County Future Farmers Win 26 State Awards
Lancaster County Future Farmers of America earned twenty six state awards during State FFA Week at Pennsylvania State University. Garden Spot High School's team won the parliamentary procedure state title with members Ken Martin Clyde Wissler Fred Nolt Walter Musser Leon Weaver Nelson Wert John Campbell and Roy Musser under coaches Robert Herr and Gene Daugherty. James Esbenshade Solange claimed a gold in tractor operation and maintenance and will compete in the State Farm Show. James Esbenshade led 22 contestants. gold medalists William J Shirk and Robert Mohler, both from Garden Spot, won land judging.
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Lancaster County
Future Farmers of America
Pennsylvania State University
Garden Spot High School
New Holland
Ken Martin
Clyde Wissler
Fred Nolt
Walter Musser
Leon Weaver
Nelson Wert
John Campbell
Roy Musse
Robert Herr
Gene Daugherty
Pennsylvania
Jay Herr
Lampeter-Strasburg
Wilmer Shertzer
Penn Manor
Philip Ehrhart
Warwick
Paul R Weaver
Ephrata
James Nolt
Donegal
Donald Hers
James Esbenshade
Solange
William J Shirk
Robert Mohler
Garden Spet
FFA
Penn State
Grassland
Newland
Keith Martin
Denver
New Holland RI
Roy Musser
East Earl
Narvon
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Three FFA Members Elected To State Office
Three Lancaster County Future Farmers were elected to state FFA offices at the annual convention on the Penn State Campus. Kenneth Martin of Garden Spot High School New Holland is president of the Keystone Association of Future Farmers of America. Roy Slaymaker of Lampeter Strasburg High School is vice president of Region. Harold Brubaker of Donegal High School is elected secretary.
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Lancaster County
FFA
Association
Penn State
Keystone Association of Future Farmers of America
Kenneth Martin
New Holland
Garden Spot High School
Roy Slaymaker
Lampeter
Strasburg High School
Harold Brubaker
Donegal High School
Five Day Weather Forecast Likely Warm Week Ahead
Five day outlook shows average temperatures 2 to 6 degrees above normal. Expect warm Saturday followed by cooler Sunday and a warming trend Monday and Tuesday then cooler Wednesday. Precipitation could reach 0.34 to 0.42 inches with showers early Saturday and again mainly on Tuesday.
Wivell And Weaver Named Lancaster County 4-H Leaders
Wivell and Weaver were elected co presidents of the Lancaster County 4 H Council at the county 4 H convention in Lancaster representing Holland 4 H and Elizabethtown Donegal 4 H. The agricultural unit also named James Hous er Lampeter vice president Carol Hess Strasburg secretary and Jerry Snader Ephrata as part of the 20 member council coordinating 4 H youth programs. The convention was held at the Lancaster Poultry Center 430 W Roseville Rd.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster Poultry Center
Roseville Rd
James Houser
Lampeter
Carol Hess
Strasbure Ri
Jerry Snader
Ephrata
Colorado 4 Hats Club Members Visit Here
Colorado 4-H Club members visit Lancaster County Pennsylvania for a program that includes home stays with local 4 H members and a bus tour of the Amish area. They attend a get acquainted party hosted by Clyde Wivell and plan social events through Monday.
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Mer County
Colorado
Lancaster County
Inter
Lancaster
Conestoga Valley High School
Horse Shoe Road
Clyde Wivell
Columbia R1
Marietta Pike
Silver Springs
New Holland Park
Small Grains Field Day Planned with Crop Talks
A Small Grains Field Day scheduled for Thursday 1 330 pm at the Southeastern Field Research Laboratory near Landisville will feature seed certification discussions by Henry F. Nixon director of the Bureau of Plant Industry and pest control reports by Mac A Campbell from State College and USDA. The program covers research on farm crops and pest control. Milk production in Pennsylvania in May averaged 2774 pounds per cow and May output rose 12 percent from April while remaining below last year.
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Southeastern Field Research Laboratory
Landisville
Henry F. Nixon
Bureau of Plant Industry
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Mac A Campbell
State College
Usda Plant Pest Control
Harold G Marshall
R P Pfeifer
E C Pifer
University
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Pennsylvania Egg Production Rises Two Percent in May
May egg production in Pennsylvania increased 2 percent from April per the Crop Reporting Service. The output per hen and pullet averaged 19.59 eggs, the year’s highest to date, with total layers estimated to be at a seasonal high amid the month.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
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Wivell
Weaver
Harry Weaver
Virginia Wivell
Colbian Ri
Lancaster Ny
Ene
Gunals
Garden
Lester Weavells
Clyde Wavell
Elizabethtown-Donegal
4-H
Olorado 4-H
County Council
Hempfield
Nation Television and Radio
Newland Machine Company
Dany Priincess
Chern Neal P Contin
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