Preliminary Potato Data Presented to Lancaster County Producers
Research agronomist Dr Joseph Harrington of Penn State told Lancaster County growers at the Lancaster Farm Credit Building about last year’s Noah Kreider farm trials near Manheim. Forty two varieties and experimental seedlings were tested on two and a half acres, with four repeats per variety and six per fertilizer form. He warned against overvaluing a single year and called the work the most extensive potato project in Pennsylvania.
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Joseph Harrington
Penn State Research Agronomist
Lancaster County
Arnold G. Lueck
PSU
John“Yocum
Penn State University
Lancaster Farm Credit
Noah Kreider
Manheim
Harrington
Pennsylvania
Kréider
Crossbred Tops County Swine Assn Spring Carcass Show
The 202-pound Hampshire Yorkshire crossbred barrow won the spring carcass show with 456 percent ham and loin yield. Real Farm Tipton entered the champion. 300 attendees heard from Lancaster County Swine Producers Association president John Henkel at Blue Ball Fire Hall. The reserve title went to a 218-pound Willow Glen entry with 436 ham loin percentage, 60 square inches loin, and 13 inches backfat.
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Lancaster County Swine Producers Association
John Henkel
Blue Ball Fire Hall
Real Farm
Tipton
Cass
Henkel
Joe Sattle
Willow Glen
Yorkshire
John Strawbridge
Stewartstown
Leon L Arnold
Lebanon
Arnold
Farm Calendar March 20 to 30
4H County Council at Lititz Community Center in the afternoon. Elm Penryn 4H Community Club at Penryn Fire Hall. March 21 7 30 pm Ephrata Farm Electricity Class care and maintenance of electric motors at Ephrata High School. Drumore 4H Community Club at Chestnut Level Church House.
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County Council
Lititz
Elm-Penryn
Penryn
Ephrata Farm
Ephrata Hs&s
Drumore
Chestnut Level
Planning Meeting Set For District Dairy Show
A joint meeting of all H dairy club leaders and extension agents of the southeast region will be held next Wednesday at 10 30 am at the Meadow Hills Dining House on New Danville Pike. Victor Plastow announced the agenda is planning the next District Dairy Show with lunch hosted by the Atlantic Breeders Cooperative.
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all +H dairy club
Victor Plastow
Meadow Hills
New Danville Pike
Plastow
Atlantic Breeders Cooperative
Success Of 35-Year-Old Firm Based On Marketing Farm-Fresh Local Eggs
Lancaster County business E Roy Trout & Son, Inc. marks 35 years focused on marketing farm fresh local eggs. From a small retail route the firm grew to wholesale egg handling with 15 employees and a major plant expansion completed last December.
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Lancaster County
E Roy Trout & Son, Inc
E Roy Trout
Philadelphia
Trout
Helen
Cleveland Indians
Bob Trout
Allied Mills acquires Wirthmore retail outlets
Allied Mills Inc announces purchase of Wirthmore Feeds retail operations. Three outlets are in New York and two in Pennsylvania. At a Scranton meeting, Robert Emmons of Worthmore and J E Streetman of Allied finalized the deal. Former Wirthmore sales staff will stay with Allied. the move strengthens Allied's competitive position.
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Alfied Mills, Inc
Wirthmore Feeds
New York
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Robert Emmons
Worthmore
J E Streetman
Allied
Wirthmore
Allied Mills
Wayne
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