Soil Conservation Directors Conference Opens in Harrisburg
State Soil Conservation Meeting of Directors Opens Nov 17 with Dr William L Henning delivering the opening address in the eighth annual conference in Harrisburg. The program includes talks on water and conservation education and awards for Goodyear and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad contests. A vaccine study reports sheep immunity to anthrax.
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State Soil Conservation Meeting of Directors
William L. Henning
Soil Conservation District Directors Conference
Harrisburg
Henning
Maurice K. Goddard
Department of Forest and Waters
Wil
Henry Hackman
Manheim
Litchfield Park
Arizona
Clarence Garber
Lancaster Rd
State Assn. of Soil Conservation District
State Soil Conservation Commission
Capitol
Pennsylvania
John F. Lewis
California
Goodyear
Donald Settle
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Sprague
Howard B Sprague
Department of Agronomy
College of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State University
Ralph Culver
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Commission
US Agricultural Conservation Program
Masonic Farms Announces Record Milking Benchmark
Masonic Farms in Elizabeth town reports a dairy record for two year old Ayrshire M H Royal Tina from the herd. The cow produced 10242 pounds of milk and 422 pounds of butterfat in 305 days while milking twice daily. Chester C Putney notes the record equals over 17 quarts per day for the test period.
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M H Royal Tina
Masonic Farms
Elizabethtown
Chester C Putney
National
Replacing Houser Celery Strain Aims At Faster Nine Month Season
Lancaster County farmers test 18 celery varieties near Millersville to replace prewar Houser stock. Visitors from York, Lebanon and Lancaster observed trials with aim to cut harvest to nine months and meet consumer demand for smooth stalks that blanch well and store long.
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Lancaster County
Millersville
Houser
California
Pearl Harbor
Amos H Funk
Ri Mullensville
Jacob Siegrist
Lancaster
York
Lebanon
Harry S Sloat
Associated County
BL. Pollack
J C Dut
Kunzler Jr Named President of Kunzler & Co Meat Packing
Christ C Kunzler Jr of Lancaster is named president of Kunzler & Co succeeding G William Burrell who resigns after 30 years as president and treasurer. Clarence Kunzler becomes vice president and treasurer with Lillian Kunzler Myers as secretary Harold A Krentz assistant treasurer Theodore B Elick assistant secretary Christ Kunzler Sr remains chairman of the board.
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Christ C Kunzler, Jr
Kunzler & Co
Lancaster
HK 1
Bareville
G William Burrell
Clarence Kunzler
Lillian Kunzler Myers
Harold A Krentz
Theodore B Elick
Christ Kunzler, Sr
Quarryville Man Buys New Guernsey Sire
Melvin C Boyce of Quarryville Pennsylvania has purchased the young Guernsey bull Brookdale Brooms Ltd from Richard P Maule of Quarryville. The sire, out of Melody's Bloom, is bred by Bandwicks Yeoman and comes through the American Guernsey Cattle Club.
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Peterborough
N. H
Melvin C Boyce
Quarryville
Guernsey
Brookdale Brooms Ltd
Richard P Maule
Amerzican Guernsey Cattle Club
Melody
Bandwicks Yeoman
County Draft Boards Relocate to Hassel Building Lancaster
Local Boards No 83 and No 84 of the Selective Service System have moved to the Hassel Building on 20 South Duke Street in Lancaster. All business with these boards to be transacted at the new address. University researchers probe meat tenderness seeking heredity clues using chicken as a starting point along with mutton and beef for study.
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Hassel
South
Duke Street
Lancaster
University of Calfornia
Apples Remain Top Favorite Fruit in USDA Poll
A USDA poll shows apples hold 33 percent of shopper preference, followed by oranges at 30 percent. The survey highlights fruit popularity among the public and ranking of common varieties.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Challenge Fence Co
Manheim, PA
Strasburg, PA
Wolgemuth Bros., Inc
Florin
Florin, Pennsylvania
Mount Joy
University of Purdue
Sale
Quarryville, Pa
Lancaster Farming
Ray Westofer
Harvey Reem
Christ Kunzler, Jr
Quarryville Man
Mone Art AT
Ta Et
John Deere
Wenger Implement Co
Rawlinsville
Butler
Buck, Pa
Mussers
Donegal
Leghorn Cross
Broilers
Penna
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