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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1958
Page
5
A USDA survey shows egg number alone misleads Hen value. Environment and a hen’s past production matter, as light exposure and rate of decline influence output. ARS researcher Byerly proposes three month controlled tests to gauge daily light needs and light response for better flock selection.
The Atlantic Angus Association reorganized at a Timonium Maryland meeting and opened membership to breeders in Canada and several U.S. states. Dues are five dollars annually, with officers including W W Brainard Jr as chairman and Lee Leachman as vice chairman. a Great Atlantic Bull sale is set for February 21 and 25, 1958 in Richmond Virginia. Anthony Farms cancels its sale and consigns 30 bulls to the event, with plans for a spring sale of about 500 registered Angus heifers.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture approved spraying 100000 acres in seven Northeastern counties to eradicate the xypsy moth caterpillar next May. Coatesville firm LD Stoltzfus submitted the lowest bid at 66 cents per gallon of 125 percent DDT solution for aerial application, with cost details and prior year comparisons noted. The program, in cooperation with the U S Department of Agriculture, aims to treat 500000 acres in 1958.
Abner Risser was re elected SPARC director as David Yoder, SPARC general manager, announced. The cooperative reported 3,038 members and 39 229 cows in 1957, a five percent rise from 1956, with assistance from Floyd Weidle Eugene Paules Sterling Ferrer C P Brantley and Paul Roland at Manheim York and Elizabethtown locations.
The 100000 acre program repeats last year’s scale starting May 1 in Wayne Pike Monroe Carbon Schuylkill Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties. Work ends by June 1 as caterpillars hatch. Federal and State plant pest inspectors will monitor aircraft, costs, materials, and coverage by about six contractors.
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