—Lancaster Farming, Friday, February 17, 1956 ,
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Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly Newspaper
- Established -November 4. 1955
Published every Friday by
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Lancaster Phone 4-3047)
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FARM PROGRAM PUBLICITY
You hear it around the farm, in town, in the office
they’re all talking about the farm problem. Perhaps it
was “The Crisis of Abundance” that started the talk, the
television program that Secretary Benson called “demo
goguery at its woyst.”
The Lititz Record Express, prior to Mr. Benson’s
answer two weeks ago last night commented thusly on the
first Edward R. Morrow program: “Previously the Secre
tary had said he couldn’t discuss a 55-minute show in five
minutes. We’ll say he DID. It was Mr. Benson’s evening.”
Whoever won, the event got publicity, in national
magazines, in the metropolitan dailies, radio, television. It
pointed up the fact that the farm problem is the concern of
the nation. More attention is being focused on the farmer.
In the cities, the approach, naturally, is' how much the farm
er is costing the consumer who pays double what the farm
er-receives for his pork
But as too often happens, nationwide publicity is
shadowed by individual interpretation, and only a clear
statement such as the Secretary can offer can set the
record straight
YARDS’ RECORD ENVIABLE
Last week’s report on 1955 business at the Lancas
ter Stock Yards was most encouraging, with an increase in
cattle receipts that raised prestige of this the largest
market east of Chicago to a new high. It’s only natural
that this outstanding market should be in one of the na
tion’s outstanding agricultural counties, yet its trade ter
ritory extends far beyond the boundaries of Lancaster
County.
Last year produced a $56 7 million business at the
Lancaster Yards Beyond this figure is employment for
several thousand persons, beyond this, Lancaster packing
firms supplying much of the meats consumed in this ter
ritory. It’s an industry to be proud of, one that reflects most
readily current conditions in agriculture. Its increasing
strength as a stocker and feeder supply point is not to be
overlooked
Lancaster Farming adds its congratulations
TEACHERS’ PAY PROBLEM
Pennsylvania teachers just went through a hectic
week, wondering if they were to receive their pay checks,
wondering if they would he forced to pay interest on their
salaries from money borrowed by their school districts, or,
like some jn Pennsylvania, just wait and wait and live
on credit.
School aid went out tq, fourth class school districts
to ease tension among the ranks of teachers.
Pennsylvania’s pay problem is not singular, but it
is causing no end of unrest in the ranks of instructors.
Here devotion to duty is perhaps more outstanding than in
any profession It takes education, costly education, to win
a teacher’s certificate. Starting salaries may be in the
$2400-per annum brackets, and, if sufficient progress is
made, the teacher may work up to the $4OOO levels. No
wonder there’s dissatisfaction, no wonder there’s a scara
city of teachers, no wonder there are transfers and
vacancies
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Some states provide guaranteed pay days. Soon
Pennsylvania must take this step, or find itself with a
weakened, spiritless system, a staff that, while molding
the men and women of tomorrow, faces a today without
pay
For years the farmer has been the victim of shyst
ers who ply their trade in areas where neighbors are not
near. And Lancaster County has come in for its sad mis
fortune in this respect. Money has been pledged for house
painting or for siding work sold by fast-talkers that
proved entirely unsatisfactory.
Bargains through outside salesmen are often cruelly
expensive. Your best bet is always to patronize your home
town merchant first.
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50 Years Ago
This Week on Lancaster Farms
(This Week In 1905)
By JACK REICHARD
200,000 Farmers
Vote To Strike
The entire nation, including
farm produce dealers and specu
lators "were gravely concerned
over the announcement made at
the Indianapolis, Ind, head
quarters of the American Society
of Equity, 50 years ago this week,
that a strike of its 200,000 farmer
members would become effective
March 1, 1906. Members had
voted to withold from market
all agriculture products which
did not meet minimum prices
decreed by the society. Officials
said - “The producer should get
at least one dollar a bushel for
wheat no matter what may be
the size of the crop”.
