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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1957

Page

14

March Starts Check Up For Gardeners

Garden catalogues inform about new flowering annuals for cut flowers and borders. Inspect shrubs and trees for snow damage and cut back dead portions to live wood. Paint wounds over one inch diameter and clean yard debris. Prepare tools for spring and care for bulbs and garden structures.

Leader Herd Guernsey Completes HIR Record

A registered Guernsey cow named Laux mont Linda Darnell owned by Leader & Sons Inc, York PA, finished an official HIR production record with 11 509 pounds of milk and 585 pounds of fat. Darnell, a senior two year old, met calving requirements and was milked twice daily for 360 days under supervision of Pennsylvania State University.

Peterborough N. H Lauxmont Guy A. Leader & Sons, Inc York American Guernsey Cattle Club Darnell Pennsylvania State University

Nematode Pest Found in Arkansas Soybeans

The Arkansas State Plant Board and the U S Department of Agriculture report soybean cyst nematode found in Mississippi County Arkansas, the fourth state with the pest since its U S appearance in 1954. The discovery followed soil sampling February 19 as part of a regional Mississippi River Valley survey.

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Unit Packages Used for Fifth Of Produce Sold

Approximately a fifth of all fruits and vegetables delivered to retail stores are packaged in consumer units and the share is rising. In the Northeastern region about 30 of 100 fresh items were prepackaged, with some plants packaging up to 15 items. Packaging is advancing more for leafy and protected produce, while roots and onions still rely on hand packing and automatic bagging.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Cornell University

World corn production may reach 6.585 billion bushels in 1956/57

Foreign Agricultural Service projections indicate world corn output for 1956-57 could total 6,585 million bushels. If realized, the crop would surpass 1955-56 by 310 million and exceed the 1945-58 average by 1,295 million.

Foreign Agricultural Service

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