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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1964
Page
1
At the Lanaster County Soil Conservation District meeting leaders set a plan to hold parallel watershed meetings starting in October. The aim is to show farmers the benefits of conserving natural resources for future generations. An annual Soil Conservation Service meeting is hoped for late winter, with date and speaker plans to be announced.
Donald Swinehart of Quarryville R1 won the Champion and Grand Champion Steer a Hereford at the Selanco Fair Baby Beef judging. Fred Linton Jr. of Quarryville R2 showed the Reserve Champion Hereford steer. FFA Champion Steer was an Angus shown by William Frey of Quarryville RD.
Farm events listed include Lampeter Fair on Sept 3 featuring Hog Show Open Class at 1 pm and 4H FFA Baby Beef at Ephrata Fair. September 24 covers Lampeter Swine Assn evaluation and Carcass Eval at Kunzler & Co with Farm Women 18 meeting at Manheim Auto Auction. District 4-H Horse event heads to Ludwigs Corner Chester Co. Swine Assn participates.
Lancaster County 4H and FFA teams won multiple ribbons at the Pennsylvania All American Dairy Show in Harrisburg September 14 to 17. County exhibitors earned five grand champions four senior champions 13 class wins and a County Herd first. Harold J Brubaker, Mount Joy Ri, claimed both Grand and Senior Champion Brown Swiss in the Junior Dairy Show with Welcome in Charming Gentle a five year old cow.
Don Timmons surveys drought impact across farms in Mt Joyal area focusing on John J Herr and Roy Mumma holdings. Early corn looks good with potential grain yield near a good year, but hay is poor. late silage corn, alfalfa, and sorghum show stunted growth and poor stands. Tobacco appears workable with some weather help needed.
Lancaster County ASCS reports only 88 farmers have signed up for the 1965 voluntary wheat program since August 24, with last year's total 361. Less than 25 percent enrolled in the first two-thirds of the period. most sign up in final two weeks before October 2 deadline.
Harrisburg hosts the NEPPCO Exposition with a new free bus link between downtown hotels and the Farm Show building for delegates. About 5 000 poultrymen and families are expected to attend the 27th annual show October 6 7 and 8 featuring a three day educational program and extensive poultry product exhibits from 14 northeastern states.
The forecast calls for five days from Saturday through Wednesday with temperatures 2 to 7 degrees above normal. Normal highs are 75 and lows 54. Weekend warmth gives way to near normal later, with rainfall possible totaling over half an inch mainly on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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