Rural zoning urged to protect Lancaster County farms
Editorial urges Lancaster County to adopt agricultural zoning to shield fertile land from urban and industrial development. Citing county surveys and USDA findings, it notes 15 000 acres diverted since 1950s and calls for use laws building-tract rules and density limits to preserve farming with broader lessons from Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
United States
Lancaster County
W. Martin Muth
SCS
Farmers Home Administration
Richerd W. Hoover
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
California
U.S
Eisenhower urges new farm legislation to curb costly programs
President Eisenhower argues farm support costs exceed 5 billion dollars this year and total government holdings of surpluses will top 9 billion. He says current policies fail to balance production with demand and calls Congress to act promptly with new legislation. He notes passage depends on congressional action and farm surpluses.
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Eisenhower
Congress
U. S. Department of Agriculture
1958 Farm Income Rises as Prices Lift Net Returns
The USDA reports 1958 cash receipts up about 10 percent from 1957 and real net farm income up about 20 percent aided by higher cattle and hog prices. Congress backs many Benson admin proposals but moves slower on price supports, while President Eisenhower calls for freer markets and fewer controls to boost farm income amid record crops.
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Usda Agricultural Meeting Service
Congress
Benson
Eisenhower
Give to Caesar and to God You Must Pay and Proclaim
The lesson notes that Jesus answered a trap about paying taxes to Rome by showing a denarius bearing Caesar’s image. He affirmed Rome’s right to tax while directing attention to higher duties to God, underscoring dual obligations. The piece frames the Roman coin as evidence of imperial authority and contrasts earthly and divine duties.
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Jesus
Palestine
Romé
Dr. Foreman
Tiberius Caesar
Caesar
God
Two Worlds and The Citizen’s Call to God and Country
A speech-style meditation contrasts two worlds: the earthly realm of America and a divine Kingdom of God. It argues citizens owe duty to both, urging balance between conscience and citizenship, love for humanity, and moral service as a bridge between worlds.
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Jesus
Hintey
America
Americ
Kingdo
Earth
Heaven
Man
Lancaster Farming and Lancaster County Weekly Record
Local weekly paper from Lancaster Pennsylvania details office addresses and staff including editor Dan VeGrew and business manager Robert G Campbell with publication notes and rate information for subscriptions and single copies. The text lists postal information and association affiliations for the Lancaster farming publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Lancaster
Penna
Noth Duke St
Dan VeGrew
Robert G Campbell
Diretor & Business
Yaameaster
M Joy
Purers’ Association
National Déal Association
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Editorial
U. S
Erling D. Solberg
Usda Ag. Research Service
Ishington
Department of Agriculture
Usda Em
Soil Bank
Lancaster Faing Advertisers
Christian Li National Council of the Chu Christ
Bel Community Press Service
Lancaster Farming
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