Connecticut Valley Co op Manager Claims Tobacco Contracts Unfair
Samuel J. Orr, manager of the Conn-Mass Tobacco Co op in the Connecticut River Valley, says new contracts favor buyers with rebates for low grades and inflate farmer returns. He notes price supports, market division by leaf type, and government quotas shaping 1957 tobacco trade.
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Connecticut Valley Co-op
Samuel J. Orr
Conn-Mass Tobacco Co-op
Connecticut River Valley
Orr
Harold K Street
The
Hartford
Havana
General Cigar Co
Broadleaf
Myer-Mendelsohn
Bayuk and
Consolidated
Lion’s
Co-Operative
Co-Op
Wisconsin
Street
Connecticut
Massachusetts
State Farm Groups Back National Plowing Contest in Hershey
Nearly twenty statewide agricultural and allied organizations agreed to back the 16th National Plowing Contest and Conservation Exhibition set for August 21 and 22 in Hershey Pennsylvania Dutch Days. Organizers plan extensive demonstrations tours exhibits and farm machinery displays with more than 100 000 expected visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Hershey
L. H. Bull
M. K. Huber
Hershey National Bank
David Unger
State Department of Agriculture
Ralph E. Patterson
Pennsylvania State University
Ralph W. Hunter
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
James Bobb
Hershey Estates
John B. McCool
Drouth Affects 1957 Celery Crop With Unusual Symptoms
A celery growers meeting at Amos Funk farm in Millersville reports drought linked black heart disease in 1957 crop. Penn State experts cite calcium uptake limits due to soil moisture as key cause, with boron discussed as another deficiency and Tarnish plant bugs noted as a contributing factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Funk
Millersville
Penn State
Counties Certified Brucellosis Free In Three Pennsylvania Counties
Franklin Berks and Perry Counties were certified brucellosis free by the State Department of Agriculture, bringing statewide certifi cations to 62. The tests covered 78 203 cattle across the three counties with low herd infection rates and long term testing plans through 1958.
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Franklin, Berks
Perry Counties
Franklin
Berks
Perry
State Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
The
State Bureau of Animal Industry
Franklin Counties
Jom
Franklin County
Perry County
Poultry Exchange Board Elected After Merger Vote
Jay R. Greider heads the newly merged Poultry Association after a board meeting at the Poultry Center. Officers named include Noah Kreider vice president Panel K Good secretary Eugene S. Cassel treasurer. A five member broiler auction committee was chosen: Kreider Cassel Mark Myer Glenn Herr and Levi Brubaker.
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Jay R. Greider
Joy
Poultry Association
Poultry Center
Noahs Kreider
Manheim
Panel K Good
Columbia
Eugene S. Cassel
Lania Drive
Landisville
Broiler Auction
Kreider
Cassel
Mark Myer
Lampeter
Glenn Herr
Levi Brubaker
Rohrerstown
Poultry Exchange
Brubaker
The
Exchange
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National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
State Association of Soil Conservation District
Agricultural Extension Service of
State Soil Conservation Commission
U.S. Soil Conservation Serv
Amos H. Funk
Jacob Siegrist
Lancaster
Siegrist
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Farmers Home Administration
Federation of Sportsmen
Farm Euipment Manufacturers Assn
Farm Equipment Dealers Assn
State Depts. of Agriculture, Commerce, Forests and Waters
State Game and Fish Commissions
Bull
Greider
Exchange Board
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