Farm Women events fill Lancaster farming calendar
Lancaster Farming lists numerous Farm Women Society meetings, banquets and events across Pennsylvania and nearby states from May through August. Highlights include Mother-Daughter banquets in East Petersburg and Strasburg, 4H club activities, auctions, plant sales, and the 11th Annual National Flying Farmers Convention in New Orleans.
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Farm Women
Brickerville
Farm Women Society
Kauffman’s
East Petersburg
Russelville Grange
Bergstrasse
ABC
Lancaster
Arcadia
New Holland Evangelical United Brethren Church
Strasburg
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Philadelphia
Winterthur
Wilmington
Del
Elvin Keener
Elizabethtown
William Buyers
Moses Brackhill
Christs Home
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Farm Women No
Farm Women Society No
Martie Forge
Pequea
Ward's Gas Co
Ephrata
Sallie West
Society
David B. Hess
Richard M. Hershey
Martin Forge
Lititz
Lancaster Poultry Exchange Building Fund
Pennsylvania State University
Egg and Poultry Marketing Cooperatives
Summit Hotel
Uniontown
Farm Society
New York City
National Flying Farmers Association
New Orleans
County Convention Planned by Lancaster Farm Women Groups
November 3 scheduled county convention in Lancaster County hosted by Farm Women's Societies. Community leaders and members gather to discuss cooperative farming programs and local agricultural issues. Participants include farm club presidents and extension agents from nearby towns.
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Lancaster County Farm Women’s Societies
Harrisburg Horse Show List of Judges and Entries
The Harrisburg Horse Show is scheduled for Saturday May 26 at Belle Nance Farm Lingles town Road near Harrisburg. Judge is H C C Baldwin of West Chester. Steward is Davie M. Ross of Lancaster and announcer Howard Fernster of Pottsville. Horses have entered in 31 classes.
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Harrisburg
Belle-Nance Farm
Linglestown Road
H CC. Baldwin
West Chester
Davie M. Ross
Lancaster
Howard Fernster
Pottsville
Five Chester Townships Join Brucellosis Area Test
Five Chester Townships in Chester County have been authorized for Brucellosis testing of cattle on the Area Plan. The initial test areas are Westtown Sadsbury Upper Oxford East Brandywine and Pocopson, bringing total townships to thirteen. Local veterinarians will be assigned and cattle owners will be advised when testing occurs. Township committees secured authorization with at least 90 percent owner support.
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Chester County
Robert A. Powers, Jr
C. M. Stevens
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Westtown
Sadsbury
Upper Oxford
East Brandywine
Pocopson
Chess Player Credited For Thinking Skill
A chess player, if any good, must be given credit for being able to think, reflecting the value of strategic consideration and mental discipline in the game.
Livestock Auctions Drive $75 Million Yearly Pennsylvania
Dr. E. Trotter of Penn State reports in Science for the Farmer that Pennsylvania livestock auctions now average over 75 million dollars in sales annually. The study notes sales more than doubled in the last decade, with 61 licensed auctions serving farms within 30 miles of their rooms and about 70 percent of the 14 percent million animals sold in the state passing through auctions. Average auction lots ranged from 400 to 1500 animals.
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Pennsylvania
E. Trotter
Penn State
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Fred Frey
Twin Oaks
Quarryville
Seven Springs
Lancaster Farming
Spice House
Baltimore
C. H. Reinhold
Holstein-Friesian Asso
Milwaukee
Lancaster Counity Poultry Assn
Lititz Spring Park
Rutgers Une? Sity
New Brunswick
N. J
Chicago Stock Yards
Chester
Mar-Gro Wig. Co
Aaron S. Martin
MR. Farmer
Quarryville, PA
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