County 40 Years of Service Honored by 300 Farmers
Harry Sloat, retired county agricultural extension agent, was praised by 300 friends, former colleagues, and Penn State extension specialists at a Wednesday banquet in Garden Spot County. Wife Emma L. Carey was cited as his strength during four decades of service and a hospital stay.
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Emma L. Carey
Harold R McCulloch
Pennsylvania State University Extension Service
Harry Sloat
McCulloch
Asate
Caster County
Kauffman Herd Tops DHIA January Records
Kauffman herd led the Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association in January with 1408 pounds average cow milk production and 4.2 percent butterfat, 60 pounds per cow. Runner up was C Kreider’s 23 registered Holsteins at Akers Quarryville, 1532 pounds total with 3.8 fat and 59 pounds per cow. Burke the Holstein in Titus M. Hurst’s Lititz herd posted 24021 pounds milk for 305 days. Two Lancaster County farmers, B Snavely Garber and John Melhorn, were elected to 3 year terms on the Eastern States Farmers' Exchange board.
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C. Kreider
Co. Akers
Quarryville Ri
Curtis Akers
Lancaster County
Eastern States Farmers’ Exchange
B. Snavely Garber
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Tobacco Seed To Be Treated At County Meetings
Lancaster County Extension announces next week seed cleaning and treatment for tobacco growers. On Tuesday March 14 meetings will offer treatment of up to 1 quart per grower using silver nitrate with one rinse, at three locations including Washington Boro, Witmer, and Lititz area farms, with a small materials charge.
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Lancaster County Extension Service
Clyde K. Eshelman
Washington
Boro
Letort
Witmer
Clayton Sangrey
Lititz
Manheim
Erb’s Church
Green Eggs Promoting Hen Industry On St Patrick Day
Lancaster County Poultry Association teams with the Sertoma Club to give away bright green hard cooked eggs on Lancaster square for National Egg Month. Spring Glen Farm Kitchen and Stevens House chef prepare egg dishes for a Sertoma luncheon with seven eggs per diner. Mayors and county officials attend as Eugene Cassel leads the promotion committee. The day also features the Annual Hog Show and Sale by the Swine Producers Association with judging at 9:00 am and auction at 1:00 pm at Lancaster Stock Yards conducted by Lancaster Livestock Exchange led by Abe Diffenbach.
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Saint Patrick’s
Lancaster County Poultry Association
County Association
Lancaster Sertoma Club
Lancaster
Spring Glen Farm Kitchen
Ephrata
Stevens House
Sertoma Club
Thomas Monaghan
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
Eugene Cassel
The
Poultry Assn
Lancaster County Swine Producers Association
Lancaster Stock Yards
Milking Systems Demonstrated At Dairy Day
Ivan E Parkin from Penn State Extension told Lancaster County farmers that milking injury is a leading cause of mastitis in dairy cattle. He cited defective milking equipment and poor management as the main causes and demonstrated Penn State's new mobile milking machine at the Leola Memorial fire hall.
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Ivan E Parkin
Pennsylvania State University
Lancaster County
Leola Memorial
Parkin
Penn State
Five Day Weather Forecast: Mild to Cooler with Showers
Temperatures over the next five days hover near normal from 31 at night to 50 in the afternoons. Mild today with seasonable conditions Sunday and Tuesday, cooler Monday and Wednesday. Precipitation expected around 0.2 to 0.6 inches, mainly showers late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
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Penn Manorigh School
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Manheim Central School
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Law- Stock Yards
Didairy
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Pequea Val
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John Melhorn
Mount Joy
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Lancaster Livestock Exchange
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