The Cat and Mouse Game in Tobacco Marketing
In Lancaster County a columnist laments slow tobacco purchases as buyers stay absent and prices drift downward. He cites Dr. William L. Henning on orderly marketing and warns the 1960 crop may shrink as growers hold out but eventually yield to lower bids.
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Tom
Mouse
William L. Henning
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County Agricultural Council
Lancaster County
Tobacco
Farmers Union advocates stronger government aid for family farms
The Farmers Union led by James Patton presses for federal policies to ensure parity income for family farms. It seeks price supports, loan programs, and marketing orders to provide stable returns, arguing farm earnings should match city incomes with government-backed safeguards.
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James Patton
Farmers Union
Patton
US Department of Agriculture
Lancaster Farming Weekly Lancaster County Farm News
Lancaster Farming published Saturdays from Lancaster Pennsylvania run by Jack Owen editor and Robert G Campbell advertising manager. The 1955 issue lists offices on North Duke Street and Mount Joy with subscription rates and imprint details.
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Foone
Lancaster Fewpress
Jack Owen
Robert G Campbell
Feat ‘Lished
Lancaster Farming
Lancaster
Hancaster
Mountjay
Pa Newspaper Publishers’ Association
National
Hdstorial Association
Federal Umpire Proposes 5 Point Food and Fiber Policy
The Farmers Union plan outlines a 5 point program including annual domestic quantity targets for each commodity, humane market needs, export markets, safety reserves, and a food for peace export program. Patton suggests setting farmer production goals and argues for government assistance to raise net income.
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Farmers Union
National Safety Reserve
Patton
Rural Rhythms Freezer Blues
A poem by Carol Dean Huber lists produce like peas corn beans carrots spinach beets apples peaches and berries. The speaker reflects on how everything that grows has been frozen and stored in a freezer.
God Is Great Beyond Size and Power
Devotional reading notes that God is not a large object but a Spirit whose perfections are to the utmost degree. It contrasts little gods with the Creator, emphasizes divine power love wisdom and justice, and links God’s greatness to providence and creation rather than mere physical scale.
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God
S Pealey
Hig Min
Psalm
Be Alert For Foot Rot And Frosted Forage Dangers
Wet muddy conditions raise foot rot risk in cattle and sheep. Veterinary treatment may cure but severe cases tough. prevent with drainage and copper sulfate baths. Beware frost damaged forage. plant temporary pastures like winter rye to extend grazing. Corn picker dangers call for caution around operating machinery to prevent accidents.
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Sudan
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Chu Chast
U.S
Rele’ Community Press Service
Kenneth J, Foreman
Dr. Foreman
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