Farm records and livestock trends in 1959 reports
The piece notes wheat production forecasts for 1959 at 1182 billion bushels, down 19 percent from 1958 but 10 percent above average, with winter wheat sliding to 941 million and spring wheat at 240 million. It also reports world cattle numbers near one billion by year end, a 14 million rise in 1958, led by the Soviet Union and North America, while Argentina continues a 13 percent decline since 1956.
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USDA
Soviet Union
North America
Argentina
New Milk Law HB 315 Faces Senate Action
Lancaster Farming reports on House Bill 315 handling fruit juices in milk plants. HB 315 passed the House 195 to 10, moved to the Senate, amended 28 to 20, then returned with a Conference Committee formed June 16 to reconcile differences on labeling sanitation and enforcement provisions.
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Lancaster Farming
Penna. General Assembly
Dairies
House
Senate
Hiduse
Peter G Schaaf
E J. Farsbaugh
W. Stuart Helm
Albert E Madigan
Arthur E Kremer
George J. Sarraf
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