Bel 2-69 Tobacco Strain Shows Resistant Traits
Agronomist Engle describes Bel 2-69 a new tobacco strain derived from crosses with Nicotiana Longiflora and Nicotiana Glutinosa to resist mosaic and wildfire. The plant offers a shorter internode, upright habit, and fewer ground leaves, with leaves more pointed at the tips. If approved for release, many county farms may plant it in 1961.
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Engle
Agronomist
Parse of
tobacco research +1 station
Rossi
Swart - Hirshman
Lancaster County
Repellent Work Lets Outdoors Be Mosquito Free
Science backs new repellents that deter insects while letting people enjoy outdoor activities. Penn State entomologist J O Pepper notes repellents are pleasing to humans yet distasteful to pests. University poultry scientists urge keeping chicks 200 feet from older hens to control fowl leucosis.
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J O Pepper
Penn State Extension
University
Pennsylvania Milk Output Dips In June
Pennsylvania June milk production fell 10 percent to 626 million pounds, a normal dip after May peak. First six months of 1960 show about 36 percent more output than 1959, with June marking the sixth straight month of higher totals than the previous year.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Agriculture Department
Commonwealth
Milk Hearing Postponed to October in Northeast Markets
The joint public hearing on fluid milk prices in Northeastern markets is rescheduled to October 3 in New York City from August 15. Industry reps requested the delay to reassess Class I prices under Federal orders affecting Pennsylvania and nearby areas. Proposals must be filed by September 7 with market administrators guiding submission.
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New York City
Pennsylvania
USDA
Northeast
Midwest
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Naugatuck Chemical Division
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