Effects Of Spreading Urbanization At Area Farmer Meeting
Martyndale area farmers heard a panel on urbanization problems at Lincoln Independent School. William Carroll of Penn State warned that water supply and waste disposal strain grows with new residents. He described eminent domain changes and urged farmers to band together to protect farmland from non farm use.
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Area Farmer Meeting
Martyndale
Lincoln Independent School
Penn State University
Wiliam Carroll
Farmery
Carroll
Pennsylvania
Tion
Cattlemen Urged Shelter For Stock To Reduce Stress
About 50 cattlemen attended an extension meeting at the Brecht School in Lancaster where livestock extension specialist Lester Burdette outlined shelter types and mechanization for feeder cattle. He noted costs vs benefits and cautioned that more confinement raises costs while research shows no clear profit advantage for elaborate housing. Dr. Samuel Guss discussed stress and its impact on cattle at the Penn State extension session.
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Brecht School
Lancaster
Lester Burdette
Burdette
Samuel Guss
Penn State
M. M. Smith
Lancaster County
L. F
Dechant Named To Head NFU
Tony T Dechant secretary treasurer for the National Farmers Union for the past 20 years was named at the NFU 64th annual convention to succeed retiring president James G Patton. The 30 6 year old Dechant is a longtime protege of Patton and has held multiple NFU roles including vice president of state insurance and of its casualty companies and development corporation. A native Kansan he and his wife and two children reside in Denver. Edwin Christianson was also elected. Continued on Page 9.
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Tony T Dechant
National Farmers Union
NFU
James G Patton
Dechant
Pattons
Stte Insulane
NFU Development Corporation
Farmers Educational Foundation
Denver, Colorado
Lancaster SWCD bids farewell to Maresch and welcomes Bass
Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District honored Wayne F Maresch for two years as SCS work unit conservationist at a Meadow Hills dinner. Osvald Bass was introduced as the new county conservationist, arriving from Clarion County Pennsylvania after serving as LCS work unit conservationist.
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Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District
Wayne F Maresch
SCS
Meadow Hills
Maresch
Washington, D.C
Osvald Bass
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Clarion County
LCS Work Unit
Bass
Lancaster County
Mareshh
County Farmers Assn to Hold Spring Meet
The Lancaster County Farmers Association will hold its annual Spring meeting on Thursday March 31 at 730 pm at the Leola Memorial Building. Featured speaker is J Carl Empie vice president of the Pennsylvania Farmers Association. Warren Leminger of Denver R2 will show pictures from his trip to South America. Committees will report on their activities.
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Lancaster County Farmers’ Association
Leola Memorial
J Carl Empie
Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association
Warren Leminger
Denver
South America
Farm Calendar Events in Lancaster County March 28 29 31
Tobacco seed cleaning and treatment sessions at John Ghek’s Plant Farm Smoke town and PSU Field Research Farm. 4H County Council banquet at Plain and Fancy Farm Bud in Hand. Eph iata classes soil tests and coin planters at Eph iata High School. County FFA at Lampeter Strasburg HS. Manheim FFA Parent-Son banquet at Manheim HS cafeteria. Lancaster Co Farmers Assn annual Spring.
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Plain & Fancy Farm
Budin-Hand
Ephiata
Ephiata High School
County Ffa
Lampeter- Strasburg High School
PSU Field Research Farm
Manheim
FFA
Manheim HS
Lancaster Co. Farmers Assn
New Agent Joins Extension Staff
Har vey Gipe joins the extension service to fill the vacancy left by Winthrop Merriam. Gipe will be in the county about four months, focusing on 4-H Club activities. He is from Elizabethtown area, Dauphin County, but has long familiarity with Lancaster County.
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Harvey Gipe
Extension Service
Winthrop Merriam Merriam
Penn State University
Gipe
Elizabethtown
Dauphin County
Lancaster County
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Tony T. Dechant
Edwin Christianson
SWCD
Meet New Co. Conservationist
County Farmers’ Assn
John Ghek
Smoketown
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