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!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1959
Page
5
Extension specialists discuss competition in egg marketing with focus on Lancaster County. Topics include center terraces in cropland, spring cover crops, and strategies to protect topsoil and stabilize fields. Q and A session follows the presentation.
The report notes excellent crop outlook with winter wheat prospects improving in the Central Great Plains since December while other regions lag. A cool wet March slowed operations in the east before conditions improved, and a meeting was led by chairman John H. Herr with committee members Harry Sloat Levi H Brubaker Raymond W Sauder Paul Pell and Noah W Kreider.
The report notes open weather speeding Southwest field work and earlier planting in the northern plains. Citrus and other fruits fared well with little freezer damage. Western snowpack is light, but irrigation supplies remain adequate. farm feed grain stocks on April 1 stood at eight percent higher than a year earlier. Extension cords can limit appliance performance, especially if cords are too long or undersized, causing slow heating of small electric cookers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.