Polled Hereford Show Set for Harrisburg Exhibition
The 36th Pennsylvania Livestock Exposition will run November 12 to 16 in Harrisburg and include the 1957 National Polled Hereford beef cattle show and sale. Organizers expect 400 head for a new national record, with premiums of 10,000 dollars from the National American Polled Hereford Association and a breeding stock sale slated for November 14. Edward A. Hummel of Grove City serves as general chair.
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Harrisburg
Leon Falk
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Falk
Schellsboro
Bedford County
National American Polled Hereford Assn
Little Rock
Ark
Edward A. Hummel
Grove City
Pennsylvania Polled Hereford Assn
Beekeepers Told to Move Hives Before Orchard Sprays
Lancaster County warned by extension entomologist William Clark to pull bee hives from orchards before fruit spraying begins to avoid bee kills from modern insecticides. He recommends moving hives at least a mile away and notes spring management steps. Buird-in-Hand speaker O. D. Burke cites severe apple scab and notes rapid tree growth shortens spray effectiveness. sulfur use advised for peach brown rot control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
William Clark
Kauffman
Buird
O. D. Burke
Burke
Clark
Time to Clip Pastures and Plant Soybeans This Week
Pasture grasses headed out. clip now to force new growth and prevent weed seeds next year. Early June is ideal for seeding soybeans for supplemental hay or pasture using Black Wilson Lincoln and Chief varieties inoculated at 2.5 to 3 bushels per acre. Apply 400 pounds of 0-20-20 fertilizer after plowing but before planting. do not fertilize while drilling to avoid inoculant loss.
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Wilson
Lincoln
Northeastern agricultural officials visit Pennsylvania farms
Secretary William L. Henning hosts the Northeastern Association of Commissioners Secretaries and Directors of Agriculture in Hershey. Delegates from 12 states will tour Pennsylvania State University, Shellsville farms, Lancaster County operations, and the USDA Wynmoor center May 19 to 21. They will discuss gypsy moth control federal poultry inspection and indemnity payments for brucellosis infected swine and plan the 39th national meeting in Portsmouth New Hampshire.
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Sec
Henning
Harrisburg
Agriculture Departments
Hershey
Pennsylvania
William L. Henning
Northeastern Association of Commissioners
National Association of Commissioners
Agriculture Department
Pennsylvania State University
Shellsvile
Dauphin County
Lancaster County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wyndmoor
Montgomery County
Frost Damage Reported on Berks County Tomatoes
A Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Survey notes early set tomato plants in Berks County suffered 30 to 100 percent kill from late week frosts. Temperatures were five degrees below normal for the week ending Monday, with 22 degrees at Philipsburg on May 4.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Berks County
Philipsburg
Centre County
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Agricultural
William L Medford
Chester
Pennsylvania Meat Packers Assn
Penn State
Bee Keepers and Fruit Growers Association
Berks Co
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