Milk Price Highest In Market History Says Inter-State Expert
Paul Hand economist for Inter-State Milk Producers told 140 attendees at the District Six Locals banquet the current Glass I price per hundredweight stands at 717 in Delaware Valley 707 in Baltimore and 673 in the 201 zone of the New York market He cited a decline in milk production hurting the blend price and noted promotion costs from Atlantic Dairy Association Dairy Council and the cooperative's own programs He predicted the 1969 average price would be 30 cents over 1968 and warned prices could drop 28 cents after April 30 if co ops fail to act
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Paul Hand
District Six
Gap Fire Hall
Delaware Valley
Baltimore
New York
Hand
Inter- State
Atlantic Dairy Association
Dairy Council
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Daylight Time Ends This Weekend
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 am Sunday and Standard Time resumes. People should set clocks back one hour Saturday night to recover the lost sleep from April when DST began.
Farm Calendar Listings for October Local Ag Groups
Calendar notes outline events from October 28 to 31 in Lebanon and Manheim areas. Activities include Southeast District County Agents meeting at Farm and Home Center, District 18 and Dairy Council meeting at Heisey's, Cloister FFA initiation at Eph rata High School, Manheim Young Farmer Wives meeting, Dairy Cow Show at New Holland Sales Barn, and Area FFA Leadership Training Conference at Manheim Central High School.
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Farm and Home Center
District 18
American Dairy Assn and
Dairy Council of New York
Heisey’s
Lebanon
Ephrata High School
Manheim
Young Farmer Wives
New Holland
FFA
Manheim Central High School
Stanley Miller Tops Annual 4-H Capon Roundup
Ten year old Lititz R3 youth Stanley Miller won the grand championship at the annual 4-H Capon Roundup held Tuesday at the Elks Club in Lancaster with a trio of White Rock birds. Reserve grand champion went to Michael Peifer, 13.
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Lititz
Elks Club
Lancaster
Stanley Miller
Charles Miller
White Rock Birds
Michael Peifer
Edwin Hess Tops 4-H Dairy Record Book in Lancaster
The Lancaster County 4-H Dairy Clubs annual banquet honored top record book performers. Edwin Hess, 14, son of Elvin and (names continue), led with 957 points out of 1000, winning the top score in the dairy project. Nancy Eby placed second and Dorothea George and Gary Akers tied for third with 952 points.
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Lancaster County
Blue Ball Fae Hall
Edwin Hess
Elvin Hess Jt
Nancy Eby
Donald Eby
Godonville
Dorothea George
Gary Akers
FYE From Israel Visits Lancaster Co. Families
Abshalom Karniel, an International Farm Youth Exchange youth from Kfar Taba Israel, visits Lancaster County families including the John Thomas Mullersville and J Wade Groff households and Elvin Hess J. in Strasburg. He notes Americans are friendly as he spends time on local farms through October.
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Israel
Lancaster Co
Abshalom Kaintel
International Farm Youth Exchange
Lancaster County
Kfar-Taba
John Thomas
Mullersville
J Wade Groff
Beaver Valley Pike
Elvin Hess J
Strasburg
Abshalom Karniel
Jay Irwin
Millersville
Karniel
J. Wade Groff
Elvin Hess Jr
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Iowa Pork Producer Rep Visits Local Swinemen
A representative of the National Pork Producers Council from Des Moines plans a $125,000 nine month pilot to reshape pork image in four major cities. The effort seeks lasting consumer trust, dispels fears about fat and trichinosis, with full data due next June.
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Iowa
National Pork Producers Council
Des Moines
Roland Paul
Willows
Lancaster Farming
Paul
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East Earl RI
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Gordonville RI
Leon H- Neff
Christiana RI
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United States
Life Magazine
Abshalom
Modechi Karniel
Kfar Tabor
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