Chester County Dairyman Named U S Ayrshire President
William H Ashton of Delchester Farms Ecgemont Pa elected president of the Ayrshire Breeders Assoc at its annual meeting May 6 in Saratoga Springs N Y. Ashton born 1904 in Philadelphia County is married with five children and has led Deichester Farms in Ayrshire production since 1941. He previously served as president of the national and Pennsylvania Ayrshire bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Saratoga Springs
N .Y
Wiliam H Ashton
Delchester Farms
Ecgemont
Ashton
Asociation
Philadelphia County
Ayrshire
Bul Ashton
Pennsylvania
Local agriculture leader presides on multiple associations
The individual became a director of the National Association in 1947 and served on Finance, Research, Promotional Policy, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, and Publication of Records committees, plus the Executive Committee from 1950 to 1958. He is a Dunwoody Home trustee, Goshen Grange member, Dairy Shrine Club member, and a PDCA director on National Affairs and Herd Health committees. A rose garden designed by John F Collins, a Penn State landscape architecture senior, won 500 first prize from 81 entries in a national Roses in Home Landscaping contest sponsored by Jackson and Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Association
Dunwoody Home
Newtown Square
Goshen Grange
Dairy Shrine Club
PDCA
John F Collins
Conshohocken
Pennsylvania State University
Jackson and Perrins
Watershed flood control program gains momentum in Pennsylvania
The State Conservation Commission reports rising interest in local flood prevention projects led by Fishing Creek in Columbia County. The ninth funding request this year covers 180 544 acres and marks the sixth largest of 38 applications under review. Initiatives target trapping rainfall at the source and benefit wildlife, with support from federal and state agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Sol Conservation Commission
William L Henningsad
Commission
Fishing Creek
Columbia County
Susquehanna River
Bloomsburg
Henning
U.S
Soyvation Service
Pi Cchnical
Thebia County
Congo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chester County
U.S. Ayrshire
America
Deichester Farms
T G Ashton
Association
Standard Equipment, Inc
Glenn J. Herr
Manheim
Ph. Landisville
Garber
Fairview St
Mount Joy
Penna
Atlantic States
John Deere
John Deere Farm
A. B. C. Groff
New Holland, PA
Schotzberger
Elm, PA
H. S. Newcomer and Son
Mountjoy, PA
Alan C. Beyer
Landis Bros Lancaster
Wenger
Bitck, PA
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