Lancaster S W District Plans County Air Tour and Furrow Queen
Lancaster County Soil and Water District announces an air tour of the county on Sunday June 30 departing from New Holland Airport with northern or southern routes. Cost is 300 per person. A youth tour for 4 H PFA Boy Scouts runs 9 to 12 at 200. County Queen Furrow Contest set for June 22 at Millersville State College with seven entries so far and June 15 deadline.
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Lancaster County Soil & Water District
New Holland
4-H
PFA
Boy Scouts
Aaron Stauffer
Lancaster County
Farm & Home Center
Millersville State College
Stauffer
Open House at Farm and Home Center
Sunday June 9 at 00 pm an Open House will be held at the Farm and Home Center. Visitors can tour facilities and learn about agricultural services and home farming resources.
Three Houser Brothers Win Keystone Farmer Degrees
Tom Houser, Lampeter, earns Keystone Farmer Degree from Lampeter Strasburg HS in FFA. He loves mechanical work and received a De Kalb award pocketing $5. Brother James recently returned from service, works for Andrews Excavating, while Tom and his father discuss production agriculture challenges in Vo-Ag. Tom begins work at Lt. Brubaker Farm Equipment after graduation with a $50 bond.
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Tom Houser
FFA
Tom
Wilbur Houser
Lampeter
Lampeter - Strasburg High School
Strasburg Lions Club
Houser
James
New Jersey State Hospital
Graystone Park
N. J
Andrews Excavating Inc
Lt. Brubaker Farm Equipment
Lampeter-Strasburg
Yo-Ag
DHIA Report Takes New Form at Penn State
The DHIA system now centers on daily milk and butterfat output to rank top herds. Wilbur Houser, head tester for the local association, notes the April reports arrive by milk and butterfat per day, with continued details on Page 5.
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Penn State
Wilbur Houser
Farm and Home Center Open House in Lancaster
Formal dedication and open house of the Farm and Home Center at 1383 Arcadia Road Lancaster is set for Sunday June 9 at 2 pm Dr Russell E Larson dean of the Penn State College of Agriculture will be principal speaker Lan caster County Superintendent of Schools Harry K Gerlach will be master of ceremonies City of Lancaster Mayor Thomas J Monaghan County Commissioners chairman Benjamin F Weaver Farm and Home Foundation president B Snavely Garber and Lancaster County Agricultural Extension Agent M M Smith join in the program Clergymen including Rev Richard E Dun will participate (Continued on Page 11)
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Wearenes
Eapénshade
Lancaster County Farm and Home Foundation
Helen E. R. Shenk
Russell E. Larson
College of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State University
Farm & Home Center
Arcadia Road
Lancaster
Farm & Home Foundation
Harry K. Gerlach
Lancaster County Superintendent of Schools
Thomas J Monaghan
City of
Benjamin F. Weaver
Lancaster County Board of Commissioners
B Snavely Garber
The
M M Smith
Lancaster County Agricultural Extension Agent
Richard E. Dun
Poultry Queen Contest Entries Sought in Lancaster County
The Lancaster County Poultry Association renews its invitation for contestants to represent the local poultry industry as Poultry Queen for the coming year. Applicants must be Lancaster County residents, single women ages 17 to 23, and willing to promote poultry during her reign.
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Lancaster County Poultry Association Board of Directors
Lancaster County
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Howe Center
Manheim Pike
Rts
Keystone Farmer
Vo-Ag
J. Wilbur Houser
Mrs. Houser
Dwight
Housers
L. F
DHIA
Farm&Home
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