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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1956
Page
4
Harrisburg reports egg production across Pennsylvania farms fell in April with 308 million eggs produced, 17 million below March and 11 million under April 1955. Cooler April weather, fewer layers, and lower flock numbers contributed to the drop, while prices for eggs stayed at 45 cents per dozen as of April 15.
Timely farm notes cover weed control in corn with 2 4-D at 10 pounds per acre and spraying timing. Tips include not cultivating for two weeks and applying at emergence or spike stage. Also covered are training young chicks, two upcoming short courses on beekeeping and rabbit farming, plus parasite losses in livestock and pruning ground cover.
New Holland’s Community Park was sold to a non profit group to operate for the Borough and surrounding communities. The Community Memorial Park Association will pay the Webers 5000 dollars annually until 120000 dollars is paid, with no interest. The park comprises a baseball diamond pool pavilions bandstand two tennis courts and a large parking area and will open the pool on Memorial Day under new management.
John Vannoy 18 of Peach Bottom shot and knifed a gray fox believed rabid that had attacked the tires of a tractor driven by his brother Robert 22 in a farm yard incident. Several rabies related sightings reported in the southern county area with fewer recent reports.
Uniform price of $355 per cwt for April milk deliveries to 393 approved plants in the New York Metropolitan milk market area. Butterfat differential set at 58 cents for each tenth of a pound above or below the standard 3 5 percent test.
The 18th annual Conference for Town and Country Pastors runs June 18 to 22 on the Pennsylvania State University campus. Dr. S. W Blizzard will become chairman, guiding rural pastors on agricultural developments and new personal problem handling techniques. A homemakers program for pastors' wives, directed by Delpha E. Wiesendanger, will be offered.
A weekend storm system left at least 12 dead with damage in the millions. Lancaster County, Flint, Midhwis, Cleveland, and Duquesne reported heavy losses while Christiana's Bridge Street marked 100 degrees as heat broke records nationwide.
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