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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1957

Page

6

REA Makes Record Phone Loan To Brookville Service

The Rural Electrification Administration approved a record loan of 2.46 million dollars to Brookville Telephone Co. to extend and improve service in Armstrong Clarion Forest and Jefferson Counties. The wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone Utilities of Pennsylvania will connect 1,425 new subscribers and upgrade 4,223 existing lines. Separate loans totaling 3.839 million were also issued to three companies in Iowa Tennessee and Texas.

REA Brookville Rural Electrification Pennsylvania E Brookville Telephone Co Expert Armstrong Clarion Ae Forest Jefferson Counes Ed Subsidiary Telephone Utilities of Iowa Tennessee Texas

Band Seeding Proves Best Pasture Establishing Method at Beltsville

USDA forage specialists report band seeding combined with shallow fertilizer placement markedly improves pasture establishment. Field tests since 1952 at Beltsville show up to 130 percent higher first year yields with banding versus broadcast seeding, with earlier and later plantings often favored. Research continues on fertilizer ratios placement and band seeding equipment to adapt to soil and climate differences.

Beltsville U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Center USDA

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