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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1956

Page

4

Octoraro Area Junior Senior High near completion

The Octoraro Area Junior Senior High School faces a June 1 probable completion date with about 100000 square feet of space for 1000 students from several townships. Ground was broken Sept 15, 1954, and the project includes a 9000 square foot auditorium and 12000 square foot gym in a two acre site on a 40 acre campus with extensive support facilities and utilities.

Chester County Octoraro West Fallowfield Highland Londonderry West Sadsbury Sadsbury Christiana Atglen Parkesbury Sewanee Bill Snyder Gap Cochranville Octoraro Area Octoraro Area School Authority Parkesburg Lawrie & Green Harrisburg General —Rice and Weidman Lancaster C & W Electrical Kennett Square National Plumbing Contractors Woodbury N. J Twin Arc Welding Warren Watson

Wage Costs on Pennsylvania Farms Hit Record Highs

Farmers in Pennsylvania face record wage rates for hired help amid declining farm cash receipts. State figures show wage indexes up sharply from 1910 14 base, with hourly rates rising from 90 to 95 cents and monthly earnings climbing for workers with and without board and room.

Harrisburg Pennsylvania William L Henning Keystone State di Henning

More Turkeys To Be Raised In Coming Year

Harrisburg reports indicate Pennsylvania farmers plan to raise more turkeys in 1956, with total intentions at 2 114 000 birds, about 2 percent above 1955. Heavy breed birds expected at 1 616 000, light breeds down to 498 000, as growers eye state and national survey results.

Harrisburg Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service United States North Atlantic South Central

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