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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1959
Page
7
December 19 1959 column reflects on holiday meanings for rural families. It urges brotherhood and caution for Christmas dangers, praising farmers’ values and predicting future farming trends including larger farms, more capital needs, and a shift to businesslike operations by 1980.
A panel of seventy farm editors forecasts major shifts by 1980 with push button farming and automation. They anticipate machines handling feeding water and manure, wider use of labor saving gadgets, and crops yielding higher per acre. Farm incomes and farm size are expected to double as marketing bodies gain authority.
Lancaster Farming, Lancaster County weekly, lists Box 1524 Lancaster PA offices 53 North Duke Street, editors Jack Owen and Robert G Campbell, established November 4 1955, published Saturdays with subscriptions 2 per year three years 5, single copy 5 cents, membership and associations noted.
Oklahoma Experiment Station reports a thick viscous spray applied by a centrifugal spinning disk from an airplane significantly cuts drift and evaporation compared with conventional methods. The method shows particular advantage in windy conditions while targeting scrub oak and brush control.
The devotional discusses true Christmas giving as costing the giver and meeting real need. It contrasts gifts given to impress with gifts that reflect grace, citing acts of faith sharing in Antioch and James warning that blessing without deeds is hollow. The piece frames spiritual and material giving as intertwined expressions of Christ’s gift.
Notices urge hog producers to vaccinate against hog cholera due to regional cases. Recommendations include consulting a local veterinarian and using superphosphate in barns to improve soil fertility and sanitation. Farmers are advised to insure ponds used for recreation and maintain safety gear for ice, plus caution over drugs in dairy production and 72 hour milk discard after antibiotic treatment.
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