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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1956

Page

6

Simple Method of Treating Fence Posts by Home Owners

Home owners can treat fence posts against decay and termites by a soaking method from the Forest Products Laboratory. Posts are soaked first in copper sulfate then in sodium chromate solutions forming copper chromate, a toxic wood preservative that resists leaching. In Mississippi trials begun in 1942, 100 posts with one decay.

USDA Mississippi Madison Wis The Forest Products Laboratory

Decline in Chicago hog prices hits 39-day low

Chicago hog market shows ongoing price drops with Monday’s average at 15.15 and a small lot at 1725. The downturn extends through Tuesday and Wednesday, marking the lowest level in 39 days and an 11 percent monthly decline.

Chicago

Household Goods and Real Estate Sales Across Towns

Sales dates list June 22 at Peach Alley Elizabethtown for household goods. June 23 Irwin G Brandt Estate 43 432 E High St Elizabethtown real estate at 2 p m. June 23 Mrs Jacob E Fens termacher 357 East Main St Lititz household goods at 12 30 p m. June 23 Mrs Grace Moore 244 West Main New Holland household goods at 12 30 p m. June 26 Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Assn Meadville Pa dispersal of purebred vaccinated stock. July 1 Martindale Fire Hall household goods.

Peach Alley Elizabethtown Irwin G.brandt E. High St Jacob E. Fenstermacher East Main St. Lititz Grace Moore West Main New Holland Pennsylvania Ass’n Meadville Martindale Fire Hall

Make clay for kids from common kitchen ingredients

Marguerite L. Duvall of Penn State extension reports a simple clay recipe using 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, 1 teaspoon powdered alum and 1 to 3 cups water. Mix well and store in a covered container. the clay should keep for about two weeks.

Marguerite L. Duvall Penn State Extension

Wenger Bros Rheems Warren Sickman and Reitz at Snader’s Mill

Local column lists Wenger Bros and partners including Warren Sickman J H Reitz and John J Hess at Snader’s Mill Mt Airy for a vintage sale and related business notices.

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John Deere Farmall Farmall Super A & Cult Farmall BN & Cult Farmall H & Cult Huber Threshing Tractor C. B. Hooker Intercourse PA D&d Phone Manheim 0 & D Sawdust Co North Main Street Manheim, PA Clyde KE Keener R. D Lance Lincoln Thermopane Universal Milkers Miller’s Insecticides Wirthmore Haverly DeKalb Chix Hiestand Inc Marietta Wolgemuth Bros., Inc Florin Florin, Pennsylvania Mount Joy Chicago Hogs Japan West In Free Asia Stanley H. Deiter Willow Street Pike Ph. Lancaster Mack Diesel E N.P Shank’s Nevin J. Late Cushman Scooter Putin Purina Wenger Bros. Rheems Warren Sickman J. H. Reitz John J. Hess S. H. Hiest and Salunga H. S. Newcomer Mt. Joy B. F. Adams J. Fred Whiteside Kirkwood John J. Hess II New Providence John B. Kurtz Ephrata
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