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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1958
Page
1
Farmers in Pennsylvania report a strong late March to early April period with price gains across corn, oats, barley, rye, soybeans, potatoes, apples, hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep. Milk cow values rose to 260 a head while the dairy index faced declines due to wholesale milk pace.
Norman Myrick editor of American Milk Review will speak at the 73rd Annual Convention of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America on June 4-5 in Boston. He will discuss the dairy industry’s direction after milk leaves the farm as about 2,000 dairymen from 48 states Puerto Rico and foreign countries gather for meetings at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel.
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson announces the appointment of Lewis B Rock Jr as assistant to the secretary for special assignments. The position takes effect May 1, succeeding Robert D McMullen who resigned to return to private business. Rock resides in Westmoreland Halls Montgomery County Maryland.
Chicken of Tomorrow birds averaged 59 cents a pound with 41 buyers at Coatesville. Daniel K. Good paid 2 dollars per pound for Bobby Stroback’s birds in Columbia. The top price was 175 dollars per pound. Total dress weight reached 6,078 pounds, netting growers about 3,629.53 dollars.
A Snyder County FFA student Fred M Romig of Beav er Springs led with 19 birds weighing 5372 pounds in Harrisburg. Top regional placings included York and Lebanon counties with Strobeck of Yoe winning the Coatesville region. Dr Willan Henning presented plaques at the finals.
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