Twelve Co Herds Milk High Butterfat in 1963 County
Lancaster Farming reports Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association members produced over 600 pounds of butterfat per cow in 1963. Two county herds led breed averages with top Guernsey and Jersey totals. Holstein herd reached 713 pounds of butterfat. Continued on Page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Rose
Lancaster
Guernsey
Raymond
Louise Witmer
Willow Street Ri
Ed “Osborne
Jerseys
Cornwall Farm
Peach Bottom
DHIA Banquet Date Set by Red Rose Dairy Group
DHIA directors announced January 23 as the date for the annual banquet to be held at 12 noon in the Host Motel Lancaster. President Jolson Weaver named committees with John Kreider Paul Brubaker and Isaac Brubaker selecting the county's outstanding tester and Leon Hess Ellis Mentzer on the auditing panel. Donald Miller Hanover was appointed supervisor of the new testing unit in the Intercourse-area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Lancaster
Jolson Weaver
John Kreider
Paul Brubaker
Isaac Brubaker
Leon Hess
Ellis Mentzer
Ae Donald Miller
Hanover
Amit. In
Aise
Farm Calendar Dec 3 7:30 p m Young Farmers meet
Farm calendar items list meetings for December 3 to 5 with topics on feeding dairy cows and vocational agriculture. Events include New Holland High School Young Farmers Association, Lancaster County VO-AG teachers at Donegal High Mount Joy, and Solano Young Farmers at Quarryville High School with topics on farm terms and credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holland ‘Young Farmers Association
Lancaster County Teachers of Vocational Agriculture
Donegal Fah School
Mount Joy
Solano
Quarryville
Birston
Holstein Group Votes Support For Dairy Show
The Pennsylvania Holstein Association at its Golden Anniversary convention in Lancaster voted to back a grant funded by the Department of Agriculture for an International Dairy Show in Harrisburg. The department seeks a 100000 grant for the event and the group endorsed university dairy research efforts and land-use guidelines for Project 70. Elvin Hess Jr. of Strasburg was elected to the state association board, to represent Lancaster County. E W Newlin of Grantville became president, succeeding Obie Snider. no other officers were listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Holstein Association
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State University
Penna
Department of Forests
Elvin Hess, Jr
Strasburg
State Association
Lancaster County Holstein-Friesian Club
Hess
Clarence BE
Lyons
Hess Blvd
E. W. Mewlin
Grantville
Obie Snider
Optate
Newlin
LOWE
Wes Zimmerman
Mifflinfung
Unigh County
Wice Prosiae Oe
Capon Club Championship Won By Lilli Ann Wivell
Lilli Ann Wivell, age 15, won the grand championship rosette at the Elizabethtown Donegal 4 H club capon roundup. Her two dressed birds earned top marks across conformation finish defects dressing and uniformity in a field of 14 exhibits judged by Floyd Hicks of Penn State. Virginia Wivell placed second, while Joe Wivell and Frances Bixler also placed in the top ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sai
Lilli
Annie Eit
Columbia
Jett
Elizabeth- H-Donegal
Mount
Joy
Floyd Hicks
Pennsylvania Hees University
Mount Joy
Elizabethtown-Donegal
Lilli Ann Wivell
Pennsylvania State University
Clyde ‘Wivell
Hicks
Janice Bixler
Maretta Ri
Lilli Wivell
Joe Wivell
Virginia Wivell
Frances Bixler
Marietta Ri
Eggs In Plastic Feature Built In Maid Service
Market tests in New York areas explore pre cooked plastic coated eggs. Prof Baker of Cornell notes peeling problems due to new freshness. Households report peeling difficulty and shell membrane sticking to foil. Continued on Page 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roberty GC. Baker
Cornell University
Ithica
N. Y
U.S. Dairy Markets Merge to Form Delaware Valley Order
The U S Department of Agriculture announces that the Philadelphia and Wilmington Federal milk marketing orders will merge on December 1. The new Delaware Valley order expands coverage to southern New Jersey not in the New York New Jersey area. A recent referendum approved the merger with details continued on the next page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia
Wilmington
New Jersey
New York
Five Day Weather Outlook With Light Snow Flurries
Temperatures will average near normal with nights around 30 and afternoons near 45. Cool weekend turns milder Monday then cool again. A few snow flurries possible in higher elevations Saturday and Sunday. Scattered showers expected Tuesday and Wednesday across the area.
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Tusday
Hamar Riek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dhia
Holstein Group
Capon
Virginia
U.S.D.A
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