Bushong is Elected President of 4 H Baby Beef & Lamb Club
Dale Bushong age 17 son of Mr and Mrs Robert Bushong Columbia R2 was elected president of the Red Rose 4 H Baby Beef and Lamb Club at the annual reorganization meeting held in the Farm Home Center He succeeds Mrs Larry Weaver the former Carol Hess of Strasburg Other officers elected include Mike Hosler Sharon Weaver secretary Marvin Nissley Kay Weaver Larry Landis song leaders Donna Hess and Barry Longenecker game leaders and Sheryl Weaver Ray Brubaker news reporters Club leaders were appointed this year to conform with Penn State policy recommendations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Bushong
Robert Bushong
Columbia
Red Rose
Farm & Home Center
Larry Weaver
Carol Hess
Strasburg
Mike Hosler
Manhem
Sharon Weaver
New Holland
Marvin Nissley
Mount Joy RI
Kay Weaver
Quarryville
Larry Landis
Donna Hess
Stras
Manheim FFA Banquet Honors Lancaster Farming Editor
Two Lancaster County FFA chapters held annual banquets at their high schools last night. At Manheim Central High School Everett Newswanger, editor of Lancaster Farming, was named Honorary Chapter Farmer as Lester Heistand presented the award. Star Green Hand went to Wilmer Groff and Star Farmer to Edward Donough, both Manheim residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
FFA
Manheim
New Holland
Manhem Ffa
Manheim Central High School
Everett Newswanger
Lancaster
Lester Heistand
Wilmer Groff
Allen Groff
Manheim RI
Edward Donough
Paul Donough
Final Poultry Meeting Set For March 13
The Lancaster County Poultry Association schedules a final Educational Meeting for March 13 at 745 pm at the Farm and Home Center. Dr Cecil B Howes of Virginia Tech will speak on Our Industry Past Present and Future. Dr Howes has earned the Poultry Science Teaching Award and other honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Poultry Association
Farm & Home Center
Cecil B Howes
Department of Poultry Science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Howes
FFA
Virginia Poultry Federation
Conservationist Pfautz Embraces Contour Farming Methods
Lester R Pfautz, named Conservation Farmer of 1967, credits contour farming with cutting erosion on his Stevensoi Lancaster County farm by 65 to 70 percent. He recalls starting the program with his father about 27 years ago to avoid crooked rows and notes savings in dry and wet conditions. The story notes his shift to contours seven years ago and ongoing experiments in field strips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy R Pfautz
Lancaster Farming
Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District
Quarryvuille Methodist Church
Pfantz
Pfautz
ASCS Signup Deadline Near for 1968 Programs
Growers are reminded March 15 is the last day to file for the 1968 feed grain and voluntary wheat programs. ASCS Chairman Fred G Seldomridge notes only sign up and participation qualify for payment. By March 6, 233 farms had signed up for feed grain with about 3 010 acres diverted. 445 farms had signed up for wheat with 5 372 acres allotted in Lancaster County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred G Seldomridge
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Lancaster County
Farm Calendar Notices For March Meetings
The calendar lists 4 H Dairy Club gatherings at Ayrshire Jersey and Guernsey venues, an Ephrata Adult Farmer Program on tractor maintenance, Elizabethtown Donegal 4 H Community Club, and a Large Herd Owners meeting in Harrisburg with weekly farm programs through March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Ephrata
Elizabethtown- Donegal
Donegal High School
Harrisburg
Soil and Water Districts Annual Meeting Highlight
State Conservationist Ivan McKeever commends Lancaster County Sol and Water Conservation District for leading statewide gains in conservation. He spoke to a capacity crowd at Quarryville Methodist Church Tuesday night and praised local leadership for inspiring statewide growth in conservation practices across Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bushong
4-H Baby Beef & Lamb Club
Burg
Barry Longenecker
Lititz
Sheryl Weaver
Ray Brubaker
Penn State
Cecil Howes
Ayrshire-Jersey
Farm and Home Center
Soil & Water District
Pennsylvania
State
Stevens
Leroy Pfautz
Lancaster County Soil and Water District
Orval Bass
Conservation Service
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