Frost Kills Early Frost Hurts Tobacco Crops In Lancaster
Autumn weather brings a killing frost in Lancaster County. Crops ripen faster with some corn picking underway and about ten percent of the 28 000 acre tobacco crop hit, reducing value. Potatoes are being dug, oats and barley seeded, silos filling, and rainfall into September totals 2.7 inches with a cool to warm forecast ahead.
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Lancaster County
Weather Bureau
Lancaster
Ephrata
Holtwood
Safe Harbor
Angus Heifer Show Draws 17 Counties to Unionville
Young Angus breeders from 17 counties in central and southeastern Pennsylvania will gather in Unionville for the 4H and FFA Angus Heifer Show. Orville F. Haas, president of the Brandywine Angus Breeders Association, announced the all day event on Saturday.
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Unionville
Pennsyvania
Orville F. Haas
Brandywine Angus Breeders Association
Lampeter Fair Swine Division Honors C Richards Hastings
C Richard Hastings tops Chester White boar at the 1st Lampeter Community Fair in Lancaster County. He also won at Quarryville earlier, as 62 swine entries and 23 baby beeves plus nearly 100 dairy cattle showcased a record agricultural exhibit. Other winners include Bob Book and Ronald Book with Hampshire entries, and Donald Welk and Robert McCullough in pen classes. Wayne Rentschler notes record exhibitor turnout.
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Richard Hastings
Kirk ‘Wood
Lancaster County
Chester
Lampeter
Ricard
Quarryville
Solanco High School
Bobok
Lancaster
Lampe
ter-Strasburg
Hampshire
Ronald
Donald Welk
Strasburg
Robert McCullough
FFA
Bob Book
Ronald Book
Wayne Rentschler
Peach Picker Aukamp Turns 92 Still Works On Farm
George M Aukamp of New Providence Lancaster County marked his 92nd birthday with a family picnic on the old farm near Truce. Born in Lancaster in 1864 he began farming around the Civil War era and still picks peaches or tends tobacco most days. He has 12 living children 43 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren.
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Lancaster County
George M. Aukamp
Lancaster
New Providence
Truce
Mr. Aukamp
Lancaster County Cattle Feeders Tour Set for Oct 16
The Lancaster County Agricultural Agent announces an all day Cattle Feeders Tour on Tuesday October 16. Participants will study producing feeding and packing ends of the beef cattle industry. The tour will use bus and private car transport with 7:30 a.m. assembly at Conestoga.
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Lancaster County
Max M. Smith
Conestoga
Soil Bank Must Be Voluntary Says Benson at Pennsylvan ia Conference
Reading Pa secretary Ezra Taft Benson defended the Soil Bank program as voluntary noting penalties were waived for a few farmers who violated contracts. He rejected Stevenson’s charge that the administration neglects the little man and stressed the government supports small farms and farmers.
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Benson
Reading
United States Secretary For Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Pennsylvania
Mullers’ and Feed Dealers Association
Mr. Benson
Adlai Stevenson
Lancaster Farming
United States
Idaho
Washington
Feuisenhower
Peoria
Steer Show Champion Is Joyce Nolt At Ephrata Fair
Joyce Nolt 13 won the grand championship in the baby beef Hereford division at the 38th Ephrata Fair. Leona Augsburger 2nd, Darvin Boyd 3rd, Gloria Brubaker 4th in a event from Eagan Cattle Co. Ashby Nebraska. R1 Reinholds and Reinholds residents won showmanship and fitting contests as the fair moved into final events with a rally and concerts planned.
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Joyce Nolt
Miss Nolt
Amos M. Nolt
al Reinhold
Cocalico Union High School
Eagan Cattle Co
Ashby
Neb
Tom King
Pennsylvania State University Livestock Division
Leona Augsburger
Reinholds
Darvin Boyd
Ri Ephrata
Gloria Brubaker
Ephrata
Boyd
Elmer Boyd
Angus
John Zimmerman
David Zimmerman
Hereford
Carl Bollinger
Lititz
Louis Lapp
Bareville
Janice Showalter
Reinhold
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Neis Vetily
C. Richard Hastings
Peater
Ernest J. Neill
Cattle
Ephrata Fair
Pottstown
Glee Club
Ringgold Band
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