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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1957
Page
3
Economists at the agricultural experiment station partner with two poultrymen near Ft. Collins to test coin-operated roadside egg vending. Refrigerated dispensers hold 120 dozen eggs and will be stocked daily. The experiment runs for one year to gauge consumer interest and convenience.
About 25 farm editors from the Northeast observed a day-in-a-day hay making and curing demonstration at Lancaster Airport hosted by New Holland Machine Co. Experts explained forage quality criteria and the need to bale and finish hay before rain to maximize feed value. Demonstrations will tour other regions in the U S and Canada.
Ohio State University agronomist E P Reed reports that clipping and removing straw after harvest increases grain crop seeding success. First cut alfalfa without straw yielded 1710 pounds per acre on three year average. removing straw after one mow raised by 1630 pounds. removing straw after a second late August mow raised by 1810 pounds. Replacing phosphorus and potash lost with straw via 100 pounds of 0-10-20 per ton of straw removed benefits the new meadow seeding.
The Agriculture Department authorized extension of export payments on flour to Overseas PX installations via the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. The move aims for a uniform policy for Exchange Service purchases using non appropriated funds and follows prior eligibility for CCC commodities. Officials expect flour sales to the Exchange Service to be very small relative to total wheat and flour exports.
Members of the Flying Farmers plan a helicopter air lift for the 1958 national convention. Leaders from New York and Pennsylvania flew from Logan field to Teterboro, then to the Hotel New Yorker. The New York Port Authority provided the chopper and officials from the NYC Convention Bureau coordinated. Plans call for 600 members to be moved by air from the airport as planes arrive.
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