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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1957
Page
11
The U S Department of Agriculture will restart its shell egg purchase program. Officials aim to stabilize markets and support farmers by acquiring eggs for food assistance and reserve stock as needed.
Discontinued last December 6, enough eggs on hand to meet January needs. Purchases aim to stabilize producer prices and will cover eggs for immediate school lunch use. First carrot quantity offers due by February 5 and accepted by telegram by February 8. Deliveries in the week of February 18. Eggs graded by Federal or licensed State graders at origin. destination grading optional.
The USDA says Soil Bank tree planting is expanding, with nursery production planned at 5 billion trees, aided by 38 states and private nurseries. By 1957 next fall 400 million trees, 700 million annually later, with 250 million by mid-1957, and 1 billion yearly in coming years, supported by 35 states offering technical forestry help and about 1,000 man months this year.
J Mowery Frey of Lancaster earns the Progressive Breeders Award, shared by only 327 Holstein breeding operations nationwide, marking a second honor among 36 Pennsylvania recipients. The 64-animal herd, with 43 freshened, produced 13 020 pounds milk and 516 pounds butterfat from 38 cows in two daily milkings, and carries an average type score of 82 2. A bronze year plate will join the existing plaque at a regional Holstein breeders meeting.
A 1956 survey shows about one third of flocks under the National Poultry Improvement Plan were cross bred. Among pure flocks White Rocks led at 25 percent, White Leghorns 38 percent, New Hampshires 67 percent, Rhode Island Reds 24 percent, and Barred Rocks 86 percent. Four years earlier New Hampshires dominated pure flocks, but White Rocks now lead.
A 900 pound Hereford steer shown by 13 year old Bobby Sale of Stanton Texas won the grand championship at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth Texas. The calf came from a commercial herd run by his father, with 350 cows on 43 sections in Martin County. Herman Purdy of Pennsylvania State University judged the event.
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