Rains Bring Harvest To A Halt
Harrisburg Pennsylvan ia farmers faced mixed conditions as rains paused harvests after a week of near ideal field work. Droughted areas speeded haying while corn and small grains show strong yields. asparagus and strawberries finished. peaches and apples sizing up. pastures good with rains aiding regrowth, though northeast slowed drying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State
Lancaster County
South Mountain
Erie County
Eastern National Adds Quality Beef Carcass Contest
Eastern National introduces a Quality Beef Carcass Contest at the Liverock Show to boost the 1960 exposition set for November 12 to 17 at the Maryland State Fair Grounds in Timonium. Exhibitors from at least twenty states and Canada are invited. cattle are shown live November 13 then processed for judging the following day at a Baltimore slaughterhouse.
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Charles A. Morrow
East
Canada
Maryland
Timonium
Morrow
Baltimore
Nitrogen Use and Loss in Crops Revealed by Research
A research report explains nitrogen fate in humid regions. It covers carryover of fertilizer, residual effects varying by year, and the cost of losses exceeding millions. Studies from ARS stations show volatilization and nitrous oxide losses, with recovery depending on rate, rainfall, and crop growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ars
Alabama
IsSigy
Georgia
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Eastern National
UIVA
FFA
Serafume
Dow Chemical Company
Eby’s Mill, Inc
Cedar Street
Lititz, PA
Lancaster CO
NEW! McCormick
Harvester-Thresher
Magic-Circle Planetary Steering
J. Paul Nolt Gap
Cope & Weaver Co
Willow Street
Kauffman Bros
Mountville
David Kurtz
Morgantown
C. B. Hoober
J. B. Hostetter & Sons
C. E. Wiley & Son
Mountjoy
Quarryville
Wakefield
McCormick Farm
Ephrata
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