Red Rose DHIA Sets Banquet Date and Site
Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association directors vote January 17 for the annual banquet and pick the Dutch Town Country Inn in Vintage as host. Meeting at the Union Stock Yards Livestock Exchange Room in Lancaster, they discussed speakers with no final decision. Six directors’ terms expire this year and a membership vote will be held in December. names of the outgoing directors are listed for several associations.
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Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Dutch Town & Country Inn
Livestock Exchange Room
Union Stock Yards
Lancaster
Jay Garber
Robert Breneman
Etree
Armadt
Wae
Saarth
Kemnéth
Complaints Slow Plans For Egg Grade Change
Urner Barry Publications postpones its plan to publish a spot quotation for extra large white eggs from November 24 to February 20. Cartoners and wholesalers argued the change would disrupt marketing, while editors defend a defined market quotation for this grade and others.
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New York
Urner-Barry Publications
Urner-Barry
Farm Calendar notices and meetings schedule
Farm Calendar lists events from November 28 to December 1. County FFA meets at Garden Spot High School, November 29 watershed meeting at Elizabethown High School ag room, December 1 Eph rata Adult Farmer class on irrigation types at Fophiraa High School.
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FFA
Beef Club Prepares For County Roundup and Show
Lancaster County agent M M Smith told 4H Baby Beef Club members that the County Baby Beef Roundup will be held Tuesday December 6 at the Lancaster Stock Yards. Steers must be at the Stock Yards between 8 and 11 AM Tuesday. At 1 PM steers for January Farm Show selection will be weighed and tagged. The Farm Show steer quota is expected to be 33.
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Lancaster
M M. Smith
Smith
Holstein Association Announces Major Type Scoring Changes
The Holstein Association plans a first major change in nearly 40 years to its type scoring program in January. Staff classifiers will add descriptive information to their reports from herd visits, per the Holstein Friesian Association of America.
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Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Miss Royer Selected for National 4H Dairy Conference
Averill Royer of Lancaster will join six other Pennsylvania 4H Dairy Club members at the National 4H Dairy Conference in Chicago on December 13. The Heim Township High School junior, daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Royer, aims to be a veterinarian and was honored at the County 4H Dairy Banquet on October 28 with two outstanding awards. She led the record book contest with a 964 score.
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Royer
Herbert Royer
Manheim Township High School
SWCD Directors Seek Farm Land Tax Break in Pa
At the 19th annual State Soil and Water Conservation Conference in Lewistown PA, directors urged a state law tax relief for land kept in agricultural production. The proposal aims to counter urban and industrial pressures and preserve open spaces and Pennsylvania’s natural beauty.
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State Soil & Water Conservation Commission
Pennsylvania Association of Soil and Water Conservation District Directors, Inc
Lewistown
SWCD
Pennsylvania
Amos H. Funk
Millersville RI
Ralph W. Hunter
Hunter
Elmer Sex
Increased Need For Vocational Agriculture Teachers
Dr Ralph Barwick of the University of Delaware notes a growing demand for vocational agriculture teachers as new positions rise about 25 percent over three years. He warns student majors in agricultural education have fallen ten percent in five years, while agriculture becomes a highly technical field requiring ongoing training.
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Ralph Barwick
University of Delaware
Barwick
Guernsey Breeders Elect Three New Directors
The Lancaster County Guernsey Breeders Association elected three new directors at their annual banquet and meeting held last Friday at Rhoad's Spanish Tavern Quarryville. Named were Kenneth Garber Andrew Burkins and Clarence Harmsh with addresses listed in Quarryville Drumore and Lancaster. The board will meet soon to continue proceedings.
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Rhoad
Spanish Tavern
Quarryville
Lancaster County Guernsey Breeders Association
Kenneth Garber
Willow Sttreet
Andrew Burkins
Drumore
Clarence Harmsh
Pequea Lane
Lancaster
Weather outlook shows extended warmth and light precipitation
The forecast calls for five days of above normal temperatures with a midweek slowdown. Expect below 10th percentile rainfall, light amounts and a cooler weekend followed by gradual moderation.
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Red Rose Dhia
Oxford RI
Samuel Kreider
Association
Harry M. Breneman
Holstein Assn
Miss Royer
Averril Royer
Lancaster County
Thomas
Lititz
L. F
Guernsey
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