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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1958
Page
2
The College of Agriculture at Pennsylvania State University reports growing demand for ornamental nursery management and turfgrass programs. Fifteen new students pre register for turf courses and twenty eight for winter courses. Programs include English, chemistry, botany, citizenship and health with certificates issued on completion.
The report shows Monday mostly steady with prices 25 to 50 cents lower on cattle over 1150 lbs. Tuesday remains steady to strong. Wednesday weighs under 1050 lbs steady while 1050 to 1150 lbs are steady to 25 cents off and 1150 lbs and up steady to 50 cents off.
The 15th annual New Holland Sales Stables Dairy Show and Sale averaged $582 for the first 20 cows and sold 250 dairy cows overall. Top price went to a three year old purebred Holstein shown by Elam Burkholder for $850 bought by Joe Stoltzfus. other high bids included $600 for a second place Holstein and $530 for third. John I. Fritz swept top three Guernsey honors with buyers including Joe Walters and Abram Ebersold. Overall, manager Gingrich praised strong crowd bidding and a higher average than last year.
The Rural Electrification Administration approved two electric loans totaling 673000 last week to Iowa and Pennsylvania borrowers. The funds will finance 45 miles of distribution line and initial electric service for about 400 rural farmers and residents plus four new substations and system improvements.
Market reports show higher prices for barrows and gilts with sows up to 50 cents. Early clearance and strong demand push US No 1 to 3 ranges around 190 to 235 with multiple lots in the 1925 to 1935 area. Several hundred No 1 and 3 stock mostly No 1 and 2 items average 190 to 225 while 55 head No 1 220 and 1950 to 16 lead the day. Prices for varying weights and grades continue across the 240 to 280 and 300 to 400 pound ranges with sows around 1725 to 1850.
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