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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1958
Page
4
The note claims Herbert Hoover is the only man of Swiss descent to serve as President of the United States. It also mentions Thomas A Edison being dismissed from a job as a young man for sleeping on duty.
Bus Shoemaker of Quarryville operates about 470 feeder to market hogs on a 450 acre farm. He sells 25 to 30 head weekly, uses confinement feeding with herds of 70 by size, and keeps most dairy buildings converted to pig feeding areas. Hogs are kept healthful with vaccination, sanitation, self feeders, and outdoor pens for summer.
An Iowa State College expert notes hexadecanol can save one to two feet of yearly pond evaporation. Illinois tests used a slurry sprayed on water from the windward side, forming a thin layer that reduces evaporation. Estimated eight pounds per acre annually at 60 cents to $2 per pound.
A local farmer describes selling pigs at the Lancaster Stockyards where high prices have been earned. He notes his choice of pigs and a efficient feeding program. This year he planted most corn in the soil bank and expects ample feed with an 80 bushels per acre barley crop. He plans to buy supplemental corn for winter.
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