Success Story Agriculture A Modern Miracle
A long report from University Park Pennsylvania highlights American agriculture efficiency as a major success. It cites Dr H R Albrecht of Penn State on farm productivity gains since 1940, with per acre yields up, labor reduced, and new farm methods, machinery, and fertilization boosting output while conserving resources.
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University Park
H R. Albrecht
Agricultural and Home Economics
Pennsylvana State University
Ames
Albrecht
Child feeding cues noted by Penn State extension expert
Preschool children notice flavors and textures in meals says Louise Hamilton Penn State extension food specialist They detect ink flavors vegetables not fresh or textures like strings in cooked speech or scum on hot cocoa in early eating experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Hamilton
Penn State Extension
Oods
Holstein Dispersal Sale Listed for Lancaster Area
Holstein dispersal sale advertised for Monday January 1 at 12:45 p.m. three miles west of Lancaster just north of Route 30 along Centerville Road. Auctioneers Harry H Noll Diller Kreder.
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Akron
Ford
Jobin Dean
Reaper
Chester K
Landis & Kauffman
Aucti
Food buys compare decades show labor value
A historical note compares how much food one hour of labor could buy across years. It lists round steak and bacon purchases, and milk pint quantities for 1959, 1939, and 1929, highlighting changes in purchasing power.
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U. S
Dan Walter
Biglerville, Penna
Pioneer Cale
Joseph M. Good & Sons
Leola
Lancaster Farmng
Mon
Smucker Bros
Bird-in-Hand
Ariz
B.C
Calif
Fla
Minn
C. W.N.Y
N.C
Tenn
Tex
Utah
Wisc
Longenecker’s
Marsh
Hydraulics Unlimited Mfg CO
Wessex
America
Ass'n
Great Britain
Donald Thompson
Carksville
Michigan
Warren E Brown
Scotts
Sam L Mast
Fredericksburg
Ohio
John Scheble
Bagley
Clyde S
Aaron M. Shank
Myerstown
Frystown
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