Guernsey 4H Dairy Team Triumphs in Show
Lancaster Farming reports a Guernsey dairy event with a key Life themed program. Alva Long Lloyd Egler Victor Plastow and Reba Bushong from Columbia appear as speakers and guests. The 4H Dairy Judging Team is introduced amid broader page 1 coverage.
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Christ
Galilee
Calvary
Alva Long
District 11
Lloyd Egler
State
Victor Plastow
Reba Bushong
al Columbia
Waterloo
Iowa
Angus Grand Champion Sold At Timonium Expo
Ernie Frey Angus 1045 lb reserve champion sold for 50 cents per pound to William Schrader Berg T J Kurdle Co of Baltimore. The grand champion brought $510 per pound for Penn State. Joe Walker's Hereford steer sold at $2.01 per pound. Walker's 4 H FFA entry weighed 1050 lbs.
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William Schrader-Berg-T. J. Kurdle Co
Baltimore
Timonium
Ernst Frey
Quarryville
Penn State
Joe Walker
Walker
FFA
Marys bathing suit styles noted in McAlester column
A brief observation from MacAnad News in McAlester Oklahoma notes that this years Marys bathing suit fashion resembles past designs across many places. The remark highlights a common trend without naming specific individuals beyond Mary.
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Mary
MacAnad News
McAlester
Okla
Grand Champ Steer Yields 66.75 Percent at Lancaster Show
The grand champion steer of the Southeast District 4-H Club Show in Lancaster weighed 647 lbs dressed and yielded 66.75 percent cold weight. Shown by Miss Verna Landis of R4 Lancaster, the 950-lb Angus sold at $1 per pound to the Crystal Restaurant in Reading.
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Lancaster
Verna Landis
Crystal
Reading
Pennsylvania Potatoes Set New State Yield Records
Harrisburg reports excessive rains caused some fields to lose up to 100 bushels per acre due to tuber rotting but a new state record average yield of 165 bags per acre for fall potatoes was achieved. Late summer Cobblers reached 170 bags per acre with total fall production for 1956 at 7 425 000 bags from 45 000 acres harvested. national fall production estimated at 167 million bags.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
York County
Lehigh
Weather outlook mid November to mid December
The Weather Bureau forecasts a cooler period overall with below normal temperatures across most of the nation except for the West Coast and Northern Plains. Strong departures occur along the Gulf coast states with above normal precipitation along the Gulf and Atlantic Seaboard. Subnormal rainfall is expected west of the Continental Divide and in the upper Mississippi Valley.
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The
Weather Bureau
West Coast
Northern Plains
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
Continental Divide
Mississippi Valley
Poultry and Egg Market Report Philadelphia November 21
USDA market quotes show processed poultry at 29-31 cents for 2-3 lb Grade A and US Grade A, and 31-32 cents for 4-5 lb hens delivered. receipts include Maryland Delaware Virginia North Carolina totals. Eggs move steady to fair demand with ample offerings. prices shown for white and brown grades and standards across various sizes and qualify.
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Philadelphia
USDA
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
North Carolina
Price Supports For 1957 Corn Referendum Details
Officials outline plans for 1957 corn price supports and non-compliance options. Farmers to receive base acreages and allotments before the December 11 vote. ASC committees and county agents will provide program details and operating guidance as rulings are announced.
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Soil Bank
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees
ASC
New York Paper Praises Britain Amid Delay Rumor
An American newspaper lauds Britain in a brief, admiring note while comments on a delay circulate, with unclear phrases suggesting chatter about policy or events. The fragment mentions Punch and a cryptic phrase implying a mismatch or translation issue.
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Britain
New York
Arte
Farm Calendar Highlights Local Ag Events
Listings note upcoming events from Nov 23 to Jan 18 including Chicago International Livestock Exposition, New Holland sales stables merchandise sales, Fulton Grange play An Old Fashioned Mother, conservation contract sign up deadline, and the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg with National Farm Bureau Federation and Farm Show events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New Holland Jr. Chamber of Commerce
New Holland Sales
Harry W. Weidman
Elizabethtown
Charles W. Mast
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fulton Grange 66
South West Lititz Homemakers Club
John Burkholder
Lititz
Law. Co. Farmers Assn
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Guernsey
Ernie Frey
Angus
Hanford's
Selecta
Charles Lauder
East Earl R
REP
F. W. Fisher
Leacock, Pa
New Holland Supply Co
New Holland
Arrioz
Rotten Eldt
Lancaster Farming
der Conservation Reserve
Society of Farm Women
Swatara Hill
James Kieffer
Law Co. Farmers Assn. Board of Directors
Paul Herr Home
Holtwood
National Farm Bureau Federation
Miami Beach
Farm Show
Stanley H. Deiter
Lampeter
Ph. Lancaster
Texaco
TEXAC
Garber Oil
Mt. Joy
Landis Stone Meal CO
Rheems, PA
Lancaster County
the “County Bank
Stanley M. Musselman
Department
Lancaster County National_ Bank
King St
Prince and James
Queen St
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