Agriculture Everybody's Business theme for 1959 Farm Show
Harrisburg announces the 1959 State Farm Show to run January 12 to 16 the 43rd show since 1917 with the theme Agriculture Everybody's Business The Farm Show Commission reports a record total premium of 622,8750 across 30 departments led by dairy cattle at 17,034 beef cattle 9,653 poultry 9,328 and special events including the Farm Show Folk Dance Festival with 870 in prize money and 480 entrants.
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Harrisburg
Farm Show Commission
State Agriculture
William L Henning
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Henning
Commission
Record Crop Year Forecast by Crop Reporting Board
The Crop Reporting Board forecast August 1 as the biggest crop year with all-crop production index projected at 113, above the 1948 level and matched in 1956 and last year. The 28-crop per-acre index is seen at 137, an 8 percent rise, with gains in per-acre yields for corn, wheat, oats, rice, rye, dry beans, fall potatoes, cotton, sorghum, and record production for soybeans, wheat, and barley.
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Crop Reporting Board
Soil District Directors to Meet and Present Annual Report
Pennsylvania farmers stand to gain from the National Plowing Contests and Conservation Exposition held August 21 and 22 at Hershey. The annual conference of Pennsylvania Soil Conservation District Directors follows September 18 and 19 in Sunbury with the association’s meeting. Henry Hackman of Lancaster County presides. William L Henning of the State Soil Conservation Commission will outline agricultural benefits during a commission session tied to the conference.
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Soil District
Hackman
Pennsylvania
Hershey
Pennsylvania Soil Conservation District
Ember
Sunbury
Pennsylvania Association of Soil Conservation District Directors
Henry Hackman
Manheim
Lancaster County
William L Henning
State Soil Conservation Commision
Commission
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Allis-Chalmers
L. H. Brubaker
Lancaster, Pa
Nissley Farm Service
Washington Boro
Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv
Quarryville, Pa
N. G. Myers & Son
Rheems, Pa
R. S. Weaver
Stevens, Pa
Lititz, Pa
Snavelys Farm Service
New Holland, Pa
Clarence
Pete) Bevins
Peach Bottom
Orie Kilby
New Texas
Peach Bottom Ri
Kilby
Lancaster
Bushong, Inc
Rohrerstown, Pa
Ph. Lancaster
Farm Service
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