Additional Funds Provided for Farm Housing Loans
The Farmers Home Administration adds 50 million dollars for farm housing loans. County supervisor Richard Hoover said the new funds ensure credit for eligible farm families for the rest of the fiscal year. Loans already made or in process nearly exhausted prior funds, with loans nationwide for housing and related buildings.
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Farmers Home Administration
Richard Hoover
Farmers
Home Administration
Hoover
Lancaster County
Mr. Hoover
5000 Heifers Sought For Jersey Breed Promotion Drive
Pennsylvania targets 197 head toward a national push for 5000 Jersey heifers for milk promotion. Edison Osborne urges Jersey breeders to join the drive as a kickoff meeting set for March 24 at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Artificial Breeders Cooperative barns west of Lancaster. Funds support the All Jersey Program to boost Jersey milk demand and cattle ownership.
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Pennsylvania
Edison Osborne
Enterprise
Osborne
Jersey
Cornwall Farm
Peach Bottom
Lancaster County
District Nine
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Route 230
Lancaster
York
Cumberland
Dauphin
Berks
Heler Enterprise
Lancaster County to Start Farm Feed Grain Survey
A survey of all Lancaster County farms that produce feed grains will begin soon. Led by Landis G Becker, the Lancaster County ASC Committee chair, the effort covers the major feed grain area and aims to collect acreage histories for corn sorghum barley oats and other crops to support proposed 1961 programs and base acreages.
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Lancaster County
Landis G. Becker
Ancaster
Purina Feeds Boost Willow Glen Farm Piglet Wean Age
Willow Glen Farm in Strasburg Pennsylvania reports 29 first litter gilts farrowed in February March and April. The gilts averaged 9 pigs weaned per sow and weighed about 22 pounds at birth according to PURINA feeding program data.
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Willow Glen Farm
Strasburg
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Nitler
Strasburg, Pa
Oxford
Reists
DePait
Pennscott
Kenland
Penna
Penn State Exp
Reist Seed Company
Mount Joy, PA
ASC
Umm
Ee AE CO Ees
Funk
York County
J. E. Lanius & Son
Hoffman
H. Hoffman Seeds, Inc
Landisville, Penna
Purina
John Henkel
Joe Little
Parma
Thei Farm
Wi Farm
Willow Glen
Purina Research
Wingenroth
Mount Joy
John B. Kurtz
Ephrata
Warren Sickman
John J. Hess
Kinzers
Intercourse
New Providence
Wenger's Feed Mill Inc
Hheems
J. H. Reitz & Son, Inc
Lititz
S. H. Hiestand & Co
Salunga
Ira B. Landis Valley Road
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