County Conservationist Attends SCS Management School
Wayne F Maresch county conservationist for the U S Soil Conservation Service returned from Michigan State University where he attended the SCS Management Training School. The program, run by business and industry reps, covered planning scheduling and creative thinking to equip 118 supervisors with maximum effectiveness.
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Wayne F Mlaresch
U. S Soil Conservation Service
Michigan State University
SCS
Maresch
Pennsylvania 4-H Delegate Attends National Conference
Virginia Wivell of Columbia RI represents Pennsylvania as a 4-H delegate at the 35th National H Conference in Washington D C. About 235 youths from all states joined to study national issues and democratic citizenship while visiting government and educational offices. Secretary Freeman urged the group on their important work.
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Washington D.C
Virginia Wivell
Columbia
Paul Dague
Wivell
Pennsylvania
U.S
Puerto Rico
Waishington
Columbia Ri
Washington
Quille Freeman
Farm Calendar Schedule for May 3 8
May 3 4H leaders of the southern region meet at Chestnut Level Church House. May 4 7 30 pm Solanco 4H Holstein Club at Chas Tindall farm. May 5 Lancaster County Homemakers Day at Meadow Hills Dining Hall 8 pm. Lancaster County Senior Extension Club at Continued on Page 6.
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Chunrch House
Solanco
Chas. Tindall Farm
Lancaster County
Meadow Hills
Lancaster County Senior Extension Club
Costs Of Analyzing DHIA Records Cut In Half Since 1956
Ned D Bayley of the USDA Beltsville center reports data showing record keeping costs fell from 61 cents to 25 cents per record from 1956 to 1964 due to automatic data processing. DHIA cows produced 3890 pounds more milk than nonmembers in 1956 and 4258 pounds more in 1964, with further efficiency gains in milk production.
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Ned D Bayley
Usda Research Center
Beltsville
DHIA
Bayley
Farm Bill Debate Flares Over Omnibus VS Sections
Washington opinions on passing the President’s farm legislation ran strong this week with many arguing for an omnibus package while others favor section by section. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman responded simply Yes when asked if the bill should reach Congress as an omnibus.
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Washington
Orville Freeman
Congress
No Zip In Congress On Farm Legislation
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman told Newspaper Farm Editors that Congress shows apathy on farm legislation with no urgency to act. He warned summer action is likely and said a cotton section is essential to satisfy the South. Freeman supported an omnibus farm bill over piecemeal passage, aligning with Senator McGovern and Representative Findley.
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Congress
Washington
Farm Editors of America
Orville Freeman
Kansas City
Senator McGovern
D-Sd
Rep. Findley
Ken Hess Wins Scholarships for Penn State Agriculture Path
17 year old Lampeter Strasburg senior Ken Hess has earned two agriculture scholarships this year to pursue Penn State College of Agriculture this fall. He received a $500 Kunzler and Co scholarship and a $100 Lancaster County Bankers Association award. Hess emphasizes hard work and broad activity records for scholarship applications and credits his parents for support. He is a Burrows scholar and serves as treasurer of his senior class, with past leadership in Garden Spot FFA and current first vice president of Red Rose FFA. Hess has high livestock judging honors and Grand Champion lambs at Harrisburg with top awards in coin and tobacco cantbits.
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Kenneth Hess
Ken
National Honor Society
Kunzler and Co
Lancaster County Bankers Association
College of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State University
Lampeter-Strasburg High School
Gerald Kiger
Lampeter- Strasburg
Burrows
Hess
Garden Spot
FFA
Red Rose Ffa Association
Strasburg Rr
Elvin Hess Jr
Lampeter- Strasburg Yong
L. F
Cloister FFA dominates Lancaster meat judging contest
The Cloister FFA from Ephrata High School swept the meat judging event at Kunzler & Co in Lancaster. Top scorer Kenneth Hoke earned 189 of 250 points among 47 competitors, with four Ephrata members placing in the top ten.
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Hoke & Cloister
FFA
Ephiata High School
Kunzler & Co
Lancaster
Kenneth Hoke
Hoke
Elphrata High School
Imost
Ephrata
Lewas Ayers
Roy
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Wayne F. Maresch
Virginia Wivell Pa
Ken Hess
Penn State
Everett Newswanger
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