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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1964
Page
1
The Lot Conservation District Leaders met Monday night at the Lancaster County Court House to set dates and locations for watershed meetings this Fall. The agenda included speaker, date and place for the annual meeting and nominations for Outstanding Cooperator for 1964.
Farm Calendar lists October 19 Corn Demonstration at Jay Garber Farm Lancaster AG at 1 p.m. Manheim FFA fertilizer meeting at 7 45 p.m. Oct 22 Annual Livestock Tour at Jeaves Lancaster Shopping Center 3 30 a.m. Farm Home Day at Lancaster County Industrial Exhibit Stahr Armory New Queen Street. 4-H Beekeepers Exhibit 910 State St Lancaster 7 30 p.m. Oct 24 Pa Yorkshire Show 9 30 a.m. Lancaster Stockyards 2 p.m. Lampeter Fairgrounds Lancaster County Swine Program Barbecue Lampeter Fairgrounds 5 7 p.m.
A field day at the A and R Nissley farm near Bainbridge Lancaster County is set for October 21 from 10 am to 4 pm. Snavely Silo Sales sponsors the event to show how 500 steers can be fed with minimal labor. The 670 acre site hosts 520 steers with plans to reach 800 as efficiency grows using haylage and high moisture corn in oxygen free silos and augers feeding a streamlined system.
Seven years after first visit Lancaster Farming returns to Miles W Fry farm Frysville Ephrata R3 to document rapid growth of four hybrid poplar varieties on two and a half acres. Seedlings from eight cuttings obtained from the US Forest Service in spring 1956 reach heights from 15 inches to over 15 feet, with some trees six inches in diameter after five years. The trees offer fast growth for homeowners and farmers, growing straight with few branches, suitable for roadside plantings and farm woodlots, and described as the farmer’s tree capable of producing forest income earlier than slower varieties.
The Lancaster County Holstein Association announces its 14th annual meeting and banquet on November 5 at 6 45 p m in Hostetter's Banquet Hall Mount Joy Pa A baked ham dinner is set at 2 50 per ticket and must be purchased by October 29 Local farmer Samuel K Shhotz berger will speak Joining the event are committee members John K Risser Donald Eby and Clarence Stauffer Tickets are available from committee members or board members.
The Pennsylvania Yorkshire Breeders Association will hold an all day hog show at the Lancaster Stockyards on Lititz Pike starting at 9 30 am Saturday October 24. A maximum of 20 pigs will be judged with up to two pigs per PA litter per entrant. Market hogs will be evaluated for meat characteristics by Penn State livestock specialists and audience judging will be part of the event with prizes a smoked ham for first and a side of bacon for second.
The forecast calls for temperatures about seven degrees above normal from Saturday through Wednesday with a high near 66 and a low around 43. Mild days are expected Saturday and Sunday, warmer Monday and Tuesday, then a slight cooldown Wednesday. Rain is likely Saturday with a chance of showers Tuesday and total precipitation under one tenth of an inch.
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