Reader letter praises Lancaster Farming editor in Alaska praise note
A reader from Palmer Alaska writes to Lancaster Farming praising editor Krieg and his editorials for their clarity and impact. The letter mentions an OSHA editorial cartoon used to illustrate a point to state and federal legislators and thanks the publication for inspiration and value to the Matanuska Susitna Borough Planning and Zoning Commission member.
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Lancaster Farming
Krieg
Matanuska-Susitna
OSHA
Robert Rissey
Palmer
Alaska
Nixnutz's Corral By Barney Nixnutz Park City sighting
A light promotional event at Park City shopping mall Lancaster draws dairy interest. A woman shopkeeper near the dairy display notes a Holstein appears larger than the Guernsey from the previous day and jokes that the bigger cow must be a bull.
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Park City
Lancaster
Farm Fest Mud Bath Dampens Lake Crystal Event
Lake Crystal Minnesota hosts Farm Fest 76 amid heavy rain turning grounds to mud. Dignitaries including a cabinet officer and a senator spoke as damp conditions persisted. A joke about a candidate and peanuts surfaces in remarks, reflecting local political chatter.
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Lake Crystal
Minn
Hats Off To The Ladies
Farmers wives deserve credit for household work family care and helping with chores and bill paying. They juggle a heavy schedule and manage many tasks.
Rumor Claims Cattle Prices Strain Family Partnership
A rumor notes cattle prices have slipped enough that a brother partnership struggles. One brother rustles cattle while the other steals feed, highlighting tensions over profits.
Peanut stories When the editor of this newspaper walked into his office
The editors recount a Wednesday moment when the newsroom welcomed the editor into his office. A brief vignette recalls the tone and routine of a day likely filled with deadlines and editorial decisions.
Farmers propose macadam use over shovels for pothole fixes
The Pennsylvania Farmers Association plans to urge the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to favor macadam methods over shovels in pothole repair. A meeting attendee notes crews are oversized by unions, with rules that require sending complete units, causing overstaffing.
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Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Farm Women Lead Community Fundraising Note
Editorial highlights Farm Women Society of York County organizing events at Lancaster Park City and planning others. They donated 6000 dollars to the 4 H program last Thursday, and have given the group more than 20000 dollars in total funding. Congratulations to all involved.
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Women Society of
York County
No One Is God’s Counselor Says Paul
The devotional notes Romans 11 34 and 10 12 urge humility before God as His wisdom remains beyond human reach. It warns against religious arrogance claiming special revelation and emphasizes that the same Lord blesses Jew Greek Protestant Catholic and all who call on him.
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Paul
God
Corn fodder offers fertilizer and bedding uses on farms
Many fields of corn have been picked and rank fodder growth remains. Fodder can provide soil organic matter when rotted and act as bedding in barns and feedlots. Shredded fodder absorbs water well helping keep livestock warm and clean in winter.
Keystone Livestock Exposition and PFA meetings
Keystone Livestock Exposition opens today and runs through next Friday November 12. Sunday November 7 the Pennsylvania Farmers Association holds its annual meeting at the Sheraton International Inn Gettysburg with details to follow in page 55. National Grange Convention begins in Atlantic City New Jersey November 8 with daily programs through November 18.
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Keystone Livestock Exposition
Lancaster Farming
Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association
Sheraton International Inn
Gettysburg
PFA
National Grange Convention
Atlantic City
N.J
Schuylkill County
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Peanuts
Denver
Slim Pickins
Dieter Krieg
Bition
Max Smith County Agr
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