Hog production outlook tests farmers as profit trims risk
The Corn Belt Farm Dailies analyzes hog profitability and the risk of overproduction. A strong 1956 season with hog prices near 21 dollars per hundredweight and a favorable corn hog ratio could tempt higher output next spring, but economists expect moderate increases may be absorbed. Population and buying power rise while beef faces stiff competition and broilers level off. The 1957 pig crop could hint at 87 million fall pigs if forecasts hold.
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Farrow
Corn Belt
New Holland Demonstration Highlights Hay Making Methods
Lancaster County readers note a field day by New Holland Machine Co. on modern hay production. Farmers value quality hay as cheapest feed and proper curing of alfalfa equals high feed value. Emphasis remains on skilled use of equipment and good management for profitable cattle feeding.
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New Holland Machine Co
Lancaster County
Beauty Parlor Costs Highlighted by Chicago Expert
A Chicago beauty expert notes women spend heavily in beauty parlors to please men, while men cover the bills. The remark reflects gendered spending expectations discussed in a Buffalo Times commentary.
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Chicago
Buffalo Times
United States
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Ruarl
Real estate upturn in early 1900s Lancaster County headlines
Trolley era Pennsylvania fostered rising farm land values with more farm transfers in Chester County during 1905 and 1906. Dairy stock farms remained moderate. demand for building sites surged. Highlights include the La Park Seed Farm sale talk near Paradise and a thunderstorm damaging barns, tobacco sheds, and the St Eshleman Building fire damage in Lancaster.
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Pennsylvania
Chester County
New York
George W Park
la Park
Paradise
Lancaster County
Park
Pequea Creek
Lancaster City
St. Eshleman
North Queen Street
H B. Herr
Blanos Cafe
L Struss
Women Leaders Across Time in Miriam's Example
A July 7, 1957 lesson examines what roles women can hold, citing Miriam as a strong early leader who guided women in song after the Exodus. It emphasizes smart, capable women can lead without usurping others, and warns against dictatorships in leadership.
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Hirty
Miriam
Moses
Joseph
Red Sea
Miriam Aga
Egypt
Sit
Devotional Reading Notes on Exodus and Numbers Passages
The excerpt lists devotional references from Exodus chapters 21 and 15 19-21, Numbers 12 201 26 59, and Psalm 32 1-7. It frames focus on pastorally structured verses and reflective readings for congregational study.
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Christian Rohrer
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Bausman
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Siver Springs
West Hempfield
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Bronx Zoo
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Red Cross
Howard Rittenbaugh
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Little Miriam
Division of Christian Ducation
National Council of the Churches of Christ
Community Press Service
Kenneth J. Foreman
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