Random Sample Chicks In County Brooder House
The Cay random sample poultry test at Manor Poultry Farm Washington Borough Rhode Island grows 2976 birds from May 3 hatch, 48 entries in 12 groups, wing banded and reared under Bureau of Markets supervision. A 225 egg sample set and 62 pullets moved to Miller and Bushong farm Rohrerstown for rearing supervised by five inspectors. charles W Dorsey leads the inspection team. Dr Seitz to handle disease cases.
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Manor Poultry Farm
Washington Bore Ri
Aaron Hess
York
Bureau of Markets
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Manor Farm
Miller and Bushong
Rohrerstown
Chester Murry
Wll
Charles W. Dorsey
Harrisburg
Bureau
Seitz
Pennsylvania Department of
Ester Murry
Charles Dorsey
Washington Boro
Boyd Captures Owmanship Trophy at Penn State show
In a Pennsylvania University event last Saturday amid a farm show setting, Boyd, son of Elmer Boyd, captured the champion showmanship trophy and a Yorkshire pig in competition. Marion Findley won the champion fitter title in the Angus cattle division, with Douglas Kent showing Hampshire swine, and Carol Kroeck with an Angus heifer.
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Pennsylvanate University
Ce Boyd
Irs Elmer Boyd
Ecles
Cn County
Marion Findley
Quarryville
Douglas Kent
Lititz
Hampshire
4-H Camp Set For June 13-17 At Camp Chiquetan
Lancaster hosts its first county 4-H Camp at Camp Chiquetan near Rock Hill from June 13 to 17. Open to any 4-H member, the four day program offers six classes including First Aid and archery plus free swim periods, recreation, vesper services, and group singing. Campers will stay in tents.
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Chiquetan
Rock Hill
Lancaster
Five Lancaster Men Delegates to Holstein Meet
Five Lancaster County men were elected delegates to the Diamond Jubilee convention of the Holstein Fressian Association in Syracuse New York from May 30 to June 2. They will represent the Pennsylvania Association of purebred Holstein breeders as part of a 19 member state delegation. Total attendance is expected to exceed 2 000 with 197 delegates from across the country. Robert C Groff and J Mowrey Frey are the only two active farmers from Lancaster County in the delegation.
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Lancaster County
Holstein Fresian Association
Syracuse
New York
Pennsylvania Assn
National Association
Robert C Groff
Quarryvile
J. Mowrey Frey
Lancaster
David J. Yoder
York County FFA Meat Judging Champion Crowned
Donald Godbey a Dallastown Area High School senior son of a butcher won the first York-Lancaster meat judging contest for FFA members with 175 points. He beat 14 competitors headed for the state contest during FFA week in June. Second place went to Larry Keith with 104 points and third to Kenneth Sanders from Garden Spot High School.
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York County
FFA
York-Lancaster
Donald Godbey
Dallastown
York
Cocalico High School
Kenneth Sanders
East Earl
Garden Spa
Dale Hostetter
Gap
Pequea Valley High School
Roy Weaver
Hearing Date Set on Egg Market Regulations in PA
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture schedules a May 18 hearing at 1:00 p.m. in the State Farm Show Building to review revised Egg Marketing Standards effective February 20. The Pennsylvania Poultry Federation contests the standards as burdensome for small producer-retailers and requests data on dating costs. John L. Rainey, Director, notes a reevaluation of the dating provision and data is needed to assess actual burdens while considering language tweaks for multi dozen packaging.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
John L. Rainey
Bureau of Markets
Poultry Federation
State Farm Show Building
Federation
DHIA Workshop Draws Dairymen in Lancaster County
Dairymen from the surrounding area gathered Tuesday evening May 3 in the conference room of the Wanzabethtown Trust Company for a record keeping workshop sponsored by Pennsylvania State University. Victor W Plasto w directed the session as Associate County Agent of Lancaster County. Each dairyman used his own records for the training.
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Wanzabethtown Trust Company
Pennsylvania State University
Victor W. Plastow
Lancaster County
Turin
Garden Spot Team Places Fifth at Lancaster Kunzler Meet
Rl and Garden Spot High School both finished fifth in a contest held at Kunzler and Co in Lancaster. The event gathered regional teams to compete at the Lancaster facilities.
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Garden Spot High School
Lancaster
Kunzler and Co, Inc
Crops Need Rain In County Despite Dry Early Season
Farmers in the county urge a soaking rain as plowing for tomatoes and corn nears completion. Transplanting reports are scarce, soil remains dry, and early tobacco shows growth. Spittle bugs and alfalfa weevils trigger spray plans. Methoxychlor preferred but Malathion advised if aphids surge.
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Lancaster
Harry Sloat
Sloat
Five Day Weather Forecast With Warm Weekend
The forecast shows five days with nights around 49 and afternoons near 71. Warmer conditions are expected Saturday and Sunday with a cooldown through Tuesday and a return to warmth later. Scattered thunderstorms may bring about a quarter inch of rain. light southerly winds rise today. Past week precipitation totaled 2.4 inches, concentrated Saturday night.
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Is Boyd
D Son
Witness Oak
Donegal Bh
New Holland 4 Club
New Holel Farmery Bank
County Agriculture Ret
Dillerville
McKee
Blue Ball
Lester Burd
Pennsylvania
Paradise Rotary
Woodrow Resneim
Cig
Yartisburg
Drumore
Garg
Mautt T Refton
Carol Kroeck
Angus Heifer
Jerry Hess
Elizabethtown
Bruce Boyd
Holstein
York Boy
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