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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1964
Page
1
Rose DHIA testers aided a state study with Penn State in a project on fat testing. The program involves collecting samples from cows across herds to determine test results and improve dairy performance.
Entries list Future Farmers hog and sale deadlines at 7 30 pm and a training school at Ferstown Elementary. County 4H clubs, livestock gatherings, and dairy associations meet across Lancaster County, with Ayrshire Jersey and Guernsey herds included in a statewide butterfat SNF study. DHIA sample collection and University testing will report fat content and SNF. protein data requests possible.
The newspaper notes it is printed one day early so subscribers receive it before Saturday’s Post Office holiday. All regular features and market reports are current through Thursday, and next week the paper will resume its normal schedule.
A Lancaster County mare named Ginger foaled live twin colts on May 1, an event seen as one in 20,000 for full term live twin births. The foals Pete and Repeat were tiny and weak at birth and required a medicine dropper for feeding during the first week.
Lancaster County dairy leaders announce seven entrants for the Dairy Princess pageant to be crowned June 23 during Kiwanis Ladies Night at the Host Motel. The event honors Lancaster as Pennsylvania’s top dairy county and will send Area 14’s representative to the state contest at Hotel Hershey on July 14 and 15.
Levi Brubaker of Rohrerstown will appear as a featured speaker at the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation annual conference set for June 24 and 25. Dr Earl L Butz Dean of the College of Agriculture will deliver the main address at the Wednesday night banquet. he previously served as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
The Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service reports below normal rainfall through May 23 hindering soil moisture and seed germination. Corn, potatoes, and vegetables show slow progress while winter grains and wheat yields look favorable with near normal rainfall. Weevil infestations are severe in some areas as tobacco planting advances and alfalfa growth continues.
The present outlook calls for fair weather through Saturday with daytime temperatures in the seventies and nights near forty. A warming trend begins Saturday with a chance of showers Sunday but overall conditions remain generally fair.
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