13.5 Million Acres Entered In Soil Bank
The Agriculture Department reports preliminary data showing over 135 million cropland acres enrolled in the 1957 Acreage Reserve through February 8. Totals include 644,767 acres of corn, 1,475,840 of cotton, 77,498 of rice, 33,549 of tobacco, and 11,301,916 acres of wheat, with winter wheat and spring wheat agreements noted. Deadline dates for signup are March 1 for cotton and tobacco and March 8 for spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Soil Bank
US Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural Stabiliza
Tion and Conservation Offices
Dairy Day to Feature Roughage Display at Lancaster County event
An educational display on making quality roughages and dairy farm practices will be added to Lancaster County Dairy Day at the Guernsey Sale Pavilion. The all day program begins 9 30 a m with talks by Penn State experts on dairy outlook IBM record keeping and dairy testing programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Guernsey Sale Pavilion
Lincoln Hnghway East
William F. Johnson
Penn State University
Joseph Taylor
Penn State
IBM
Fred M Muller
Johnson & Johnon Co
Monroe Arme
Dudley W. Winter
Inter- State
Walter D. Hunnicutt
National Dairy Products Corp
F E .A. Smith
Cowles Chemical Co
Ivan E. Parkin
Max M. Smith
The
Agricultural Extension Service
Milk Distributors
Dairy Breed Associations
Sugar in Water Cuts Hog Weight Loss on Market Route
Arkansas researchers report hogs fed dark brown sugar mixed in drinking water lose less weight on long trips and show reduced shrinkage. Three pounds of sugar per five gallons of water lowered shrinkage to 2% versus 4% and improved curing and flavor in hams and shoulders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall C. Heck
Arkansas Agricultural Experimentation
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S. Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Mies
Réleas
RDI
Marietta, Pa
A. S. Groff
Queen St. Lancaster, Pa
Chas. E. Lauder & Sons
R.D
East Earl, Pa
Warren Sickman
Pequea, Pa
E. Musser Heisey
Mt Joy, Pa
Ammon E. Shelly
Lititz, Pa
J. C. Walker & CO
Gap, Pa
Mulser
Quarryville
Ford Tractor
Ford
Best Buy
Ford Tractor and Implement
Haverstick Bros
Columbia Pike
Lauder Bros
New Holland
Conestoga Farm Service
Elizabethtown Farmers Supply
Elizabethtown
Waakee
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