County Junior Dairymen Show rewards nine purples
Youthful dairy exhibitors collected nine purple ribbons at the Pennsylvania Junior Dairy Show. Awards included one grand championship, two reserve grand championships, three junior championships, a reserve junior, and a reserve senior championship. Harold J Brubaker, 16, owns 20 cattle in a herd of 69.
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Pennsylvania
FFA
Harold
Paul N. Brubaker
Sara
James Kettering
Henry Kettering
Lititz
County 4-H Poultry and Lampeter Fair Schedule
Farm Calendar lists events from Sept 23 to 27 including a 4-H poultry judging team at Atlantic Rural Exposition in Richmond Virginia and a Beeft judging and Dairy cattle judging at Lampeter Community Fair. Activities cover FFA meetings extensions committees and horse show with sales and breeding awards at Lampeter and Ephrata venues.
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Richmond
Virginia
County Association of Future Farmers of America
Elizabethtown High School
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Dillerville Pike
West Lampeter
Lampeter
Ephrata Far
Day in the life of a veterinarian promoted nationally
A Lancaster Farming piece by Jack Owen about a veterinarian's day from last March is being distributed by a Des Moines firm to national farm magazines. The material supports publicizing October Is Animal Health Month.
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Jack Owen
Lancaster Farming
Des Moines
Lancaster Conservation District Accepts Project 70 With Reservations
Directors of the Lancaster County Soil Conservation District endorsed Project 70 but with three reservations. Amos Funk said the state association approved action to support the project pending tax relief for municipalities, farmer representation in procedures, and continued policy establishment.
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Lancaster County Soil ‘Conservation District
Amos Funk
State Association of Soil Conservation District
Association
Ithewis Éil
Devel
Solanco Fair Holstein Judging Yields Top Honors
Judge Charles I Robertson chose heifers for two top placements at the Solanco Fair Holstein judging. Senior Yearling Glenn M Kreider aged 12 was named grand champion and Junior Yearling Judith Ann Longenecker of Holtwood took reserve. Glen Bar Mistress Ivy, a 4 H project, won a blue ribbon in its class and placed sixth in the county 4 H roundup. Glenhurst Nip O Fashion won the Ayrshire purple rosette for James Esbenshade, age 16.
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Charles I Robertson
Schuylkill County
Solanco Fair
Glenn M Kreider
Harry G. Kreider
Quarryville Ri
Ling
Judith Ann Longennecker
Holtwood Ri
Glen Bar
Ivy
Solance
Glenhurst
Ayrshire
James Esbenshade
Groff
Angus
Rose Marie Linton
Judith Longenecker
Donald Swinehart
Quarry Ve Ri
Solanco High School
Chester
Chester White Pigs From John Hastings, Kirkwood Ri
Groff Wins Double at Solanco Beef and Swine Show
Robert Groff of Peach Bottom Ri captured two purple rosettes at the Solanco Fair, taking beef and market hog honors. His 1000 pound Kinloch Farms Angus steer topped John Frey’s entry, while Groff’s 460 pound calf Yogi wowed judges in the hog division.
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Robert Groff
Peach Bottom Ri
Solanco Fair
Samuel Groff
John Frey
Quallyville
Frey
FFA
Yogi
Groff
Bids Opened For State Park Improvements At Fishing Creek
Bids for access roads and improvements to Landis Farm State Park near Fishing Creek were opened Wednesday afternoon. Maurice Goddard says the $84,465 project will begin soon and funds may be available July 1, 1964 if the budget passes. He urged Lancaster County residents to view Project 70 as an investment, noting outdoor recreation could become a major national business in coming years.
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Landis Farm State Park
Fishing Creek
Maurice Goddard
Goddard
Lancaster Farming
Armstrong Cork Company
Lancaster Coun
Ty Park
Lancaster
Freeman Adds Harrisburg To Review Stops
Secretary of Agriculture Or ville L Freeman this week announced he is adding Harrisburg to his series of Report and Review meetings with farmers. The Harrisburg meeting will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
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Orville L. Freeman
Harrisburg
Five Day Weather Forecast With Cooler Temperatures
Temperatures during the next five days are expected to average 2 to 6 degrees below normal. Nights will be cool, with afternoons reaching about 74. Cooler weather is seen Sunday and again at the period's end. milder Tuesday. About a half inch of precipitation is forecast, with showers Sunday and again late Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Pennsylvania State College
Quarryville
Jersey
Marian J. Herr
Holtwood
Guernsey
Melvin Breneman
Strasburg
Holstein
Glenn Kreider
L. F
County Junior Dairymen
Harold J Brubaker
Mount Joy Ril
Welcome
Venture
Sunny Pansy
Mary Ellen Mumma
Haury Mumma
Manheim
Blaine
Dixie
Brown
Phyllis Hoover
Gap Ri
Glenn Musser
Elias Musser
Joy Ril
Nationa
Conservation District
Solanco Daily Show
Freeman
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