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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1959
Page
8
Yard notes list 900 to 950 pound yearlings and various weights of steers and heifers traded. Prices span 15 to 35 dollars per hundredweight with lots of standard, utility and prime classifications and buyers including dealers and feeders.
Wirthmore Feeds, Inc dedicated a new home office and research center in Waltham Massachusetts. Visitors toured the general offices advertising and printing facilities and research laboratories. The building spans 50 000 square feet and highlights the firm’s expansion.
January events list multiple Farm Bureau and extension meetings across Pennsylvania locations including West Chester Lititz Oaklyn and Mount Zion. Key sessions cover disease and insect control spray programs 1959, vegetable growers field days, seed treating demonstrations, and annual banquets and co op summaries with times from Jan 17 to Jan 31.
Pennsylvania milk production in 1958 hit a record 6675 million pounds, up 3 percent from 1967. December output rose despite harsh conditions with 564 pounds per cow. Cumulative 1958 production per cow reached a new high of 7147 pounds, while milk cow numbers fell due to high slaughter prices and costs.
The US Department of Interior Washington DC offers a 20 cent booklet titled Information Relative to the Use and Disposal of Public Lands and Resources in Alaska. It notes grass soup as a staple in Korean fishing villages during storms when men cannot fish and mentions CARE Food Crusade in New York supporting farm-food package aid.
The Lancaster County Poultry Association schedules its 1959 membership meeting for 7:30 p.m. on January 23 at the Poultry Center. Jay Greider, president, says the program features a symposium on controlled feeding with panelists from feed companies, the hatching industry, and Penn State. Election of officers will be held with seven directorships open. 4 H Poultry Awards will be presented along with a review of the 4 H poultry program.
Light steers and heifers sold up to 22 per 100 pounds with 230 to 250 pound hogs at 17.25 to 18 per hundredweight and some up to 290 pounds at 16.50. Sows brought 14 to 17. Sheep receipts rose to about 60 head more than last week with 262 head slaughter lambs steady to 0.50 higher. good and choice slaughter lambs 21.50 to 28. light lots 23.50. utility and low good 19.75 to 21.50.
Monday offerings include Swedish Weaving, Gift Making, Penn Dutch Painting, Enameling Jewelry, Rush Weaving Gift Wrapping and Wood Fiber Corsages. Event features hands on crafting with guidance from local instructors.
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