Price index for Pennsylvania farmers dips in January report
The Department of Agriculture reports Pennsylvania prices paid by farmers for principal inputs fell five points to Jan 15. Declines include wholesale milk up 15 cents per hundredweight and beef cattle. jam products rose to 245 percent of base, while eggs and chickens weakened. Livestock and crop indices show mixed movements with some crops up and others down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qarrisburg
Pennsylvania
Mers
Re Department of Agriculture
Ajo
Eis
No. 1 Hog Meat Trends Reported for Jan 18 24 1957
U S Department of culture reports value advantage for 20 pounds barrows and 73 cents a hundred used on wholesale pork cuts in Chicago. The notice covers January 18 to January 24 1957 and notes ongoing market observations from U S Department of culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
U. S
U S. Department of Culture
Soil Bank Series Scheduled by ASC Committee
The Agricultural Stabilization Conservation committee plans a Soil Bank Series for the 1957 acreage reserve and the 1957 ACP exam. See the Farm Calendar in this issue for the date and place of the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Committee
Under Secretary Morse Urges Quality Focus for Farmers
True D Morse, USDA Under Secretary, spoke at the Minnesota Iowa Swine Institute in Austin Minnesota urging farmers to stress quality as competition for consumer dollars grows. He noted shifts in meat and dairy demand, the need for leaner pork and a better pricing system for U S no 1 hogs, and a team effort among farmers processors and sellers to expand pork markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
True D. Morse
Minnesota-Iowa Swine Institute
Austin
Minn
Morse
Midwest Farm Management Service
Poultry Assn To Hear Talk On Prospects In Lancaster
Robert R Parks of Altoona will speak at the Lancaster County Poultry Assn annual meeting at 7 30 pm Thursday at the new Poultry Center 340 Roseville Rd Lancaster. He will discuss There is a Future in Poultry and several directors were nominated for election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R Parks
Altoona
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
Lancaster County Poultry Assn
New Poultry Center
Roseville Rd
Lancaster
Parks
American Poultry and Hatchery Federation
Arthur Graybill
RJ Stevens
John H. Herr
Farm Bureau Urges Finish Brucellosis Tests and Better Farming
About 600 attendees at the Guernsey Breeders Sale Barn heard County Agent Max Smith urge completion of the county brucellosis testing program, with Bang’s testing likely to become a requirement and swine testing starting soon. Smith noted rising costs and urged better management, record keeping, and adoption of new farming methods to keep family farms viable amid population gains in Maryland Delaware Florida and the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Stockholders
Guernsey
Max Smith
Smith
Bang
Smith Smith
Maryland
Delaware
Florida
Eastern States Moves Center to New Building
Eastern States Farmers Exchange will relocate from 668 North Prince Street to a new service center at Dillerville Road and Manheim Place on Monday. The Butler steel building features two truck loading docks and a rail dock full length, designed to reduce congestion and allow future expansion. an open house will be held later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern States
Farmers’ Exchange
North Prince St
Dillerville Rd
Manheim Pl
Butler Steel
Fred Irwin
Prince Street
Eastern
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Irwin
Corn Price Support Loans Still Available
Farmers can still apply for price support on their 1956 corn crops through loans or purchase agreements, the County ASC committee reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC
Also Mentioned on This Page
Quarryville
US Weather Bureau
Woolley
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farm Bureau
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!