ncreose owing t©;
More Services
Rise in Cost Levels
Added Volume
Handled
/
total bill
; FOR 1940
FOOD COSTS HAVE risen greatly in the half the increase. And most farmers
past two decades Here you see illustrat- know that the prices received for their
ed graphically ]ust where the increases products has not matched the general rise
have come Note that increased services in cost levels,
and transpoitation costs amount to nearly
Anthracnose of Tomatoes Stopped
By Application of Maneb or Ziram
Although anthracnose is an an-laloes Although weather has been
nual problem of tomato growers, fa\ orable to its spiead this dis
.t can be pi evented by application ease is not \el a thieat to the
of either maneb or zuam, saystomalo crop
O, L i Buike, Penn State plant Hot, diy weathei will leducc
'pathologist danger horn late blight Maneb i 5
Late blight was repoited fromellective in late blight conhol,
Lehigh County on June 17 on po but zuam is not effective
Potato Growers * Tomato Growers
ON POTATOES
early bright
late blight
Use Dithane M-22 regularly for outstanding results m controlling
these profit-shaving diseases. Spraying with Dithane M-22 on
a seven to ten day schedule gives the very best protection to your
vines from infections. Healthier vines, higher yields of better
tubers and tomatoes will be the pay-off Ask your supplier for
Dithane M-22 today!
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Diihane Products Sold and Distributed by
P. L. ROHRER & BRO.
SMOKETOWN, PA. Fb. Lane. EX 2-2659
$3
(maneb)
controls
E2®HSW £ HAAS
COMPANY
WASHINGTON SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA 5, PA.
liiprcsuilatnci, in principal countries
BIL in 1956
14.5
■ ■
4.5
ON TOMATOES
anthracnose
early blight
(ate blight
gray leaf spot
Septoria leaf spot
Chemicals for Agr culture
cam
~-L ,
Earlv Blight (alernana) is
j/i sent in most fields Maueb gives
good control of this disease.
PINK AND GREEN aphids
have been on the inciease in
hidiiy tomato fields Theie are a
few flea beetles and some casel
- Colorado potato beetle larvae
feeding on the foliage An insec
tnide should be used with the
fii&t fungicide
This first application should be
Lancaster Fanning, Friday, July 4, 1958
Ears bourne low on shorter stalks are m distinct evidence on corn
hvbrxd Pa 603 (left) in comparison with M 13 'right! a much earlier
introduction With corn pickers in geneial use, fprmeis are demanding
corn hybrids with shorter stalks since less giam from it is left in the
field, says L L Huber, corn bieedei for the Pennsjhania State Uni*
veisity Agricultural Experiment Station Pa 603 v.as bied under Dr
Huber’s direction as was Pa 507 a new introduction this y^?i.
made as soon as the first hand of
tomatoes is set Apply a fungi
ode plus an insecticide in the
first spi ay than apply onl> the
fungicide
Repeat fungicide applications
at 10 day intervals
For a fungicide use thie°
pounds of 70 per cent weltable
powder Maneb to the acre or
tin ee pounds of Ziram to the acre
WITH EITHER of those use
Paiathion or Malathion as an in
secticide Wettable powder foims
are preferred
Use IV2 pounds of Paiathion 15
per gent wettable powder per
acre or a pint of 25 per cent Para
tlnon emulsion per acre
Three pounds of 25 per cent
v ettable powder of Malathion or
a pint pex acie of Malathion at
five pounds per gallon should be
used
When working with Parathion,
be suie to follow the precautions
punted on the conlainei
Steers Do Best
On Barley-Oats Pellets
There seems to be some ad
vantage in pelleting a barley-oats
gram mixture for beet c teers, ac
couhng to a recent teport from
the University of Minnesota
In tests there, eight steers fed
pelleted giain rations of 70 pm
cent barley and 30 per cent oats
outgamed and i turned about S 5 40
moie profit per head than steeis
ted the same mixture m non
pelleted form.
Get this Portable Charcoal Picnic Grill
Just send 20 feed tags
from above feeds (any
combination) to:
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P, O. Box 502 • Buffalo 5, N. Y.
Offer exoires August 1, 1958
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We carry alt the Super MA - CO Poultry Rations from
Chick Starter to Bleeder Mash
M. S. Gray bill & Sou Clem Hoober
Bareville Intercourse
S. O. Trupe
East Earl, R. D. 1
B. G. Mellinjrer & *
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Pioneer Manufactureis of High Elficicnci Poultij Rations.
issued fay
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DfLLABAUGH &
BLEACHER
R. D. 2, CONESTOGA, PA.
Phone TR 2 3086 or TR 2 3555
Two handfuls of charcoal cook an entire
meal Of heavy gauge sheet steel with
hinged w ,r e god, special draft vents,
foioirg legs and carding handle Solid
bottom Safe and easy to use. SV2" in
cameter, 9 J 2" high
Ira B. T.andis
779 Valle\ Rd., Lane.
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