11 Sep 1965
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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1965
Page
1
After a four month study Northeastern Breeders Assn directors recommend merger to member stockholders. The plan would form a farmer owned cooperative including NEBA and Maine Breeding Cooperative Augusta Maine New Hampshire Vermont Breeding Association Concord New Hampshire Central Vermont Breeding Association Montpelier.
The Lancaster County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office sets 1965 corn price support at $1.23 per bushel for No. 3 and No. 4 grades. National average is $1.05. Discounts apply to other grades. Price support available only to farmers in the 1965 feed grain program.
The 2nd All-American Dairy Show draws nearly 2400 entries from sixteen states and two Canadian provinces, with 1481 in the main All-American class. Harold R. McCulloch says preparations are complete as cattle fill sheds, barns, and the 18 acre Farm Show Building.
Farm Calendar lists events from September 13 to 14 at the Farm Show Building Harrisburg including All American Daily Show Junior Daily Show Holstein Breed Sale and Soil and Water Conservation District Dred tors with county ASC convention in Manheim Lancaster.
Lancaster County Swine Producers Association announces a carcass show and evaluation contest at Lampeter Fair on September 23 at 6:30 PM. Exhibitors must be junior or senior members, hogs weigh 190 to 220 pounds, entries may be either boars or gilts, and non competing hogs will be slaughtered and evaluated.
The Donegal Union School District announced immediate discontinuation of the Vocational Agriculture Department at Donegal High School. The Witness Oak Chapter of Future Farmers of America is also discontinued. students will attend neighboring high schools. Nine Lancaster County high schools now offer the course in vocational agriculture.
Agricultural Research Service scientists challenge common beliefs about heat tolerance in cattle. They find Indian cattle, though tough, are less productive and feature a large hump, suggesting older ideas about physical traits being key are flawed.
Reid Wissler farms 109 acres near Akron with 46 acres in potatoes, a key crop since 1952. The 1964 Lancaster County potato crop valued just under $2 million placed the county third in the state. Wissler built a 36 by 116 foot storage building beside Route 222 to store and grade potatoes indoors, insulated and earth-banked for steady temperatures, with 45 degrees target for chip potatoes.
Esh and Lapp top Red Rose DHIA for July with Patsy producing 20 161 lbs milk and 885 butterfat on 44 percent test from a registered Holstein cow owned by John E Esh Gor donville RI. Lucille Keener Manheim R38 21 751 lbs milk 867 butterfat 40 percent test in 305 days. Christ Knapp Son Gap R2 herd had highest monthly butterfat average with 347 Holstein cows averaging 1585 lbs milk 62 butterfat pounds at 40 percent test.
Pennsylvania banks were the largest farm lenders at the start of the year, with 252 million in loans, 7 percent above the prior year, according to the American Bankers Association survey cited by Stanley Musselman of Lancaster County Farmers National Bank. Production and mortgage loans were about evenly split.
Ebersole's Hatchery of Annville will merge with Weber's Hatchery Inc of Bowmansville. Weber's will expand and modernize to house all hatching equipment and serve customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Ebersole, started in 1958, will become head of sales and service at Weber's. Weber's began in 1932 as a local farmer hatchery.
Five day outlook Saturday to Wednesday shows near normal highs near the mid to upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s. Weekend warmth gives way to cooler conditions Sunday with wet weather and precipitation total 4 inches or more likely as showers Sunday and mid week.
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