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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1961
Page
3
In mid July 1961 Pennsylvania farmers saw higher average prices for crops and livestock, led by wholesale milk eggs hogs and steers. The index reached 225 percent of the 1910 15 base, up from 213 a month earlier but below the prior year.
The four day Macungie Field Day runs August 17 to 20 with pond building and farm machinery demonstrations. Main events include state plowing contests August 18 at the Donald Lichtenwalter farm east of Macungie, with Raymond Lauber as contest chairman and Martin Muth judging the level land contest.
A steady increase in rural road deaths shows a 6 percent rise each year from 1949 through 1959, highlighting growing dangers on countryside highways and prompting calls for improved road safety.
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