Fertilizer Shortages Hit Lancaster County Farmers
John Hoffman of Lancaster Bone Fertilizer warns the fertilizer supply is tight for at least a year due to a 40 percent cut in phosphate shipments. He notes U S prices are held by Phase 4 controls while foreign buyers pay higher export prices.
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Lancaster County
John Hoffman
Lancaster Bone
Hoffman
U.S
Washington
U.S Agriculture
Earl Butz
Cost of Living Council
Summer crowds pack Ephrata and Lampeter fairs in Lancaster County
Clear skies and warm temps draw 75 000 spectators to the Ephrata parade the largest crowd in 55 years. At Lampeter Strasburg Fair Tim Hess aged 10 wins grand champion Baby Beef steer with a three way cross. Joanne Shank 12 earns senior showman and reserve champion steer. Cindy Shank wins junior showmanship.
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Lancaster County
Ephrata
Lampeter- Strasburg
Lampeter-Strasburg
Lampeter
Tim Hess
Lancaster
Tim
Gerald Hess
Joanne Shank
J. David Shank
Joanne
Cindy Shank
Ralene Harbold Earns Miss Congeniality at Penn Dairy Pageant
Ralene Harbold 19 of Elizabethtown RD3 won Miss Congeniality at the Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant during the Pennsylvania Air American Dairy Show in Harrisburg. She also took second runner-up, wearing a red gown and the state’s cheerfully proud smile. The new Dairy Princess is Marcia Gnagey, a Salisbury Elk Lick High School senior and daughter of Norman and Mrs. Gnagey. Ellen Mae Hershberger, 18, from Martinsburg RD1, Bedford County, was first runner-up.
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Lancaster County
Ralene Harbold
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Ray Harbold
Elizabethtown
Marcia Gnngey
Somerset County
Salisbury Elk Lick High School
Norman H. Gnagey
Ellen Mae Hershberger
Martinsburg
Bedford County
Winners Named at Pa All American Dairy Show
Russell Kline of Reinholds earned grand champion Holsteins and reserve showmanship at the Pennsylvania Junior Dairy Show in Harrisburg. He then won grand champion at the Ephrata Fair Hog Show. Chester County led with two grand champion ribbons at the Junior Dairy Show, Kennard Henley III and his cow Ardrossan GLR Minerva dominating Ayrshire, and Catherine Wollaston claimed Jersey grand champion Liberator Maple Lawn Cindy. The Yoder family from Shoemakersville produced three title winners in milking shorthorn classe. Pinesedge Rose W led Berks County wins as Samuel Jr. captured both grand championships in milking shorthorn.
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Russell Kline
Lancaster
Harrisburg
Reinholds
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Kline
Chester County
Kennard Henley, III
Ardrossan
Minerva
Ayrshire
Kennard
Sharon
Towerview Kelly
Beth
Henleys
Rd1
Cochranville
Catherine Wollaston
Toughkenamon
Liberator Maple Lawn
Samuel Yoder
Shoemakersville
Berks County
Samuel, Jr
Pinesedge
Rose
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Farm Trends
Dick Warner
Lancaster Farmini
Heto
Ephrata High School
Markets Sale Register
Farmers Almanac
Homestead
New Holland
Ralen Harbold
Harry T. Kauffman
Ralene
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