Lancaster County Agriculture Center draws up plans and cost
An architect's drawing and an estimated total of 400 300 dollars were released for the proposed Lancaster County Agriculture Center to be built on 10 acres near the 230 bypass off Roseville Road. Anonymous donor provides 100 000 dollar gift requiring matching funds. Center aims to operate self supporting with income from rented office space and a modest reserve fund.
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Lancaster County
Willis Z Esbenshade
Agriculture Center Board of Directors
Agricul
Roseville Road
Minimum Tillage Needed For Corn After Corn
Farmers expanding corn after corn must adjust soil practices. Penn State agronomist James Eakin notes low organic content and water pooling after several years, requiring more power and later plowing each spring. Other local events and meetings are listed for late October.
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Dvcanuls
Lancaster Co. Extension Service
Lancaster County
Eakin
Lancaster Chamber invites farmers to third Business Farm Day
About 400 Lancaster County farmers will receive invitations for the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce third Business Farm Day on November 16. Gerald M. Molloy says farmers and their wives will tour area businesses and industries with a luncheon hosted by businessmen. The afternoon features a general meeting at Armstrong Cork Company auditorium after a morning of plant tours and facility inspections. About 250 farmers attended two years ago. last year officials were guests of the county farm families.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Gerald M. Molloy
Armstrong Cork Company
Liberty Street
Lancaster
Artificial Breeding Of Swine Practical With New Procedures
Dr. John H. Shropshire of the University of Delaware explains synchronized breeding as the practical method for hog artificial insemination. He notes that timing females to come into heat together avoids handling each hog individually and improves heat detection within a three week period.
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John H. Shropshire
University of Delaware
Shropshire
State Grange adopts resolutions at Washington session
The Pennsylvania State Grange approved a package of resolutions during its annual session in Washington Pennsylvania on Thursday. The group urged defeat of the school redistricting act and backed sanitary inspection of oleo products along with opposition to seasonable pricing of milk.
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Pennsylvania State Grange
Washington
Poultry Growers Hear Dr Bittner At Banquet
Dr Carl Bittner extension horticulturist from Pennsylvania State University spoke to about 250 at Hostetters Banquet Hall Mount Joy. He described his Russia trip last summer noting peasants live in extreme poverty while noting much presented in media is not practical.
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Lancaster Poultrymen
Carl Bittner
Pennsylvania State University
Hostetters
Mount Joy
Russia
Bittner
Poland
New Game Laws: Fines Rise for Violations in Pennsylvania
The 1961 Pennsylvania Game Law amendments raise penalties for violations. Swans and other waterfowl face fines up to 25 dollars, magazine shotguns are limited to three shells with a 10 dollar penalty, and assisting in illegal taking is prohibited. A second offense can revoke hunting and trapping privileges for a period set by the Game Commission.
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Pennsylvania
Game Commission
Five Day Weather Forecast With Mild Temperatures Ahead
The five day outlook shows nights near 41 degrees and afternoons around 60. Expect milder conditions through the weekend with gradual cooling late period. Little or no precipitation is expected though a slight chance of showers remains later.
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