This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Wildlife research units mature at Penn State
Wildlife units at land grant colleges have trained about 2,200 graduates since 1935, with Penn State’s cooperative program since 1938 involving university, U S Fish and Wildlife Service, Game Commission and Wildlife Management Institute. The effort applies science to wildlife problems and expands via extension services. Farmers to decide on wheat controls in 1956 referendum set for June 25 with quotas affecting price support and penalties for overplanting. If quotas pass, support around $1.96 per bushel. if rejected, support around $1.23 or 50 percent parity. Legislation may exempt quota penalties for feed or seed use. Two new cadmium compounds show promise to remove large roundworms in hogs, with cadmium oxide most effective at 0.15 percent for three days. Cadmium anthranilate also effective at 0.44 percent, both safer than sodium fluoride and usable in three daily feedings. Stilbestrol feeding to fattening cattle shows no significant effect on carcass grades or value. Pennsylvania wool pools to market 840,000 pounds from 63 of 67 counties, graded under supervision for buyer consistency. Somerset and Indiana County pools set for June.