Milk Producers Seek Retention Of Handler Pool in Mid Atlantic
Pennsylvania Maryland and New Jersey dairy farmers testified at a USDA hearing for retaining a handler pool pricing system in the Philadelphia Wilmington South Jersey area. Leaders from Inter-State Music Producers' Cooperative and state farm groups urged combining orders and federal regulation to protect producers and prevent milk from moving to markets outside the area. The hearing began March 5 and will continue as parties present testimony. the record will be reviewed in Washington for a decision. Also Penn State nutritionists tout pork as a nutritious protein source rich in B vitamins iron and phosphorus.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia - Wilmington
South Jersey
J. Lin. Huber
St. Thomas
Franklin County
Music Producers’ Cooperative
Del
Philadelphia-Wilmington
New York-North Jersey
Wilmington
C .i. Fields
New Jersey Farm Bureau
David L Middleton
United Milk Producers Cooperative Association of New Jersey
Wilmingston
USDA
Pennsylvania Slaughter: Meat Production Rises in February 1963
Pennsylvania commercial slaughter plants produced 139.3 million pounds liveweight in February 1963, up 5 percent from February 1962. Pork rose 10 percent and beef 2 percent, while lamb and mutton fell 18 percent. Veal stayed near February 1962 levels. Compared to January 1963 total slaughter declined 13 percent.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Nitrogen Boosts Grass Growth in Early Pasture Work
Wayne Hinish, Penn State extension agronomist, says applying nitrogen to bluegrass pasture before growth begins speeds green up. Treated bluegrass becomes ready for grazing in weeks, earlier than unfertilized areas.
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Washington
Penn State Extension
Weedone
Rene
Weedar
Weedone Brush Killer
L. Rohrer
Smoketown
Lane
Organic Plant Food CO
Grofftown RD
Standard
Adaptavie
Free
Bern
Cope & Weaver CO
New Providence
Allis-Chalmers
L. H. Brubaker
Lititz, Pa
Nissley Farm Service
Washington Boro
N. G. Myers & Son
Rheems, Pa
Allen H. Matz
New Holland, Pa
Grumelli Farm Service
Quarryville, Pa
Lancaster, Pa
Lausch Bros. Equipment
Stevens, Pa
Wayne Poultry
Wayne
J. K. Stauffer & Son
Lawn & Bellaire
Powl’s Feed Service
R. D
Quarryville R. D
Peach Bottom
Mountville Feed Service
Columbia
C. BE. Sauder & Sons R. D
East Earl
Hershey Bros
Reinholds
Rohrer’s Mill
Dutchman Feed Mills, Inc
Stevens
Millersville Supply CO
Millersville
Grubb Supply CO
Elizabethtown
H. M. Stauffer