Dairymen Split on Notice of Milk Price Hike in Pa
Pennsylvania dairy farmers will see a 92 cent per hundredweight rise in Class 1 milk price by mid April, while many in Lancaster and nearby counties may not notice the difference. Retail prices rose by three to four cents per quart on home deliveries and two to three cents for wholesale customers effective March 12. Checks lag as March utilization figures arrive from the Department of Agriculture, with checks to producers issued by April 16 to 20.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board
Lancaster
Daries
Milk Marketing Board
Southcentral Area
Lebanon
York Counties
Commonwealth
Moore
Graybill
Cloister
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Birdman of Reinholds Breeds Exotic Pheasants for Profit
Evan Gress, a retired carpenter near Reinholds, keeps about 100 birds of 30 varieties in a backyard zoo. He began pheasant breeding in 1927, selling mainly to gamebird fanciers and the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The rare Impeyan pheasant can fetch about 125 dollars a pair, while more common varieties like silver and ringnecks are cheaper and more prolific.
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Evan Gress
Gress
Reinholds
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Himalya Mountains
King Tops at Octorara Meet in Farm Association Awards
Paul King won five of six production contests at the Octorara Area Young Farmers Association annual awards dinner. Aldus King elected president for 1973 74, with Larry Hershey vice president, Jerry Hershey treasurer, Glen Engle secretary, Elmer Mast PR director. Next meeting April 2 marks year end.
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Young Farmers Association
Paul King
Aldus King
Larry Hershey
Atglen Ri
Jerry Hershey
Cochranville Ri
Glen Engle
Parkesburg
Elmer Mast
Parkesburg Ri
Ivan Stauffer
Vong
Atglen
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Carl Horst
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Nathan King
Lincoln University
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