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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1957
Page
7
Hiestand Inc Mariet Ph HA 6-9301 advertises ALISBURY'S 3-NITRO for poultry turkey and swine feed. It claims higher meat eggs and health for less with costs from 26¢ to 2¢ per ton and notes it is not an antibiotic. Contact F W Fisher Leacock Leola OL 6-2482 for dealer details.
Classified notices list multiple sale items including a John Deere 14 inch hammer mill in Avlin M Wenger Quarryville Pa, a National 7 quart pressure canner with accessories in Ephrata Pa, 25 acre building lots with a stone house and water power near Bowmansville Pa, lawn decorations and custom furniture from Lititz Pa, and inquiries to listed contacts. Prices and full details vary by item.
Veterinarian I A Schipper of North Dakota Agricultural College Fargo advises a copper sulfate lime mix to deter foot rot. Apply a five percent copper sulfate barn entrance coating and sprinkle around water troughs and feeders. Seek a local veterinarian at first sign of disease.
Advertising guidelines specify Box Number replies for keyed ads with a 25 cent surcharge. Repeats of three or more in a row without changes are billed at four cents per word with an 80 cent minimum. Deadline is Wednesday morning before publication. no ads accepted after 10 am Wednesday.
Harrisburg officials recommend updated rules for community breeding cattle sales to curb disease spread. A nine member panel agreed on changes to a March 1 order, targeting health certificates and rapid brucellosis testing at five regional labs plus the Harrisburg center. Dairy sale days are no longer required to be separate, but dairy stables must be distinct and disinfectable, with concrete floors.
US cattle on January 1 1957 fell two percent yet remain 12 percent above the 1946 55 average. Calves totals in 1949 stood at 76 83 million compared with 95 166 million today as meat production rose 28 percent over five years signaling growth for a growing population.
A weekly schedule lists Farm Calendar events across Pennsylvania including 4-H club meetings in Ephrata Chestnut Level Church and Manheim Rose Society in Elizabethtown along with a Tobacco Field Trip near Landisville led by Penn State staff and local agents.
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