50 Years Old
50 Years Ago*
At a meeting of the Octoraro
Farmers" Club Feb 19, 1906, at
the residence of Mr and Mrs.
Charles Maule, near Christiana,
Lancaster County, it was an
nounced the organization would
reach its 50th milestone during
March that year. In a discussion
to celebrate the 50th annivers
ary of the club, it was decided
to postpone the celebration until
June, when the weather would
be more favorable
Memorial For Ingenious
Son of a Lancaster Farmer at
Albany, N Y., the Robert Fulton
Memorial Association was in
corporated, 50 years ago tnis
week. The purpose of the organi
zation was to eieet a suitable
monument to the “ingenious son
of a Pennsylvania farmer”, in
commemoration of the 100th an
niversary of his successful ap
plication of steam power to nav
igation
Seized Teenagers’
Love Letters
Teenagers in general were con
cerned over the announcement
made by Postmaster John Fran
cis, at the Allegheny, Pa post
office, who had seized a -bag full
of correspondence between girls
and boys under 21 years of age,
which he declared would be
turned over to the parents of the
young' writers. He. issued instruc
tions to all postal clerks and
rural carriers to deliver mail to
minors only under the instruc
tions of Section 673, postal laws
and regulations. Section 673
stated that mail to minors may
be delivered to the parents of
guardians of youngsters. Post
master Francis had been study
ing the matter for months. He
found hundreds v of teenagers
carrying on flirtation through
the mails He learned who they
were, what names they used,
then confiscated a bag full of
the evidence.
25 Years Ago
Students Of Journalism
Hear Fred Fuller Shedd
Students of Journalism at
State College, were interested in
what Fred Fuller Shedd, editor
in-chief, of* the Philadelphia
Bulletin, had to say in his talk
on weekly newspapers, 25 years
ago this week Shedd stated that
weekly newspapers will always
continue a great force in the
majority of small American com
munities. He said: “The weekly
paper suffers little from com
petition with the daily, for the
weekly serves a field particular
ly its own. Consequently the
majority of weeklies are suc
cessful”.' The Philadelphia news
paperman stressed two points
about the weeklies to the stud
ents, urging weeklies continue
free of syndicated columns and
comics, which he described as
“derogatory forces to which the
dailies have succumbed and
which contribute to their banal
ity”.
Outstanding Record
Reported
A B Bingham, assistant state
4-H Club leader at Pennsylvania
State College, reported that nine
heifers owned by the Clinton
County 4-H Cow and Calf Club,
had averaged 11,130 lbs of milk
in 1930, an outstanding record
in the State that year.
Relation of Water
To Plant Life Study
Taking a tip from the drouth
of 1930, staff members of the
department of horticulture at
Pennsylvania State College, plan
ned an extensive program on the
relation of water to plant life
growth for the annual Horticul
ture' Week, scheduled March 4
to 7 inclusive, in 1931.
Farmers Urged To
Adopt 8 Hour Day
'At a meeting of the Lancaster
County Farm Bureau held at
Lancaster, Feb 19, 1931, M- S.
Winder, secretary of the Ameri
can Farm Bureau Federation,
urged farmers to adopt an eight
hour day and a five and one
half day week, “allowing more
time for self-improvement and
recreation for themselves and
families”.
Lancaster Farm Notes
Sales of tobacco from Lancas
ter farms reported 25 years ago
this week, included a seven-acre
crop of John E Hess, Rl, West
Willow who received 14 and 3
cents; J-' H. Herr, also of Rl,
West Willow, a crop of 3% acres
at 12 and 3; the 4-acre crop of
Horace Sheaffer, RD, New Pro
vidence, at 11 % and 2, and'Edwin
Booth. Drumore Twp-, who re
ceived the same price as Sheaf
fer, for his 3-acre crop.