Unusual Research Team Built Faithful The Champ Display
A veterinary, sculpture and nutrition team created a life size Hereford display titled The Champ mounted on a 34 foot trailer for the Guernsey Breeders Sale Pavilion. Purina sponsored the project touring the country to show beef and milk production, with detailed organ replicas and embryo development shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey Breeders Sale Pavilion
Lancaster Union Stock Yards
Ralston Purina Company
Purina
Gardner Display Company of
Chicago
Eugene Hoy
Hoy
Farm Calendar Highlights 4‑H Events and Chicken of Tomorrow Contest
A detailed schedule lists 4-H club meetings from Saturday to Friday across Lancaster County. Events include Barnyard judging and Chicken of Tomorrow state contest in Harrisburg, plus livestock and poultry panels, club gatherings at homes and community buildings, and leadership trainings at various venues like Farm Bureau Cooperatives and WGAL TV. Prominent groups include 4-H County Council and Kirkwood Community Club with dates and locations in New Holland, Lititz, Lancaster, and Dul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Poultry Center
Producers Cooperative Exchange
Coatesville
New Holland
Ellis Mentzer
County Council
Lancaster
Home Electric Club
Ghest
Farm Show
Harrisburg
Kirkwood
Odd Fellows Hall
R. W. Lauder
Lititz
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Dillersville Road
Lititz-Manheim
Clayton Langrey
Wgal-Tv
Lincoln Highway West
Robert Benkley
Blue Ball
Dullersville Road
The Champ Giant Clay Model Display Assembly
A Gard ner Display Company project created a full size plaster cast of The Champ. The cast was sliced into pieces, traced onto large material, built in wood, then assembled. A mesh wire frame and burlap formed a skeleton, covered with clay to make a life size replica using a total US clay supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner Display Company
United States
Voice of Lancaster Farms Letter to Lancaster Farming
Samuel V Fletcher of Cochranville writes praise for Lancaster Farming noting its market reports and ads help farmers especially poultry growers. He thanks the paper for recipes and requests continued support while Violet Preston of East Lincoln Hop Coatesville Pa offers clothing donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel V. Fletcher
Cochranville
Lancaster Farming
Lancaster County
Lancaster Farming Paper
Violet Preston
East Lincoln Hop
Coatesville
Myers Elevated to Acting Chemistry Director in Harrisburg
Delmar K. Myers of Harrisburg, formerly DuBois, advances from chief chemist to Acting Chemistry Director in the Bureau of Foods and Chemistry. He holds Penn State degrees, has nine years as PSU assistant professor, and will oversee administration of over 30 food and agricultural laws including feeds and fertilizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar K. Myers
Berryhill Rd
Harrisburg
DuBois
Bureau of Foods and Chemistry
William L. Henning
Myers
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State
Subscribing Readers Praise Lincoln University Paper
A Lancaster Farming subscriber from Ephrata Chester L Haldeman writes praising the farm paper. He says he uses Farm Wife and Family recipes with good results and hopes for a long-lasting subscription. He mentions growing up on a 200 acre farm and enjoying the publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Farming
Estate Sales Across Implement Route 897 in Lancaster Area
Sat May dates list sales by William K Huneisen E Wingencoth Lillian Miller Hopeland Hallie Brindle Mary Lessey Ex of Emma Walters Est along Route 897 Swartzville Turnpike area from Blainsport to Cocalico Reamstown Ephrata Mt Airy features real estate household goods antiques hay corn tobacco lath and tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Huneisen
Blainsport
Cocalico
E. Wingencoth
Ephrata
Reamstown
Wingencoths Meadows
Lillian Miller Hopeland
Hallie Brendle
Swartzville
Turnpike Entrance
Turnpike
Mary Lessey
Emma Walters
Mt. Airy
Small Fruits Course Offered By Penn State
A correspondence course from Pennsylvania State University teaches production and marketing of strawberries raspberries blackberries blueberries currants gooseberries and grapes. It covers pruning disease and insect control harvesting packing and shipping. The course is free to Pennsylvania residents via local county agents or correspondence courses in agriculture at University Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State University
Harry Sloat
Pennsylvania
University Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Frey
Quarryville
Oliver
Baler
N. G. Hershey & Son Manheim
RD. 1
Farmersville Equipment Co
Ephrata, R.D
E. L. Herr
Voice of
Lancaster Farms
D. K. Myers
M. L. Ritchie
Lincoln University
Chester L. Haldeman
Manheim Pike
Lancaster, Pa
H Farmalls
Farmalls
C. B. Hoober
Ph. Southfield
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