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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1971
Page
2
The article notes USDA acreage projections for 1971 show an estimated 43 million harvest acres up 0.3 million from last year. Corn leads at 44.5 million acres, sorghum 16.6 million, oats down, and wheat at 48.5 million. It warns yields and blight risks could yield a bumper crop or a shortage, urging farmer flexibility as conditions unfold.
Analysis from Comstock Nebraska and Starbuck Minnesota papers discusses eliminating T seed corn and adopting N or resistant seed to curb the Southern Corn Blight by 1972. It highlights early mature varieties escaping damage, stresses of planting, and the educational value for crop management and disease prevention. It notes potential future strains but optimistic control through practices and timing.
The article advises prioritizing silage to salvage a blight-affected corn crop and details gradual feeding, fermentation risks, and silo gas safety. It also urges early orders for certified small grain seed, recommends timing for oats barley and wheat, notes Hessian Fly concerns, and promotes winter barley as a corn substitute in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
A 1971 lesson by Rev Almeda C Adams links blindness caused by alcohol to a broader social disease. She cites Amos and Isaiah, warning that affluence fuels self indulgence, leading to moral decay and national downfall. The piece ties religious prophecy to contemporary concerns about alcohol’s economic and moral impact.
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