Food for the American Worker Changes Hours Over Time
An Lancaster Farming piece notes a shift in work hours since 1950 from 51 to under 40 per week to support a family of average size. It frames the change as improving efficiency and worker well being.
Tomato Breeding Leader Takes Six Month Leave for Mexico
Russell E Larson head of horticulture at Penn State will take a six month leave to study tomato breeding in Mexico. He plans to depart in late June with his family by car. Larson is noted for hybrid tomato work and previously earned the Leonard H Vaughan award in 1948 and the All American Trials bronze medal in 1955. He introduced the Keystate F1 tomato in 1947.
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Larson
Leonard H. Vaughan
Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station
Association
State College
Soil Conservation District
Washington
Lee Adamson
Avella
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Greene
Fayette
FFA
Gerald Bullock
Belleville
Wayne B. Rentschler
Lampeter
Dallas Perfect
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Raymond D Shaffer
Dalmatia
Pennsylvania
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The
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