—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Sept. 27. 1975
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State FFA livestock team
awarded prizes in
The State FFA Livestock
Judging team won numerous
awards recently at the In
vitational Livestock Judging
Contest held in conjunction The members won the
with State Fair of Virginia at following awards: in sheep
Richmond. The team Darrel Stoltzfus was high
members were: Jay Caudill, individual with the team
Red Lion High School; placing first. In swine, Jay
Darrel Stoltzfus. Twin Caudill placed second while
Most of Penna. Land
Eighty-six percent of the
land in Pennsylvania has
been soil surveyed according
to Benny Martin, State
Conservationist, U.S. Soil
Conservation Service (SCS).
Soil surveyed land is that
which has been mapped and
classified by an SCS soil
scientist. The soil maps
contain information on soil
texture, depth, drainage,
and slope. The information is
used extensively by local
units of government,
planners, land developers,
state agencies, and lan
downers.
More than 870,000 acres
were soil surveyed during
the past fiscal year ac
cording to the SCS report.
Field survey work was
completed in Lebanon and
Wyoming Counties. Soil
survey reports were
published for Northampton
and Bucks-Philadelphia
Counties. Interim reports,
those published while field
work is underway, were
published in eight counties.
Twenty-six counties have
published soil survey
reports. Thirty-three
counties have special or
interim reports.
According to Donald
Holzer soil scientist, Lan
caster Soil Conservation
Service , Farm & Home
Center, Rm. 4; 1383 Arcadia
Rd., Lancaster, Pa. 17601:
Planning to Dig
780 EAST MAIN ST.,
NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557
Valley High School; and
Sherwood Miller, Eastern
Northampton AVTS.
Soil Survey
Lancaster County
Attention Farmers. A areas in the county will be
preliminary soil in- investigated before full field
vestigation has begun, mapping begins.
U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Your cooperation is
Service soil scientists Don requested in this work. Soil
Holzer and Boyd Custer are testing at Penn State
carrying out this in- University is part of this
vestigation and soil map- effort,
ping. A ceremony is scheduled
Investigation began in the to be held in March to of-
Schoeneck area and now fically open the soil mapping
moved to the Goshen - Little of Lancaster County.
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and
tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign
from heaven
He answered and said unto them. When it is evening,
ye say. It will be fair weather, for the sky is red
And in the mommg. It will be foul weather to day, for
the sky is red and lownng O ye hypocrites, ye can
discern the face of the sky, but can ye not discern the
signs of the times’
A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a
sign, and there shaU no sign be given unto it, but the sign
of the prophet Jonas And he left them, and departed
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the team was second. The
beef team was third. These
winnings resulted in Jay
Caudill placing third high
individual out of 36 con
testants and the Penn
sylvania team placing
second in the overall com
petition with nine different
state teams represented.
Britain area in the southern
part of the county. Other
Aii Answer From Jesus
St Matthew 16 1-4
Prospects for rail system
is NEPPCO exposition topic
HERSHEY, PA - What's
ahead for rail transportation
in serving agriculture in the
years ahead?
Poultry producers and
allied industrymen attending
the 44th anniversary ex
position of the Northeastern
Poultry Producers Council
on Oct. 21-23 will get the
message at the new Hershey
Convention Center.
In the belief that “the
Viewpoints
Two may talk and one
may hear, but three cannot
take part in a conversation
of the most sincere and
searching sort
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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proposed Conßall system
offers the opportunity for
improved service by a
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operator,'’ former American
Farm Bureau Federation
President Charles B.
Shuman will explore
"What's Down the Track for
Eastern Agriculture.'*
“Efficient and reliable
transportation is essential
for a prosperous and
productive agriculture, and
northeastern poultrymen
have an important stake in
the successful re
organization of the Penn-
Central and other railroads
of the region,” Shuman says.
He will outline prospects
and the odds for an effective
reorganization as part of a
NEPPCO speaking program
which also features sessions
on poultry health and the
means of capitalizing
production in the years
ahead. Also on the program
are an expert review of the
current and future events
with high-impact value on
the industry and a per
ceptive look at what shifting
world conditions mean to
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traditional marketing
patterns here and abroad.
Center of attraction in the
new Convention Center will
be NEPPCO’s annual
commercial exposition of the
latest in equipment,
products and services,
together with the traditional
youth and ladies programs,
the big market egg and
carton shows and other
social and educational
events.
Information on early show
registration is available at
NEPPCO offices, 322 Oxford
Valley Road, Fairless Hills,
PA 19030, telephone 215-647-
0190. Room reservations
should be made directly with
the Hershey Motor Lodge.
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