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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1956
Page
13
Harrisburg PA farmers set all time high yields per acre for corn potatoes and tobacco in the latest Nem records. Strong growers reported record outputs this season across major crops.
Samuel A Dum of East Petersburg becomes president of Lancaster Inter State Milk Market Committee as it reorganizes for 1957. Brubaker elected vice president. Shark named secretary treasurer. new sales committee named with Cowan as market manager.
A scanned notice lists multiple sales including an 182 acre farm near Hershey and two one story buildings in Elizabethtown area. December 1 auctions include Shank property near Elizabethtown Bainbridge Road and Warwick Union School District one room schools Mullport Speedwell Webster and Cherry Grove with partial lot descriptions and sale times.
An unusual note references a Nepal find of a fossilized cow about eighteen inches tall. The text then lists upcoming auctions in Elizabeth Township and nearby towns with dates, locations, and items for sale including real estate, personal property, household goods, antiques, livestock, and farm implements.
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