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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1956
Page
5
Residents gathered at the Abram R. Herr farm in Colerain township for an old time threshing bee recalling chaff blowing, a steam engine, and a whistle signaling start and stop. The scene blended agricultural nostalgia with reflections on government stock disposal and domestic market outreach.
An August 31, 1956 Lancaster Farming column outlines three choices for surplus farm products. It warns against destroying food and cautions that moving surpluses domestically risks lowering current farm prices, while selling overseas requires careful controls.
In a discussion tracing the 1953 to 1954 surplus buildup, the speaker blames predecssors for declaring unlimited production and the resulting government stockpiles. He notes annual costs of storage and administration, price depressions, and a 20 percent drop in net farm income last year due to surplus effects, urging action to stop the losses.
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