Dairy Farmers Warned to Sell Industry Facts
At the Inter-State Milk Producers' Cooperative 20th annual meeting delegates urge dairy farmers from Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland and Delaware to present factual milk industry information to the public. General Manager D H Hoffman Jr warns against political manipulation and calls for cooperation with dealers labor and press.
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Philadelphia
Inter-State Milk Producers’ Cooperative
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
D H Hoffman Jr
Guernsey Breeders Plan Spring Tour in Lancaster County
The Lancaster County Guernsey Breeders association reorganized and announced tentative plans for a spring tour. Raymond Rohrer and others were named to leadership and a committee chaired by Rohrer and Witmer will plan the tour with a summer Field Day organized by Stoltzfus Hershey and Denlinger.
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Lancaster County Guernsey Breeders Association
Ramond F. Witmer
Willow Street
Paul Ankrum
Peach Bottom
Raymond Rohrer
Lancaster
Rohrer Witmer
Winlow Street
C. Stanley
Robert McSparran
Drumore
Melvin Stoltzfus
Banks
Frank Hershey
Ellis Denlinger
Gordonville
Editor's Farm Home Burns Near Nodaway Iowa
Ernest J. Neill of Lancaster Farming learned Wednesday afternoon a fire destroyed the nine room Sunny Slope Stock Farm home owned by him and his two sisters near Nodaway. Iowa fire companies from three towns were summoned. Household goods of tenants Mr and Mrs Edward Goldsmith were saved. The home was long known as a county landmark.
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Burns Ernest J. Neill
Lancaster Farming
Sunny Slope
Nodaway
Iowa
Edward Goldsmith
Lancaster County industries total over half a billion
Lancaster County industrial output last year exceeded 517.59 million dollars with 39 941 workers and a payroll of 131.27 million. City of Lancaster output reached 228.62 million with 17 234 workers and 66.03 million in wages. Columbia and other areas show gains. continued on Page Three.
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Harrisburg
Lancaster County
Genevieve Blatt
Lancaster
Columbia
Fred Frey Steer Places Fifth in International Exposition
Fred Frey reports a steer he fed placed fifth in a carcass class at the International Livestock Exposition. Shown by Bob Wildesh of Sunbury Iowa, the Angus came from Alimar Farm Seubertsville Pa, and Frey acquired it last May as a summer yearling.
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Fred Frey
Chicago
Lancaster
Fred
Quarryville
Angus
Bob Wildesh
Sunbury
Iowa
Alimar Farm
Seubertsville
Referendum on Tobacco Quotas Set for Dec 29
Lancaster County growers will vote on December 29 to accept or reject marketing quotas totaling 37,800,000 lbs of Pennsylvania cigar filler tobacco for 1956. The plan lowers the 1956 allotment to 24,577 acres, with three questions on quotas for 1956 and 1957 58 and the rejection option. A two third majority is required for adoption and notices will be mailed to eligible growers.
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Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Moderation in Weather Lingers Over Lancaster County
Winter remains in check with below freezing temperatures and light melting on Wednesday. Snowfall Friday left patches of ice and several accidents as Highway 72 near Willow Street faced blockage from jackknifed trucks. totals ranged from half to three inches, with Colerain Township reporting the maximum.
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Lancaster County
Willow Street
Colerain
Poultry Center Plans Studied in Lancaster
Six men were named to lead a fundraising campaign for a new poultry center in Lancaster after City Council approval for commercial construction at Roseville Road and the Bypass. The Lancaster County Poultry Exchange and Lancaster Poultry Association purchased a 3.5 acre site for 7500 dollars. Plans from Buchart Engineering showed offices auditorium and kitchen. Estimated costs ranged from 60000 to 85000 dollars with definite decisions delayed for closer study.
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Lancaster
Roseville Road
Lancaster County Poultry Exchange
Lancaster Poultry Association
Dr. E . Robertson
Eshelman
Red Rose Feeds
Levi Brubaker
Lanecaster Poultry Exchange
Lewis Mortenson
Sexed Chick Co
East Petersburg
Roy Herr
Lampeter
Earl Reeves
Miller & Bushong
Lancaster County
Buchart Engineering Co
County Ag Council to Meet Next January 26
Wayne B. Rentschler organized a Lancaster County Agricultural Council draft calendar to avoid date conflicts. Frank G. Fitzroy of USDA Packers and Stock Yards Division spoke at Lancaster Stock Yards about scale inspections in cattle buying and selling. The session occurred at North Queen Street branch of Lancaster County National Bank. The meeting is set for January 26.
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Lancaster County
Wayne B. Rentschler
Lancaster County Agricultural Council
Frank G. Fitzroy
Packers and Stock Yards Division
USDA
Lancaster Stock Yards
North Queen Street
Lancastre County National Bank
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Hoffman
Guernsey
Nonite
Harblow
Irisburg Pike
Wayne Baum
Fred Frey Steer
Poultry Center
County Ag Council
Penna
Post Office
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