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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1961
Page
4
New Providence 4 H Community Club elected three game leaders at the April 29 meeting held at New Providence Elementary School. Leaders are Anna Mary Binkley of Quarryville R3, Alice Zimmerman of New Providence RI, and Robert Kastor of New Providence RI.
The Agricultural Experiment Station at Pennsylvania State University releases two new cigar filler varieties Pennbel 69 and Pennleaf 1 for trial in 1961. Pennbel 69 shows resistance to wildfire and mosaic with some root rot tolerance, while Pennleaf 1 resists wildfire and root rot but is susceptible to mosaic. Seed is available from the Southern Field Research Laboratory in Landisville. When people learn to live and drive right there will be more people left.
The report notes contractors making many managerial decisions and forecast broiler flocks possibly quadrupling by 1975. Egg-laying flocks may range from 6 000 to 10 000 birds with many producers stocking 35 000 to 50 000. Cash crop farms face market limits and yield risks. mechanization expands farm size but cuts in costs are limited, with a 240 acre Corn Belt cash grain farm deemed large enough for major savings.
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