Redcoat Wheat Tops Expected Qualities in Field Day Trials
Robert P Pfeifer a Penn State plant Breeder spoke Tuesday at a Small Grains Field Day at the Southeastern Field Research Laboratory near Landisville. Redcoat wheat shows superior test results and rapid popularity growth in the state with expectations it will surpass prior standards.
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Robert P Pfeifer
Fenn State University
Southeastern Field Research Laboratory
Landisville
Redcoat
Pfeifer
Farm Calendar Jene 25 Southeaster Pennsylvanla County Agents picnic
Farm calendar lists county 4-H and related meetings: picnic at French Creek State Park June 25 and events June 26 through June 30. Activities include 4-H Congress at Penn State, project tours, bee management, Holstein Club, honey producers meeting, and a leaders barbecue at Lampeter facilities with locations in Lancaster area.
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Jene
Pennsylvania
French Creek State Park
Pennsylvania State University
Manor
Ann Letort
Erk
Brothers Nursery
Kreider Ave
Lancaster
New Providence
Henry Kettering
Lititz
Lancaster County Honey Producers Association
Florin Farms
Mount Joy
Lampeter
Iowa Students Tour County Agriculture Tour
A 34 member group of Iowa agriculture students toured four farms from Columbia to New Holland. They visited Turkey Hall farm of Armer Frey, Conestoga R2, inspecting milk production bottling and distribution along with Clyde Kushieman and Glenn Wissier farms before continuing.
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Iowa State University
Columbia
New Holland
M M Smith
Turkey Hall
Armer Frey
Conestoga R2
Clyde Kushieman
Washington
Boro Aft
Glenn Wissier
County 4 H ers Will Trek To Club Congress
Nineteen 4 H club members from agriculture clubs and fifteen from home economics clubs in the county were selected to attend Pennsylvania Club Congress at Penn State next week. The event, June 26 29, will emphasize citizenship career exploration and character development with sessions lectures and demonstrations. Participants must be 14 or older by January 1 and former attendees are ineligible. The Lampeter Strasburg trip starts Tuesday morning from Lampeter Strasburg High School. Agriculture delegates include Charles Warfel Conestoga Ri Wilbur Hosler Manhem R3 James Houser Lampeter and Larry HE Hart Quarryville.
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Pennsylvania State University
PSU
Lampeter-Strasburg
Charles Warfel
Conestoga Ri
Wilbur Hosler
Manhem
James Houser
Lampeter
Larry HE. Hart
Quarryville
Farm Bill Defeated in House by Ten Votes
The watered down farm bill failed 205 to 215 after three days of debate with 42 Democrats opposing and only one Republican voting yes. The bill returns to the Agriculture Committee for possible revision or moves toward the Senate version.
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House of Representatives
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Kennedy
House
Washington
Washiington
Oreville L Freeman
Paul Dayne
Lancaster
Chester
Favon
Size And Mechanization Amazes Korean Visitor
Kee Hong Ahn from Seoul visited Lancaster County to study cooperatives and cooperative banking under the International Civil Assistance program. He noted Americans work hard, enjoy leisure, and called the country vast, remarking on the width of America after time in Nebraska and Colorado.
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Kee Hong Ahn
Lancaster County
Seoul
Korea
Lancaster County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Joyce Fisher
Vincent Matter
Lancaster
Jeckson
Ahn
L. F
International Civil Assistance Program
America
Nebraska
Colorado
Farmers Home
4 H Leaders Plan Barbecue for County Clubs
The second annual chicken barbecue by county 4 H club leaders is set for June 30 at Lampeter Community Park. Proceeds fund the clubs awards program as part of a roughly $1,800 annual budget funded mainly by local business solicitations. Richard Lefever announced on site meals available 4 to 9 pm with take outs.
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Lampeter
Richard Lefever
Quarryville Ri
McSparran to Head Banquet and Conference
McSparran, master of the state Grange, will serve as toastmaster at the annual banquet of the state organization next Wednesday night. Lecturers from 56 counties will attend the Grange Leader's Conference at Pennsylvania State University University Park from June 26 to 28.
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Collins McSparran
State Grange
Pennsylvania State University
University Park
Penn
Five Day Weather Forecast
Temperatures over the next five days are expected to run 2 to 6 degrees above normal, with nights near 63 and afternoons near 84. Little day to day variation is expected. Precipitation should total under .2 inch, with scattered showers likely Saturday and again Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Iowa
County
Hara Taft Benson
McSparran
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