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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1966
Page
4
Solanco Fair reports include John Welk Strasburg R1 winning both grand and reserve Holstein championships with a mother daughter pairing. Joyce Nolt Reimholds earns Ephrata Fai baby beef grand champion with a 1000 pound Hereford steer.
A Lancaster County farm focus notes 1954 rankings by the US Dept of Commerce show Lancaster led nonfigated counties in farm product value at 80 million dollars with Chester and York also in the top 100. Dutch Days at Hershey drew 100000 attendees with two miles of chicken served. Frost threat halted harvest progress and signaled potential heat later in the season as tobacco nearing 75 percent cultivation, silage and silo filling underway. A September windstorm toppled trees and snapped power in northwestern Lancaster County.
The area faces five days of cooler than normal weather with temperatures dipping from the mid 50s toward the 50s and a possible inch or more of rain in the latter half. A weekend cool spell lifts briefly then cools again midweek.
USDA specialists at the University of Delaware outlined a stronger 1967 for U S farming with net farm income potentially two billion dollars higher than 1965. Dairy and hog markets were noted as favorable though prices may dip from 1966 levels while production rises.
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