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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1957
Page
11
Pennsylvania farm values remain above national averages despite a slow sales pace and fewer ownership transfers to distress. Observers cite recent monetary and tax pressures, strong farmer finances, and rising inputs as factors shaping land prices and limited land offerings.
The USDA reports a second year of higher farm income with a projected 1958 level similar to 1957. Net income for the nation is seen at about 21 billion dollars this year, up two percent from 1956, while Pennsylvania shows gains in livestock products and crop values despite a September decline from the Keystone State.
The Arkansas Gazette notes radical fashion shifts affecting film reshowing and hints nudist audiences may welcome the trend. The commentary touches on clothing as a censoring force and broader shifts in public display of attire.
A north Iowa farmer's mint venture in 1907 yielded $65 per acre with a $800 outlay for still equipment. Mint oil sold for $266 per pound after distillation, using steam from a traction engine and a cooling pipe system. Other notes include poultry income on a 160 acre Iowa farm, a mail honey leak incident, and long-ago local curiosities from Lancaster County and nearby towns.
Twenty five years ago the finest steer in the world, a Hereford named Texas Special, sold at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. It brought 125 per hundred or 1675 total, judged grand world champion, bought by Pflaeler Bros Packing Co. of Chicago. Judges noted the animal's superb eye and quality, though the price trailed the 1929 champion Lucky Strike. Texas Special was owned by M Largent & Company of Merkel Texas.
State Police raided a West Cocalico farm near Denver discovering four 50 gallon stills and 3575 gallons of liquor. Adam Hertzog and Clinton Bucher were arrested for illegal manufacture and sale of liquor. Stills hid in chicken houses. 3000 gallons of mash destroyed. 15 gallons of applejack found in a confiscated car. Three men died in a separate crash near Yellow Springs after hitting a large deer.
December 1 1957 lesson highlights Saint Paul writing from a Roman prison. Paul faces potential execution yet remains steadfast in faith, inspiring Christians in peril including East Germany youth and others behind the iron curtain. The piece notes the Praetorian Guard’s growing exposure to the gospel and asserts God brings the best from worst circumstances.
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