International Delegation To Visit Pa All American Dairy Show
A twenty country international delegation will visit the Pennsylvania All American Dairy Show at the Farm Show Building September 23 to 27. The World Holstein Friesian Conference sessions occur September 22 to 23 at the Penn Harris Motor Inn with farm inspections around Harrisburg.
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Twenty-Co Nations
United States
Pennsylvania
Penn Harris Motor Inn
Harrisburg
Canada
Mexico
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
England
Sweden
Denmark
Luxemburg
Pee
Germany
France
Switzerland
Italy
Israel
New Zealand
Australia
Japan
Robert H Rumler
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Akers Cow Tops DHIA Milk Tests in Lancaster County
Holstein cow owned by Curtis E Akers Quarryville R2 recorded the highest 305 day lactation in the July Lancaster County DHIA report with 19591 pounds of milk 885 pounds of fat and a 45 percent test. Mowery Frey Jr 401 Beaver Valley Pike Lancaster horse earned second with Monica producing 23909 pounds of milk and 35 percent fat in 305 days. The Paul S Schantz Ephrata herd 170 cows averaged 446 pounds of milk 187 pounds of butterfat with a 42 percent test, leading daily butterfat averages. Red Rose Research Center 226 Pitney Road Lancaster second with 254 cows averaging 509 pounds of milk 181 pounds of butterfat and 36 percent test.
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Curtis E .Akers
Quarryville
Lancaster County
Dhia
Iva
J Mowery Frey Jr
Beaver Valley Pike
Lancaster
Monica
Paul S Schantz
Ephrata al
Red Rose Research Center
Pitney Road
Deadline Nears for ASC Committee Election
Farmers face a September 16 deadline to return ballots for the ASC committee election. Fred G. Seldomridge notes ballots were mailed to eligible voters and must be delivered in person to the county ASCS office by 7:30 p.m. on September 16, 1968. Three regular members and two alternates are elected per community, with delegates chosen at the county convention on September 27 at the Farm & Home Center.
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ASC
Fred G. Seldomridge
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Chaiman
Farm & Home Center
Farm Calendar items span Septembers regional events
Sunday Sept 8 at 12 30 pm Ephrata Adult Fam ey Picnic at Reamstown Memorial Park. Monday Sept 9 9 31 Pennsylvania Florist Convention at Marriott Motor Hotel Philadelphia. 6 30 pm Lancaster Co Bee Keepers meet at Samuel B Bawel's Home Garden Spot 4 H Club tour of Lancaster News papers Building. Continued on Page 8.
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Ephrata Adult Famey
Reamstown
Marriott Motor Hotel
Philadelphia
Lancaster Co
Samuel B. Bawel
Lancaster
Harvesting Machine Perfected By Local Inventor Tobatt
Ross Walter a Willow Street construction worker showcases a tobacco harvester he designed. After years of testing at Olver Kibler Farm Washington Boro the machine combines a hydraulically lowered front pickup a spear and a magnetic latch system to move stalks toward the spear. Walter seeks to streamline harvesting by replacing manual labor with a mechanized process and holds a patent on the magnet hold and other innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Walter
Willow Street
Walter
Ross
Olver Kibler
Washington
Boro
Local fairs line up September schedule across counties
September brings Solanco Fair September 18 to 20 followed by West Lampeter September 25 to 27 and Ephrata September 25 to 28. New Holland Fair runs October 2 to 5 and Manheim Community Fair October 9 to 11. See you at the fairs.
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Solanco Fair
West Lampeter
Ephrata
New Holland
Manheim
Pa Price Levels Fall Three Percent in Mid August
Prices received by Pennsylvania farmers in mid August dropped three percent from mid month levels. Most crops fell except fruit, with dairy and poultry prices offsetting some losses. Eggs at 37 cents a dozen up from last month. Turkeys rose a cent while broilers fell a cent. Milk price estimated at 5.85 a hundredweight, up from last month and a year ago. Oats led declines at 65 cents, corn at 1.14, rye at 94. Continued on Page 1.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
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Rive
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Amsterdam
Holland
Akers Cow Tops Dhia Report
L. F. Photo
Tobatt
Everett Newswanger
Lancaster Farming
Itt
Penn State
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