Annual State Poultry Meeting Termed Blueprint For Progress
The 1966 annual conference of the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation at Penn State University June 22 and 23 features the theme Blueprint for Progress in Pennsylvania's Poultry Industry. Speakers from academia and business cover egg and broiler production and marketing trends, with a banquet at the Nittany Lion Inn and a Thursday panel on How to grow good pullets.
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The
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
Penn State University
Pennsylvania
Nittany Lion Inn
of Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
Farm Calendar June 20 23 4H Events Penn State
June 20 to 23 lists 4H Club Congress at Penn State University with events on June 21 8 pm at Kirkwood 4-H Community Club at Bart Colerain Elementary. June 22 22 and 23 Pennsylvania Poultry Federation conference at Penn State. June 23 am FFA dressed poultry judging workshop at Victor Weaver's plant New Holland 730 pm 4H Holstein Club demo at Robert Hess farm Strasburg R1.
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Penn State University
Kirkwood
Bart Colerain
FFA
Victor Weaver
New Holland
Robert Hess
Strasburg
Plowing Contest and Field Day Set for July 26
The Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District plans a county plowing contest and field day for July 26 at Isaac Geib and Home Gunaybill farms in Manheim Township. A rain date of July 28 was set, with exhibits from cooperating agencies and a 13 acre Geib farm section hosting the contest after lunch.
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Isaac Geih
Gunaybill Farms
Manheim R3
Lancaster County Soil & Water Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
ASCS
FHA
Dept of Forests & Waters
Fish Commission
Extension Service
Game Commission
Dept of Highways
Geib Farm
Aaron Z
Weekend to midweek temps stay below normal
The forecast calls for cooler start to the period with milder conditions later. Showers are expected Monday or Tuesday with a 0.44-0.42 inch precipitation amount indicated.
Manheim Central Seniors Take Five Day Canada Trip
Seven seniors from Manheim Central High School vocational agriculture travel by car to Canada for five days. Chaperoned by Raymon d Stump the group will camp and cook outside, visiting Niagara Falls and the Finger Lakes while funding the trip through three acres of tobacco and other FFA projects.
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Manheim Central High School
Canada
Manheim
Raymond Stump
Niagra Falls
Finger Lakes
Allotments Set For 1967 County Wheat Crop
County wheat allotments for 1967 rise 149 percent from 1966 levels. Lancaster County ASCS oficina r confirms total county allotment will be 57 125 acres with individual farm figures mailed in July. Price support for No 1 1966 crop stored on farms set at 1 44 per bushel.
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Wee
Dorothy Neel
Lancaster County Agricultural Stabilization & Conservation Service
Miss Neel
New County Council Presidents Elected For 1966 67
Lancaster County 4H Council elected Larry Antes and Judy Buckwalter as presidents for agriculture and home economics sections for the 1966-67 year at the Farm Credit Building. Antes from Mount Joy R2 and Buckwalter from Lititz R3 are both 16 and will be seniors at Hempfield and Warwick high schools respectively.
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Judy Buckwalter
Larry Antes
4-H Club
4-H County Council
New County Council
Lancaster County
Farm Credit
Lancaster
Antes
Hempfield High School
Gilbert Antes
Mount Joy
Ter
Lititz
Warwick High School
Miss Buckwalter
Kenneth Butt
Gloria Hershey
Agriculture
Donald Miller
Elizabethtown
Nancy Frey
Marietta
Jay Wissler
Landisville
Larry Hugh
Bareville
Luh Ann Wheell
Columbia
Becky Atkins
New Providence
Barbara Hershey
Michael Hos
Eric Stoner Captures Best in Show at 4 H Strawberry Exhibit
Eric Stoner won the Best in Show ribbon for his Cat skill entry at the annual 4 H Strawberry Exhibit held with the Lancaster Rotary Club at the Holiday Inn. The 18 year old, son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Stoner, has shown strawberries for nine years and previously won in 1963 and 1964.
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Eric Stoner
Catskill
Lancaster
Stoner
Raymond Stoner
Eden Rd
Penn State University
Eric
Faye
Sandra Risser
L. F
Merriam RejoinsLancaster Extension Service Staff
Winthrop Merriam associate county agent returns to Lancaster County after a nine month leave to resume duties full time. He completed requirements for a master’s degree in Extension during the absence.
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Winthrop Merriam
Lancaster County
Merriam
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Manheim Ag
David Buckwal
Lanc
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