Farm Commentary Details 1974 Gains in Pa Small Grains
Pennsylvania farmers increased production of winter wheat barley oats and rye in 1974 with higher yields and more harvested acres. Winter wheat output reached 126 million bushels up 70 percent from 1973 with a 36 bushel per acre yield. Barley rose 27 percent to 8.69 million bushels from 158 000 acres at 55 bushels per acre. Oats produced 20.145 million bushels on 395 000 acres at 51 bushels per acre. Rye yielded 512 000 bushels from 16 000 acres at 32 bushels per acre.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Crop Reporting Board
U.S
Past Present and Future Dimensions of Christmas
The devotional piece links Christmas to three timeframes. It notes the past as prophecy fulfilled in Bethlehem and Israel’s lineage, the present as God with us through Jesus, and the future as Christ who has come, is here, and is yet to come, inviting personal renewal. It cites Matthew 1, Luke 3, Galatians 3, and Isaiah 9.
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Christ
Bethlehem
Israel
Jesus
David
Abraham
Ebenezer Scrooge
the Nazarene
God
Isaiah
Emmanuel
Paul
Christ Jesus
Immanuel
Division of Christian Education
National Council of the Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Community Press Service
NOW IS THE TIME To Prepare For Emergencies
Pennsylvanians face power loss risks and farmers are urged to prepare. Standby generators, farm automation plans, and emergency stocks of food are advised. Inspect barn ventilation with exhaust fans, insulation, dairy housing efficiency, and obtain an Extension Circular on ventilation.
8th Annual Park and Sauerkraut Dinner at Leola Fire Company
Upcoming farm calendar notes a community dinner at the Leola Fire Company running from noon to 6 00 p m on January 1 975 with sauerkraut on the menu Also listed are the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg January 6 10 and an Ephrata High School dairy calf meeting at 7 45 p m on January 1975 likely hosted by the Ephrata Adult Farmer group
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Leola Fire Company
Harrisburg
Ephrata Adult Farmer
Ephrata High School
Remember the 600 Old Days
An expository reminiscence from Ethel Hart Edsall and Ben Zonmia about early 20th century rural education. It contrasts past simple learning with modern methods, noting how letters and arithmetic were learned at home on farms, and how a mother’s teaching shaped literacy before formal schooling.
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Ethel Hart Edsall
Benzonmia
Michigan
Teadhe
Mother
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