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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1957
Page
3
A total of 169 421 000 chicks hatched in June this year, 2 percent below June 1956 but 27 percent above the month’s average. Heavy breed poults June output reached 10 575 000, down 3 percent from last year, with a likely smaller July hatch. Light breed poults totaled 2 176 000 in June, down 11 percent from a year ago, and July hatch also expected smaller than last year.
Russell Mease Route 4 Manheim Pa serves as local representative with phone line Manheim MO 5 4705 for community inquiries and services.
US Department of Agriculture agronomists present a practical method for estimating corn plant density per acre. Measure average row width, sample ten row segments of that width, count plants per segment, then multiply the average by 1000 to approximate plants per acre.
The 25th annual purebred ram and ewe sale by Cumberland Cooperative Wool Growers is set for 1 p m Saturday at the Carlisle Fair Grounds. 28 Hampshire rams two Cheviot rams and one Southdown ram sourced from 16 breeders will be offered along with several ewes. The sale supports the cooperative’s sheep and wool improvement program with consignors from Cumberland Lancaster York Lebanon and six other counties.
Farm income data show total cash receipts for January to June 1957 at about 12.6 million dollars, up one percent from the same period in 1956. Prices averaged three percent higher, while marketings fell slightly, with livestock accounting for 8.1 billion and crops about 4.5 billion. Production costs rose, led by items other than fertilizer, yet gross income still increased.
Harrisburg reports eastern Pennsylvania close to ending the Japanese beetle issue due to heat and humidity. Western areas still see peak populations from moisture and extended beetle season, with heavy damage near Mercersburg and Punxsutawney and lighter impact near Chambersburg.
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