outlets have more of the Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 13, 1960, 5 JfOCO® 5 milk returned and handle ; .. U-»- C more milk on special deliver- a coded date werc found to lij k Dating Mas jome Drawbacks ies than other dealers do, re- besinular to those m cities ™ m -oducers, distribut- on milk containers. Milk SG^ c^e rs Also, stores w i iere no dating was requir- M* 11 * consumers in many merchandising practices in s ®J ling datcd milk closo ” ed The factor responsible ors., a t l are affected by eight of the 34 areas also ? ftCn ™ ™ lk on h l and for the significant differences >° ca , 1 mns that require the were analyzed. Most of the fo2 ’ sa^ e ’ and car * y ovci less in the handling of milk bear regU *of milk cartons and areas required a plain, recog- ™u k u it* 1 stores ing the day of the week was dating s A report i ssue d mzable day, such as “Mon- selling undated nillk probably the ability of con by the U S Depart- day'” A few required the Milk returned unsold is sum ers and grocers to un to tol Agriculture desenb- date of the month, and some used in manufactured pro- derstand the mark on the Kcso legations and some specified the use of a coded ducts, or dumped As a re- container, the report states 1 hen effects date, intelligible only to cult, dealers lose the initial Th tudv described m this Marchers of USDA’S those knowin * tke code Passing and distributing a program K ,ltural Marketing Ser- Milk dealers who aie re- co , ’ aacl part or all of the o£ rescarc h designed to ex studied milk distribut- quired to place the day of va l ue oi t ‘ ie returned milk pan d markets and reduce the Radices in 34 areas en- the week on milk containers Milk maiketmg piactices cost of marketing farm pro filing some form of dating they distribute to wholesale in areas requiring the use of ducts LOWER YOUR EGG PRODUCTION COSTS! Many of our customers manage to get top production per bird housed with feed conversions of 4 pounds per dozen or close to it* These records and low costs are built into our ing Feeds* help you? May we Bird Early A WINNING COMBINATION FOR ANY POULTRYMAN Contact your Miller & Bushong Service Representative or call us direct at Lancaster EXpress 2-2145 \\\»l//,/ , of , e^ oti ‘ s^ ced ' do^ ets9 ttocfe ****** oi &° c " J '* * **£ <*** - 11106 «oS i» tBS _ WOO s«® 8 -<**** olpt od^ aS n-' s „ e o.Vs ** *£ £U' S . tC cot4 ** » C ****** *£«***£****■ <** __ s ' *" ■ Feeds and Good Management Finest Poultry Service An/where Miller & Bushong, he. ROHRERSTOWN, PA. Manufacturers of Poultry and Livestock Feed Since 1875 Early ios at fi CO Ph. Lancaster EXpress 2-2145 Bird Lay- Harvest Of Tobacco Crop Begins- Tobacco harvest has start ed on a limited scale in the county but widespread cut ting ot the aromatic weed has not yet begun Tobacco harvest, though it is several weeks behind last year, ap pears to be headed for full scale operations within the next week Yields look good in the fields already cut, but some crops arc still quite small for this late in the sea son The rains and warm weather of the last few weeks have combined to en courage rapid growth, and the crop is not as far behind schedule as it appeared sev eral weeks ago Frost may still get some of the later crops Pasture and hay crops are making good use of the mois ture to continue to make rapid growth Pastures look better than for several years at this dale Many farmers report that they plan to get four.or more cuttings from alfalfa this year unless there is a very early frost Corn, now filling the ker neds on most county farms is in good condition with rec ord breaking yields predict ed by many farmers The recent timely rams have helped the corn crop to over come the late plantmg dates in much of the county Green tomatoes are mov ing to the receivers in vol ume, but the ripe tomato harvest has not yet reached its peak; Tomato volume apj pears to be good, but some reports of lower quality than last year are coming from buyers. Reports of potato yields en the early crop indicate high volume and good quality. The size of the tubers is smaller than normal on some farms Very little disease has been reported Peaches are now being har+ vested in volume and quoin ty is excellent Late apples are beginning to show color because of the cool nights> Summer apples are in light supply The crop reporting ser vice has icvised total crop yields upward to indicate a bumper crop season through out the state Holstein Cow Makes Record Brattleboro, Vt —At an age more than twice that of the average dairy cow, a reg istered Holstein owned by Pennsylvania State Univer sity, University Park has shattered an all-time Penn sylvania butterfat record in the official Herd Testing pro grams of The Holstem-Fnes lan Association of America The national Holstein, or ganisation reports that Pen state Marksman S'ar 2569786 (EX) established a new high for 14-year olds milked three times daily Her official 365-day pro duction totalled 19,401 lbs of milk and 775 lbs of but tcrf'it Penstato Marksman Star was bred m the herd of her piesent owner She is a daughter of Glenafton Marks man 838511 (GP) The new iccord was made under the rules of Held Im- P r o\ ement Registry This Week (From pane 41 expanding and free agncul ture that is so basic to a strong, virile, secure Amon-
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