Farmers Invited To Help Harvest Corn Plots
County farmers are invited to husk and harvest extension service corn demonstration plots next week. Northern plots will be husked Monday and southern plots Tuesday, showing 30+ commercial and experimental hybrids grown side by side to compare yield, season length, ear placement, stalk height, stand, and disease resistance. Extension agronomist James Eakin will explain varieties and fertilization practices.
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Harry Sloat
James Eakin
Richard Hess
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Through Education A Watershed Group Advises Care of Streams
A Conestoga Valley seminar on watershed education urges calm, practical action to protect streams. A Norton of the State Conservation Service calls for a sane program, stressing landowner responsibility to limit sediment loads and use resources wisely.
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Conestoga Valley
A. Norton
Northfield
Sat Conservation Ser
Tvatton
CVA
Vo-Ag Survey at Ephrata High School
Ephrata Union High School conducts a survey to gauge student interest in a vocational agriculture course for grades 9 through 12. The school board wants enrollment estimates to decide whether to offer the program.
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Ephrata Union High School
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58th annual Pennsylvania State Grange convenes in Harrisburg
The 58th Pennsylvania State Grange convention runs October 24 through 27 in Harrisburg. Delegates from 56 Pomonas 683 Granges and 73 500 members will hear reports elect officers and plan the year ahead. Activities include 4-H demonstrations and events at Allen Fair Grounds and Hotel Wick with Kiwanis sponsorship.
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Pennsylvania State Grange
Harrisburg
Pomonas
Pennsylvania
Livestock Show Officials Urge Absentee Votes
Harrisburg Pennsylvania exhibitors at the Pennsylvania Livestock Exhibition are urged to use the new absentee ballot for civilians. The show opens November 7 and runs through November 11 with Election Day November 8 a peak day as the grand champion steer is selected that afternoon.
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Livestock Show
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Sloat urges fall spraying for forage insect control
There is considerable confusion as to a safe and effective control program for the alfalfa weevil and meadow spittlebug. Associate County Agent Harry Sloat said this.
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Sloat
Harry Sloat
Poultry Secretary Begins Duties in Lancaster Center
Mrs. June Sangrey replaces as office manager at the Lancaster Poultry Center bringing decades in the poultry sector since age 13. Sloat outlines future use of Dieldrin for next year’s alfalfa weevil and clover leaf weevil control with recommended rates and application methods.
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June Sangrey
Manheim R2
Lancaster Poultry Center
Sloat
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Poultry Association
Poultry Center
Sangrey
Clara Kopf
Poultry Exchange
Five Day Weather Outlook with Cooler Start
The five day forecast shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal with nightly lows around 43 and daytime highs near 63. Saturday will be cool, Sunday warmer, Monday cooler then rising Tuesday or Wednesday with less than 1 percent precipitation possible early Monday and again midweek. Last Wednesday night rain totaled 0.6 inch citywide and 1.25 inches in Hollywood, first general rain of the month.
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Hollywood
Agriculture Center Committees Named
The Lancaster County Agricultural Center board met at the Lancaster Poultry Center. Willis Esbenshade named three committees with Max M. Smith and Mrs. Norma DeLellis as advisors. Publicity committee members include John Herr as chairman, Levi Brubaker, and Willis Esbenshade.
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Lancaster County Agricultural Center
Lancaster Poultry Center
Willis Esbenshade
Max M. Smith
County Agricul
Tural
Norma DeLellis
John Herr
Lancaster
Levi Brubaker
Marietta Ave
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