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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1959
Page
6
Slaughter of lambs has risen and feeder lamb receipts in nine north central states reached 1,210,000 head in July to September, up 2 percent from a year earlier. Texas led gains with 10 percent more lambs saved, while pasture conditions improved. Prices for good slaughter lambs at Chicago average around $21 to $22 per hundredweight, with 1958 at a peak of $22.60.
Field work for the 1959 census of Agriculture starts November 12 with census takers visiting every local farm. Theodore F. Olson of the Census Bureau notes questionnaires have been mailed and are to be completed with assistance if needed. The census, the 17th in a series begun in 1840, collects data on farms, crops, livestock, facilities, and expenditures with strict confidentiality.
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