Butler Boy Tops Penn State 34th Dairy Exposition
Curt Wible, a Butler dairy science student, won grand champion showman and Marilyn Ballard from Troy was grand champion fitter at Penn State's 34th Dairy Exposition. About 500 visitors saw 47 competitors, with Wible and Ballard beating top contenders in Holstein, Guernsey, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss and Jersey classes. Lois Piercy was named 1959 Dairy Queen.
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Butler
Penn State
Curt Wible
Marilyn Ballard
Troy
Penn
State
Curt
Marilyn
Wible
Major
Tyrone
Miss Morrow
Guernsey
Robert Boger
Philadelphia
Cyril Arnold
Lebanon
Robert Miller
Andreas
Ronald Alleman
Middletown
Beverly Robinson
Coal Center
Jersey
Marilyn Helfrich
Allentown
Lois Piercy
Springfield
Sloat Urges Early Spray On Tomatoes
County agent Harry S. Sloat warns growers of tomato fields about early blight aphids and other pests. He recommends an initial spray now with eight to ten day resprays, dusting every five days, and careful leaf and fruit coverage to prevent disease.
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Harry S. Sloat
Itoat
Sloat
Tree Growers Demonstration for Christmas Trees Scheduled
A 9 am June 2 demonstration at Kendrick Esben’s Bird-In-Hand area farm will cover pruning and management for Christmas Tree growers. Presenters include Ed Farrand and Pepper of extension services with Sloat noting potential higher returns from well cared for plantations. Directions via Pt 340 to Bird-In-Hand then north past Brubaker Duck farm to the first right turn.
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Kendrick Esbenshade
Harry S Sloat
Ed Farrand
Forestry Extension Specialit
O Pepper
Sloat
Esbenshade
O'd Phila. Pike
Brubaker
USDA Sets Added Dry Milk Program Details
USDA announced a plan to supply about 73 304 800 pounds of nonfat dry milk for domestic and foreign donation programs. About 3 304 800 pounds will be in 4 1 2 pound bags for domestic outlets and 65 million pounds in 4 4 pound bags for domestic use and five million pounds in No 4 for foreign donation to welfare organizations. Delivery for domestic use will occur during August with overseas shipments by September 11. Last week bids were accepted to buy 628 350 pounds of drying egg solids and about 62 835 cases of eggs.
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USDA
Domestc
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Lancaster
Mary Morrow
Florlux
Alexon
Groft
WEW Holland
de Laval
Weaver’s Farm
Equipmert
Lanc. CO. Farm Bureau
Iirasburg
J. B. Zimmerman
Shotzberger’s
Landis Bros
Ancaster
Ce Elie
Standar
Dairyman
Willow Street
Demonstras
Allen H. Mat
Denver
Elizabethtown Farmers Supply Inc
Elizabethtown
Sauder Bros
New Holland
Coneston Farm
Park Ave
Haverstic
Columbia Pike
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