Brucellosis Free Certification Nears for Pennsylvania
Lancaster and Bradford counties complete testing while Cumberland county gains certification with 22 of 23 981 cattle reacting in the tests. The state Dairy and Livestock Health committee plans a March 21 banquet to mark the move toward full state certification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Bradford
Cumberland County
United States Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Dairy and Livestock Health Committee
Lancaster County
Bradford County
J. Lewis Williams
Lancaster Stock Yards Ranked 25th in Salable Receipts
Lancaster Stock Yards ranked twenty fifth in the nation for salable receipts in 1957, with 245 849 cattle, 7 732 calves, 19 795 hogs fewer than 1956, and 3 729 more sheep and lambs than the previous year. The report places Baltimore Union Stock Yards 26th in cattle and others. Chicago led cattle receipts with 2 365 97 head.
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Lancaster Stock Yards
Lancaster
Agricultural Marketing Service
Baltimore Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Omaha
South St. Paul
Minn
Milwaukee
National Stock Yards
East St Louis
Ill
Indianapolis
Denver
Ft. Worth
Higher Meat Prices Lift Pennsylvania Farm Price Index
Pennsylvania farmers paid more for meat animals in mid February boosting the state farm price index to 255 percent of the 1910-14 base. Beef cattle hogs lambs and calves all rose while prices for corn rye soybeans hay turkeys eggs and wool fell. The national index rose five points from January and 18 points from February 1957.
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Harrisburg
Pennsyvania
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsyvania Crop Reporting Service
Pennsylvania
Ideas to Strengthen Lancaster Chamber Agriculture Program
A four member task force of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce met to study agr icultural program improvements. They will seek input on strengthening activities, identifying key agricultural agencies for cooperation, and deciding on events or projects to support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
John E. McGranh
Lancaster
L H Brubaker
Robert E. Best
Walter Dunlap, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Brunsvaick Im Lancaster
Tom Carroll
Harry Krust and Co. Lincoln
Neb
Chamber of Commerce of
Chambers of Commerce
Chamber
Kunst Organization
Lancaster Chamber
United States
Lester Brubaker
Strasburg Pike
Law
Declining Farm Population Means Less Support for Dairymen
Dr James Honan of Interstate Milk Producers Cooperative told about a shift in agricultural legislative support as farm numbers fall at the District Seven annual meeting in Leola. He said cooperatives must take on more marketing work and gain stronger member backing, noting a likely milk surplus next year and that quotas are not yet being requested by dealers.
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James Honan
Inter-State Milk Producers Cooperative
Leola Memorial Building
Honan
Ida B. Worst
Gap
Ira 'B Mast
Snavely Garber
Willow Street
James Martin
Denver
Max Smith
Twin Calves Sought by USDA for Research in Beltsville
USDA scientists seek purebred or crossbred beef twin calves under five months old born after December 1 1957 and before June 1 1958 within about 250 miles of Washington DC. Heifers and bulls needed, shipping costs kept down, inspectors will check calves before purchase.
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US Department of Agriculture
Usda Agricultural Research Center
Beltsville
Washington, D.C
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
USDA
E. J Warwick
Beef Cattle Research Branch
Animal Husbandry Research Division
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