County Plowing Contest and Field Day Set July 25
Lancaster County plowing contest and conservation field day to be held in Ephreta area on Tuesday July 7. Aaron Z Stauffer notes two farms will host: Edwin Kurtz farm for plowing with a 15 acre small grain field and Louis Hurst farm for field day adjoining. Last year’s highlights included a greased pig chase and a fish shocking demonstration by the state Fish Commission.
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Lancaster County
Ephreta
Ils
Tne
Aaron Z. Stauffer
Eawin Kurtz
Louis Hurst
Ephrata
Won &R Burnell Buchen
Eby
State Fish Commission
Indian Run
Stauffer
SCS Trainee To Work In County
Wesley M Gordon a 32 year old University of Maryland senior will work this summer with the US Soil Conservation Service as a trainee in the county program. Gordon previously worked with the Agricultural Research Service at Beltsville Md and may pursue a career with SCS after graduation in January 1968. Raised on a Latacre beef farm in Maryland he studied vocational agriculture in high school. Continued on Page 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley M Gordon
University of Maryland
US Sol Conservation Service
SCS County
Orvald Bass Gordon
Agrcultural Research Service
Beltsville
SCS
Maryland
Gordon
Holstein Fries Association Sale and Dairy Events
Farm Calendar notes a Holstein Fries Association convention and sale in Minneapolis on June 26 at 9 am. It also lists an FFA dairy cattle judging workshop at Ephrata High School, a District 4H horse judging practice at Graystone Manor Stables, and a Tom Chester Delaware Counties fruit growers meeting at Robert E.
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Minneapolis
Minn
FFA
Ephrata High School
Graystone Manor
Tom
Chester-Delaware Counties
Twolights
Robert E
Grain Problems Discussed By Experts At Field Day
Lancaster Those at the Pennsylvania Small Grains Field Day Tuesday heard gains and losses for farmers in the battle of the bugs. The gains include progress in eliminating stem rust fungus in grains and support for the barberry control program.
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Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Small Grains
USDA
Edger Eckess
Penn State University
Southeastern Field Research Sfetrom
Landisvalle
Egg Specialists To Instruct At NEPPCO School
Harrisburg Egg specialists from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will lead the 36th NEPPCO Egg Quality School at Pennsylvania State University July 9 13 Edward J Lawless chief of the department’s poultry and egg division travels the northeast to lecture and coordinate activities joining instructors Julius F Bauermann Martin P Hartzfield Eston L Krug Joseph F Martinsky Alfred C Nelson Richard Reedy Donald Stricker Lawrence A Weber and Anselm S Wurf for the school designed for poultry producers and processors.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Neppco
Northeastern Poultry Producersee
State University
Edward J Lawless
Julius F Bauermann
Penn State Department
Martin P Hartzfield Eston L Krug
Joseph F Martinski1
Alfred C Nelson Thomas Reedy
Donald Stricker
Lawrence A Weber
Anselm S Wurf
63 Local Boys To State FFA Four For State Office
Lancaster County Future Farmers of America sends 63 boys and 16 teachers to Penn State for FFA Activities Week from June 28 to 30. Candidates include Robert Weaver Strasburg, Adam Zimmerman East Earl, Jacob Steitz Narvon, and Daryl Bollinger Lititz. Glenn Weber of Mohnson serves as a featured speaker. 1300 members and teachers from across the state attend with judging contests, the FFA chorus and band.
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Lancaster County
FFA
Penn State University
Robert Weaver Strasbure
Adam Zimmerman East Earl
Jacob Steitzvas Narvoen
Daryl Bollinger Lititz
Future
Homemakers of America
Glenn Weber
Mohnson R2
Weber
Penn State
Lewis Ayers
County Vong Teachers Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jacob L. Stoltafus
Robert Weaver
Adam N. Zimmerman
Daryl Bollinger
SWCD
Fish Commission
Wesley M. Gordon
Edgar Eckess
Eckess
Neppco School
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