Benson Declares Contract Farming a Potent Force in Agriculture
In a USDA bulletin foreword, Secretary Benson says contract farming and vertical integration are among the most potent forces in modern agriculture. He urges farmers to weigh benefits and risks, notes coopera tives as a path, and cautions government against excessive business control.
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Benson
USDA
Ezra Taft Benson
Orlin J. Scoville
Ronald L. Mighell
Agricultural Research Service
Martin A. Abrahamson
Kelsey B. Gardner
Cooperative Service
Winn
F. Finner
Gerald Engelman
Agricultural Marketing Service
New Bulletin
Bulletin
The
Delmarva Peninsula
Broiler
Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange
Food reserves and farming power shift Cold War balance
U S farm stocks worth billions seen as strategic asset amid Middle East tensions. A comparison of American and Soviet bloc food capacities highlights hunger as a political leverage, noting U S four year bread grain supply, rising output, and a shrinking farmer base yet higher productivity than Russia.
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Middle East
Washington
Nikita Khruschev
United States
Russia
China
Europe
Amlik
Lancaster Farming publication details and rates
Lancaster Farming weekly provides publisher and staff names, plant location in Quarryville Pennsylvania, and subscription prices. It lists offices and contact numbers, printing date and postal information, and references the water act and entry as second class mail.
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Lancaster County
Alfred C. Alspach
Robert E Best
Robert G. Campbell
Robert J. Wiggins
Octoraro
Quarryville
Lancaster, Express
Missing Reichard Column Delights Lancaster Readers
A reader laments the absence of W. O. Reichard's weekly column in the Voice of Lancaster Farms. The letter notes anticipation and that pieces were saved, expressing regret over the current omission.
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Voice of
Lancaster Farms
What recession? Lynden dairy sales rise despite gloom
Whatcom County Dairy men's Association members in Lynden heard last Saturday that district dollar sales jumped from about six million five years ago to 10 percent million and are still rising despite recession talk.
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Leyden District
Whatcom County
Hay Show Entry Time Urged for Lancaster Farmers
County Agricultural Agent encourages entry in the Southeast District Hay Show to be held August 21 to 23 at Hershey in connection with the Pennsylvania Dutch Days. Entry blanks available. hay should be young leafy green and weed free for best quality.
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Hershey
Lancaster County
When a preacher exposed liquor use in New Jersey church
A 1958 column critiques church involvement in politics and liquor law enforcement. It recounts a New Jersey pastor who exposed illegal liquor sales from the pulpit, faced police scrutiny, and then pursued reform while returning to preaching. It argues ministers should engage moral issues in public life without turning churches into political factions.
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New Jersey
Hns
Dr. Foremar
Police Department
Norman Thomas
Thomas
Congress
Senate
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Lancaster Farming
W. O. Reichard
By Max Smith
Soil Bank
Max Smith
Lancaster
Bible Speaks
Ennete
Ureman
V.P
Division of Christian Education
National Council of the Churches of “Hriet
Community Press Service
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