—Lancaster Farming, Friday, June 15, 1956 6 CONSUMER EDUCATION Four busloads of Philadelphia Homemakers included Lancaster County in a consumer education tour this week, visiting the Pro ducers Cooperative Exchange at Coatesville, and Hubbard Farms Hatchery, Manheim Pike Barbe cued chicken was furnished by Hubbards ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■l BELMONT ■ 97 Per Cent Pure Agricultural Limestone Soil Testing Service CALL DAVID B. JOHNS Overland 7-3301 WENGER & SENSENIG CO. ■ ■ ■ R. D. 1, Paradise, Pa. ■ Phone Gap HI 2-4500 J IiIIIBIIIIIIIIIBII I Wm .PUMPS I XX i tx g # g | £ | FOR EVERY . | IHi FARM home | I Jp3pi 1 > INDUSTRIAL NEED I HERR THE PUMP MAN ♦♦ M •* *• a 211 N. Ann St. Lancaster, Pa. Ph. 3-3694 | If you act now, we'll offer you a top ‘price for your present tractor on a new John Deere. Here's your big opportunity to own a modem John Deere Tractor —at substantial savings—and enjoy easier, more profitable fanning this year and for years to come. 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LANDIS BROS. 1305 Manhcim Pike Nut Crops in State Ruined; Moisture Good ' HARRISBURG - Late spring fre ezes just about ruined prospects for nut crops this year in the mountainous areas of Pennsyl vania, the State Department of Agriculture reported today Freeze damage on May 15 and 25 killed buds and leaves on wal nut, hickory, oriental chestnut, butternut, oak and other nut beanng trees over wide areas in higher elevations Southeastern Pennsylvania nut trees apparen-1 tly escaped with little or no dam-j age, according to reports receiv ed from areas southeast of the mountains Damaged trees are shooting new leaves but the fruit buds were killed. ~~ In the Federal-State weather , and crop survey, the .Depart ment said Pennsylvania farm ers for the first time this spring put in a full week under good working conditions when Lane. Ph. 3-3906 Farmers Must Sell Higher Consumption Farmers today must sell their way into increased' con sumption of surplus agricultural commodities in order to build farm, income. This warning came from Hers chel D Newson, master of the 'National Grange, this weekend 'at Harvard, 111. where he spoke before the centennial Milk Day celebration during Farmers and Pioneers Day. To do this, “we must modify or get rid of unsound govern ment programs that channel ma jor portions of these commodi ties into the hands of the gov ernment and destroy the bal ance between feed grains, and animal production. little rain'and rising tempera tures prevailed during the week ended Monday. Farming in northern counties benefited greatly from the break ing up of the late, cold spring. They worked strenuously to get the last of their oats planted,-pre paring and planting corn In southern counties farmers were cultivating corn, spraying hay fields, cutting hay and filling silos Over the State, soil moisture conditions are generally good Rainfall was ' light during the week but hailstorms struck parts of southeastern Pennsylvania on Sunday Fruit generally sized rapidly during the week. Federal-State inspection of peas for processing started Monday at vineries in Hanover and New Freedom, the Depart ment said- Leaf lettuce and radishes are being marketed in volume. Planting and re planting of tomatoes is com pleted. Some cutworm damage " was reported from the south central areas. Sweet corn nlant ing and replanting continues. Strawberry harvest has reach ed its peak in southeastern count ies The crop will be reduced due to the late season frosts Potato planting is almost com pleted, with early fields show ing good growth Planting of tobacco is general m the Lan caster area. Spittle bug infestation of hay fields and pastures is much lighter than last year The alfalfa weevil has spread and is causing more damage than in 1955. Generally, hay fields, and pastures made good growth. Small grains are making' rapid progress Wheat is heading to milk stage m southern areas. Rust infestation appears light at this time Barley, and oats were making satisfactory, pro gress In addition to fruit, many of beans, 'strawberries, potatoes, com" and legume hays suffered damage from freezing Tomato planting began on sche dule but successive freezes forced much replanting. A few growers planted four times to get a stand and many others re set fields once or twice. Scar city of plants reduced acreage for harvest m some sections, the Department reported. The June 1 forecast for wheat production is for a crop of 15,957.000 bushels. This is c.nly 579,000 bushels under 1955 production due to an es timated average yield of 27 bushels per acre, one bifshel more than last year. Pennsyl vania farmers, operating for the third straight year under government wfteat acreage al lotments and marketing quotas, last fall planted only 656,000 acres'; lowest of re cord. Temperatures during May av eraged 4 degrees- below normal. Rainfall for the State averaged a little under 4 inches, slightly below normal. It was excessive in western counties and light est m the York and Bradford County areas. In spite of im proved planting and growing conditions in early June, field work and crop growth remain behind schedule. Treatment Shown at the farm of Willis Z. Esbenshade, Esbenshade Road, Lancaster, are a group of tobacco growers, industry representatives- and agricultural extension service men, one of several stops on a countywide tour. In the tour, it was concluded chemicals' do not prove as satisfactory as steam in eliminating or controlling weeds. The plot, above was laid out especially to provide close comparison. Spring steaming, as a rule, proved better than fall steaming due to better spring weather conditions. (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo). llilillllllilli | O&D Shavings Phone: - MAN HEIM .... for clean, dry houses, excellent C OOAC fertilizer, and real savings for you ... A Ton"of SHA VtNGS goes twice as far. . . 0 & D Sawdust Co» 109 North Main Street llllliilllilllllliilllilil JgM TITE-ON SHINGLES (Estch Shingle Locked Down) 1 Resisted Hurricane Hazel | Especially designed tor re-roofing over old wooden shingles 1 and other typeset r»ofmg. 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