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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1960
Page
1
The 1960 Yearbook of Agriculture from the US Department of Agriculture surveys the mechanical revolution on farms and its impact on American life. Spanning 96 pages with photos, it documents dramatic shifts from lawn chores to pushbutton automation and offers insights by 90 engineers.
Rhoda Mast of Everson R2 won the beef rosette at Ephrata after previously earning the grand championship at the Garden Spot baby beef show in Lan caster. Judge Lester Burdette of Penn State named the reserve champ angus. David Zimmerman and Joyce Nolt, both Reinholds, took second rosette and Joyce was named top showman of the exhibition.
E R Bomberger of Salunga touts the Solar anza process to harvest tobacco with four days of labor per acre. He and Me A Lake Somperger claim two men can cut and prepare half an acre in one day. The method, still experimental, requires wilted field tobacco and reshapes old practices from field to bale as farmers consider adoption.
Larry E Brubaker of Mt Joy becomes the first entrant in the Junior Show at the fourteenth Eastern National Livestock Show to be held at the Maryland State Fair Grounds November 12 to 17 He enters a Hereford steer in 4 H and Future Farmers of America classes It is his first showing at the Eastern National and his brother Luke was an exhibitor last year Other early entries include two Angus steers from Fred Frey Quarryville RD2 farm with more to come on page 12.
Thirteen youth horsemen from two 4-H clubs will display riding skill at the District horse show on October 1 at Ludwig Corner, Chester County. The event serves as the elimination for the state competition at Harrisburg in November. Two riders per class from the county will earn a berth to the state show. Lancaster riders Barbara Shoemaker and Michael Shoemaker qualified from last month’s county roundup.
Secretary William L. Henning urged legislation to let farmers form marketing advisory boards with power to improve product orderliness. He cited low incomes, rising costs, and credit barriers as key Pennsylvanian farm problems, noting Lancaster County milk profits and rising tobacco prices as context. He plans to push advisory committees with authority to act.
The forecast notes five days from Saturday to Wednesday with temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above the normal 54 to 74. Expect mild days into Monday with a cooldown around Tuesday or Wednesday. Monday showers should be under one tenth of an inch. September rainfall in the county breaks records. downtown Lancaster reports 8.10 inches with heavier amounts elsewhere.
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