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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1957
Page
11
Harvest time arrives in the Garden Spot with early tomato picks in the south county and a rush of fruit as heat accelerates the crop. Barley harvesting begins while wheat oats and alfalfa near second cut. State stats report farmers averaging about ten hours daily.
Penn State surveys show farm ponds with bluegill bass populations need careful harvesting. For every 25 bass taken, remove at least 300 bluegill to balance the pond. Hosting kids for fishing invites safe, low impact harvest and helps growth of larger bass.
Lancaster Farming offers free Mail Box Market ads and events listings to subscribers. Classified ads are free monthly, public sales must include name date location and sale type, and meetings can be listed with exact information by postcard before Wednesday.
Thunderstorms and lightning devastated farms in York and Lancaster counties. Cattle and mules died on several properties, including Waltemyer near Stewartstown and Miller near Porter's Siding, with fires and casualties across the region. A street lamp accident in Duryea killed a father and son, and a ventriloquist caused a funeral disturbance in Maryland.
Lancaster County officials recalling the Fresh Air Fund led by Charles G. Goodman note 23 years ago the program aided New York City children. The piece also recalls a 25 year old fat cattle show in Lancaster with Reuben N. Harnish owning the Hereford steer sold for 486.75 dollars from 1400 head sold totaling about 200000 dollars. Park Shaubach of Banks won the grand champion carload steer with a price of 12.60 dollars per hundred weight.
The article argues that God's steadfast love appears in the Old Testament and explains providence as God working through evil to bring good. It contrasts Old and New Testaments on final endings, noting Joseph's story ends with a nonliteral happy denouement and that true endings come with the Last Chapter. It closes with the idea that no coffin ends the story.
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