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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1956
Page
14
On the Buch farm in Ephrata two sets of triplets arrived, one on February 20 and another on February 27, aligning with the Easter season as lambs and youngsters populate the rural farm.
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson welcomed President Eisenhower signing three laws expanding the school milk program relieving farmers of the federal tax on farm gasoline and funding the fight against brucellosis The school milk bill H R 8320 creates a 75 million annual dairy product outlet for two years while the tax relief H R 8780 saves about 60 million in farming costs this year and future years The brucellosis measure H R 8820 allocates 2 million this year and 20 million annually for eight years to bolster eradication efforts with state and federal health authorities and industry participation
The American Meat Institute says national beef consumption rose sharply since 1940 requiring an extra seven million cattle annually. Per capita use grew from 54 pounds in 1940 to about 82 pounds currently, with total beef consumption hitting a record over 18 billion pounds last year. The institute touts a decade and a half progress report as part of a spring beef campaign.
Private dock owners in York Furnace and Pequea areas used high water to launch docks on the Susquehanna River. George Thomas notes the Pequea Boat Club plans launching on the first Sunday in May.
A bipartisan group of senators will push for tax relief aimed at small businesses. The effort seeks targeted reductions to ease operating costs and spur hiring across the sector.
The Institute will run full color advertisements in several women’s magazines along with Life and Saturday Evening Post to promote beef dishes.
Harrisburg reports a drop in Pennsylvania farm prices for meat animals milk and eggs, dragging the overall index down to 231 percent of the 1910-14 average and eight points below a year ago. Meat animals fell seven points as lambs rose slightly. The dairy index fell seven points with milk prices down 15 cents per hundred pounds wholesale. Poultry and eggs slipped two points. Crop index rose six points on seasonal gains.
County Agent Max M. Smith outlined five practices to add and maintain organic matter at three county meetings held late last week. The tips cover longer rotation, soil and cover crops, proper lime and fertilizer use, plowing down manure and residues, and erosion control. Participants included Christian Neff, Jacob W Martin, and David E Buckwalter Jr.
A letter to Tinker Air Force Base from two boys aged 13 and 14 requests a slightly used airplane to display in their yard for learning to fly. The base employs about 25,000 military and civilian personnel who dispose of surplus aircraft.
Prices for potatoes and apples remained steady while hay prices declined as the feeding season neared. The U S price index rose four points, or 2 percent, during the period per surveys.
In 1892 Froelich Iowa a single cylinder engine on steam traction gear sparked the birth of John Deere Tractors. The invention grew from a local pride to a national enterprise harvesting 72 000 bushels that fall and shaping modern farming machinery.
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