Trench Silos Boost Lancaster County Farm Efficiency
The article notes the rising importance of trench silos to cut feed costs and boost milk production. It cites Bob Groff's Lancaster County operation harvesting hundreds of tons from nine acres, and cites drought and high costs driving adoption across the Midwest and South.
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Harry Griffith
Bob Groff
Lancaster County
Bob
Kansas
Francis Perrier
Greenwood County
Mississippi Delta
Bluegrass
Kentucky
Ozarks
Missouri Farm Bureau outlines hog price boosting plan
Missouri farmers at a Farm Bureau meeting proposed a three point program to lift hog producers' income by one billion dollars next year. The plan calls for selling 10 percent of sows and gifts, marketing 1955 fall bred pigs at 210 to 220 pounds, and coordinating across groups to produce leaner hogs with more red meat.
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Missouri
Missouri Farm Bureau
E. M. (Smokey) Woods
Signs of Spring Brightens Lancaster County
Signs of spring appear in Lancaster County despite wet chill and soggy snow. The groundhog signals warmth ahead as green buds hint at the coming season and farmers anticipate field work and gardening, even as winter lingers.
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Lancaster County
Fifty Years Ago This Week on Lancaster Farms
1905 snapshot covers tax talk on firearms with a proposed $20 levy and guns outlawed through pricing. It notes stump removal tricks, rural mail chalk boards for price quotes, a Chicago cattle sale high, labor wage trends, and regional agriculture leadership events.
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Texas
Tomatoes Arrive in 2500 Carloads From Mexico 25 Years Ago
This week marked a spike in imports with 2,500 carloads of tomatoes arriving from Los Mochis Mexico per Arthur Brisbane. Pennsylvania State College speakers Dr. John Henry Frizzell and Miss Rosalin Jewett joined Lancaster County Agriculture Extension Association meeting attendees, along with brief remarks from H. S. Nolt F. S. Bucher H. Sloat and Miss Anne Forbes.
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Fulton Grange
Lancaster County
Charles A. McSparran
John A. McSparran
Arthur Brisbane
United States
Los Mochis
Mexico
John Henry Frizzell
Rosalin Jewett
Pennsylvania State College
Lancaster County Agriculture Extension Association
Lancaster
H. S. Nolt
F. S. Bucher
H. 8. 'Sloat
Migs
Anne Forbes
Auction Highlights From Little Britain Township Sale
Joseph and Donald Gehron led an auction in Little Britain Township featuring a combine selling for 1525 dollars, a tractor at 400, heifers between 70 and 130, a cultipacker at 105, and a low wagon at 190. Kersey Bradley served as the auctioneer.
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Joseph
Donald Gehron
Little Britain
Kersey Bradley
Gifts of God and Stewardship in Faithful Living
February 26 1956 sermon argues equal chances do not guarantee equal results. Jesus’ parable of the three servants illustrates that God values effort and faithful use of gifts over grand but unused potential. Faithful small deeds in church life, like a volunteer teacher or minor office holder, are praised when done with devotion.
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Caruso
Carusos
Rascal
Tenike
Blue Ball Dwelling Sells For 16500 At Public Sale
George Dosch of Rt East Earl bought the Blue Ball estate home offered by Emma M. Burk for 16500. The double brick dwelling includes a four car garage and a 96 by 480 foot lot. Executors David H. Marti and Henry H. Roover presided as fifty shares of Blue Ball National Bank stock sold from 115 to 118, a grandfather clock brought 290, and a set of six chairs 46.50. Auctioneers Paul Z. Martin and Frank L. Steller conducted the sale.
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George Dosch
East Earl
Emma M. Burk
Blue Ball
David H. Marti
Henry H. Roover
Blue Ball National Bank
Paul Z. Martin
Frank L. Steller
Engle sells cattle and farm gear at Nickel Mines Sale
Aaron Engle of near Gap presided over a Monday public sale on Nickel Mines Road. Top cow price reached 342.50, cows averaged 242.50 and heifers 167.50. Auctioneer Leroy Zook of Atglen sold tractors for 500 and 405, plus cow clippers 27 and farm implements including cultivator 150 grain drill 237 and hay drier 140.
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Aaron Engle
Gap
Nickel Mines
Leroy Zook
Martin Auction Sells Tractors and Farm Goods
In the Harvey H. Martin sale between Oregon and Landis Valley tractors brought 880 dollars and 1700 dollars. Auctioneers Abe Diffenbach and Charles Bachman also offered cows, corn, a combine, manure spreader, milking machine, barley, multi-packer, and a corn planter with prices noted.
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Harvey H. Martin
Oregon
Landis Valley
Abe Diffenbachl
Charles Bachman
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Octoraro
Quarryville
Lancaster Farms
Jack Reichard
Defender of Tax
Chicago
Agriculture
Nine Points
Hood
H. N. Snavely
E.F.E
Willow Street
R.D-1
Eastern Farmers’ Exchange
Springfield
Mass
Kenneth J. Foremai
Jesus
Dr. Foreman
Eutiines
Division of
Christian Education
National Came
Churches of Christ
Community Press Service
Martin
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