Forecasting’s Fun in Drought Affects Lancaster Market
Severe drought grips central and southern Great Plains with dry spells in Texas New Mexico Kansas Oklahoma Colorado and parts of Arizona Nevada Utah and South Dakota causing pasture and crop losses. Lancaster County notes national conditions influence the market basket and farm income varies with government supports across crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains
Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
South Dakota
Lancaster County
One Solanco Township Not Certified Brucellosis Free
In Lancaster County only Solanco remains uncertified in the brucellosis free program. Of 41 townships 27 are certified. 14 in the northern half have not signed. Roscoe C. Carter of Quarryville leads the push urging individual dairymen to sign now to improve the region’s status.
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Solanco
Lancaster County
Eden Township
Quarryville
Pennsylvania
Roscoe C. Carter
R. Quarryville
National Letter Writing Week Designated Oct 7 13
The period October 7 to 13 is named National Letter Writing Week to celebrate the free un censored transmission of first class mail. A speaker notes letter writing keeps families connected, shares comfort and news, and supports the freedom to communicate.
50 Years Ago This Week on Lancaster Farms
A Lancaster County week recounts David Bly gored to death by a bull on his Mullerton area farm while his wife Mrs Bly narrowly escaped. Other notes cover cotton losses in New Orleans by labor shortages blamed on railroad construction inducements. An experimental onion crop near Salisbury yielded 250 bushels, weed pressures limited potential. A large pumpkin grew in a Lancaster yard and required a platform under it. A nearby Highville farm suffered an incendiary fire destroying a barn tobacco shed and four acres of tobacco, valued around 4000 dollars.
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David Bly
Mullerton
Ancaster
S R Slaymaker
Salisbury
Slaymaker
Lancaster
John S. Graybill
Lancaster Trust Company
West Chestnut Street
Grayhill
Christian Dietrich
Highville
D. K Rutt
Strasburg
Rutt
Refton
Lampeter
Old Barney the mine mule passes at Mount Carmel mine
Coal miners mourn the death of Old Barney a veteran mine mule praised for warning miners of poisonous gas. He died after falling in a chute while trying to reach his stall. Also noted 25 years ago this week a Lancaster county barn burned, property loss and rescue efforts.
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Pennsylvania
Mount Carmel
Old Barney
Angus Association Names Research Group from Colleges
The American Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association board met in St Joseph Missouri on June 28 and voted to form a committee of college animal husbandrymen to direct its research program. The group will study dwarfism herd health and production testing and solicit dwarf producing cattle data from members confidentially. The association will also give the committee its current dwarfism pedigree files.
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American Aberdeen Angus Breeders’ Association
St Joseph
Missouri
Jnew
Christ Will Reign in Final Victory for All
The piece argues life is a constant battle between good and evil across faiths. It cites Revelation and Christian hymns to stress that victory comes through active participation in God's cause. Christ will reign on earth as well as in heaven, with present victories and future triumphs.
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Abhuri- Mazda
Ahriman
God
Valhalla
Paradise
Nirvana
Heaven
John Sutherland Bonnell
Hell
Abingdon’ Press
Christ
Division of Christian Education
Ist
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Octoraro
Ducers
D. Morse
Lancaster Farms
Jack Reichard
New Orleans
Acre
Lancaster Farm
Cop
D. W Howsh
Nfwatha
Kan
Housh
William H. Davies
Oaklyn
Adam Keen
Hawksville
Eden ‘Township
William B Keen
Angus Association
Roremat
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