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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1956
Page
6
Robert O. Whitmore announces an expanded premium list for the 25th Farmers Fair with higher prize money than before. The event runs October 3 to 6 and welcomes entrants from within 20 miles of New Holland, aiming to surpass last year’s $1313.25 in premiums.
Richard I. Ammon of Ephrata was chosen president of the Secretaries Circle at the 60th anniversary meeting of the National Association of Feed and Grain Dealers in Chicago. Ammon, executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Milk and Feed Dealers Association since 1950, previously served as national secretary. NAFGD includes 52 feed grain and milling associations and links the National Grain and Feed Dealers Association with the American Feed Manufacturers Association.
Auction notices detail sales across Lancaster County with dates from Sept. 21 to Sept. 29. Listings cover purebred Guernseys, real estate, farms, household goods, antiques, tools, livestock, and farm machinery at multiple farms and towns including Manheim, Ephrata, Elizabethtown, and Terre Hill.
State Treasurer Weldon B Heybur reports a second anonymous conscience fund gift for 1956, a $15 cash donation postmarked Pittsburgh and turned over to the Revenue Secretary. Earlier in 1956 nine dollars were received. 1955 saw six letters totaling $115. The list of auction notices follows in the later portion.
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