This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1956
Page
13
Four busloads of Philadelphia Homemakers toured Lancaster County for consumer education this week visiting the Producers Cooperative Exchange in Coatesville and Hubbard Farms Hatchery. Manheim Pike Barbecue chicken was supplied by Hubbards.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture reports late spring freezes on May 15 and 25 damaged buds and leaves on walnut, hickory, oriental chestnut, butternut, oak and other nut trees in higher elevations. Southeastern Pennsylvania shows little damage. damaged trees are sprouting new leaves but fruit buds are gone.
Herschel D Newson of the National Grange urged farmers at Harvard Illinois during Farmers and Pioneers Day on Milk Day to boost consumption of surplus commodities. He called for ending or reforming government programs that divert major portions of these commodities to the government and disturb balance between feed grains and animal production.
Week ending Monday saw little rain and higher temperatures with northern counties delaying oats and corn planting while southern areas tilled corn sprayed hay and filled silos. Hail hit parts of the southeast, fruit sizing rapid, tomatoes replanted after freezes, and general crop progress mixed with light rain and frost impacts.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.