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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1958
Page
8
On Thursday November 20 cattle and calves sold actively with lightweights brisk. Prime butcher steers brought 28.50 to 28.50 with weights over 1200 pounds at 27.00. Choice and Good steers 1150 down to 1250 up 28 to 26.50. Choice butcher heifers 25 to 27, good 23 to 25, and plain 21 to 23. Bulls 25.50 to 27, cows 20 to 22 and cutters 18.50 to 20.
LancasterPro duction Credit Assoc and National Farm Loan Assoc members held a three night joint meeting program in Lebanon Lancaster and Dauphin counties to mark PCA's Silver Anniversary. More than 250 PCA NFLA voters attended with H Wilbur Heller elected NFLA board member and John J Kahler re elected PCA vice president. Jacob Smith was named to NFLA board.
Stocker and feeder steers sold for 24.50 to 27 per cwt and stock steer calves 28 to 30. Good butcher calves brought 28 to 41.50 with mediums at 23 to 28 and thin calves 22 to 30 per cwt.
The USDA released acreage marketing guides for 1959 spring vegetables for fresh use and for spring melons. Planting acreage for spring vegetables is projected 3 percent below 1958 and melons 1 percent lower. Further details and percentages from 1958 to 1959 for 18 major fresh spring vegetables are available from regular USDA agencies.
Heller recalls the early formation of the local PCA, crediting 25 charter members and the NFLA board switch for unified operations over two decades. G. G. Mimnich of Lititz, Samuel G Ober of Elizabethtown, John H. Gibble of Myerstown, and Richard P. Maule of Quarryville are listed as board members.
Society No 12 held its November meeting at Mrs Earl Mowrer’s home with co hostesses Mrs Henry Elsen and Mrs Lester Sigman presiding. Officers elected for two year terms include Mrs Henry Eiberg president Mrs Howard Jones vice president Mrs William Shenk second vice president Mrs Raymond Aston secretary and Mrs James Frey treasurer. The group donated 10 to the Society for Prevention of Muscular Dys trophy and 5 to the American Bible Society. A miscellaneous auction raised 39 35. The Christmas party is set for December 20 at Highville Fire Hall with co hostesses Mrs Aaron Merwin and Mrs Clarence Witmer. fruit juices will be collected for Heart Haven and gifts exchanged.
The NFLA board includes Ira M Krall of Myerstown RD 2 Samuel B Williams Jr of Middletown RD 1 Richard B LeFever of Quarryville RD 1 and Heller and Smith.
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