Pasture clipping urged for new growth and weed control
The notice advises clipping areas in late May or early June to promote new growth and halt weed seed formation. It notes livestock will consume daily dry material and warns against letting pasture mature and idle through summer.
Bear Cub Development in Early Spring
Black bear cubs are born in late February or early March while the mother is dormant. They weigh about 10 ounces at birth and are nearly hairless. Eyes remain closed for about 40 days after birth.
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Buth
Wheat Legislation Faces Rejection By Lancaster Farmers
Lancaster County farmers again rejected national wheat quotas in a long standing referendum marking the 11th straight year of opposition. Ephrata and West Earl towns led the no votes at 99 percent, while Fulton and Little Britain supported the plan at 23 percent.
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Congress
Albert Quie
Minnesota
House Agriculture Committee
Lancaster County
Ephrata
West Harland
County Men Named to Stock Show Committee
Eight Lancaster Countians head a 56 member Pennsylvania Livestock Exposition committee for the Nov 11-15 event in Harrisburg. Names include Abe Anderson Elizabeth town H K Luttringer chairman Donald Shaw John Ginarich New Holland Fred Campbell Chris Kun zier Walter Dunlap Carl Dalton Leland Bull Bernard van Chester and others as leaders in the livestock industry. The exposition, run by the Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Livestock and Allied Industries Association, will again emphasize stock breeding and sales.
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Lancaster
Harrisburg
Abe Anderson
Elizabethtown
Swine
H K_ Luttringer
Donald Shaw
John Ginarich
New Holland
Fred M Campbell
Chris C .Kunzier
Walter M Dunlap, Jr
Leland H Bull
State Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agricultmesylvania Livestock
Alhed Mm
Penn Industries
Westock Breeter
Unite States
Hatcheryes Expand with New Babcock Franchises in Pennsylvania
Ebersole's Hatchery at Annville and Grim's Poultry Farm at Sinking Spring win Babcock franchise rights. They will buy hatching eggs from Babcock Hatchery Inc in Lititz to produce B-300 and B-370. Other Penns Associates from Lititz include Enman’s, Spahr’s, Arnold’s, Thomas Hatcheries and related farms.
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Ebersole
Annville
Grim’s
Sinking Spring
Babcock
Babcock Hatchery, Inc
Lititz
Ebbersole
Ames
Penna Associates
Enman’s Hatchery
Shamokin
Wm. T Spahr
Sprayer Maintenance Pushed By Rainy Spring Days
Penn State extension agricultural engineers urge farmers to replace worn nozzles and damaged hoses and perform repairs while wet days persist. Calibrate the sprayer on a warm day for accurate application.
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Penn State Extension
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