Iron in water blamed for spoilage of washed eggs
The Merck Agricultural Memo reports iron in washing water as the spoilage cause for washed eggs. Dr. E. O. Essary of Michigan State University warns 75 percent spoilage with 10 ppm iron unless water is softened. He also cautions against mixing chlorine with certain detergents in egg washing.
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Merck Agricultural Memo
Merck Chemical Division
Merck & Co., Inc
E. O. Essary
Food Science Department
Michigan State University
Essary
Educational Savings Plan Outlines Far Future Financing
Penn State extension home management specialist Helen Bell outlines a three year olds to college savings plan. Setting aside 20.55 monthly at four percent interest compounds to five thousand by age eighteen reduces future financing strain. She notes families currently supply half of college costs from income with students contributing earnings and savings and scholarships and loans covering the rest.
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Helen E. Bell
Penn State University
Miss Bell
All-American Dairy Show Draws First Entries
Harrisburg dairy farmer Thomas E. Eckenrode of Lebanon plans to display three Ayrshire cows at the Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show set for September 11 to 15 at the Farm Show Building Harrisburg. Entries open until August 15 with premiums about 50 000.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Thomas E. Eckenrode
Lebanon
Eckenrode
Harold R. McCulloch
United States
Canada
NEPPCO proposes extra large egg quotation spurs trade push
NEPPCO plans to publish an Extra Large egg price quotation, a move opposed by the trade causing Urner Barry to defer the new size quotation. The division backs the change as the price spread between large and extra large eggs often exceeds the usual dozen differential. The executive committee re elected C. H. Stains as chairman and B B Gehgan as vice chairman.
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Urner Barry
Neppco Division of Cooperatives
C. H. Stains
Gener
Flemington
N. J
Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Association
B.B. Gehgan
Pennsylvania tobacco crop edges past year but below five year average
Preliminary 1967 estimates from the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service indicate cigar filler tobacco may rise about four percent from last year yet remain 20 percent under the 1961 65 five year average. Expected yield around 1900 pounds per acre, with last year at 1675 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
U.S
North American Poultry Cooperative Association Leaders Named
The article identifies the general manager and secretary of the North American Poultry Cooperative Association, noting Richard I. Ammon as NEPPCO's former executive director.
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Eral
North American Poultry Cooperative Association
Richard I. Ammon
Neppco
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MANEB
Smoketown, PA
The
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Its
Farm Show Commission
Pennsyl
Vania Dairy and Allied Industries Association
Christiana Milk Products CO
Christiana, Pa
DeLaval & Others
Jim Mimm
Alf
B. Wilmer Martin
R.D
East
Earl
Ralph B. Zeager
S. Church St
Quarryville
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