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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1956
Page
7
Charles B. Shuman president of the American Farm Bureau Federation said Monday that in the last 15 years American agriculture increased efficiency by about 80 percent and shared the benefits with consumers.
A page of classified advertisements lists farms for sale including 17 acre property with outbuildings and 165 acres across nine points two adjoining farms. Also offered are laying ducks, poultry related products, household items, a child’s horse and other goods, services like tree trimming, and sales pitches for Avon gifts and Soul-Aid distribution. Contact details span Manheim Lancaster Quarryville Leacock and related exchange lines.
Mail Box Market offers English walnuts at 20 cents a pound by Aaron Bleacher Conestoga RD2 Pa or TR 2-6234. A player piano and an accordion are for sale with contact Millersville TR 2-5765. Pure bred collie puppies seven weeks old listed by Lititz MA 6-5638. 175 Greider super cross yearling hens and 1 mule for sale SE of Manheim along 772 Earl Metzler RJ MO 53-8886.
At the Pennsylvania Farmers Association annual meeting, the speaker claimed farm efficiency rose 80 percent and consumer buying power for food is now as strong or stronger than ever. He contrasted producer profits with industry labor bargaining and argued prices are set by consumers, not Washington, noting a 25 percent price decline over five years.
Rates guide for box ads and paid classified copy in Lancaster Farming Quarryville PA. Keyed ads cost 25 cents additional per insertion with a 4 cent per word charge for three or more consecutive insertions, eight dollar minimum, deadlines: Wednesday morning. no ads after 10:00 a.m. Wednesday.
Shuman argues against the idea of obtaining prosperity for American agriculture through government surpluses or wealth transfers. He says surpluses burden agriculture, while productivity can outpace population growth, and urges storing in soil and livestock rather than giving away excess. He cites global malnutrition and world surpluses of wheat cotton and feed grains.
Public sale set for Tuesday November 27 1956 at 1 30 pm of a 99 acre limestone soil farm in West Hempfield Township Lancaster County two miles south of Salunga on the Salunga Chestnut Hill Mennonite Church road. The property features an eight room brick house with modern conveniences a four room brick summer house a large bank barn with tobacco space a tobacco shed and related outbuildings plus ten acres of pasture and water systems. Viewings offered November 20 and November 26 from 1 to 4 pm by R D 1 Mount Joy Edgar F Funk auctioneer and Rengier Musser attorneys.
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