6—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, June 24, 1961 Crop Summary Rains Aid Tobacco, Corn Crops Rain on Thursday was gen eral over the county and brought hay making opera tions to a halt. Corn and to bacco in the field were re freshed by the showers which brought relief to certain sec tions of the county where drought signs were beginning to appear. Pasture clipping in the county is fairly common as much of the first crop of al falfa has been made and to bacco is all planted on quite a few farms Pastures were beginning to show signs of dry weather but are still pro ducing good quantities of for age Grass is becoming a prob lem in some cornfields, but cultivation of the crop is well advanced and little weed problem has been re ported. £■■■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■* | | 5 Potato Growers [ \ You Need i I m W m M • ■ ® i Thiodan j S The new broad range insecticide ■ m p With this important new chemical discovery— Thiodan —you get a multiple kill of several potato pests at the same time. This means one shot control which, of course, is a more eco nomical way to protect your crop. Thiodan is a concentrate. Just mix with water and apply with ground or air spray equipment. And Thiodan is compatible with all commonly , used fungicides. Its effectiveness has been proved over several seasons. ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR TOBACCO and Fine • "058” Fungicide (Copper-Zinc Chromate) For Early ~ and Late Blight ■ • Nutn-Leaf “60” feeds plants through foliage. {£ a wonderful supplement to ground fertility. ■ AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL DEALER OR 5 JfffmmejZk Miller Chemical & 5 Fertilizer Corporation ■ P. O. BOX 25, EPHRATA £ " 1,1 Phone RE 3-6525 ■ >>■■•■■■■■■• »»PPPP WWW WWW | ROHRER'S— *♦ 4* 4* *• 4* :: 4* 4* can supply you now with THIODAN NUTRI-LEAF - "658" Fungicide also a complete line of Miller INSECTICIDES FUNGICIDES P. L. ROHRER & BRO.. INC. SMOKETOWN Unseasonally high tempera tures during the past week caused little or no ill effects to the State’s vegetable crops the Pennsylvania Crop Re porting Service said Tuesday in its weekly crop and wea ther summary. Keystone State fanners en joyed ideal farm working conditions. Corn planting has been completed in almost all sections and hay making has begun with many farm ers having completed the first cutting of alfalfa. Other ma jor actlvit'es were making grass milage, cultivating corn and spraying for weeds. High temperatures brought strawberries into the high volume stage in southern and central count.es and harvest ing will beg'n this week in the Erie region. Quality of the crop is good in all sec- TOMATOES Ask About Other Products Phone Lane. EX 7*3539 “Sip —, cucumbers, to. ★ J^“ #n xnatoes and cabbage all bene- *: CFrom page 0) flit from the higher tempera-': 1% cups_<l*rge can) undil tures. Early pea harvest con- uted evaporated milk tinues with good quality and 1 teaspoon grated lemon yield; later plantings of let- rind tuce have headed and are be- 1 teaspoon vanilla ing cut; lima beans are in Vs cup lemon Juice generally good condition; 2 cups (1 pint) cottage and early sweet corn now cheese shows 10 to 12 inches of Mix crust ingredients. growth. * Spread sides of 9-inch spring Fruit is sizing rapidly. Sour cherries are starting to turn color in the Blue Moun tain region and picking of sweet cherries in the area should begin shortly. Grow ers are continuing spray pro grams for disease and in sects. . • - Barley has begun to turn color m the southern section of the State and is heading in the remaining part. Wheat is almost completely headed WILL YOUR HENS BE "PEAKING" 500 N...? HENS -WHICH HAVE RECENTLY BEEN HOUSED Will "PEAKING" SOON AND CONSEQUENTLY SHOULD BE GIV PARTICULAR ATTENTION. A slight reduction in feed consumption during periods high production (85 - 95%) may result in the hen consum less protein, minerals and other essential nutrients them is depositing in the egg. This condition, if allowed to continue, could have sen consequences in the form of a partial neck molt and a; sible drop in production. It must be kept in mind that a hen cannot produce eggs any appreciable time without consuming the necessary trients for body maintenance, egg formation, and to c pensate for the quality of nutrients normally lost during process of digestion and assimilation. Feed up to 8 or 9 pounds of High Producer Pellets Bird No. 20) when birds are laying 85- 95%. A high lay requires a high intake of nutrients. A good guide for supplementary pellet feeding is to pounds per each 10% production over 50%. Early Bird Feed Good Management “A Winning Combination For Any Poultryman 99 May we Help You? H so, just call us at Lancaster, Express 2- *%■ form pan or 13x9-inch pan with soft butter. Press crumb mixture around sides and bottom. Beat' sugar, gelatine, salt, eggs and 1 cup evapor ated milk together in sauce pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, -until custard coast spoon (about 3 throughout the State and oats are in the boot stage with some early plantings beginning to head. Plus "Finest Service Anywhere" heat. Add lemon tim vanilla. Chill until * mounds slightly W heif ped from spoon (about 40 minutes). Stir q Cc ! ly while mixture is? Chill remaining ev ? milk in "refrigerator 11 until soft ice crystal around edges of tray i 15 to 20 minutes) W til stiff (about 2 m Add lemon juice ant} very stiff (about l f O , utes longer). With th/ beaters, beat chilled a and cottage cheese to until light and fluffy 2 minutes). Fold m J evaporated milk SpJ crumb crust. Chill until about 2 hours Seiy t or with strawberries, Lancaster Farmings mg brings results Miller & Bushong, Rohrerstown, Po- Ph. Lancaster EX 2-21^
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