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Newspaper

Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1956

Page

12

Chambersburg Purchases Guernsey Bull From Glen Rock Breeder

Chambersburg owner Russell L Wilkison bought the Guernsey sire Highland King Irving from J Thomas Carman of Glen Rock, per the American Guernsey Cattle Club. The bull descends from Highland Beauty's Iota, a cow with a 305 day production of 11 654 pounds of milk and 557 pounds of fat from two daily milkings as a Junior three year old in Herd Improvement calving.

Russell L Wilkison Chambersburg Guernsey J. Thomas Carman Glen Rock Penna American Guernsey Cattle Club Highland Beauty Highland Chief

Royal Mausoleum and Baghdad Landmarks

The Royal Mausoleum in Baghdad holds King Faisal I’s remains and honors him as father of modern Iraq. The city, famed for Haroun al Rashid, Scheherazade, and golden domed mosques, sits near Ctesiphon and Babylon with legendary biblical and prophetic associations.

Faisal I Iraq Baghdad Haroun Al-Rashid Ctesiphon Babylon Tower of Babel Daniel Belshazzar Dan Mene Tekel Upharsin

Pan cake Day prizes at Wiley store Quarryville

About 275 people attended the Pan cake Day open house at the C E Wiley and Son store in Quarryville. Door prize winners included Paul Weaver who won a greasegun and ten cartridges and David Halladay who took a gallon of washing detergent for milk cows. Winners were drawn by Paul and Edward Ammerman, sons of shop foreman Elwood Ammerman. A good turnout was also reported at the Wakefield store on Wednesday.

C E Wiley and Son Quarryville Paul Weaver Quarryville RD David Halladay Kirkwood Paul Edward Ammerman Elwood Ammerman Wakefield

Two Farmers Win Twenty Year Pins At Lions Club Night

Two southern end farmers David Eschbach and Enos B Hull received twenty year pins at a Farmers Night hosted by the Tucquan Lions Club at Martic Township Elementary School. Henry H Hackman Lititz High School teacher and soil conservationist spoke. Ten year pins went to Leroy Hilton Ernest B Schules and Henry R Weiler.

Southern End David Eschbach Enos B. Hull Tucquan Lions Club Martic Township Henry H Hackman Lititz Leroy Hilton Ernest B Schules Henry R.weiler

Senate panel names watchdog on US missile race lag

The Senate Armed Services Committee appoints a watchdog group to assess whether the United States is falling behind the Soviet Union in missile development. The move signals congressional concern over strategic parity and defense research pacing.

Senate Armed Services Committee United States Soviet Union

Guernsey Cow Delivers 11 031 Lbs Milk In Test

A registered Guernsey cow High land Beautys Della D owned by J Thomas Carman Glen Rock Pa completed an official production record of 11 031 pounds of milk and 594 pounds of fat per the American Guernsey Cattle Club This equals 5800 quarts of milk The seven year old Delta D met calving requirements and was milked twice daily for 305 days on test in the Herd Improvement Registry

Peterborough N. H Highland Beautys J. Thomas Carman Glen Rock American Guernsey Cattle Club AGCC Guernsey Eugenia C Madeira Berwyn Penna Brownlie James B. Robertson Paoli Herbert Andrea Herbert Schiffer West Chester

Production records show Guernsey cows Petal and Bird

Imp Tulips Petal, a Berwyn Pennsylvania registered Guernsey cow owned by Eugenia C Madeira, produced 9920 pounds of milk and 530 pounds of fat, equal to 46530 quarts. Bird, a junior two year old owned by James B Robertson Paoli, recorded 8681 pounds of milk and 417 pounds of fat, equal to 4100 quarts.

Guernsey Cow Andrea Sets Milk Record in Test

Herbert Schiffer of West Chester reports Herbert's K Andrea a junior two year old registered Guernsey cow produced 9 259 pounds of milk and 449 pounds of fat on test under the American Guernsey Cattle Club system. The cow was milked twice daily for 305 days meeting calving requirements and equaling 4400 quarts of milk.

Purchases Sire Highland Leader Illuminator Sold to Stewartstown Farm

Purchases Sire Dave Amspacher of Stewartstown Pa bought the Guernsey Sire Highland Leader Illustr ator from J Thomas Carman Glen Rock Pa per the Cattle Club note. The bull stems from Highland Chief's loan cow with a 7735 pounds milk 401 pounds fat yield under two daily milkings for 305 days and junior two year old in the Herd Improvement Register. The herd sire is linked to Highland Beauty Chief Leader. The Fair Labor Standards Act chief said over half of last year’s businesses were found in violation.

Dave Amspacher Stewartstown Guernsey Highland Leader J. Thomas Carman Glen Rock Penna American Guernsey Cattle Club Highland Chief Highland Beauty Chief

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Chambersburg Purchase Farm Bureau Mwin Pennsylvania Lancaster CO. Farm Bureau Cooperative Dillerville Road Lancaster WILEY Carman Allis¢ Ballas Snavelys Farm Service New Holland, Pa L. H. Brubaker Lancaster, Pa R. S. Weaver Stevens, Pa Lititz, Pa Mann & Grumelli Farm Service Quarryville, Pa N. G. Myers & Son Rheems, Pa Pennsylvania State University Purina Purina Cheektabs John B. Kurtz Ephrata J. H. Reitz Millway Snader’s Mill Mt. Airy John Hess S. H. Hiest and Salunga H. S. Newcomer Mt. Joy Wenger Bros. Rheems Warren Sickman B. F. Adams J. Fred Whiteside John Hess II New Providence
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