County Field Day Highlights Hog Production Lessons
More than 125 area farmers attended a Hog Field Day at the John Hess farm near Willow Street. Sponsored by Ralston Purina, speaker James Maw urged producers to boost efficiency to compete with western hogs, noting transport shrink and price gaps. Carl Dalton emphasized demand for meat-type pork. A baked lunch followed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hess
Willow Street
Ralston Purina
James Maw
Eastern Livestock Manager
Corn Belt
Lancaster County
O Hara Named USDA Water News Service Reporter
James O Hara a Navy veteran and 1957 graduate of Panhandle A and L College Goodwell Oklahoma has been named USDA Water News Service reporter for Lancaster Stock Yards O Hara grew up in New York City attended Jamaica High School and developed an interest in farming during summer work on farms He studied Animal Husbandry at Oklahoma College and after Navy service joined Math et reporting last June He served as trainee in Louisville then moved to South St Joseph Mo a transfer to Lancaster was delayed by the arrival of his daughter Kathleen Ann The O Haras plan to reside in Lancaster with his wife Rose Myers formerly of Bake Oklahoma.
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James O'Hara
New York City
Panhandle A&‘L College
Goodwell
Oklahoma
Usda Vwatcer
Lancaster Stock Yards
O'Hara
Jamaica High School
Naval Service
Oklahoma College
Great Plains
Mathet
O Hara
Louisville
Kentucky
South St Joseph
Lancaster
Kathleen Ann
USDA
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Maw
Carl Dalton
Kunzler
du Pont Vmp
OU Pond
VPM
DuPont
J. C. Ehrlich CO
E. Chestnut St
Ata
Honegger
David B. Hurst
Bowmansville, PA
Terre Hill
Whitmoyers Feed Service
Myerstown, PA
John J. Hooker
Gordonville, PA
Elverson Supply Co
Elverson, PA
Morgantown
O’hara New Lane
O’hara
Rose Myers
Bake, Oklahoma
Acon
Beacon
Beacon Dealers
Beacon Advisors
Beacon Milling Company
Philadelphia and
Carlisle Sts
York
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