A 3 iig. 15 to 24 Tentative Dates Of ‘Pennsylvania Peach Time’ HARRISBURG The State Horticultural Association today suggested Aug. 15 24 as “Pen nsylvania Peach Time” when the bulk of fresh home-grown peach es will reach local markets. 'Vccording to John E Linde, Jr, Orefield, Lehigh County, chairman of the association’s Fruit Industry Committee, Gov George M. Leader will be asked to set the dates for state-wide ob servance. Horticultural association esti mates for the 1957 Pennsylvania peach crop are for two million bushels However, in Franklin Qunty the crop is expected to THIS CANT HAPPEN * cvan two days after you uso Rockland's KLEEN-KOW CATTLE FLY SPRAY Same Potent KLEEN-KOW With New RC 11 Repellent Keeps Flies Away Even in Pasture! This potent flyspray with the champion- Ihip record—99% knockdown and 99% kill by actual Peet Grady tests—now haa a powerful new Ingredient, BC XI Repel lent. 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Miss Lois Demmy, Ephrata, Lancaster County, 1956-57 Pen nsylvania Peach Dessert Baking Champion, will help in the pro motion of Pennsylvania Peach Time, Linda said. He reported that Miss Demmy is expected to make numerous personal, radio and televison appearances dur ing this period A new state peach dessert bak ing champion will be named by the peach industry on the last day of the promotion and regional contests and bake-offs will be held prior to Pennsyl vania Peach Time, Linda said. Pomona Grange Says Statutes Benefit Farms A. _ “The passage of House Bills 1091 and 1092 by the Pennsylva nia Legislature will bring bene fits to both farmers and consum ers of Farm Products,” S. Ralph Wanner. Master of Lancaster County Pomona Grange No 71, said here today These bills drafted and sup ported by the Pennsylvania State Grange will prevent county boards of health, established un der the act of 1951, from issuing regulations and ordinances affec ting the production, distribution and sale of Agricultural Prod ucts, until such regulations have been approved by the Pennsyl vania Department of Agriculture Farmers could be severely han dicapped in the production and distribution of their food prod ucts and consumers of these pro ducts could be very adversely effected hy increased costs if un wise or unnecessary regulations are issued The Department of Agriculture administers the Pure Food laws, the Milk Sanitation Act and the Marketing Acts cov ering food products and is there fore well qualified to supervise the issuance of such regulations “These bills have passed by large majorities m both Houses of the Legislature” Wanner said “and Governor Leader, with his farm experience, is expected to recognize the importance of this legislation to Pennsylvania Far mers when these bills come to his desk for signing stop in for more information Grubb Supply Elizabethtown, Pa. D. W. Hoover East Earl, R. D. 1, Pa. Air Survey For Oak Wilt In Operation HARRISBURG Aircraft sur veys of Pennsylvania woodlands threatened by oak wilt fungus were underway Tuesday, the State Department of Agriculture announced. The surveys, which will con tinue until early September, will include the entire state. Most ot the infection is concentrated in the south-central counies, Dr. Thomas L Guyton, director of the Bureau of Plant Indus try, said. Control work last year estab lished Pennsylvania as the lead ing State in the fight to eradicate the disease which attacks most varieties of oak trees. Nearly 400 infection sites were spotted and eradicated in 1956 Up to six planes will be used by trained observeis to spot dis eased trees from the air this sum mer, Dr Guyton said Observers will forward their information of the diseased trees and their lo cations to an experienced ground scouting team which in turn will locate cut down the tree or trees and all other oaks within a 50 foot radius to prevent any fur ther spread of the infection Counties where oak wilt is known to be prevalent will be in spected from the air as many as four times. Past experience shows the survey is 85 per cent effective Oak wilt was first found in Pennsylvania in 1950 but has nev er been found east of the Sus quehanna River Spring Vegetable Production Lower The spring fresh-market vege table crop is now estimated by the Crop Reporting Board to be 7 oer cent below 1955 but 6 per cent above average Smaller acreage and lower yields due to adverse weather in May are given as the drop from last year. The reduction is mainly ac counted for by lower production of cantaloups, tomatoes, sweet corn, onions, watermelons, honey dew melons, green peppers, and carrots Sizeable increases are in prospect, however, for lettuce, as paragus, cauliflower, cucumbers, and cabbage The prospective 1957 planted acreage of vegetables