Tractor Club showcases first year effort and safety demos
In the Lancaster area 4 H tractor club entries feature first year work by Richard Rohner Leaman and Jay Leaman. Demonstrations cover tractor safety by End-In-Hand Donald Groth, Dale Seaman, and a carburetor function demo by John Foa and Nelson Martin. Zimmermann and Haldeman present fuel systems. Zimmermann tops second year scores with Hersey third year honors. Judges Burton Horne and Andrew Nissler with Ivan Nolte lead the panel.
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Richard
Jay
Lancaster
Donald Groth Bureville
Dale Seaman
John Foa
Nelson Martin
Ephrata R1
David Zimmerman
William Haldeman
Reimholds R1
John Lea Man
J Rohner Leaman
John M Zimmerman
Reinholds
David Hersey
Samuel B Hersey
Sheridan RI
Purina Chick Startena and Purina Tylan in Poultry Health
Poultry notes recommend Purina Chick Startena for vigor and Purina Tylan to combat CRD. These items appear as focused feed additives addressing vitality and respiratory disease in flocks. Farmers consider these products to support flock performance and health management.
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Checkerboard
SPABC Sires and Daughters Share Milk Production Records
SPABC Sires discussion notes Superb has 26 daughters with 35 official production records. Average yields 9939 pounds of milk and 9% fat on a 30 percent day mature equivalent basis. Many daughters classified with average ratings, including Vers Gooi.
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SPABC
Superb
Conestoga study flags nitrate wash and replacement need
The Conestoga study reports 245 tons of nitrates washed downstream. US Geological Survey measurements indicate 700 tons of fertilizer would be required to replace that nitrogen amount.
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US Geological Survey
Builders Seminar Draws 160 Contractors Across Five Counties
More than 160 builders and contractors from a five-county area attend a series of meetings on farm building construction. Vocational education teachers and county farm agents join the sessions sponsored by Khurty Bros Ephrita Concrete and the Portland Cement Association with Merle Uo Fiscus and Horace Lo Wann overseeing. Final sessions are set for April 5 and 12 at Colonial Motor Lodge Rt 222 near Ephrata.
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Khurty Bros
Ephrita Concrete Firm
Portland Cement Association
Merle Uo Fiscus
Horace Lo Wann
PCA
Philadelphia
Colonial Motor Lodge
Rt 222
Ephrata
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Tractor Club
Burton Horne
Pennsylvania State University
Andrew Nissler
Ivan Nolt
Purina Tylan
John B. Kurtz
Whiteside & Weichsel
Kirkwood
John J. Hess, II
Intercourse
New Providence
Wenger’s Feed Mill, Inc
Rheems
S H Hiestand & Co
Salunza
Oparata
John J. Hess
Kinzers
J. H. Reitz & Son, Inc. Latitz
Ira B. Landis Valley Road
Warren Sickman Pequea
Harold B. Zook
Lampeter Road
Lang Asper, PA
Peppy Oliver
Oliver
Hershey & Son
Manheim, R. D
Chas J. McComsey
Hickory Hill, Pa
Farmersville
Ephrata, R. D
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