Ag Center Committees Plan Development Site Meeting
Rural residents will receive information from a publicity committee chaired by John Herr as the Agriculture Center advances. The highway department approves another right of way from the site to Manheim Pike, with access currently on Steelway and Arcadia Road. The Route 30 bypass will widen by 70 feet, narrowing the agriculture center plot by 35 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Developmer Center
John Herr
Lancaster R?7
Manheim Pike
Steelway
Arcadia Road
Arcadia
Elmer Esbenshade
Willis Z. Esbenshade
Esbenshade Road
Lancaster
Levi Brubaker
Marina Avenue
Iehground
American Co. Tobacco Warehouse
Lancaster Pump Mfg
Poultry Center
230
Roseville Road
Herr
Ag Center
Pennsylvania Highways Demitment
Farmers record corn yields praised by soil testing
Penn State researchers report no corn yield below 100 bushels per acre if soil tested and recommendations followed. Professor James Eakin cited soil testing as key to high yields, noting the 149 hybrids used in county plots and U S 13 as a lasting yardstick amid rising yields. Harvest data from the Leroy Butt farm showed top results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn State
James Eakin
Richard Hess
I Strasburg
Eakin
Fakin
Couny
U. S. 13
U. S
Livestock Tour Heads to York County Farms
The Lancaster County Livestock tour on November 3 will visit York County farms from 7:30 am at Lancaster Bus Station to about 5:00 pm in Lancaster. The full day includes a paper mill stop at Spring Grove and agriculture demonstrations at Dewco Farms, Hanover, with 720 steers fed from 5000 tons of silage and automatic equipment such as corn crib unloading and a western style operation. Ambrose Keler of Freeland Maryland will show a 150 head hog feeder, with additional stops at Edwin Caudill Shrewsberry, Pa. and James Quisenberry, Stewartstown, Pa., featuring Hereford cows and mechanized feed handling for 200 steers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Lancaster
Spring Grove
Dewco
Hanover
Ambrose Keler
Freeland
Maryland
Edwin Caudill
Farm Women Plan County Convention
Farm Women plan county convention with a fashion show by county 4-H sewing club members as a highlight. Delegates from 26 societies meet at Mannheim Township High School Auditorium for the annual election and installation of county officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H Sewing Club
Risser Named Head Tester of Red Rose D H I A
Jay Risser of Lampeter Road Lancaster was appointed head tester by the Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association board. He succeeds Curtis Akers who will leave the association to farm near Mechanics Grove south of Quarryville. The group also heard a petition for a five cent per cow increase, supported by testers but deemed too drastic by a four man committee citing Social Security and wage costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Risser
Lampeter Rd
Lancaster
Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Risser
Curtis Akers
Quarryville
Mechanics Grove
Harold Lindecamp
Shirley Hershey Wins County 4 H Capon Championship
Shirley Hershey daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Hershey Manheim RI exhibited three Barred Cross capons at the Lancaster Kiwanis luncheon. The birds from Wilmarth Farms Kingsley PA weighed about 12 pounds each after less than five months on feed. David Lapp Bareville RI topped the total score with 98.8 on 200 White Rocks across exhibit and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capon Club
Kiwanis Club of
Lancaster
Shirley Hershey
Richard Hershey
Manheim RI
Wilmarth Farms
Kingsley
David Lapp
Bareville RI
Harry Kauffman
Lancaster Kiwanis Club
Shirley
Beef Club Plans Parent Night Show
Members of the Red Rose 4 H Baby Beef and Lamb club will host Parent s Night next Wednesday evening November 2. The mothers and fathers of the members will present the program. Club members are asked to bring completed records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Rose
County Boy Wins Tractor Driving Regional Contest
Kenneth Rutt of Quarryville R2 won second place in the Southeast District 4-H Tractor Driving contest held at the Allentown Fairgrounds. He earned the county right by winning at Solanco Fair last month and led in the troubleshooting phase of the three event competition limited to county winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Rutt
Amos Rutt
Quarryville
Allentown Fairground
Rutt
Solanco Fair
Five Day Weather Forecast Temperatures Likely Above Normal
Weather forecast predicts temperatures two to five degrees above normal values from 41 at night to 59 with little variation through the five days. Precipitation is expected to total about 1 percent, mainly on Saturday and Wednesday.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Highway Department
County Council
East Petersburg
Lancaster County Teachers of Vocational Agrculture
Pequea Valley High School
Joy
Red Rose Baby Beef and Lamb Club
Landisville
Lancaster York Area
Future Farmers of America
Penn Manor High School
Lancaster County Livestock Tour
Neaster
York Co
Maurice Good
Astern States Center
Farm Bureau
Dillerville Road
Manheim Township High School
Neffsa
York Co. Farms
Farm Women Plan County Convention
Red Rose D.h.ia
Beef Club
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!