He Sells Heifers Not Crops for Extra Cash
Alpheus Ruth, Berks County dairy farmer and Lehigh Valley Cooperative president, discusses running a dairy-focused operation. His farm near Fleetwood spans 164 owned and 115 rented acres with 140 acres of corn, 50 acres alfalfa, and 12 acres timothy hay fed to cows.
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Alpheus Ruth
Lehigh Valley Cooperative
Lehigh
Ruth
Berks County Commission
Sr Ruth
Fleetwood
Alpheus
Joseph
Lancaster Farm and Home grants 400 scholarships to ten seniors
Ten Lancaster County high school seniors received 400 scholarships from the Lancaster Farm and Home Center Foundation on May 10. The awards come from the Elmer Esben shade trust and honor need, academics, and leadership. Two recipients will enter nursing programs this year.
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Lancaster County High School
Lancaster Farm and Home Center Foundation
Farm and Home
Elmer Esbenshade
Atglen Farmer Frustrated by School Oil Spill
William Stoltzfus and his brother Nelson, partners at Willow Land Farm downstream of Octorara Middle School, reported a black slick on Octorara Creek. The spill originated from a faulty oil burner at the school, creating a major headache for local dairy operations and district officials.
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Chester County
Octorara
William Stoltzfus
Atgeln
Stoltzfus
Nelson
Willow Land Farm
Octorara Middle School
Octorara School faces oil spill into stream
The school’s furnace room oil burner failed to ignite after a shutoff, causing oil to pour into a floor drain that leads to a storm sewer and then a stream. Officials say proper approvals were on the plans and the district will fix the problem.
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Stoltzfus
Lancaster Farming
Sis
James Klinger
Octorara
Grangers Honor Mrs McSparran at Fulton Grange gathering
Over 100 Grangers and guests praised Mrs Laura McSparran at Fulton Grange Halls. She joined Fulton Grange in 1933 and served as secretary 1952 1975, continuing as secretary to Lancaster County Pomona Grange.
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Fulton Grange
Laura McSparran
McSparran
Lancaster County
Pomona Grange
Lancaster
Elizabethtown FFA Agribusinessman Dwight Martin
Dwight Martin, a senior at Elizabethtown High School, gains agribusiness experience through FFA involvement. He previously worked on a Manheim area family farm with swine, small grains, crops, and steer projects, building a strong background in agriculture.
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Dwight Martin
Elizabethtown High School
Melissa Piper
FFA
Dwight
Manheim
Annual Dairy Issue Set For June 7 Features Local Output
Lancaster Farming announces its Annual Dairy Issue on June 7 highlighting dairy production in five counties. 1974 totals show Pennsylvania dairymen at 622.5 million, with Southeast Lancaster area leading regional output, and call for submissions and advertising by June 3.
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Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
Berks County
Chester County
Lebanon County
York County
Aete
Lancaster Farming
P.O. Box
Lititz
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Dick Warner
Son
Berks County Planning Commission
Susan Campbell
Penn Manor
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Pequea Rilmiss
Penn Willow
Susan
Robert E. Campbell
Maureen Doyle
Elizabethtown
Atglen
Planning Commission
Board of Health
Klinger
Sale Register
Farmers Almanac
York Farm Women
Farm Women
Grangers
FFA Agribusinessman
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