State Poultry Federation Names Leslie Hubbard Poultryman of Year
Leslie S Hubbard Lan caster hatcheryman and former president of the Poultry and Egg National Board was named Poultryman of the Year at the state federation banquet in State College last week. He received an engraved plaque for advancing broiler egg and turkey standards in Pennsylvania through innovations. Governor George M Leader sent a telegram praising Hubbard as 1957 Poultryman of the Year and noting his work with PENB and NEPPCO.
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Poultry and Egg National Board
Rm State College
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Outstanding Conservation Farmer To Be Named by District June 28
Lancaster county Soil Conservation District directors announced at a county courthouse meeting that the outstanding conservation farmer in the county will be named June 28. The session covered the upcoming State Soil Conservation Commission meeting September 26 and 27 at Yorktown Hotel, with speakers Dean Hoffer and Henry Hackman. new cooperators add 1,635 acres under conservation practices to the county.
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Lancaster County Court House
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Lancaster County
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Henry Hackman
Goodyear
William Henning
Lee Bull
George M. Leader
Henry Martin
Quarryville
Fishing Creek
State Park Commission
Elam B. Huber
Manheim
Aaron C. Mays
Denver
Lloyd B. Will
John W. Shirk
Earl
Alfred R. Overly
Chester R. Overly
Lester W. Martin
Lester M Hurst
Ephrata
Paul W. Martin
John L. Stoltzfus
Strasburg
Robert McCauley
Peach Bottom
Robert E. Burns
Mountville
Roy R Nissley
Paul K. Harnish
Washington Boro
Edwin M. Wayne
RI Pequea
Kenneth L. Dearoff
Providence
Lancaster poultry leader Hubbard honored with civic and industry roles
Hub bard of Lancaster born 1904 in Walpole New Jersey built a hatchery network from 1928 expanding to Ephrata and Lancaster. He led state and national poultry groups including PENB Northeastern Poultry Producers Council and Poultry and Egg National Board. He supplied turkeys to Presidents Truman and Eisenhower and chaired hospital funds and building efforts. He also directed the Lancaster branch and did breeding research at Walpole main office.
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U S Leads World in Timber Imports From Canada
The United States, though 10 percent of timber used comes from abroad, is the world’s leading importer of timber products per the USDA Forest Service. Canada remains the chief source, especially for softwoods, with future reliance predicted to rest mainly on domestic timber resources.
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Chicks and Pullets Prone to Beak Picking Causes and Breed Notes
The article explains that chicks may pick during growth due to heat, lack of feed or water, or long periods without care. It notes white washed housing can trigger picking in young and older birds and mentions Babcock Bessies and Leg horns as gentle strains less prone to this behavior.
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Anheim
Bolton’s Hatchery
Schaefferstown, Pa
U.S
Babcock Poultry Farm, Inc
Ithaca
New York
Russell Mease
J. C. Snavely & Sons., Inc
Landisville, Pa
Millport Roller Mills
Lititz, R D.4
Grubb Supply
Elizabethtown, Pa
J.C. Walker & Son
Gap, Pa
D. W. Hoover
Earl, R. D. 1
George Butt Stevens
Paul M. Ressler & Son
Paradise, Pa
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