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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1958
Page
1
A holiday greeting from Lancaster Farming staff extends wishes for joy and blessings of Christmas to readers and their families throughout 1959, emphasizing peace and the season's Christian teachings.
Dr. Bittner advised orchardists to bait holdings for mice during the extended cold spell to prevent damage to trees. He recommended delaying pruning for young trees to prevent freezing and splitting and urged delaying pruning of peach, sweet cherry, and apricot until late February or March.
Pennsylvania broiler placements reached 953,000 for the week, up 11 percent from the prior week and 36 percent above the year-ago period. Outshipments were 183,000 while in shipments totaled 135,000. The forecast for market ready birds in about 10 weeks is 844,000, up from 729,000 last year. Eggs set for broiler production reached 1,456,000, 14 percent higher than the previous week.
Pomona Grange master Loran Brinton announced that the Penna State Grange will back legislation in the coming session to transfer supervision of farm labor from the Department of Labor and Industry to the Department of Agriculture. The group argues migrant worker regulations are issued in a high handed manner and that vegetable and fruit production require ample skilled labor without bureaucratic disruption.
The U S Department of Agriculture announced the purchase of 240 000 pounds of turkeys for National School Lunch Program schools this week and said offers for about 1 000 000 pounds weekly will be considered until further notice. Purchases since July 31 total 23 350 000 pounds with prices from 31 37 to 32 43 cents per pound and transportation costs weighed in. Two of seven bidders offered 750 000 pounds, about 76 000 dollars of Section 32 funds will be spent bringing total to 7 898 000 dollars. offers will be accepted weekly with deadlines in December.
Penn State meat judging placed fourth among 13 colleges at the Ninth Annual Intercollegiate contest held with the Eastern National in Baltimore. Wisconsin won with 2609 points, topping Cornell by three. Michigan State was third, followed by Florida, Rutgers, U Mass, North Carolina State, Connecticut, Ohio State, UPI, Clemson, and Maryland. Penn State also finished tenth in a 25-team field at the Chicago International on December 2, where Texas A&M led, with Oklahoma State and Iowa State close behind.
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