Ayrshire boy Kenneth Burr named 1968 New York State Ayrshire winner
Kenneth Burr of Trumansburg earns the 1968 New York State Ayrshire boy title for nine years of 4-H achievement. He owns 27 registered Ayrshire cattle, attends Delhi Agricultural and Technical, and will receive a $25 Sears Roebuck Foundation savings bond at Raphael's Restaurant, Syracuse, on November 2.
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Trumansburg
Kenneth Burr
New York
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Burr
Tompkins County
Kenneth
Chickens Go Wild on Expressway Crash
Eastbound traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway narrowed for over two hours after a truck overturned onto a 1960 Chevrolet, spilling 256 crates of live chickens. More than 1,500 chickens were killed. the driver and motorist survived.
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Trumansburg
Schuylkill Expressway
Conshohocken
Michael G. Wallington
Merton C. Drake
Walter Extor
Camac St
Philadelphia
Food industry evolves as consumer demand reshapes markets
Cornell economist Prof. Max E Brunk says mergers across retailing food manufacturing and farming are creating a total food industry that will become more sensitive and responsive to consumers. He foresees agriculture absorbed by related businesses or a new form of agricultural enterprise beyond farming as we know it. He highlights marketing changes driving the shift.
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Tmhaca
Cornell
Max E. Brunk
Brunk
Agricultural Research Institute
National Research Council
National Academy of Science
Washington
Barnum echoes manure as soil secret in 1849 talk
The note quotes P T Barnum during a 1849 Fairfield Connecticut Agricultural Society address praising manure as the sole soil fertility secret. He extols English farming and laments farmer misreading consumer demand as manufacturers gain power, noting shifts toward large scale farming and flexible crop and livestock planning.
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Barnum
P.T. Barnum
Fairfield
Hook
Crook
Connecticut
Soil texture as key to soil health in cropping
The text asserts soil texture and physical condition matter more than just fertility. Chemical analysis is only one method to judge land value, with physical readiness being the primary factor for optimum crop growth.
Keep cows out of farm ponds and muddy streams
Farmers are urged to prevent cows from standing in stagnant pond water or muddy streams. Coliform contaminated water can enter the udder and cause severe or fatal mastitis. Provide cool shade or a mist spray to dairy cows instead.
Potatoes and Cabbage: Economical Nutritious Staples
The piece highlights potatoes and cabbage as low cost, high value foods with strong vitamin C content. It notes prices under 5 cents per serving for potatoes and 12 to 19 cents per pound for cabbage, storage tips, and the health benefits of these vegetables for diverse households and diets.
Soil Improvement Through Tillage Humus and Drainage
The passage argues that unproductive land should first be physically improved by thorough tillage and humus addition, possibly followed by underdrainage. Only then may chemical fertilizers yield additional growth.
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Ayrshire
David Brown
Ontario
McCulloch
Harold
Havens
Odesse
Trumonsburg
Yesteryear
For All
Ashland
Ashland Oil
Elmira Rd
Ithaca
Frank Kippola
Ye Sales & Repairs
Perry City Road
Trumansburg, N,y
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Storm Bagy
Roto Opdera
Rumsey S
Seneca Falls
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