Pennsylvania Peach Harvest Nears Peak Amid Wet Spring
State Department of Agriculture reports peach harvest in Adams Franklin York and Berks Lehigh belts nearing peak with giant Hale and early Elberta varieties picked. Erie County still harvesting summer varieties. late Elberta come next. Weather mixed with rain in northeast. cool season slows some crops. Corn strong in southeast. hay and oats being cut. potatoes, tobacco and apples in various stages. vegetables in good supply.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculure
Adams-Franklin-York
Berks-Lehigh
Erie County
Lancaster County
Luzerne
Loughin Ayrshires Cited for Month
The Chester Springs dairy herd of C Ellwood Laughin earned top Ayrshire recognition for the month. The 11 cows delayed 1108 pounds of 4.5 percent milk and 50 pounds of butterfat, placing them among the nation's leading Ayrshire herds in the Ayrshire Herd Test Division. Under association rules all registered cows on test are included in the average. With 16 000 cows tested, the Ayrshire breed records the highest proportion of cows on test.
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C. Ellwood Laughin
Chester Springs
Ayrshire
Fire Burns Across County Destroying Tout Farm Buildings
A lightning strike caused a Saturday fire at the Arthur and Chester Tout Farm a mile north of Oyster Point destroying the stone and frame bank barn machinery shed frame machinery shed and corn crib. Loss was estimated at 75000 with 75 tons baled hay 50 tons straw and 2000 bushels of corn ruined. The barn dated back at least 150 years.
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Arthur and Chester Tout
Lancaster
Oyster Point
Broilers Listings Rise in August Trade at Lancaster Exchange
Broiler listings and offerings increased in August 1956 at the Lancaster Poultry Exchange in Rohrerstown compared with August 1955. Despite more birds listed, total sales dropped with 203 lots and 517 455 birds sold in August 1956 versus 220 lots and 519 652 birds sold in August 1955. Military manpower reductions may continue with new weapons, per Admiral Radford.
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Broilers
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
Rohrerstown
Northern Parts Of State Slow In Crop Growth
A report from Potter County areas and into New York shows slow crop development in the northern part of the state despite adequate rainfall. Warm days and heavy humidity kept soils soggy, with 36 degrees freezing Monday morning. Deer populations rise as forests stay healthy while some fields of hay suffer from continuous rain.
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Coudersport
Commonwealth
Potter County
New York State
Leese
Potato City
New York State Line
Dairy Show Set for Sept 19 at Quarryville Fair
Due to a conflict with the state show judging of dairy cattle at the Southern Lancaster County Community Fair in Quarryville will be Wednesday afternoon Sept 19 at 1 PM. Dick Adams of the state extension service will judge the event enabling exhibitors to attend the Harrisburg show the next day. Dates for the Solance Fair are Sept 19 20 and 21.
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Lancaster County
Quarryville
Dick Adams
State Extension Service
Harrisburg
Farm Prices in Pennsylvania Rise Seven Points
The Pennsylvania price index for farmers rose seven points for the month ended August 15, reaching 242 percent of the 1910-14 average. National index fell seven points to 237. Gains were due to marketing advantages in Keystone State, milk price seasonal rise, and potatoes included in the survey.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Penn
Tobacco Here Moving Quick Crop Excellent
In Lancaster County the 1956 tobacco crop is at peak movement into drying sheds with rapid harvesting and early ripening. Farmers work full schedules to house the crop and prepare racks for wilt and drying. Silo filling and sorghum soybean silos are advised, with cautions on wilt and preservatives. Winter oats seeding should finish by Sept 15 20 using LeConte or Du Bois varieties with 0 20 20 or 4 12 22 blends. Peach producers harvest briskly and corn alfalfa and soybeans show rapid maturing. tree ripened peaches recommended for best dessert and processing.
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Lancaster County
M. M. Smith
Harry 8S
Delaware
New Jer
Warwick Shorthorn Bull Tops Maryland at State Fair
Warwick Beaming Boy shown by Warwick Farms of Lititz won grand champion bull in the Shorthorn show at the 1956 Maryland State Fair. Orus B King as herd manager led Warwick Farms owner Irl A. Daffin to six first place blue ribbons. Eight herds competed in the Shorthorn show.
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Timonium, Md
Warwick
Warwick Farms
Lititz
Orus B King
Irl
A. Daffin
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Loughin Ayrshires
Lancaster County Peaches
Admiral Radford
Ernest J. Neill
Quarryvuile Memorial Methodist Choir
Quarryville Fair
Maryland
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