last look
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Penn Manor’s poultry
judges made it two in a row
in April 1976 by winning the
Lancaster County FFA
poultry judging contest
again.
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nice was
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ly May,
just three
In Lebanon County, ELCO
FFA’ers and the Heidelberg
finances
bushels?
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
YOUR LOCAL COUNTY OFFICE.
Sportsmens’ Club joined
forces in April to clean up a
three-mile stretch of
Hammer Creek.
PESTICIDES PRESSED
Tighter control of
pesticides and their ap
plication were in the news
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we do
V
during 1976. One of the an
nouncements was-that the
deadline for full compliance
would be Autumn of 1977,
rather than Autumn of 1976,
as had been planned
previously.
Sharon Henley was
honored at her school’s
annual FFA banquet in April
for outstanding
achievements. Taking home
no less than seven top
awards, the 18-year old lass
We do. The Farm Credit System.
Millions of bushels of corn,
wheat, oats, fruits, other foods.
All the way from production
on the farm to storage or
processing in farmer
cooperatives. We’re the Federal
Land Banks and Production
Credit Associations.
Owned by and operated
for the benefit
of farmers
and growers.
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Jan. 1,1977
was also president of her
chapter.
An illustration of how
agriculture has changed
over the years was presented
last Spring by Ralph Strock,
general manager of
Maryland Cooperative Milk
Producers. Said he: “The
farm is no longer a last
resort, it’s a place of first
choice.”
president Ford'authorized
the closing of a dairy import
“loophole” in late March
whereby such products as
dried milk powder could no
longer be brought into the
country from overseas in a
mixed form.
Two consignment sales
sponsored by the Penn
sylvania Holstein
Association turned out to be
record breakers both in
terms of volume and
average prices paid.
LATE FROST
STRIKES
A fairly late yet severe
frost damaged much fruit in
southeastern - southcentral
Pennsylvania orchards
during mid April. In some
cases 100 per cent of the fruit
was destroyed. The weather
change followed a pattern of
unusually warm weather
which had worried most
growers for the very reason
that early blossoms could he
wiped out by frosts. Penn
sylvania growers weren’t
alone in the tragedy as crops
were damaged as far south
as Georgia.
Another industry which
was feeling a squeeze was
the mushroom business.
Instead of frosts, imports
were the culprit in this case.
A delegation of Keystone
State mushroom growers
went to Washington to
present their case to
Congress.
It was also reported in mid
April that lamb prices were
high and supplies were
decreasing. Choice lambs
were quoted at 95 cents to
per pound, some even as
high as $l.ll.
WENTINK HONORED
Hendrik Wentink,
assistant to the president of
Pennfield Corporation,
Lancaster, and chairman of
the National Commission on
Egg Nutrition, was honored
by the Maryland egg in
dustry in April as being
“Friend of the Year” in 1976.
Two Lancaster County
girls - Vicki Warfel of
Solanco and Donna Bender
from Ephrata - made big
headlines on the Homestead
Notes page last April. Miss
Warfel received the
recognition due to her being
a Star Chapter Farmer (and
runner-up for Star Red Rose
Farmer) while Miss Bender
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