Reflections on 1956 and Meat Trends for Farmers
Lancaster Farming reviews 1956 with rain, crops, and a national drought contrast. It notes meat production records, labor costs per pound, and forecasts a steady meat supply outlook for 1957. Strong farm demand and soil conservation are highlighted as positive factors.
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Lancaster
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Rio Grande
Great Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
New Mexico
Arizona
Freezers Without Thermostats May Cut Costs and Preserve Food
Eastern agricultural school tests show constant running freezers with no thermostats can be cheaper to operate, last longer, and keep food cooler by 20 to 40 degrees below zero. They avoid freezer burn by preventing moisture loss and ice up on coils.
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Eastern Ag
Corn Belt Farm
Rats Worst Pests on Nation's Farms Warned by Writer
A 50 year old agricultural writer warned that winter rats were the era's top pests on U S farms. He noted their numbers and boldness and described various extermination methods including arsenic laced flour paste and sponge fried in pork fat to poison or trap rats.
Horse Drives Off With Team Then Falls In Ash Pit
A Chester County horse tied at a Lenover area hotel shed was stolen by a Parkesburg youth. The horse and wagon were later jolted when the vehicle fell into an ash pit near the tracks. the horse escaped unharmed and the wagon was lightly damaged. The remover paid $15 to settle.
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Baynard Irwin
Lenover
Chester County
Atglen
Parkesburg
Good’s Corner
Pennsylvania R. A
Substituted American Frogs and 1905 Candy Output
In London a peddler sold bright green American tree frogs for 65 cents each until the color wore off revealing ordinary English frogs. In 1906 the tallow candle remained competitive with kerosene gas and electricity. U S Department of Agriculture lists 1905 candy production valued at 3 889 362 dollars.
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London
America
U. S. Agricultural Department
Hoover Signs 200 Million Measure to Replenish Veterans Bureau
In 1931 at Washington DC just before Christmas President Hoover authorized 200 million dollars to replenish the nearly exhausted Veterans Bureau funds to continue payments on bonus certificates. A second measure signed at the same time related to the Department funding.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Veteran’s Bureau
Idaho man falls unconscious from spider bite report
Lansing Michigan State Journal reports a Idaho man was found unconscious after a spider bite. The item notes the unusual medical scare amid ongoing caution around venomous bites.
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Idaho
Behold I Make All Things New in the New Heaven
A reflection on the coming year and the biblical vision of a new heaven and earth where death is behind us, evil is removed, and God dwells with humanity. The piece contrasts present life with the transformed future, noting preachers’ ideas and the mercy of God guiding hope.
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Earth
Christ
God
Penda
Waritian
National Council of the Churches of Christ
Community Peaws Service
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Octoraro
Quarryville
Lancaster Phone Express
Anova
Science and the Food Freezer
By Jack Reichard
Germany
Water Street
Salvation Army
Civic Council
Grand
Hamilton
Santa
Elizabethtown
Mt, Alto
Mt. Alto
State of
Royal H. McCutcheon
Esther Williams
Children’s Department
South Mountain
Santa Claus
Gettysburg
AFTER
ALL
USA
Revelation
Serenanel
All Things New
Leesen
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