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VOL. 12 NO. 26
DISPLAYING THE ORIGINAL
CHARTER of the then Pennsylvania
State'Poultry Association, dated March
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, Lancaster County; Poultry Association '
preisSdfenit John. H. Hess. McGrann came
into possession of the charter through
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Six, college bound Lancaster
County youths were selected
this week to receive Faira and
Home Foundation scholarships
According to B Snavely Gar
her, Willow Street R 2. Lancas
ter’ County Farm and Home
Foundation president, each of
the awards will be in the
amount of $3OO
The money for these scholar
ships represents earnings from
an irrevocable trust agreement
set up by the late Elmer L
Esbenshade to encourage local
youths to obtain higher educa
tion in agriculture and home
economics
The winners, all graduating
high school seniors, will receive
their scholarship awards in in
stallraents as they enter col
lege in September
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J. Richard Thomas
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 27, 1967
his father, Frank McGrann who had
been- the first president of the state as
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soctaton. In accepting the document for
the _ Pennsylvania Poultry Federation,,
current president Myer noted: “This is
a niighty v nice way to celebrate my
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Barbara Protasiewicz
Charles ij.'Patterson
Josephine M. Nissley
Countian Presents Original
Charter To State Poultry
Federation President
An histone document which
has resided in Lancaster foi the
past half century was turned
over to the president of the
Pennsylvania Poultry Fedora
tion Monday It will be kept on
'display at the Federation’s Har
nsburg office fiom this time on
Following a luncheon meet
mg at the Holiday Inn Lancas
ter, John E McGrann, a partner
in the Farmers Supply Co at
215 E. Fulton Street, Lancaster,
presented the original charter
of the Pennsylvania State Poul
try Association to William R
Mjei of Myerstown R 1 The
charter, dated March 21, 1916
and signed by Martin G Brum
baugh. Governor, had been in
McGianns possession since his
father’s death approximately
four years ago Also P resented
were copies of the original con
stitution and by-laws of the as
sociation.
As the first president of the
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Red Rose DHIA Board Votes New
Testing Rates, Effective June Ist
Beginning June Ist, members
the Bed Rose Dairy Herd
improvement Association will
be paying slightly diffeient
rates for their monthly herd
milk testing service Some will
1)6 higher, some lower, depend-
in S upon herd size
Directors of the association
Monday night considered three
proposed rate schedules sug-
gested by a committee appoint-
ed at the March meeting to
study the question The pro-
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Several Lancaster County
swine producers are actively
participating in the newly form
ed Pennsylvania Pork Produc
ers Council, an industrywide
self-help organization represent
mg 893 members of six county
and regional swine producer as
John B. Clark
state association Frank Me
Grann had been the logical re
cipient of the document. When
it was turned over to Myer it
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The deadline for aspiring
dairy princesses has been ex
tended to Monday, May 29th, ac
cording to committee chairman
Mrs Herbert Royer
It is hoped, Mrs Royer ex
plained, that this extra couple
of days will give several girls,
who are considering entering
the contest, time to reach a
decision She also noted that
any dairy farmers daughters
between the ages of 17 and 25
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posal finally accepted was re
ported as being identical to the
rate schedule presently in ef
feet m the Chester County
DHIA
Members with herds of less
than 70 cows will be paying a
slightly higher fee while those
with more than 70 cows on test
will gain a slight reduction in
herd rates
An important feature of
the new rate schedule is
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sociations It acts as the state
affiliate of the National Pork
Producers Council
Recently elected vice chair
man of the Pennsylvania Coun
cil was James Z Martin, Chris
tiana Rl. Martin has also served
as secretary-treasurer of the
Lancaster County Swine Produc
er Association for the last sev
ei al years
Other county producers act
ing as delegates to the state
council are John Henkel, Stras
burg Rl, Eail Fisher, East Earl
Rl, and C Warren Leminger,
Denver R 2
Chan man of the state council
is Eugene Wingert of Franklin
County, Heibeit Schick, Kutz
town is secietaiy-tieasurer
PURPOSE OF COUNCIL
Swine indusliy leaders have
e\pies=ed concern over the fail
me of poik to hold its own in
per capita consumption in re
cent years, and they feel some
thing can be done about it with
an industrywide effort
The Pennsylvania Pork Pro
ducers Council will attempt to
coordinate and promote swine
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