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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1958
Page
11
Printers Ink reports farmers as the U S's most solvent customers with $11 debt per $100 assets. Two thirds of farms have no mortgages and farm income remains robust. Meat demand, vertical integration trends, and strong equipment sales shape a favorable 1958 farm economy.
A compilation of 19th century notes describes the Bosphorus as the cattle ford famed for cattle disease driving beasts to river shores to drown. Contagion causes frothing, fever and appetite loss. other notes report petty crimes, odd livestock mishaps, and unusual local curiosities from Chicago to California.
An issue of Lancaster Farming reports dairy price cuts in Syracuse and milk market competition, a 1933 cooperative effort to maintain Guernsey milk value, a Civil War veteran driving daily to a farm in winter, and a note on a sweet potato resembling a dog found on a Virginia farm.
Farmers are urged to shear sheep by April to avoid wool losses and improve flock mothers. Warned about swarming termites in warm humid climates and advised to identify infestations around windows. Mark wet soil for field drainage now to spot seepage and speed drainage. Recommend top dressing cover crops with 60 to 75 pounds of nitrogen and plow down soon after growth.
A sermon-like meditation traces the Hebrews enduring slavery and exodus to teach humility, gratitude, and sympathy. It argues that remembering humble origins prevents national pride and supports compassion for minorities, urging modern readers to recall adversity as a university of hardship.
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