Prices Rise 2 Percent for Pennsylvania Farmers in May
The State Crop Reporting Service says prices received by Pennsylvania farmers rose two percent in May. Gains in fruit, vegetables, potatoes, meat animals, milk and milk cows offset declines in poultry and eggs. steers and heifers up 20 cents per hundredweight, slaughter cows up 80 cents, calves up 20 cents, lambs down a dollar, hogs down 10 cents and eggs at 30 cents a dozen while grain prices mostly fell.
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Pennsylvania
State Crop Reporting Service
Research Holds Key To Healthy Future
Bull argues the growing population will need more food and the Pennsylvan ia Department of Agriculture backs patient research. One project funds hybrid wheat aiming for 100 bushels per acre to aid eastern soft wheat supply, with Penn State studying Holstein cattle.
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Bull
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture
United States
Pennsylvania State University
Seven Contestants Vie For Queen Of Furrow
Seven girls enter the County Queen of Furrow Contest chaired by Aaron Z. Stauffer. The Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District sponsors the event set for June 22 at 8 pm in Millersville State College. The winner advances to the 11 county regional contest in August at the Allentown Fair. the regional winner goes to state and national contests at Hershey August 27 to 29.
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Lancaster County
Donna Kay Eshleman
Eileen Eshelman
Averiil Royer
Aaron Z. Stauffer
Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District
Millersville State Col
Allentown
Hershey
Broiler Placements Down In Penna
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service notes broiler placements for the week ending June 8 1968 total 956000 down 3 percent from last week and 5 percent from a year earlier Average placements over 10 weeks rise 1 percent from last year Current 3 week egg set total up 9 percent from 1967 In shipments broiler type chicks past 10 weeks outshipments up 54 percent from 1967 with average weekly 16100 25 percent below 1967 Eileen Eshelman 17 and Averril Royer 18 are named in a separate local notice with school and 4 Her clubs details
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Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Fay Stoner Repeats 4-H Strawberry Victory For Family
Fay Stoner, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stoner, carried Sparkle berries to Best in Show and first in total points, keeping the Stoner family title at 1051 Eden Road. Audrey Yunginger won reserve honors with Sparkle as well, judged by Isaac Miller, scoring 98 of 100.
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Fay Stoner
Stoner
Eden Road
Fay
Raymond Stoner
Eric
Sparkle
Catskills
Holiday Inn
Audrey Yunginger
Marietta al
Yunginger
Richard Yunginger
Elizabethtown
Marietta
Isaac Miller
State Road
Lancaster
NEPPCO Egg Quality School and Livestock Events
Calendar item lists NEPPCO Egg Quality School at U of Maryland June 16 to 20, plus 4 H Leaders Council at Farm and Home Center June 18, Livestock Workshop Meet at Pequea Valley June 20, and Poultry and Land Judging Meet at New Holland High School June 21 with start times provided.
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Leaders Council
Farm & Home Center
Pequea Valley
New Holland High School
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Dorothea Lutze
Linda Welk
Lynn Heistand
Lil Ann Wivell
L.F
Walter E. Heistand
Manheim
Manheim Central High School
Kendell School of Cosmetology
Heistand
FFA
Red Rose
Farmers Cooperative Institute
Shippensburg State Teachers College
Broiler
Penna
Horace S. Eshelman
Washington Avenue
Ephrata
Ephrata High School
Philadelphia Career and Modeling School
Ephrata 4
Averril Roger
Averril Royer
Herbert Royer
Oregon Pike
Manheim Township
Mullersville State Teachers College
Royer
Garden Spot
Holstein Dairy Club
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