25 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1977
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR suggests report on the 54th annual Pennsylvania State Grange event. It mentions a speaker describing a path to higher consumer benefits and dairy sector impact. Readable details are limited and uncertain.
Earl Manheim R4 of Manheim Pennsylvania was named the region’s FFA Award winner. The recipient, a student at Manheim High School, is recognized for livestock production and five steers and hogs raised annually. The honor is one of 19 state agricultural leadership awards by the FFA Foundation.
At a day long conference and banquet at Host Farm Resort in Lancaster three top honors were awarded by the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation. A Eugene Bailey earned Broiler Industryman of the Year, Robert S Shelly was named Egg Industryman of the Year, and the Turkey Industryman of the Year honors went to continued
The National Grange newsletter reports a new proposal to accelerate a land scheme in California. California Grange Master Chester Deaver says no illegal activity found yet but calls the plan morally wrong, amid concerns for family farms and Midwest lessons from Ag-Land Fund I.
Chester County Agricultural Agent Glenn Shirk notes a strong first cut and a favorable May moisture balance boosting alfalfa. He warns seed shortages persist, with Penn State agronomist John Baylor saying seed stocks are at an all time low and August seeding may be needed despite expectations of a multi‑year scarcity.
Community pages compile editorials letters and notes from Farm Calendar Life on the Farm Homestead Ida's Notebook Joyce Bupp Home on the Range and Women’s Calendar with Dairy Prince and Princess features. Public sales and DHIA reports appear alongside classified and children's pages in Lebanon York and Chester sections.
Lancaster is urged to buy raspberries quickly as most of this year’s crop will be gone by next weekend. Freezing temperatures and spring dryness shrank the supply. growers cite timely rains as a saving factor and report strong fruit demand with limited berries remaining. Clarence Eckman cites winter damage to canes. Rudy Grob notes moisture arrived at the right moment.
The paper announces rate changes effective July 1 1977 with one year at six dollars and two years at ten dollars due to rising postage costs over the past several years.
Harrisburg Secretary of Transportation James Wilson issues an order allowing farmers to operate farm implements as before while overall motor vehicle code reforms proceed. The rural equipment rules remain unchanged from the 1959 regulations amid a broader package slated for July 1. Warren Lammb of Berks County notes the measure continues on Page 35.
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