f
grade trees and are doing
10 Buyers something about it, accord
' ing to comments made by
Rarnmrnn growers to the Pennsylvania
S DVV.UIIIIIIVJ Crop Repor ting Service in
C«the State Department of Ag
re Selective ricuiture.
Tisburg Buyers of Pennsylvania leads the na
imrlv tree are becoming tkm in P roducti » n or Planta
imdy tree are Decoming Christmas -trees,
choosy on quality, a re- w hich usually are well-bran
:rom the Penna. Depart- ched and symmetrical.
of Agriculture said this However, a number of
• growers report shortages in
lolesalers are aware of their stocks of top quality
creasing demand for top trees. On the - other hand,
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quality
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years of
there are a great many poor
quality trees which are defi
nitely in the surplus cate
gory.
As opposed to good quali
ty, many buyers are purch
asing a few cull' trees only
to fill in orders for “price”
buyers and to use for con
trast purposes in the retail
sales yards. However, buyer
activity is being stepped up
as evidence by increasing
frequency of newspaper in
quiries and contacts with the
growers.
Wholesale Christmas tree
levels during the last half
of October were mostly stea
dy fix slightly lower. Sales
activity during the period
was moderately stronger
than in the last half of Sep
tember.
SHOPPING TIP
Learn the layout of the store
where you' da your food
shopping, advises Catherine
Love, Penn State, extension
consumer economics special
’"st When you understand the
methods used to display food
products, you can develop a
personal traffic pattern which
reduces the total shopping
time. But don’t give up „the
shopping list—it can help
you manage the food dollar
wisely. Arrange the items on
your shopping list in the or
der you’ll follow in the store
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Tractor Tips
Fighting The Gold Weather War
Running your tractor this nition system,
winter’ If you want to avoid 3 Choking: Always close
starting trouble, better rem- the choke valve before start
ember, then, that as tempera- ing the engine. And, inciden
tures plunge downward, tally, if you have a truck or
starting requirements rise car equipped with an auto
due to a thickening of the matic choke, be sure to set
various lubricating oils and it in the “on”.'position by de
greases used, which makes it pressing the accelerator be
harder for the parts in the fore starting. (Many cold
engine to move. weather starting failures are
Agriculture engineers sug- dlle entirely
gest that you keep in mind sight.)
too tfcat the colder the weath- 4 Pumping ihe Accelerator
er the less efficient the trac- An additi * nal one or two
I 0 ™ b f omes “ at pumps on the accelerator
the blteiTis only abSrt*6o- raW
percent as efficient as it is I™ the intake manifold
during - normal summer e ™ ugh v,^°riz
months. - f fu „ el mto - , tbe cylmders
_ „ . during very cold weather.
Following is a list of tips - - * -■
which will- keep .voltage de- 5. -Throttle Setting: _ .When
mands on your tractor’s bat- the starter is energized,, the
tery down during the vulner- throttle should be about half
able period when the battery jvay down to" get enough air
loses much of its punch: rushing through v the-', mani
1. Transmission: To lessen to pick up the fuel ' and
the load on the starter,, re- carr y i 1; into the cylinders,
lease manual shift transmis-
sions by depressing the clutch
pedal; place automatic trans
missions in “neutral” before
attempting to start the en
gine.
2. Electrical Accessories:
Shut off lights, and other el
ectrical accessories if the
tractor has them before at
tempting to start the engine.
This will , assure maximum
voltage available- for both
the starter motor and- the ig-
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6. Starter Motor; Energize
the starter at relatively short
intervals: Avoid grinding a
way or you may overheat" the
starter motor'and.cause ex
cessive drain on the .battery.
7. Shut-Off: Place transmis
sion in “netftral” and rim
engine at fast idle When the
switch, is off, depress acceler
ator to “flood” the engine.
This will insure-’a supply of
gasoline in the cylinders for
the next start-
Agriculture engineers also
advise a complete check of
the tractor’s system
and spark plugs before the
first cold snap hits point
ing to the-fact- that a weak
ignition coil, •> defective dis
tributor points or worn spark
plugs can kick starting volt
age requirements way up.
And, of course, if battery
voltage is too low -to meet
these increased demands, the
engine won’t start.
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