Secretary Benson to Speak at Hershey Gala Poultry Festival
Ezra Taft Benson, secretary of agriculture, will headline the Gala Poultry Festival in Hershey August 25 as part of a four day event with the Pennsylvania Dutch Days and Hershey Estates. The day features a poultry queen, cooking contest, barbecue and a 7:45 p.m. address.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Poultry Federation
Ezra Taft Benson
Hershey
Hershey Estates
Hershey Park
Benson
Lemons Vary in Color and Juice, Says PSU Expert
Elsie Ramesberger of Pennsylvania State University notes that deep yellow lemons are less acidic than lighter colored ones but tend to have more juice. She advises choosing heavier lemons for better juice content and a smooth skin you can touch.
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Elsie Ramesberger
Pennsylvania State University
Farmers Home Loans Aid Lancaster County Farms
Farmers Home Administration reports year to date loans totaling about 100 million with roughly 86 percent used for equipment, livestock and other farm investments. Rudolph York notes loans help build farming systems using labor and land efficiently. Maximum loans of seven thousand dollars cover production and capital needs with five percent interest and seven year repayment for capital items.
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Lancaster
Farmers Home Administration
Rudolph York
Milk Production In June Sets State Record Again
Pennsylvania farms produced 610 million pounds of milk in June 1956, 4 percent higher than June 1955, with cow numbers at 945,000. January-June output reached 3.488 billion pounds, 4 percent above last year. Prices averaged 410 per hundredweight. Wet weather and cool spring slowed growth and hay making, with frequent rains hampering ensilage and harvest.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Farm Guides Aid Yearly Plans and Improvements
The guides assist in developing farm and home plans and at year end a complete review by the farm family and Farm Administration supervisor determines which farm enterprises were most successful and what improvements are planned for the coming year.
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Faimerts Home Administration
Four Thousand Dollar Dairy Show Prizes Planned
$4000 in prize money will be awarded at the Dairy Cattle Show as part of Pennsylvania Dutch Days in Hershey. Entries limited to breeders from Dauphin Lebanon Lancaster York Cumberland Perry and Schuylkill counties. Breeds Ayrshire Guernsey Holstein Friesian and Jersey highlighted with a 4 H Heifer Round-Up for Dauphin and Lebanon youths. Judging begins August 23 on the stadium track with Holstein at 5:00 p.m. and other breeds at 6:00 p.m. 4-H judging set for Friday at 1:00 p.m.
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Hershey Pa
Hershey Stadium
Dauphin
Lebanon
Lancaster
York
Cumberland
Parry
Schuylkiy
Ayrshire
Guernsey
Jersey
James E. Bobb
Lebanon County
May Cigars Production Reaches Record High
May production of cigars in the United States totaled more than 500 million, the highest monthly total since records began in 1949. The gain from last year stands at 2.7 percent with May 1955 removals at 559.3 million, up 6.7 percent and the strongest since November of last year.
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United States
Unclear Name Given In Los Angeles Hubcap Theft Report
A LA police clerk assisted a man reporting two hubcaps stolen from his car. When asked his name, the man provided a garbled string, Yosha H Baus sloiperuffbergarzime, without revealing what the H stood for. The clerk did not press for that detail.
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Los Angeles
Yosha H Baus
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