Pilot program uses soil surveys to tackle Chester County problems
Harrisburg June 18 a state soil conservation commission urged a 1959 61 appropriation of 400 000 to fund a 10 year soil mapping program in Chester County to aid urban suburban waste disposal and other municipal needs in cooperation with Penn State and the US Soil Conservation Service and said maps could boost municipal and industrial use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Soil Conservation Commission
William L Henning
Commission
Chester County
General Assembly
Pennsylvania State University
US Soil Conservation Service
Glenn Smith
Loysville
New
PFFA Meeting at PSU Promotes Aviation Reform Petition
The June meeting of the Pennsylvania Flying Farmers Assn gathered at a PSU area airport with over 20 Flying Farmer planes on display. Members and families held a luncheon near the campus while alumni day drew a large campus crowd. A petition urged enactment of pending legislation to form a new aviation agency on cabinet level status, while retaining the Civil Aeronautics Guard in its present form. Chester County attendees included Raymond Berlex Honeybrook Kenneth Crouse Chatham Marshall Jones West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Flying Farmers Assn
Penn State University
Air Force
Sunset Park Nath
Civil Aeronautics Guard
Chester County
Raymond Berlex
Honeybrook
Kenneth Crouse Chatham
Marshall Jones
West
Space dwindling fast for Hershey farm machinery expo
Harrisburg June 23 potential exhibitors report space for the 16th National Plowing Contest and Conservation Exposition to be held August 21 and 22 at Hershey will fill rapidly. over 25 acres reserved for commercial displays and more space could be added if demand continues. the event runs during pennsylvania dutch days and the poultry festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Hershey
David Ginger
State Department of Agriculture
Unger
James Bobb
The
Hershey Estates
Milton Hershey
Ohio
Rain and cool weather slow farm work across regions
Rain and below normal temperatures slow hay harvests and spraying. Wet soil halts cultivation and delays harvesting while cattle and pastures recover. tobacco planting progresses in several counties with plants set out in Clinton County last week.
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Lancaster
Lebanon
York Counties
Clinton County
Escape Story From Hungary Involving Legrady Trio
Judith Legrady and her family recount their escape from Hungary after a first attempt was halted by Russian forces. They describe being caught during the initial bid to flee and details of their town and background.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chester Co
York, Delaware
New Jersey
Maurice K Goddard
Forests and Waters
Soil Commission
Conference of
Soil Conservation District Directors
Sunbury
Pennsylvania
Lyman E Jackson
College of Agriculture
John Sheehan
Mehoopany
Wyoming County
PFFA
Psu
Canada
Foreign Agricultural Service
Manzate
Organic Plant Food, Inc
Grofftown RD
du Pont Manzate
Maryland
Virginia
New York
Indiana
Canning House
du Pont
Lanc. CO. Farm Bureau
Bonnymeads Chemicals
Lititz, PA
Madison
Maneb
J. Chrlich CO
DuPont
E. Chestnut St
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