Agriculture economists warn of tough times for farmers
Editorial notes a potential recession, with ag economists predicting tough sledding through 1977 and 1978. Exports fall sharply, wheat prices collapse while straw sells higher, and feed costs stay low only briefly. Net farm income is expected to tighten, impacting farmers and agribusinesses despite stable expenses outside feed.
Farm Calendar Highlights Three Day Maple Lawn Weekend
Farm Calendar lists Penchilicious Labor Day Weekend at Maple Lawn Farms New Park for three days. The South Mountain Fair runs Sept 5 through Sept 10. Hunterdon County Soil Conservation District meets Sept 6 at the Extension Center, followed by a Sept 7 executive committee meeting of the county board of agriculture.
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Maple Lawn Farms
New Park
South Mountain Fair
Arendtsville
Hunterdon County
N.J
Soil Conservation District
Board of Agriculture
Gospel in deeds highlighted amid a busy Lancaster county notices
A religious reflection opens the page followed by local notices. Lancaster County Conservation District meets at 7 30 p m Farm and Home Center, Red Rose Beef and Sheep Club picnic at Penryn Picnic Woods. Susquehanna River Basin Commission meets 9 a m in Baltimore and Mount Joy East Petersburg areas discussed. Field day on pond construction and terracing along Route 17. York Fair runs through Sept 17 with NEBA Open House in Tunkhannock and Pennsylvania Junior Angus Heifer Show at 4 p m in York.
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Lancaster County Conservation District Board
Farm and Home Center
Red Rose Beef and Sheep Club
Penryn Picnic Woods
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Constellation Room
New World Trade Center
Pratt Street
Baltimore
Mount Joy
East Petersburg
Lancaster County
Ickesburg
York
NEBA
Tunkhannock
Pennsylvania
Warning on deadly silo gases reaches farmers and workers
A public safety warning highlights nitrogen dioxide nitrogen tetroxide nitric oxide and carbon dioxide as lethal silo gases. It urges avoiding silos during filling, using blower 15 to 20 minutes before entry, and leaving immediately if irritation or signs of gas exposure appear.
Lancaster boro workers quit Teamsters union
A group of Lancaster County borough employees voted to join the Teamsters last winter but dropped out this week. They charge the union told them what to do and was not working for them. The Teamsters Local involved continues on page 39.
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Boro
Lancaster County
Teamsters
Sound Doctrine in Titus Befits Living Out Faith
The devotion explains Titus focuses on religious behavior over beliefs. It outlines how elders, older men, older women, and younger women are to live in a way that mirrors sound doctrine, emphasizing actions that reflect faith.
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Titus
God
Corn and alfalfa farming tips from 1977 agronomy bulletin
The bulletin warns silo gas dangers after filling and urges ventilation or silo blower use. It discusses bedding from shredded corn stalks and cost savings, alfalfa weed control with 24-D, and the value of certified seed. It advises winter grain seeding times and soil prep for oats barley and wheat.
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