Record corn yields boost Pennsylvania production to new high
The Pennsylvania Crop Report Service reports September weather lifted corn yields to 62 bushels per acre, a state record, with production at 76,616,000 bushels. Soybeans may reach 22 bushels per acre, grain and hay outputs rise, and tobacco, potatoes, grapes, and apples show gains with ample winter supplies.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Ene
County 4 Hers Plan Illinois Trip
Lancaster county 4 H director Victor Plastow announces plans for a Thanksgiving trip of five cars to Plano Illinois. The visit is a return trip to Illinois 4 H members who spent a week in Garden Spot host homes. About 20 county youths will tour Chicago for the International Livestock Exposition during a week long stay.
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County 4H
Plano
Illinois
Chicago
Plastow
State Crop Round-up from Harrisburg reports driest week of season
The State Crop Reporting Service notes frost ended most summer crops across Pennsylvania as the week ended Monday. Temperatures ran 2 to 4 degrees above normal with minimal rainfall except in the northwestern mountains. Farmers finish corn on silage and begin ear corn silage, with grain harvest underway and winter wheat seeding nearly complete. Potato digging and buckwheat harvest continue as the season nears closure.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Keystone
State
Central Mountains
Tier
Farm Show Deadlines Set For Nov Dec
Harrisburg announces entry deadlines for the 1959 Farm Show. Nov 17 closes for sheep swine beef dairy cattle most poultry draft horses and the folk dance festival. 4-H dairy and swine shows also due Nov 17 with extended dates for 4-H lambs beef cattle entries. Total premiums reach 62 287 50 across 27 departments.
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Harrisburg
State Farm Show Commission
State Farm Show
Farmers of America
Dairy Club
Annual 4-H Dairy Banquet Slated For Oct 24
Lancaster County 4-H Dairy Club members, parents and officials will gather at 645 p m Oct 24 at the Strasburg fire hall for the annual Dairy Banquet. The program includes 12 trophies, two $25 cash awards, four plaques and other awards, with Penn State dairy specialist Paul Anderson as principal speaker. Hosts are the Ayreshire Club led by president Paul Herr Jr, who also serves as master of ceremonies. North Lancaster Kiwanis Club backs the event with trophy and cash donations.
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Lancaster County
4-H Dairy Club
Strasburg Fire Hall
Paul Anderson
Penn State Dairy
Ayreshire Club
Paul Herr
Holtwood Rdi
Herr
North Lancaster Kiwani Club
4-H
Auditor Named for Lancaster Stockyards in 11-State District
E. H. Buck Haller, formerly USDA Market Service auditor in St Louis, becomes station and division auditor for the Lancaster Stockyards, first permanent auditor for the 11 state northeast district. He will audit interstate livestock firm records. native of Evansville, Indiana, with wife and two children moving to Lancaster.
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E H “Buck” Haller
Usda Market Service
Packer and Stockyards
St Louis
Lancaster
Haller
Evansville
Ind
Barley Price Supports Expanded for Lower Grades
The Department of Agriculture broadened barley price support eligibility to include grade No 5 barley, or No 5 garlicky barley, to aid producers amid an unusually thin crop. No 5 will be discounted 18 cents per bushel from the basic price for grade 2 or better, with other discounts applied. The change raises loan protection for barley amid unfavorable weather, especially in North Dakota.
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U.S Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
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Lancaster Yards
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