4-H Electric Club Demonstrations Lead to County Round Up
4 H electric club members Armstrong Dru, J David Awe, and Elaine phiata attended a Lancaster County 4 H demonstration night in the auditorium to select teams for the county fall Round Up. Judges evaluated each team on individual ra tam ability and completed projects. Lapp earned first in Second Year division for a FM radio tuner and Lieder received honors for a ceramic work.
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Armstrong
Dru
J. David Awe
Lancaster County Insylvania
Elaine Phiata
Legion
Ratam
Recast Weather Office notes and awards credits
The Weather Bureau update notes slightly cooler conditions with fair skies and a warming trend expected by Tuesday. Judge Ralph Patterson and PSU agriculture engineer are cited. Armstrong and Hess earned second place in year work with lamps and stands, with Hess at 1749 Old Philadelphia Pike.
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Weather Bureau
Ralph Patterson
PSU
Armstrong
Elsianne Hess
Old Philadelphia Pike
Conservation Contractors School Set
Amos Funk of the Lancaster County Soil Conservation District announces a heavy equipment operators training meeting on April 1 at 8:00 pm in the Lancaster County Farm Bureau auditorium Dillerville Road. The session covers plans for permanent conservation practices including ponds, terraces, waterways and open drains and explains specifications under the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Program. Dorothy Y. Neel urges all heavy equipment owners and operators to attend, especially those considering purchase orders.
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Amos Funk
Millersville
Lancaster County Soil Conservation District
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
Dillerville Road
Dorothy Y. Neel
ASC
Winter Oats and Barley Damage Report and Plans
Field inspectors reported winter oats near total loss with some hardy oats underperforming. Winter barley damage ranges 10 to 35 percent, winter wheat 5 to 15 percent, all due to cold from Thanksgiving to March 15 with minimal snow cover. Sloat advised inspecting fields, possible replanting with soybeans and corn, and notes some green from Timothy. Victor Plastow, Lancaster County Agent, will attend the 1959 National Extension Service Summer School at Colorado State University from June 15 to July 3 with plans for farm visits and potential national park sight‑seeing.
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Sloat
Floyd Imes
Farm Bureau
Manheim
David €Assel
Imes
Lebanon County
Lancaster County
Leecomte
Dubois
Victor Paslow
National Extension Service
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Colorado
Plastow
National conservation policy urged for every farm
A 1959 statement from the Natl Assoc of Soul Conservation Districts calls for a complete conservation plan on every farm or ranch. It argues coordinated programs reduce costs and boost yields, urging government support through technical help credit and cost sharing to maximize conservation outcomes.
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Natl Assoc of
Soul
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Pant County
Harry S. Sloat
Ign
Hstration Team
Ces Lapp
Radio Tun
AY Ther
Sloai
Nat's
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