Pennsylvania Egg Quality Official Recaps 35 Years
The article honors Ed Lawless of Ed Lawless Farms for his 35 years with the Pennsylvania poultry industry. It discusses state enforcement of Fresh Eggs Law and Grade Standards, prosecutions, and the Certified Program that began in 1958 with four plants and 5 640 cases, noting ongoing growth and the need for quality information and consumer trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Lawless
Frama
U. S
Lawless
Pennsylvania
Conservation Farmer of the Year 1959 porch-plows in rain
Amos H. Funk visits Mark Greider of Lancaster RD 2 after Greider is named Conservation Farmer of the Year for 1959. The pair shares a porch-plowing moment to celebrate contour farming that protects rich soil as rain falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Greider
Lancaster RD
Amos H. Funk
Greider
Funk
County Soil Conservation District
Curing May Save 50 Percent of Hay Value in Lancaster
Lancaster County farmers are urged to adopt artificial drying to reduce hay moisture from 83 percent to under 25 percent for safe curing. Penn State Extension engineer Joseph McCurdy advised large producers to use forced-air systems, demonstrated at Jay Landis’s New Danville area farm, and stressed proper duct placement and bale packing to ensure even drying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Joseph McCurdy
Penn State Extension
Max M. Smith
McCurdy
Jay Landis
Lancaster
New
Danville
Landis
Joseph A. McCurdy
Penn State Py Oke
Five Day Weather Forecast From Lancaster Office
The U S Weather Bureau Lancaster office predicts a cooler period with average temperatures 3 to 4 degrees below normal in a 54 to 74 degree range. Expect mostly fair cool weekend and rising temps early next week with a chance of rain. Precipitation over the past week totals 0.88 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lancaster
Also Mentioned on This Page
Penna
E. J. Lawless, Jr
Vania
Cer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!