Ticket Deadline For Dogue Testimonial Set At Nov 21
Advance reservations for the testimonial dinner honoring retiring Congressman Paul B Dogue are going strong. Tickets through Lancaster Chester County Farmers Association directors remain available until Monday November 21. The event at Dutch Town Country Inn Vintage features Marvin Mc as the speaker and co sponsorship by two county farmer associations.
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Paul B. Dogue
Clyde Wivell
Dutch Town & Country Inn
Lancaster-Chester
9Th Congressional District
Marvin Mc
Lancaster SWCD boosts Farm & Home Center fund
Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District directors added 1000 to the Farm & Home Center fund, sourced from bonds tied to discontinued conservation equipment. Chairman Amos H. Funk urged other county groups to contribute to accelerate completion of the 430000 project and achieve financial stability.
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Lancaster County Soil & Water Conservation District
Amos H. Funk
Center
M. M. Smith
Lancaster County Farm & Home Foundation
Farm & Home Center
SWCD
Aaron Z Stauffer
J. Everett Kreider
Henry H. Hackman
Lancaster County
Amos H Funk
Pennsylvania Seedleaf Tobacco Crop Drops to 9-Year Low
The Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service says the 1966 Type 41 seedleaf crop is 42.5 million pounds, 17 percent under 1965 and 19 percent below the five year average, the smallest since 1957. Poor yields and fewer acres planted explain the decline, with harvest delayed by late season rain to October.
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Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
PCRS
Pennsylvania
Forage Research Horizons at Grassland and Forage Conference
The seventh annual Grassland and Forage Conference at Penn State November 21-22 features research on forage progress. Henry Fant-Mann of Penn State’s Agricultural Experiment Station will speak on horizons for forage research alongside John Washko who covers late plantings and drought substitutions using early small grains for pasture and green chop. All events are in the Nittany Lion Inn.
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Penn State University
Henry R Fant- Mann
Penn State
John B Washko
Washko
Nittany Lion
Farm Calendar November events and meetings in Lancaster
Farm Calendar lists the Pennsylvania Grassland and Forage Conference at Penn State University in November with a 7 30 p.m. Lancaster Red Rose Directors meeting in the Exchange Room at Union Stock Yards. An annual meeting for Lancaster County is set for Manheim Central High School, Manheim, on November 22 at 7 30 p.m. The Lancaster County Turkey Eaters Association holds an event anytime between noon and midnight on November 24. Continued on Page 9.
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Pennsylvania
Per
Red Rose DHIA Directors Plan Annual Meeting
Directors of the Red Rose DHIA will hold a planning meeting Monday November 21 at 8 pm in the Exchange Room at the Union Stock Yards Lancaster. Advisor Victor Pl lastow says the session prepares for the annual get together slated for January.
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Red
Rose Dary Herd Improvement Association
Regnar
Victor Pllastow
Nighit
the_ Union Stock ~ Yards
Lancaster
State To Gather Farm Information
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service will conduct a late month survey to collect statistics on livestock poultry eggs crops farm labor wages and land in farms. Enumerators will interview farmers and mailed questionnaires will be returned by individual farmers with data through December.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Elmer Nordberg
Nordberg
Closing Dates For Farm Show Entries
Harrisburg closing gates for the State Farm Show entries were announced by show director Horace L Mann. The show runs January 9 to 13. Entry closing dates include November 28 for entomology clubs mounted specimens, December 1 for 4H and FFA tractor driving, December 3 for 4H lambs and poultry events, December 10 for horse and mule pulling, December 16 for producer dealer eggs, December 23 for 4H sheep blocking and grooming, January 2 for 4H potato grading, January 7 for apiary exhibits and various crop and fiber divisions.
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Harrisburg
Horace L Mann
FFA
State Young Farmer Assn picks Lancaster County slate
The Pennsylvania Young Farmer Association elected Forney F Longenecker of Lititz as president for 1967, with Paul B Kline of Lititz as outgoing president. Jay Röhfer of Manheim was named public relations chairman and newsletter editor as 44 chapters now exist after six new ones joined at the Penn State convention banquet in State College.
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State College
Pennsylvania Young Farmer Association
Lancaster County
Penn State University
Forney F Longenecker
Lititz
Paul B Kline
Latitz
Longenecker
Kline
Jay Rohrer
Manheim
Nittany Lion Inn
YFA
Pennsylvania
Liberty
Red Lion
Kutztown
Kennard Dale
Conrad Weiser
Northampton
Laberty
Gerald Parker
Young Farmer Association
Forney Longenecker
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Agricultura
Growing Farm & Home Fund
RED Rose
DHIA
F. Longenecker
State Young Farmer Assn
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