6—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, April 22. 1961 Best Food Buys Spring Vegetables Predominate Signs of spring are more prevalent in retail food mar kets than in Our Pennsylvan ia countryside, observes Tom Piper. Penn State Extension Marketing Agent. Produce counters aie disp'aying cer tain sure signs of spring, ev en though production of these items may be rather far from home. Green onions, spinach, beans, cucumbers, eggplant broccoli, kale, turnip tops, and green peas. If you desire dandelion, radishes and oth- a taste of summer, try a slice er salad items are appearing of watermelon or a Mexican on local markets at reason- cantaloupe but expect to pay able prices Asparagus is the first-of-season high price available in increasing vol- The next few weeks will ume. Although present sup- be a good time to look for Weather Still Factor In Late Farm Work Throughout State- Harnsburg Most farm work is now behind schedule and most farmers are ready and waiting to work fast when field conditions become suitable, the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service said Tuesday in its weeklc crop and weather summary. The mam outdoor activity of Pennsylvania farmers dur ing the past week was stable cleaning and manure haul ing, but not even much of that was possible duo to muddy and snow - covered fie’ds Other farm activities were fence building and ma chinery mamtamence, spring clean-up around farmsteads, barn chores and shoveling .-now Fruit trees still are prac tically dormant m all areas of the State, although in the southeastern section the buds aie swelling and twigs color ing Pruning is generally comp’eted and some growers have started their spray pro grams Crop giowth is practicallj ml Clover, altalfa, and win ter grams are iust barely sprouting in most areas and some of the early-seeded oak-, have not emerged and the seed may have rotted in the cold, wet fields A lew farmers m the ex it emo southern counties- and in northwestern Pennsylvan- Buy CHoWMAtfR Eastern States CHOICEMAKER offers— * Economy • Good growth and health • Fewer culls • Large rugged frames • Uniform size Eastern States FARMERS' EXCHANGE LANCASTER EX 4-3755 QUARRYVILLE ST 6-3647 OR YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE plies are coming from Calif-* ornia, shipments from New Jersey and Maryland can be expected very soon. Good buys in vegetables this week include cabbage, lettuce, vine-ripened toma toes, old crop potatoes, and pascal celery. The higher priced items include sweet corn, peppers, carrots, green ia did get in a few hours of plowing during the past week. Sip® ORTHO Bird Repellent & Seed Protectant no only saves seed from birds, but also'protect; against soil insects and diseases. When you plar v. itli ORTIIU P.ird Rent Merit A, Seed Protectant you 51 i>i»iv than iu~t jiroit rlion fro 1 a r-ora and gram-pullm bml' OKLIJU Bird Repellent & S> • d Protectant eoi I iiu- OK 111 U Aldtin to guard against «i iiimb .ii.d OK) IIUUDI i apian') -v.oild a )>o< ijirlii t r *i funi’ii' -u van <_.a( protects ag.iiii't "H Un"' Jl tuuM 11 ki, at tier OaiaO than\cu'% f-tti had lioloK m ORPIIO Dud Repellent <£. Seei Protectant The economical (O-ounce can treats to 7 acres, costs only $1.19 at any ORTHO Dealer 1 ! CAI I'ORNIA CHEMICAL COMPANY, ORTHO DIVISION broilers and fryers for the freezer. USDA reports that supplies are 10 per cent greater than last year in Ap ril and in May they are ex pected to be 15 per cent lar ger than a year ago at that time. Other retail meat prices are steady with a week ago with the * exception of the customary weekend features on selected cuts. Look for values in hind-quarter beef cuts, lamb, veal and selected pork cuts. The type of cuts and prices promise to vary from store to store. High quality beef is now coming to market Much of it is from what is termed “fed cattle" This means they have spent a period of time in the feed lots before going to market. This special feed ing produces a tender and more juicy meat than beef that-has had little or no grain feeding Special prices will include eggs, canned freestone peaches, peanuts and peanut products, canned r.pe oyives, milk and dairy products and cranberry pro ducts. P. L. Rohrer & Bro. Inc. SMOKETOWN Ph. Lancaster EX 7-3539 J. C. Ehrlich Chemical Co., Inc. 736 E. CHESTNUT ST., LANCASTER Ph. EX 7-3721 DISTRIBUTED BY P O Boy 165 Voj k. Pa u.\ "* Joseph M. Good & 1 Sons LEOLA QUARRYVILLE FUWIi'! A. H. Hoffman Seeds Inc. LANDISVILLE Ph. TW « 3 hwbrid ORTHO Bird Repellent & Seed Protectant J l ' 3-way protection: Birds blackbirds, bobolinks,-jackdaws, pheasants, larks lns* ct wireworms, corn seed maggots, southern c ' rootworm and certain other soil msec* 5 ' eases—seedling blight, damp-off, seed de ( HELPING THE WORLD GROW BETTE* ORTHO
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