Cereal Leaf Beetle Warned as Destructive Pest
A plant quarantine expert urged county farmers to watch for the cereal leaf beetle described as potentially one of the most destructive pests to enter the country. Mack Campbell of the USDA Pest Control Division warned the insect, now in Michigan Indiana and Ohio, spreads quickly and damages cereal grain leaves. Control with two light Malathion sprays can protect grain, but eradicating egg laying proves difficult.
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Mack Campbell
US Department of Agriculture Pest Control Division
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Campbell
Independent Poultry Growers Sought by Brubaker in Lancaster
Levi Brubaker of Rohrerstown urges independent poultry growers to stay active in the industry. He speaks at a Pennsylvania federation camp meeting about cooperative farms and the risk of losing freedom to large-scale producers.
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Levi Brubaker
Rohrerstown
Pennsylvania
Ulit
Mversey
Nein
Ig Cooperatives
4H clubs calendar and Lancaster poultry history notes
Calendar items list 4H sewing clubs at Hempfield High School and Pennsylvania State University events. A Lancaster Poultry Exchange founder Brubaker discusses industry problems linked to over expansion and gasoline wartime use. Details reference New Providence and Providence Elementary, with program times and scholarships mentioned.
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Pennsyl
Brubaker
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
Poultrymen Honor Lebanon County Man
A Lebanon County man was named Pennsylvania Poultry Man of the Year by the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation at the annual conference in University Park. Lawrence Kegerreis of Palmyra was honored Wednesday night during the event.
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Lebanon County
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
University Park Lawrence
Kegerreis
Palmyra
Poultrymen Elect Officers at Pennsylvania Federation
Paul Konhaus of Mechanicsburg was elected president of the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation at its annual convention in University Park. Harry R Ulrich of Harrisburg was replaced. Other officers named include Charles R Phillips Pulley first vice president William R Myers Myerstown second vice president Edwin Wallis Jr Liverpool secretary Lawrence E Kegaries Palmyra treasurer George M Anthony Strausstown Homer Bixler Souderton H Robert Houser York and Dr Thomas R Ziegler Gardners as directors.
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Paul Konhaus
Mechanicsburg
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
University Park
Konhaus
National Turkey Federation
Harry R Ulrich
Harrisburg
Charles R Phillips
Pullew
William R Myers
Myerstown
Edwin Wallis, Jr
Liverpool
Lawrence E Kegerieis
Palmyra
George M Anthony
Strausstown
Homer Bixler
Souderton
H Robert Houser
York
Thomas R Ziegler
Gardners
Holstein Field Day Set by Lancaster County Club
The Lancaster County Holstein Friesian Association names July 29 for its annual field day at Hiram Aungst’s Elizabethtown farm. Judging in three categories runs from 10 am with Jack Fanchild as judge and main speaker. Max M Smith will speak, prizes awarded, noon barbecue. reservations urged by July 15.
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Lancaster County- Holstein-Friesian Association
Hiram Aungst
Elizabethtown
Aungst
Bosler
Jack Fanchild
Fanwood Farm
Fanchild
Max M Smith
Field Day
Martha Foulk Named Lancaster County Dairy Princess
Miss Martha Foulk was crowned Lancaster County Dairy Princess Tuesday night during Ladies Night at the North Lancaster Kiwanis Club. The 1963 dairy princess, Miss Carol Wilson, crowned the new monarch before about 250 attendees at the Host Motel in Lancaster. Donna Landis of 2088 Creek Hill Road placed as runner up to advance to the state finals in Hershey next month. Miss Foulk is a Millersville State College junior living five miles from Lancaster.
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Martha Foulk
Lancaster County Dairy Princess
North Lancaster
Carol Wilson
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Hershey
Donna Landis
Creek Hill Road
Farmers Invited to Field Day at Dairy Demonstration Farm
County Agent Max Smith invites all county farmers to a July 9 field day at the County Unit Demonstration Farm on Wade Groff’s farm at 644 Beaver Valley Pike Lancaster R7. The all day event from 10 am features tours of plots on fertilizer practices, grasses and legumes, weed control in corn and tobacco, sudan grass and sorghum hybrids, soil erosion control, and soil profile inspection. A dairy barn remodeling demonstration, educational exhibits, and lunch followed by a brief speaking program are planned.
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Max Smith
County Unit
Wade Groff
Beaver Valley Pike
Lancaster
Groff
Eastern Milk Producers Oppose Federal Food Stamp Plan
Syracuse NY based Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Association opposed HR 10222 the Food Stamp Act of 1964 arguing it fails to remove surplus foods from regular trade or aid the needy. John Cook speaking for the group told the Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee that direct surplus distribution and pilot Food Stamp plans yield similar retail price effects with higher federal costs.
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Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Association
Syracuse
John Cook
Eastern Milk Produccers Cooperative Association
Daiy
Committee On Agriculture and Forestry
United States Senate
Sociation
York
Grays Harbor
Five Day Weather Forecast Ahead Temperatures Rise
The forecast calls for five days with average temperatures two to six degrees above normal 63 at night to 86 in the afternoon. Little day to day variation expected with precipitation under 0.2 inch as scattered showers Sunday or Tuesday.
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Lakes
Tles
Pennfield
Pennsylvania State University
Robert P. Pfeifer
John Yocum
Southeast Pennsylvania Research Laboratory Farm
Arnold Lueck
L. F
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Holstein
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