5 ll 4 12—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Nov.' 2, 1956 Oats, Potatoes Alone Reduced In 1956 Yields ” .'HARRISBURG A harvest month round-up of Pennsylvania crop production for 1956 today showed* bigger volume than last year for all field crops except oats and late potatoes, with wheat only slightly on the down side. On a statewide basis, Penn sylvania farmers made out bet ter m this wet year than they did under drought conditions in 1955, State Department of Agri DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER * For a defense program to keep us safe, there's no doubt with Eisenhower a military expert. For 11. S. Senator JAMES H. DUFF * Help Eisenhower do an even better job give him a dependable team with a Re publican Congress. For State Sen., 13th Dis. EDW. I. KESSLER * Stop the Democrat taxing spending spree in Harrisburg with men who know the mean ing of honest, efficient govern ment. For Repre sentative to General As sembly City District PAUL G. MURRAY * Stop the Leader Administration from raising taxes, spend- * The last Democrat General Assembly couldn’t get work ing wildly, padding payrolls, eoddling criminals and driving done because of Democrat -absenteeism as well as lack of business and industry out of Pennsylvania. leadership. Now more than ever we need conscientious, capable men in Harrisburg. culture surveys indicated. In reaching October 1 estimates, the Pennsylvania Crop Report ing Service found the higher yields per acre in eastern sec tions more than offset lower yields in rain-drjnched - western areas * Above normal rains and be low normal temperatures hit the State for six consecutive months. Killing frosts cut the growing season for most crops from May 25 to September 21, shortest of record in some sections. The record 1 late May freeze struck apples and cher ries, tomatoes and other tend er vegetables. The September 21 general freeze was record For President of the United States For Repre- sentative to General As sembly Co. District NORMAN WOOD early and wasj most destructive' to corn that had 1 not f Matured. The. Oct. 1 forecast for corn is a crop of 68,692,000 bu com pared with 61 million last year which was about average. Wheat at 16 million bushels is about the same as last year, but four million under average, due to the steadily decreasing acreage. At 30 million bushels the 1956 Pennsylvania oats croj) is three million below last year, but four million above average. Barley production at 9,500,000 bushels is half a million above 1955 and four million higher than the 10- year average, 1945-54. Rye. at nearly 600,000 bushels is 100,- 000 above 1955 and more than twice the average. It was a good season for grass and while the volume Progress STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN * Leader's Wage Tax was stopped only because of Repub* lican Senators, We’ll need this protection again. For Repre sentative to General As sembly Co'. District Republican County Committee of Lancaster Co, G. Graybilt Dithm, Chairman ' cut’ for hay'was’ esMhated at ( 3,811,000 tons, much could not be cured. Losses were heaviest in western counties where more than 30 inches of rain ' fell' in some areas daring the haying season. The 1956 po tential production estimate is tons above last year and 300,000 above average. Late summer potatoes totaled 850,000 hundredweight, only slightly above average. Fall potatoes at 7,425,000 hundred weight are 144,000" bags under 1955 but 1,626*000 hundred weight below average. Cigar leaf tobacco was one of the best crops ever known, averaging a record 1,700 pounds per acre for a total of 50 million pounds, five million above last year and slightliy better than average. For Vice-President of the United States RICHARD M. NIXON * For prosperity with peace, we can rely on Nixon’s proven and unequalled record. For V. S. Representative PAUL B. DAGUE * Sen. Duff and Rep. Dague are experienced legislators loyal to Eisenhower, to their country, and to you. For State Sen,, 17th DU, T. A. EHRGOOD BAKER ROYER y , , Oliver Armstrong Show Film At Martic Oliver Armstrong, Lancaster, whose films of the Holy’ Land have gamed wide recognition thioughout this section of Penn sylvania, will show movies at the Mai tic Township Elemental y School Saturday night at 7 30. Sponsoring organization is the Ladies Auxiliary of the Rawlins ville Camp. Mr. Armstrong, Lan caster businessman, made a four month tour of the Holy Land and has shown his movies- at many meetings. The ten best loved hymns of the State will be an other feature of the meeting. For Repre sentative to General As sembly Co, District EDWIN D. ESHLEMAN
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