Farms Here High In Conveniences And Push Buttons
Pennsylvania farmers show rising modern conveniences with television sets in nearly half of farms and widespread electricity telephone running water bathrooms and central heating. The 1954 Crop and Livestock Report notes high farm values and strong mushroom and tobacco output leading the nation in several categories.
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Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania ‘Crop and Livestock Report
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
United States
Farm Women to Hold Christmas Party
Farm Women Society No. 21 will hold a family Christmas party Friday evening December 9 at 7 30 in the Quarryville Fire Hall. All members of the family invited to attend. Forty cent gift exchange for men and women and twenty five cent gifts for children.
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Farm Women Society No. 21
Quarryville Fire Hall
Considerate thieves take safe from feed store in Jacksonville
Robbers removed a safe from a Jacksonville feed store and wrapped checks, inventory books, and papers to protect them from weather. The $400 in cash inside the safe was missing.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Snavely Garber Named Producers Co-Op Director
B Snavely Garber was elected to the board of the Producers Cooperative Exchange at the annual meeting attended by about 540 at the Guernsey Sales Pavilion east of Lancaster. Other directors named again include Mark Hess RG Lancaster Ray mond Miller and RL Lancaster.
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B. Snavely Garber
Rt Wulow Street
Producers Cooperative Exchange
Guernsey
Lancaster
Mark Hess
Raymond Miller
Sears Roebuck Scholarships Awarded At Penn State Agriculture
Thirteen Penn State College of Agriculture students receive Sears Roebuck Foundation scholarships. One sophomore in agricultural engineering and 12 freshmen win the $100 awards. Gene Haugh also earns a $125 scholarship. Recipients include Sam Allison Tarentum Ray, John Atcheson Clarksville, James Barron Slippery Rock, Richard Booth Ivyland, Jay Coble Hershey, Paul Gabriel Ulster, Thomas Hancock Johnstown, Erwin Maxson New York, John Miller Clarion, Harold Myers Chambersburg, Robert Reinsel Fairmount City, Glenn Shirk Quarryville, Daniel Spence Elkton, William Tait Jr Mercer, and Clair Zerby Spring Mills.
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College of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State University
Sears, Roebuck Foundation
Gene Haugh
Spring Malls
Sam W. Allison
Tarentum
John W Atcheson
Clarksville
James C Barron
Slippery Rock
Richard A Booth
Ivyland
Jay I. Coble
Hershey
Paul Gabriel
Ulster
Thomas Hancock
Johnstown
Erwin D Maxson
Little Genesee
N. Y
John H. Miller
Clarion
Harold W. Myers, Jr
Chambersburg
Robert D. Reinsel
Fairmount City
Glenn A Shirk
Quarryville
Daniel C. Spence
Elkton
William A. Tait, Jr
Mercer RD
Clair W. Zerby
Spring Mills
Local company honors staff and entertainment unit leaders
Thorn Mount Joy lists K. M Souders general manager John J. Her boldt poultry manager Harold L. Detterline locker plant manager. Entertainment provided by Coatesville Chevaliers under Robert H. McFalls Jr. direction.
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Thorn
Mount Joy
K. M Souders
John J. Herboldt
Harold L. Detterline
Locker
Coatesville Chevaliers
Robert H. McFalls, Jr
Local grocer hosts checker games to lure players
Mangum Oklahoma resident W. E. Weaver, unable to find opponents, bought a grocery store and set up a checker table and chairs to attract players, keeping the board busy with occasional matches despite sparse competition.
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Mangum
Okla
W. E. Weaver
Hogs Slump to 14 Year Low in Chicago Trade
Hogs this week fell to 14 year lows in major markets with Chicago reporting $11.75 top and $10.25 average for barrows and gilts. St Louis top at $11.75 with some sales near $11.65 to $11.00. Heavies in Chicago dropped below $10 to $9.00 as Lancaster posted a $13.50 top. Receipts: St. Louis 13,500 Chicago about 20,000 Indianapolis 10,000.
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Chicago
St Louis
Lancaster
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Farm Numbers in County Stable Values Boosted
Lancaster County remains a leading agricultural area with farm dollar values up 31 percent while total farm numbers slip by one. A four page Census report shows 7,951 farms in 1954 down from 7,952 in 1950, with crop land harvested rising from 62.3 to 62.7 acres and average farm value climbing from 20 527 to 26 713 dollars.
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Lancaster County
Bureau of the Census
U.S Department of Commerce
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Sam
Wenger
Snavely- Garber
Willow Street
Garber
Harry Snavely
H. W Adams
Wyn Gerhan
Northeast Poultry Cooperatives Association
John Mel
Sears,Roebuck
Lancaster Farming
Post Office
Quarryville, Penna
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