Road maintenance costs rise without soil conservation
County Highways Superintendent John Detz warns that plowing too close to roads causes drainage damage and mud on pavement. He notes taxpayers pay for extra cleanup as road ditches clog from farm soil, and urges contour strips and diversion terraces to reduce maintenance. A York County study finds costs are 16 times higher where conservation is not used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Detz
Detz
Highways Department
York County
Food Marketing Wages Rise Faster Than Food Cost
Hourly earnings of food marketing workers rise 70 percent while the cost to produce a pound of food climbs 34 percent. Increased efficiency helps keep overall costs in check.
New Strawberry Variety Introduced by Midway Nurseries
Midway releases a high yielding strawberry resistant to red stele disease and virus free. The Dixieland Temple cross ripens late with medium large deep red berries that have a glossy surface and firm flesh. Trials show strong dessert quality and good freezing, with about 500 twenty four quart crates per acre in Beltsville and Salisbury tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway
Agricultural Experiment Station
Pennsylvania State University
Dixieland
Temple
Beltsville
Salisbury
Closing date moved for Lancaster Poultry entries
Lancaster Poultry notes the Exposition closing date shifted to September 25 with postmark by that date. Old deadline was October 1. Sheep area at the 1961 Exposition will be enlarged to accommodate expanded classes. the sheep show is among the largest in the East and North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
North America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weedone
Weedar
Atrazine
Smoketown
Lancaster Poultry
Pennsylvania State Farm Show Commission
Novaber
Pennsylvania
Cana
Holland
New Holland Concrete Products
New Holland, Pa
Farm Bureau
Rufus Good
Quarryville
R.D. 1
New Holland
Farm Bureau Way
LANC
Lancaster
Elgin
Manheim
Sterling
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!