12—Lancaster Farming, Friday, June 1, 1956 Tomato Loss Overcome to Some Degree Although many Lancaster County tomato produce!s report ed extensive losses in their plantings - through unseasonal frosts late last week, most have been replanted and theie will, be more of a time loss than an acreage loss, the county agncul tural agent’s office advises to day. ISome producers reported small acreages to 40 to 60-aere losses fiom frost, but warm weather and moisture has made that out look more encouraging at the moment Things Looking Better “Things are looking better,” was JM M Smith’s optimistic re port today, and “crops are ad vancing at Garden Spot rates.” Much mowing has been done to make hay Tobacco planting is underway m Lancaster County and should be in full swing next v. eek Mr Smith reiterates that farm ers should make part or all of the first cutting of hay crops in to grass silgae. “This is espe cially true m the base of .the dairyman.” he told “Be certain to use a preservative,” he added, such as sodium bisulphite at the rate of eight pounds per ton Hay, Silage Making Hay and grass silage making is in full swing It must be cut the proper time, Mr Smith warns; timothy, brome and or chardgrass should be mowed just after heading Alfalfa should be cut when in 10 to 20 per cent blossom; red clover when one-third m bloom, to provide the best feed value. Although today’s June weath er is typically June, May turned out to be the coldest and driest in -21 years heie Temperatures averaged about 2'j degrees be low normal Rainfall, at 206 was about one inch under normal Ground was broken Thursday afternoon for .construe- jnecessary $30,000 is urged. Volunteej labor will be used tion of the new Lancaster Poultry Center, shown in the as extensively as possible in construction of the new build above from architect’s drawings. Construction will get ing at the intersection of Roseville Road and Bypass 230 underway immediately, and continued support to raise the north of Lancaster. Killing Frosts Damage Crops Across the State ' Harrisburg Additional dam age to “Pennsylvania farm crops through Jailing frosts was report ed by the State Department of Agriculture for the week ended Monday Fruit, vegetables and some field crops were injured by freezing temperatures of last Thursday night and Friday morn ing, Federal-State survey showed The spring crops season is now as much as three weeks late in some areas. There was further frost dam age to apples but the full extent cannot be determined until the June drop takes place, the De partment said Tomato Crop Damaged Repeated freezing of tomato plants has created a serious con dition as to the final acreage of both the fresh market and can ning crops, the survey disclosed. Some fields have been set with new plants as many as there times with no stand Shortage of tomato plants is “very much of an item” at this time, the survey report said. Starwbernes, early planted peas and beans, some alfalfa and clover, were damaged in some areas by last week’s- tempera tures, record low or so late in the season in all sections of the State Lowest reading was 22 de grees at Phihpsburg and Em porium on Friday. Harvest of strawberries, which usually starts the last week in Farm Caterer Just recently developed by two inventors-m Lancaster and Chester Counties, is the Mac- Kissic Mixer-Transport “Farm Caterer,” now being manufactur ed by the A. E MacKissic Co. at Parker Ford, Pa. Developed by Mr MacKissic and C- M Wenger of Rl Quarryville, the Farm Caterer grinds, mixes, transports and unloads dust free, uniform feeds. Loss through rodent damage to bags is eliminated, and excess feed storage space needs are reduced May, will be delayed several weeks Warmer weather the first part of last week dried the ground so that field work went ahead rap idly in all areas of the State, the Department reported. Soil mois ture generally is adequate but drying out in some sections. TWO REASONS make Beacon Turkey Starter a better buy this year than ever before. First, Beacon has an improved, greatly more efficient formula to grow more weight on less feed. A new energy-protein-vitamin relationship is multiplying feeding value and growth per pound of Beacon Feed. SECOND . . . You’ll be pleased to find this new formula costs several dollars less per ton. The first 8 weeks of the turkey’s life are the most critical nuFritionally. That is when all favorable factors must be brought to bear not only to help avoid, stresses but to build resistance to them. Feed Beacon Tur- key Starter essential nutrients cient feeding value. J. M. Bomberger Farmers Supply Co. 137-39 E. KING ST., LANCASTER Paul H. Gehman DENVER Fred L. & John E. Homsher STRASBURG AND QUARRYVILLE New Lancaster Poultry Center Cool nights slowed growth of all field crops, especially the small grains which are heading on short straw Corn planting is nearing completion in the south east, in full swing in other south ern counties and getting under way in the north. Frost damage left some potato stands ‘“spotty” in the southeast This Year . ♦ ♦ Better Beacon Turkey Starter palatable and rich in all balanced for effi- ELM Wenger’s Feed Mill, Inc. THE SAG WITH THE STAKE O. Kenneth McCracken Millport Roller Mills Earl Sander NEW HOLLAND Osceola Flour Mills RHEEMS and planting is started in the northwest area. Tobacco plants are small with none set to date. The weather outlook for the remainder of this week is for slightly above normal tempera tures, moderate Wednesday fol lowed by a rising trend Scatter ed showers are forecast. MANHEIM LI-TITZ GORDONVILLE
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