New Penn State facilities to combat farm animal diseases in Pa
State University in University Park prepares a new animal disease research complex with 17 isolation pens seven labs four offices sterilization and cleanup areas plus a poultry facility opened in 1954. The project aims to expand livestock and poultry disease studies and includes a spring addition of five isolation pens an autopsy room and an incinerator.
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University Park
Pennsylvania
State University
Keystone State
A. L Bortree
Department of Veterinary Science
Cash Dividends Rise by Over One Billion in 1956
The Commerce Department reports corporate cash dividend payments exceed 1955 by more than a billion dollars. Public reports show about 8.725 million in the first ten months of this year versus 7.722 million in the same period last year.
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Commerce Department
German Scientist Praises Lancaster Farming Techniques
German scientist Steinbach toured Lancaster County farms and praised modern farming methods that increase soil waterholding capacity by 200 percent without harming plants animals or people. He contrasted German farms in Cologne with larger American farms noting size affects profitability and equipment access. He warned exchange students about adapting American methods back home. Milk production in Lancaster County and the United States.
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United States
Pennsylvania State University
West Virginia
Soil Conservation Society of America
John B. Washko
Penn State
Washko
Jackson’s Mill
Pennsylvania
Victoria Department of Agriculture
Steinbach
Lancaster County
Germany
Cologne
Steinbach praises clean barns and strong milk health measures
Lancaster Farming reports Steinbach lauding spotless barns and high quality milk inspection programs as the best in the world. He cites soil conditioner tests showing enduring texture with his compounds and says they can be applied as a liquid at affordable farming costs. Accompanied by W. J. Killough of Lancaster.
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Steinbach
United States
Australia
Lancaster Farms
W. J. Killough
State
St. Lancaster
Building Ends November Fall After October Decline
Construction activity in November fell 14 percent from October, showing the lowest level for the month since 1951, the Labor Department reports.
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Labor Department
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Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station
Pennsylvania State University University Park
Lancaster
H. J. Steinbach
C H
Eric the
Mre
L. H. Brubaker
Strasburg Pike
Strasburg
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