Conservation Reserve draws farmers to retire unfit land
A USDA survey across 81 states shows about 500 farmers in 10 states use the Conservation Reserve to retire or revitalize land not suited for cultivation. Motivations vary from tax relief to aging and labor limits. heavy usage is reported in Maine Wisconsin and South Carolina. Dairy and grain regions report grassing over retired acres with long term sod renewal efforts, set to end signup April 15 1958 with contracts of three five or ten years.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Soul Bank
Maine
Wisconsin
South Carolina
Great Plains
Dust Bowl
Webster’s Boston trip tests limits of legal work ethic
A tale from 1883 retold by Daniel Webster shows a lawyer willing to incur costs for justice. Webster refused to delay filing a brief and prepared a full abacus of authorities, despite warning that it would cost him time and money and yield no compensation.
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Josiah Quincy
The
Atlantic
Daniel Webster
American Statesman
Gretor
New York
Webster
Boston
Case
Jalous
Dl Venes
Lancaster Farming Note on Early 20th Century Northern Victims
Summary of a mixed extract noting an arrest for blackmail, a recounting of Native American maize curing practices, historical letters about farm labor during the early 1900s, and a statistic on Pennsylvania potato shipments from 1932. The fragment references George F Pearson 30 and Nellie, Loston Massachusetts, and various New England cities.
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George F Pearson
Nellie
Beth
Bangarive
New England States
Lancaster Farming publication details and pricing
Lancaster Farming weekly notes staff roles Alfred Alspach publisher Robert Best editor Robert Campbell advertising director and Robert Wiggins circulation director. Published every Friday by Octoraro Newspapers Quarryville Pennsylvania with post office entry under act of 1879 subscription rates listed.
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Alfred Alspach
Robert E Best
Robert G Campbell
Robert J Wiggins
Lancaster County
Quartyville
Lancaster
Express
Quarryville
Bible passages read and shared in community service.
A Lancaster Farming note from March 14 1958 records Bible readings including Mark 5 18 20 Luke 8 26 39 Acts 5 42 and Thessalonians. It mentions a lesson on faith and healing with emphasis on shared scripture readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
I Thessalonians
Celossians
Going Church: A Real Indicator of Outreach
A going church is defined not by size or budget but by active personal outreach. Members talk about Christ at home and in the community, evangelism shifting from pulpit preaching to personal testimony, following Paul’s example of individual, fatherly care.
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Jesus
Christ
Paul
Thessalonians
Early Pasture Boosting and Seeding Guidelines
The bulletin urges forcing pasture early with 50 to 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre to start grazing 10 days to two weeks earlier. It notes top dressing on existing stands and new seedings of 1957 to improve clover and grass stands, recommends 70 to 80 pounds of nitrogen for March growth, and discusses spring oats seeding for higher yields. It also covers timing for new pasture seedings in spring and fall, lime and soil testing, and cautions about risks of hot summer weather.
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Allaha Cid
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