, nT ' e ekly F° oc l Bulletin Lettuce Is Best Buy Of The Week Best buy tor the week in tables is iceberg lettuce.. Tpisey is now shipping supplies of iceberg and supplies increase in the 15 . near future, prices Will lCf Lblv be even lower P' at "present- Reports from f h nHlcis and growers state the crop has better qual ‘fv lhan m the past years* 1 olhcr fair to good buys onions, broccoli, green cucumbers, cauliflower, p r ots, asparagus, green on c“‘ iadishes, spinach, rhu jJub and leafy greens. y or tins season of the' y6sf watermelons are in liberal ciinpllGS Supplies of tomatoes have increased consideraby .and lower puces should result from this heavier accumula tl°Tlie present week and pos sibly next week will see the peak of the New Jersey as jaragus deal. 3 to l For every dollar invested in limestone, experi ment stations conclude, three dollars are returned in crops Where else does one dollar bring three in return? It pavs to use agricultural limestone! MARTIN’S LIMESTONE IVAN M. MARTIN, Inc. New Holland ELgin 4-2112 B'ue Ball, Pa. Terre Hill Hlllcrest 5-3455 Gap Hickory 2-4148 #1 ®mb ■ B||Pf|j e Keeps Grass Silage Green, 9lA M ■ RE9 if Fresh, Sweet-SmeHlng ! Green onions and radishes are plentiful and quality is very good. Nearby areas are provid ing us with some more “first Of the season” vegetables such as cauliflower, beets, strawberries and green peas in very light quantities from Virginia. Strawberries are probab ly the best buys in fruit. Supplies are being received from many areas and prices like supplies for- the most part are dependent on wea ther conditions. Florida is still providing the markets with'good buys in oranges and grapefruit. There are also many good buys to be found in pineap ples. It’s unfortunate that the symptons of fatigue and of laziness are practically iden tical. - - - SILAGE-GRADE SODIUM METABISULFITE Bart Sewing Club Organizes The newly - organized 4- H sewing club at Bart elect ed Sue Grumelli president and representative to the county council. Other officers elected are Linda Reed,' vice president; Lois Johnson, secretary treasurer; Barbara Maule, song leader; game leader, Doris Rineer; and news re porter, Joan Welk. Barbara Maule was also elected alter nate county council represen tative. The next meeting of the club -will be on June 1 at 7:30 pm. ,at the home of Mrs. James Smeltz. 4-HCookingClub Elects Officers The Conestoga Valley 4-H Outdoor Cooking Club was organized Friday night at the home of club leader Jo anne Denlinger, Horseshoe Road. Officers of the new club are: president, Eslianne Hess, 1749 Old Philadelphia Pike; vice president, Lois Over 'gaard, Lancaster R 4; secre tary, Jean Landis, 2244 Hob son Rd.; game leaders, And rea Boas and Donna Landis; song leader, Phyllis Landis, and reporter, Joyce Denling er. Jean Landis is representa tive to the county 4-H Coun cil, Imogene Garber is alter nate. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, June 21, at the home of Jean Landis. WHEELHORSE and SIMPLICITY Garden Tractors Snavely's Farm Service NEW HOLLAND EL 4-2214 Cattle really clean up grass silage treated with STA-FRESH ... make big gains in milk and beef. Cattle just naturally pre fer it. In free-feeding tests, they eat up to four times more treated than un trer ted silage. Here’s why: STA-FRESH treated silage smells sweet— and is far richer in carotene (Vi tamin A), sugar, digestible dry matter, and total digestible nutrients (TDN). STA-FRESH is economical, too. Just one 80-lb. bag treats 10 tons of silage. It’s this to the rigid sanitation program they have put in to effect. Pans of disinfectant sit in the doorway to the farrow ing house and a sign asks the visitor not to enter without stepping into the pans. Small pigs come into con tact with very little filth during the early days of life. After being scrubbed with soap and water, the sow is put in the farrowing crate three days before farrowing. Except for about two hours each day when she will be let out to eat, drink NEED SEED CORN? CALL TW 8-3421 LandisvA,i. A. H, HOFFMAN SEEDS. Inc. Grass Silage treated with st a-fresh® sr- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 28, 1960—7 FARROWING CRATES HELP the sows at Willow Glen Farm raise a large percentage of the pigs farrowed. The pigs are protected from the sow when she lays down and gas-fired pig blankets keep them from chilling. Thrifty pigs like these will start well and grow well after weaning. • Willow Glen (From page 5) mU’B :m«w*id - easy to apply at blower or field chopper ... works well in upiight, trench and bunker silos, on all grass and many legume forage crops. To put up the freshest, greenest, sweet est-smelling grass silage you've ever had, see your dealer for STA-FRESH now! and exercise, the sow will remain in the farrowing crate until the pigs are weaned at about eight weeks of age. After the first day or so the sow very seldom makes any manure in the farrow ing house, but instead waits until she is outside in the feed lot. This assures the young pigs of cleaner, drier surroundings. During the first three days of life the young pig will have his needle teeth clip ped, his naval cord disin (Turn to page 13) FOR ANY FARM PURPOSE MADE THE FARMER'S WAY I - LANCASTER PRODUCTION CREDIT ASS'N ® 411 W. 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