18—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 1, 19G1
USDA Advises
Potato Growers
To Cut Back
from last year.
The U S Department of jf growers get average
Agriculture today recoin- yields on the) recommended
mended that growers reduce 1,202,300 acres of potatoes,
their total acreage of sum- ih e ir summer and fall crops
mei and fall potatoes this combined will total 213 mil
■yer '- lion cvvt. This would be four
In issuing its acreage-mar
kcang guides, USDA recom
mended specifically that
gi owers 1
—Cut acreage of early- Tor all the potato-growing
summer potatoes by 2 pei- seasons of 1961 (adding win-
trol of broad leaf weeds as well as grasses in cornfields by
sp.aying herbicides at planting time During the rainy
•weather, long before planting time, seme machinery deal
ers will offer* specials on shop work. It is a good idea to
have a spray outfit rigged up on the planter before plant
ing time when shops will be crowded with seasonal work
The use of atrizine or sunazine in a planter-mounted spray
ex will save many trips over the field with the cultivator.
Advertisers will be glad
to have you mention Lancas
ter Farming when answering
advertisements.
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INTERCOURSE
cent from last year;
—Make no change from
last year in acreage planted
to late-summor potatoes;
—Cut acreage planted to
fall-crop potatoes 5 percent
percent smaller than the 'GO
crop, but almost equal to the
1959 crop, according to the
USDA report
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ter and spring to these sum
'mer and fall crops), USDA’s
recommended guides total
1,396,450 acres of potatoes,
which is 4 percent smaller
than 1960 plantings. At av
erage yields, this _ acreage
would produce a crop of 245
million cwt. a * marketing
guide which is 5 percent less
than last year’s large crop.
The acreage - marketing
guides are prepared and is
sued by USD A to help pota
to growers take the guess
work out of planning their
production. This program is
completely voluntary and
growers make their own de
cision as to whether to plant
according to the Depart
ment’s recommendations.
Potato growers associations
are conducting an education
al campaign to. acquaint
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~ 4a THAN OTHER MAJOR EGG STRAINS*
fe (35c more than average entry in 15 tests)
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ln the three 1959-60 in which the new K-155
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Have us reserve your 1961 Kimher pullets nowl
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ELIZABETHTOWN. PA.
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FUNK'S G-HYBRIDS have done it again . . . won the 1960 Official Pennsylvan
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the finest upstanding, blight-fighting, higher-yielding corn . . . decide right now
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their members with the rec-NYLON FASTENER
ommendations, and the desir- The velcro clothing fasten
abilily of following them. er cons ist s of two ribbons of
Any USD A surplus-removal nylorl) explains Mrs. Mae
assistance to potato growers Barton, Penn State, extension
in any State or area in 1961 c ] ot hing specialist. One rib
will be conditioned on strict bon is fleecy and contains
compliance with these guides thousands of tiny loops,
the report said. while small hooks cover the
other ribbon. When the rib
bons are pressed gently to
gether, the hooks and loops
cling to each other, and sep
arate easily when ribbons
are pulled apart. The fasten
er is sold in 9-inch strips and
by the yard
Lancaster Farming advertis
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Herlandia Darky Glad
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Herr, Elizabethtown, produc
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twice daily milking as a 5-
year-old.
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