conservation
Robert E Fisher a 16 year old son of Mr and Mrs Earl S Fisher of East Earl Ri will join thirteen Pennsylvania 4 H Club members for a two day bus tour of south central New York on June 16 17. The group tours the Finger Lakes region to observe conservation practices and visit points of interest. Fisher a Garden Spot High School sophomore represents the Soul and Water Conservation program in the trip.
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Robert E Fisher
Earl S Fisher
East Earl Ri
Pennsylvania
Southcentral
New York State
Finger Lakes
Fisher
Garden Spot High School
Five Day Weather Outlook Temperatures Near Normal
Forecasts indicate average temperatures for Saturday through Wednesday near normal with highs around 81 and lows near 58. Weekend turns warmer then cooling toward midweek, with rain likely Sunday and Wednesday and total precipitation over TM% inch.
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Zook
NFU
PSU
Poultry Federation
Everett Newswanger
Mike
Yo-ng
M. M. Smith
Colorado State Univ
Bob Fisher
Upstate
N.Y
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