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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1956
Page
11
A recent speech by the U S Secretary of Agriculture notes U S agriculture now yields about 50 percent more output than 1935 1939 while using roughly 30 percent fewer man hours. It cites steel rubber petroleum electricity tractors combines milking machines and high worker investment as key factors.
The article notes the federal government costs about 407 dollars per person annually. It cites a total spending of 69.1 billion dollars for the year ending June 30, 1957, the largest peacetime total. Per capita costs have risen from 398 in 1956 and 394 in 1955, above 14 dollars from 1954 and well below the 707 peak in 1944. The forecasted costs will be six times the 1939 level, with rising costs and uncertain limits.
State corn picking contests highlight an agricultural shift from hand husking to mechanical pickers and shellers. The piece recalls crowds at husking events, the era of horse drawn wagons, and the nostalgia for the bang of the bangboard as mechanization transforms labor and efficiency.
Dr Karl Butler of Ithaca New York notes mechanized farming multiplies output over bygone generations yet calls for more farm research. He says farmers need affordable machinery that fits their operations as farms expand or machines shrink. Roy Bainer predicts a 40 percent rise in U S farm production by 1975 to feed growing population.
After the World Series, readers are urged to stay alert as harvest season begins in 1956. The note stresses caution during corn crop gathering and warns to be safe to avoid accidents and fatalities.
A 1906 blizzard struck western Pennsylvania causing heavy snow and rail and trolley disruption. Snow also hit Cleveland with severe cold and a fatality, while freezes damaged crops from Virginia to Texas. In Harrisburg, Governor Pennypacker urged railroad executives to host Capitol excursions. On the Herr farm in Collins a house and barn burned, destroying two tenanted outbuildings and storing large quantities of straw hay phosphate and potatoes. the fire started by a tramp left the property a total loss.
An LF reader describes the Stoltzfus farm sold near Street Road in Lancaster County. The Old Ruppert House near Bellbank carries Revolutionary War ties, while the adjacent John Holmes farm is noted as the oldest William Penn grant in the area and a scenic route historic for travelers in horse and buggy days.
Lois M. Logan thanks Ernie and the Kennett Square (Pa) Flying Farmers club for outstanding publicity in 1955 56. She praises the magazine and hopes the paper continues to grow and spread good news nationwide.
In Amanda B. Myers garden in Kirkwood two pepper plants produced many peppers with counts of 32 and 29. Separately county transit changes followed merger news with bus lines replacing trolley routes in parts of the area.
In 1931 a merger unified city and county electric lines into the Consstoga Transportation Company. Penn State established a 25 acre Tobacco Experimental Station near Lancaster with a nine year lease, abandoning the Ephrata site. Delaware Canal transfer celebrations planned Oct 17 at Thompson Neely Mill as the canal becomes a Commonwealth property and state park.
A historical sermon extols discipline and temperance, linking Do and Dont commandments to practical living. It argues self control prevents harm, urges responsible stewardship of land, and promotes constructive acts to protect life, health, and resources.
The article argues the Ten Commandments target primitive guidance, not discovery of morality. It explains that early people benefited from clear prohibitions like Dont steal or kill, making the rule simpler to grasp than positive duties.
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