Pennsylvania crops forecast show gains in corn and apples
The Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service forecasts corn for grain at 84.8 million bushels with an 80 bushels per acre yield, up 31 percent from last year. Potato output rises to 6.8 million cwt and hay to 4.4 million tons. alfalfa hay at 2.2 million tons. U S corn and soybean crops set records. Milk production in Pennsylvania falls in September while U S milk output declines.
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Milk Advisors State First Annual Meeting
The first annual Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Conference on November 7 at the Penn Harris Motor Inn Camp Hill will discuss declining milk production and dairyman financial and marketing issues. Sponsored by the State Milk Marketing Advisory Council with the Agriculture Department, chair Jack Rooker says panels will cover market solutions and top dairy experts will address the event.
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Conservation Plan Deadline Creates Farm Plan Shortage
Farmers face July 1 1977 deadline under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law to have conservation plans on all farms. Lancaster County with about 6000 farms has only 1500 plans now, and half may need rewriting. Soil Conservationist Orval Bass warns current staff cannot meet the demand and REAP funds are uncertain.
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Solanco FFA Team Places Third in Dairy Judging Contest
Randy Clark led the nation as high individual at the FFA Dairy Cattle Judging Contest in Kansas City Missouri during the annual FFA convention. The Solanco team finished third nationally with Gary Akers and William Hershey joining Clark.
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In This Issue Markets Sale Register Farmers Almanac
Homestead Notes Home on the Range Thoughts in Passing 2 4 35 37 10 22 18
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Farm Association Adopts Resolutions in Lancaster County
The Lancaster County Farmers Association held its annual meeting and adopted 26 resolutions. Among farm focused measures they backed atomic power plant construction and urged agricultural land preservation, grain price disclosure, soil conservation, a state expo complex, steel trap opposition, higher dues, stricter arson laws, and greater acreage requirements for enforcing pollution laws.
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Farm Calendar Highlights for Lancaster and Lititz
On Saturday October 20 the Pennsylvan ia Park Cookout King Contest will be at Manor Shopping Center in Lancaster in the afternoon. Earlier, at 1 30 p.m. the Manheim Young Farmers hold their annual Gun Shoot at Jay Foreman Farm in Lititz.
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