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-
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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.
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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.
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