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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1956
Page
11
The IAMO announces a 12 month contract across eight counties with a $52,000 budget to seed clouds using silver iodide. Officials claim potential rainfall increase, with cost per farm about two cents per acre, far below earlier estimates.
A newcomer reflects on a year of weather and seasons in the Garden Spot. He notes July heat and drought gave way to a lush summer, colorful fall, and a snowbound winter. Prospects remain good for crops despite some minor cropwise mishaps.
The Farm Safety Chief warns drivers to obey highway rules and use proper headlights at night. Farmers should move equipment with extreme caution and avoid highways at night whenever possible during Farm Safety Week July 22 28.
Pennsylvania State University reports 538 tons of chopped alfalfa and clover at 40 percent moisture dried by a tiered duct mow system. To reach 20 percent moisture, 13 tons of water were removed. Sixty three? 72 tons at 38 percent yielded about 19 tons of water. The hay produced roughly 3 250 gallons of water and the silage about 1 000 gallons.
A Lancaster County weekly roundup cites 1905 agr on the quarter acre contest prizes. It notes sweet corn, squash, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, radishes, and greens. It also mentions 1906 Iowa sunflowers and a fatal accident near Marietta. A Poultry Vigilance Association reported in North Iowa to curb chicken thefts.
A Lan caster farmer helped police arrest Jack Wilders of Lancaster after Wilders failed to show a license while trying to stash a car on the farmer Leaman’s Columbia R2 property. A Willow Street pike fire destroyed a butcher shop and outbuildings, with two cars burned. Dr Stephen Moulton Babcock, 87, world renowned dairy scientist, was found dead in Madison Wisconsin. Morris Levy, 80, longtime Lancaster tobacco dealer, died after 45 years in the leaf business. Mrs Jonas H Wikerd of Lititz R3, struck by lightning while hoeing, badly burned. her son Paul unharmed.
Sunday schools will study nine short letters from the New Testament from Hebrews to Revelation, about 50 pages total. The letters reveal varying writers and contexts, addressing specific problems like false teachings and persecution amidst modern sects and disputes.
Allied Chemical and Dye Corp nitrogen division lowers nitrogen solution prices by four dollars per ton for fertilizer manufacturing. The move may affect costs for farmers and fertilizer producers nationwide.
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