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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1956
Page
11
A Lancaster County reader notes welcome rain despite damaging storms in parts of the Midwest. A .70 inch shower provides the first real moisture in seven months, easing water concerns as gardens lag and livestock needs persist. The letter reflects a delayed spring and ongoing drought anxieties.
New school facilities rise nationwide and Lancaster County shines in the program though some campuses prove inadequate before opening. A Philadelphia area junior senior high built for 850 now serves over 1700 students amid expansions and site moves as districts merge and plans stretch.
A farm equipment company emphasizes manure's worth from five to ten dollars per ton depending on management. It notes Iowa manure crops equal oat and hay value, urges careful handling as urine provides most nitrogen and potash, and cites nationwide losses of around half the manure crop annually.
Fifty years ago the Susquehanna shad season collapsed with profits disappearing for Delaware County fishermen as catches at Chester and Marcus Hook shrank. A May 1906 conference with U S Fish Commissioner Titcomb urged state and federal action over dredging and pollution blamed for the decline. The report also recalls a German Baptist Brethren love feast in Ephrata with 2,000 attendees, and various 1906 local notes on farming, trees planted in Lancaster County, and debates on farmer taxation.
Report states forest rangers enlisted Jemez Indians to kill wild horses in Cerro del Pio and Bear Springs to gain cooperation with education on horse meat advantages. Some Indians opposed the plan while the governor and council approved. Also notes 1930 fire losses of about 125 million dollars, driven by drought and lack of fire protection.
District Forester E. L. Brouse reports that over 225000 seedlings and transplants were obtained from the State Department of Forests and Waters for a major reforestation effort in Orristown Pennsylvania.
The text presents a devotional reading plan with background scripture Acts 11 19 and Galatians 6 1 10 guiding reflection. It emphasizes spiritual restoration, accountability and carrying one another's burdens within a church context.
A 1956 lesson explores Antioch church growth and tensions with mixed Greek and Jewish believers. Barnabas selects Saul to help lead a diverse, expanding church, highlighting the need for wise leadership and unity in a pagan city.
The AFL-CIO Executive Council calls for a new round of substantial wage increases this year to expand purchasing power.
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