SPAB Coop Members to Be Paid Back Soon
Nearly $44,000 will be paid back to Southeastern Pennsylvania Artificial Breeding Cooperative members early this month. The cooperative board of directors determined the financial status of the organization allowed Series A refunds on 1952 business and Series B funds on 1953 business revolving fund certificates to be redeemed for their full cash value.
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Southeastern Pennsylvania
Cooperative Board of Directors
Installment Pole Structure Devised by Oregon State College
Oregon State College introduces installment pole type buildings in Station Bulletin 557. Multicombination, expandable and budgeted farm structures use standard parts to build in stages. Poles require five inch minimum top diameter and soil contact wood treated against termites and decay.
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Oregon State College
Agricultural Experiment Station
Corvallis
Ore
Leroy Bennicksen
Farm Employees Coverage Rules Under Social Security Act
New amendments effective January 1 1957 change how farm work counts for social security. A worker qualifies if paid 150 or more in cash in a year or if he works 20 or more days for cash pay on a time basis. Foreign agricultural workers under contract are covered no longer after 1956.
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Mexico
British West Indies
United States
Bulk Milk Tanks Pros and Cons Cited by Powers
Chester County Agent Robert A Powers Jr outlines advantages such as improved milk quality through rapid cooling, reduced handling of cans, accurate sampling, and time savings. Disadvantages include high initial cost, required cleaning, and needed changes in the milk house and yard, with risk of losing an entire tank if quality isn’t monitored.
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Chester County
Robert A Powers Jr
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