Oats and Potatoes Falter While Other Crops Rise in 1956
A Pennsylvania crop round-up shows higher yields for most field crops in 1956, with oats and late potatoes declining. Wet conditions boosted eastern yields, while western areas lagged. A long cool wet year with six months of rain and frosts shortened the season and caused record late freezes affecting apples cherries tomatoes and other vegetables.
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Sharrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Early crops face drought and strong rains affect harvests
The Oct 1 forecast shows corn at 68,692,000 bu, up from last year. wheat near 16 million bu but below average. oats at 30 million bu, down from last year. barley 9.5 million. rye around 600,000. hay yield about 3,811,000 tons with losses in western counties after heavy rains. fall potatoes down from 1955. potato late season and cigar leaf tobacco yield record high at 50 million lb.
Oliver Armstrong to Show Holy Land Films at Martie
Lancaster businessman Oliver Armstrong will present his Holy Land films at the Marnie Township Elementary School on Saturday at 7 30. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Rawlinsville Camp, the program follows a four month Holy Land tour by Armstrong. The event also features the ten best loved hymns of the State.
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Oliver Armstrong
Lancaster
Holy Land
Pennsylvania
Marnie Township
Ladies
Rawlinsville Camp
Armstrong
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State Department of Agri
Martie
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
U.S. Senator
James H. Duff
W. J. Kessler
Harrisburg
Ment
General Assembly City District
Paue G. Murray
General Assembly Co
Norman
Leader
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U. S. Representative
Paul B. Dague
Sen. Duff
Rep. Dague
T. A. Ehrgood
Baker Royer
Edwin D. Eshleman
Republican County Committee of
Lancaster Co
G. Graybill Diehm
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