Corn and Tomatoes Dominate National Crop Values
The year's farm crop value places corn as the top crop at about 4.17 trillion dollars, with an average price around 131 dollars per bushel. Cotton ranks second at about 2.42 trillion, while tomatoes lead fresh vegetables with a value near 2.42 trillion and oranges reach 288.16 billion.
Chicks Arrive by Special Plane at Lancaster Airport
4700 Chicks of a new breed arrive in Penn aboard a special plane to Lancaster Airport Saturday afternoon. Pilot Bob Nelson of Nevada Iowa assisted the arrival at Gold Fus Hatcheries in Lititz, marking their first arrival in the state.
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Ames-In-Cress
Goldfus Hatcheries
Lititz
Lancaster
Bob Nelson
Nevada
Iowa
Penn
Lancaster County
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John Deere
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