for commer cial processing is also reported to be about 3 per cent below last year and 4 per cent below aver age This report is based on prospec tive plantings of green lima beans, snap beans, beets, cabbage for kraut, sweet corn, cucumbers for pickles, green peas winter and spring spinach, and'tomatoes. with a small daily feeding of -O-Pep Super Greens Pellets Vitamin-rich Ful-O-Pep Super Greens tep up feed intake . . . bring out the very best in your hens. They’ll help promote top production, good hatchability, and long laying life. Just sprinkle a few Ful-O-Pep Super Greens Pellets over you* regular mash each day* George Rutt Stevens R. D. 1. Pa. Paul M. Ressler & Son Paradise, Pa. Lancaster Farming, Friday, July 5, 1957 —1 Here’s How Cut Flowers Are Best Handled at Home Cut flowers after they’ve stor ed up a food supply to last them for awhile. The only food supply for cut flowers is the sugar stor ed in the stems and leaves And flowers store sugar only during the daylight. So—cut them after they’ve had several hours of sun light. The best time is the late afternoon or early evening—not during the heat of the day. Plenty of water is important once they’ve been cut Use this method to be sure the cut flowers get as much water as possible: Cut the flowers with a sharp knife so there will be no jagged edges to slow down water absorp tion Place the flowers in water about 100 degrees fahrenheit. The heated water moves up the stem more quickly and easily than cold water Cool temperature is also im portant in cut-flower care Place the flowers in a refrigerator or cool room. Low air temperature Masonic Homes Installs Dryer (Continued from page 6) back through the system This feature greatly reduces the am ount of heating fuel required and thereby cuts costs Schultz said while this system is fine for such a large operation as the 1,400 acre Masonic Home farm, it is too expensive for the average farm. While the exact cost of the dryer has not been determined, due to the use of local materials and labor in parts of the con struction, it is expensive Joe McCurdy, Penn State agricultural engineer, said last spring at a meeting that the cost per wagon for a dryer of this type will usu ally average $1,500 to $2,000 Schultz found in the first day of operation that the use of {he new dryer will change the hay making methods now in use con siderably. Learn The Facts About This Amazing New Invention The Hawkins Patented Slatted Poultry House Floor THERE IS A NEW, EASIER AND MORE PROFIT ABLE WAY TO HOUSE YOUR LAYING HENS X. Would you like to keep twice as many Hens in your present houses’ 2, "" Would you like to Clean your Laying Houses only once each year? Would you like to Eliminate all Litter Cost and Labor with Litter? Would you like to get better Egg Production? Would you like to gather Cleaner Eggs than you ever thought possible? Would you like to Eliminate Filth and Wet Spots in your laying houses’ 7. Would you like to produce Better Quality Market Eggs’ 8. Would you like to Eliminate Medication Costs to control Intestinal Parasites’ If Your Answer Is “Yes” To The Above Questions— Stop In To See Us Today. Let Us Show You This Revolu tionary New Invention— “The Hawkins Patented Slatted Poultry House Floor” HIESTAM). Inc. MARIETTA R. D. 1. will reduce the loss of water from the flowers Continue the hot water-cool air treatment lor two or three hours Then just before arrang ing, recut the steins one half inch. Remove the leaves that 1 would otherwise be below the water surface That helps to pre vent rot-producing organisms that cut down on the lasting quality of flowers 12-EXTRA Cows mhand gd Some dairyman may be able to make better uses of their work ing time, and without extra equipment, by keeping more milk cows, according to a recent survey by the University of Min nesota The survey, made during the summer, showed that farmers with 10 cow herds using two single milker units spent 503 hours per cow per month for milking But with the same number of milker units with 20 and 40 cow herds, the time per month for milking was 409 and 3.96 hours respectively The Minnesota study also shows that certain changes in dairy equipment can save con siderable labor. Farmers who had 30 cow herds, for example, using mechanical gutter clean ers, spent 397 hours per week cleaning gutters, compared with 6 62 hours per week for farmers who had the same size herd but used litter carriers. MUSSER Leghorn Chicks For Lorge White £99s DONEGAL WHITE CROSS For Broiler Chicks "Direct from the Breeder” Phone Mt. Joy 3-4911 MOUNT JOY, PA. Permanent Mechanical Litter Perpetual Clean' . , . patents pending See the HAWKINS Floor on Our Farms Ph. HA 6-9301 [mess
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