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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1958
Page
14
Joseph K. Owen of Pequea R1 reports a recent harvest of twenty bushels of onions that were grown with orders pooled by parents and neighbors. He notes the crop is mild with very good flavor and several onions exceed four inches in diameter.
Harrisburg report says 1958 Pennsylvania farm chickens excluding commercial broilers total about 216 million, second smallest since 1924. Levels show 8 percent rise from 1957, 29 percent below 10 year average. layers down early year but rise by June due to higher laying rate, with egg production up 74 percent since 1940 and 13 percent since 1950. Iowa and Minnesota lead in flock counts. California slips to third.
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