Farmers' Association annual meeting voices end to farm programs
Charles Ord, secretary of the Pennsylvania Farmers Association, told about 200 attendees at the Lancaster County Farmers Association annual meeting at the Holiday Inn Lancaster that government farm programs may end. He urged farmers to plan financially as politics affect funding. Directors elected included James Garber Joy R2 Ellis Mentzer New Holland R2 and Le Roy Pfautz Stevens R1.
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Pennsylvania Farmers Assn
Lancaster County Farmers’ Association
Holiday Inn
Lancaster
James Garber
Mr Joy
Ellis Mentzer
New Holland
Leroy Pfautz
Stevens
Fifty Poultrymen Tour York and Adams Counties Tuesday
Fifty poultrymen and friends toured York and Adams Counties on the annual Lancaster County Poultry Tour. The group visited the Utz Potato Chip Co in Hanover, learned production details, then proceeded to Musselman Division of Pet Milk Co in Biglerville for apple products and a tour of the Gettysburg battlefield guide ride.
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Adams Counties
Lancaster County
Hanover
Utz
William D Utz
Pota
Gettysburg
Adams County
Musselman
Pet Milk Co
Biglerville
Baigleville
County Youths Attend FFA Convention
Two Lancaster County farm youths won the American Farmer Degree at the 1268 National Future Farmers of America convention in Kansas City Missouri. James R Esbenshade Quarryville, and Glenn Weber 19 Mcinton R2 captmea received the top award shared by about one in a thousand FFA members nationwide. Ten Keystone State youths were selected for the degree.
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Lancaster County
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
James R Esbenshade
Quarryville Ril
Glenn Weber
Mcinton
FFA
Keystone State
Farm Calendar October 21 1996 South East Pa District Beef Meet
Farm calendar notes two events: the 21 21-24-96th State Grange Convention at Butler at 800 p.m. and a Fall meet of the South East Pennsylvania District Baby Beef Committee at Exchange Room Lancaster Stock Yards followed by 8:00 p.m. 4-H Development continued on Page 3.
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Butler
Exchange Room
Lancaster Stock Yards
New Monthly Lancaster DHIA Report Debuts Page 13
The Lancaster County DHIA Report launches this week on Page 13 with the local milk testing unit. One hundred eleven dairy cows produced at least 675 pounds of butterfat for the month. Associate County Agent Victor Plastow begins a new column Facts Dairymen Should Know.
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Lancaster County Dhia
Victor Plastow
Don Snyder Named Manager of PSU Horticulture Show
Don Snyder son of Mr and Mrs Warren B Snyder from Lititz R Pennsylvania has been elected General Manager of the 1968 Penn State Horticulture Show. A 21 year old senior majoring in pomology he is the first Lancaster County native chosen to direct the event. He graduated in 1965 from Manheim Township High School and was active in Lancaster County Red Rose 4 H Baby Beef.
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Don Snyder
Warren B Snyder
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Penn State
Don
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Manheim Township
Lancaster County
Wivell Elected President of Lancaster County Farmers Association
Clyde Wivell of Columbia named president at a re organization meeting held at Noah Wenger home. Wenger, past three years, chose not to run for re election at the annual meeting. James Garber remains vice president and James Martin was elected secretary treasurer.
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Clyde Whivell
Columbia Ri
Lancaster County Farmers’ Association
Noah Wenger
Stevens Ri Wivell
Wenger
Holiday Inn
Lancaster
James Garber
Joy Ri
James Martin
Delp Road
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Charles Ord
Oid
Leroy Plautz
James G. Kreider
Earl Martin
Robert Harnish
Clyde Wiveil
Lencaster Farming Service
PSU
Clyde Wivell
New Farmers Assn
L. M. Sweitzer Farm
Dover
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