Soil And Water Essay Wins Bond For 4-H Girl
Miss C Jane Henry daughter of Ray mond Henry New Providence R1 won a 5 Savings bond in the Soil and Water conservation essay contest sponsored by the Lancaster Kiwanis Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Providence
Lancaster County
C. Jane Henry
Raymond Kenneth Henry
Lancaster Kiwanis Club
Pat Zartman
Ira Zart
Soil and Water Conservation
Esays
U.S
C Jane Henry
Earl Rebman
Lancaster
Patrtmen
Ephrata
Mount Joy Capon Club Roundup Champion Shoemaker Crowned
Shoemaker, a 16 year old club member from Bainbridge R1, won the grand championship at the Mount Joy Capon Club roundup. Two dressed capons weighed pounds each as he edged Virginia Wivell of Columbia R2 for the top prize at Hostetter's Banquet Hall on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Fom Bainbridge
Virginia Wivell
Columbia
Clyde Wivell
Larry E. Brubaker
Robert Brubaker
Mount Joy Rl
Jean Miller
Elizabethtown
Dairy records set by HIA in 1961 test year figures
The 1961 DHIA results in Pennsylvania show a new all time average of 10 815 pounds of milk and 423 pounds of butterfat, up from 1960. Five hundred dairy experts note the gains over a decade ago. Extension specialist Jil Kelso notes the year’s improvements and offers further DHIA program details. Farmers and 4-H clubs outline upcoming events and judging at local stockyards, high schools, and civil defense workshops through November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairyard Improvement Association
Pennsylvania
Jil F Kelso
Hyman
Penn State
Dhia St
Turkey Dinner Costs Drop for Thanksgiving Season
A U S Department of Agriculture survey via Chicago reports a Thanksgiving dinner for four cost about 80 cents less than last year, the lowest in over a decade, due to turkey prices failing to cover costs and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Club Members Draw For Steers In Lancaster County
One hundred Lancaster county youngsters drew lots Saturday at New Holland for their 1962 steer calves. Members first drew for order before selecting their calves, with 64 Angus and 42 Hereford calves in the pens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Red Rose Baby Beef and Lamb Club
New Holland
McSparran Named Treasurer of National Grange
J Collins McSparran former Lancaster County resident and Pennsylvania State Grange Master was elected treasurer of the National Grange at a Worcester Massachusetts meeting. Hershel D. Newsom Indiana grain farmer was reelected Master. A Lars Nelson Washington State Master was Overseer. William A. Brake Michigan State Master was elected lecturer. Newsom serves on federal rural development and international distribution committees. Loren Murphy Iowa Master was assistant steward and Franklin Nixon New Jersey Master was chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Collins McSparran
Pennsylvania State Grange
Lancaster County
National Grange
Worcester
Mass
Hershel D. Newsom
Indiana
A. Lars Nelson
Washington State Grange
William A. Brake
Michigan State Grange
Newsom
Indiana State Grange
Loren Murphy
Iowa State Grange
Franklin Nixon
New Jersey State Grange
First Year Turkey Club Member Wins Grand Prize
A first year member in the Loncaster County 4 H Turkey club won the grand prize for his dressed bird at the club roundup. James Dombach, 15, of Manheim Central High School, entered a 15 pound 12 ounce hen from 25 Broad Breasted Bronze poults raised on his family farm etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loncaster County
James Dombach
Manheim Central High School
James
Ira H. Dombach
Manheim
Strasburg Lions Club
Kenneth
Mary Esther Hess
Henry G. Hess
Miss Hess
Lancaster General Hospital
Roger Stoner
H. Raymond Stoner
Eden Road
New Holland Young Farmers Organize First Meeting
New Holland groups plan a first meeting on November 28 at 7 p.m. in Garden Spot High School to discuss farm tractor maintenance and dynamometer testing. Instructors Robert Herr and Eugene Daugherty urge area farmers from the Eastern Lancaster County Joint School District to attend the free Vocational Agricultural Department program through winter months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holland
Garden Spot
Lancaster County
Agriculture Department
Robert Herr
Eugene Daugherty
Vo-Ag
Department
Mast Steer Brings $2.55 Price Per Pound at Show
The grand champion Hereford from Wesley Mast, Elverson, tied for a high price at the Eastern National Livestock Exposition. Baltimore packing firm bid $255 per pound for the 980 pound animal, marking one of the top prices ever paid for a champion at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Farming
Baltimore
Wesley Mast
Elverson
Five Day Weather Forecast Summary
Temperatures over the next five days average about two degrees above normal with nights near 33 and afternoons near 48. Early period mild and near seasonable, followed by generally mild conditions. Total precipitation may reach 0.4 inch or more toward the end of the period.
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Man
Ephraia Ril
Gary Porter
Edgar Porter
Washington
Ount Joy Capon Club
HIA Cons Et New Records
Future Farmers of America
Pequea Valley High School
Lancaster Union Stockyards
New Providence Civil Defense
N. E
Lancaster Union
Baby
Carl Dossin
Pennsylvania State University
Willis Shoemaker
Dossin
Donald S Miller
Christ N. Miller
Miller
J. C. McSparran
Natl. Grange
Turkey Club
New Holland Young Farmers
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