Holiday Turkey Scarcity Hits Pennsylvania’s Farms
The Pennsylvania crop report shows turkeys down 23 percent this year, with heavy breeds leading the drop and Beltsville whites, Jersey Buffs and Royal Palms also falling 22 percent. Pennsylvania ranks fifteenth nationally in turkey production and prices Aug–July averaged higher than 1957, while feed costs rose slightly.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Pysiniylvania Crop Reporting Service
Beltsville
Summer Era Hardware Intercourse opens in Lancaster
Charles B Hoober and L H Jackson announce Myer's Store in Lancaster hosts Summer Era Hardware Intercourse featuring Peach Bottom and C E Wiley & Son products.
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Charles B Hoober
Kirkwood
L H Jackson Myer’s Store
Lancaster
Peach Bottom
E Wiley & Son
Future Farmers Win Three Grand Championship Ribbons at Dairy Show
The Future Farmers earned three grand championship ribbons at the Lancaster County dairy show. Holstein top honors went to James Hartranft of Kutz Town, with 94 entries showcased by prominent Pennsylvania breeders. Judges included Jonas Gruber, Howard Weiss, and Fred Naugle. breed plaques and cups were awarded across Holstein Ayrshire Guernsey and Jersey divisions.
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Lancaster
James Hartranft
Kutztown
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Jonas Gruber
Thomasville
Howard Weiss
Myerstown
Fred Naugle
Carlisle
Holstein
Ayrshire
Guernsey
Jersey
David Lichty
Gordonville
Glenn Foreman
Tom Halladay
Kirkwood
Tom Halladay Jr
George Welch
Peach Bottom
Kenneth
Pa Red Meat Production Falls From Last Year
Pennsylvania red meat production in July totaled 66,078,000 pounds dressed weight, down 13 percent from July 1957 and 1 percent from June 1958. Beef and lamb and mutten rose slightly versus June, veal up 3 percent, pork down 3 percent. seven month total 495,163,000 pounds, down 7 percent from January–July 1957.
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Pennsylvania
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Turkey
Dowpon
Tae Darceyee Sraset
Ecoe
Iran
SAP Gaylord
Dow Chemical Company
Blue Ball
Jacob B. Zimmerman
Bareville
Martin’s Hardware
Denver
Denver Supply Co
Paul H Gehman Allen A. Matt
Elizabethtown Farmers Supply, Inc
Kaylor Bros, RD
Ephrata Farmersville Equipment Co
Martin’s Feed
Florin Hess
Mumma’s Hardware
Gap
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
Acoln
J E Galen
Lititz
Eby’s Mill, Inc
Manheim
Cassel’s Mill, Inc
N. G. Hershey & Son
Millersville
Millersville Supply Co
Mountville Kauffman Bros
Quarryville Conestoga Farm Service R. D
Musser’s Mill
Ross H. Rohrer & Sons
Schoeneck Brehm & Erck
Stevens Snader’s
Mt Aury
Strasburg Hamsher’s Mill
Washington
Boro Ament
West Willow West Willow Farmers Assn, Inc
Willow Street
Dombach Bros
J. C. Ehrlich CO
Chestnut St
Lancaster, Pa
E. Laverne Mull
Quarryville
Lee Stoltzfus
New
Providence
Blue
Jon Timothy Dedoon
C. Kenneth Young
Kenneth Garber
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Guernsey Sales Pavilion
Thomas Halladay, Jr
Kirk
Reacon
Beacon Dealers
Beacon Advisors
The
Beacon Milling Company
Philadelphia and
Carlisle Sts
York, Pa
York
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