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Farm Show to Open With Full Attendance Demand
January 13 marks opening day as 1740 live stock and 2268 poultry entries were accepted for the show. Dairy cattle led with 474 open and 203 junior entries competing for over $20 000 in premiums despite space limits. Tobacco buyers faced a lighter crop with uneven grain and burning quality amid rains missed last August. Prices reached 33 cents per pound for top tobacco and 27 cents for straight strip, with major buyers in the field including American Lorillard R D Owens Birch A K Mann Lancaster Leaf and Fendrich Tobacco Co.
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Dairy Cattle Division
Horace L Mann
Ken Mann
A K Mann Tobacco Co
Lancaster County Tobacco Show
American
P Lorillard Co
R D Owens
Birch Bros
A K. Maes Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co
Fendrich Tobacco Co