Ephrata Fair Steer Show Highlights 4-H Winners
At the Ephrata Fair Angus steers dominated the show with Glenn Fhekinger’s Midnight capturing grand champion over 29 projects. The reserve Angus went to Miss Sharon Weaver of New Holland R1 with her steer Claude. Shorthorn honors went to Miss Susan Hess of Mount Joy.
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Midnight
Glenn Fhekinger
Ephrata
Ephrata Fair
Fhekinger
Willis Flickinger
Ephrata HS
Sharon Weaver
Lester M. Weaver
New Holland
John Fogel
Cumberland County
Miss Weaver
Claude
Old Home Manor Farm
Susan Hess
Mount Joyet
David Hessey
Newmanstown
Larry
Dairy Co-Ops Petition Sec On Milk Pricing
Dairy cooperatives in the New York New Jersey milk area filed a telegram with Secretary Orville Freeman seeking suspension of part of the fluid milk pricing formula for October November and December. They cite drought conditions rising costs with production up 24 percent over last year feed up 59 percent hay up 15 percent and pasture only 50 percent normal for the season.
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Airy
New York-New Jersey
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Farm Calendar dates for Extension Club and fairs
September 28 8 p.m. meeting of executive committee of Extension Club at Agway Building Lancaster. September 29 through October 2 New Holland Farm Fair. September 30 1 p.m. 4H Baby Beef Show at New Holland Fair 2 p.m. 4H Hog Show at New Holland Fair. Sale of hogs and baby beef will follow.
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Agway Bldg
Lancaster
New Holland Farmere Fair
New Holand Fair
New Holland Fair
Countians to Attend National 4 H Club Congress
Three 4H members from Lancaster County will represent Pennsylvania at the National 4H Club Congress in Chicago from November 28 to December 2. They earned state wins in livestock conservation demonstration and will join 42 Pennsylvania delegates. The trio includes J Darias Wolgemuth, Nancy Frey, and Vargiania Wivell.
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Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Fhhree Club
J Darias Wolgemuth
Lester Wolgemuth
Mount Joy
Nancy Frey
Harold Frey
Marietta
Vargiania Wivell
Manor FFA Leader Dave Erb to Attend Atlantic States Exp
David Erb, 17, president of the Manor FFA Chapter, heads to Richmond Virginia for the Atlantic States Ex position in livestock judging representing Pennsylvania. He placed eighth in the same contest at Penn State in June and is a senior at Penn Manor High School Columbia R2.
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Dave Erb
Atlantic States
David Erb
Manor Ffa
Richmond
Pennsylvania
Erb
Penn State
Damiel Erb
Columbia R2
Penn Manor High School
County Diversion Payments Total 1/3 Million
Lancaster County farmers have received 333,085 in 1965 feed grain and wheat stabilization program payments. ASCS County Committee Chairman Fred G. Seldomridge reports total diversion payments of 219,555.
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Lancaster County
Fred G. Seldomridge
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Greider Leghorn Farms Wins Pennsylvania Random Sample Test
Greider Leghorn Farms Inc Mount Joy won the Eighth Pennsylvania Random Sample Eggs Laying Test finishing with 2743 eggs per pullet housed and a net return over feed and chick costs of 2524 dollars per bird. Keystone Poultry Breeding Farm Terre Hill and Babcock Hatchery Latitz RS followed with high returns. The program, run by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, measures economic traits from hatching to 500 days of age.
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Greider Leghorn Farms, Inc
Mount Joy
Pennsylvania
Greider
Lancaster ‘County
Keystone Poultry Breeding Farm
Terre Hall
Babcock Hatchery
Latitz
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Lampeter Fair Hog Show champions crowned at Lampeter
John Welk, a 16 year old sophomore from Lampeter Strasburg High School, won double honors at the Lampeter fair hog show capturing championships in both individual and pen of 2 events. Welk weighed 250 pounds for the individual and 275 and 240 pounds for the pen of 2. The champion Pen of 4 was owned by Earl Lavengood of Lancaster but shown by 16 year old Robert Weaver.
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John Welk
Lamipeter/Strasburg
West Lampeter
Fair Welk
Leroy Welk
Strasburg
Earl Lavengood
Morningside Drive
Lancaster
Robert Weaver
Lamipe
Court ruling says Safeway and Great Atlantic are packers
A U S District Court in the District of Columbia ruled that Safeway Stores Inc and The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co are meat packers under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The judgment, entered Sept 13, defines their manufacture and preparation of meat products for commerce as packer operations.
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U.S
Safeway Stores, Inc
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co, Inc
U.S. Department of Agriculture
US District Court
District of Columbia
Five Day Forecast Sees Near Normal Temperatures
Weather outlook for Saturday to Wednesday shows temperatures near or slightly below normal for the period. Normal highs and lows are 74 and 52 degrees. cooler weekend ahead with minor day to day changes and precipitation expected in percent inches at period start and end.
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Angus
Dairy Co-Ops
Sec
Lampeter
John
L. F
Virginia Wivell
Penna
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