—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 30, 1961 8 • Appliances (From page 7) edge, the rug will look good on a light floor, but will stand out on a dark floor and give the impression of being larger Colors that arc too bright when the rug is new often will gradually blend togeth ei as the rug gets older Bui the question is, can you li\e with it while it is new 9 And a rug that is Dust right may gradually get somewhat dull er and more colorless NYLON CARPETS Read the label carefully on the nylon carpet you arc considering If the label docs not state “made of carpel nylon” you would be wise to pass up the carpet icgardless of its beauty Carpet nylon is several times heavier and stronger than regular textile nylon fibers Carpet nylon can with stand the hard wear that a floor covering gets Unfor tunately, not all nylon carpets are made of carpet nylon fib ers Be cautious of bargains in nylon carpets Such car pets may be made of regular nylon fibers or nylon waste and won’t wear well Be sure to read the label Carpet nylon is resilient, offering excellent .crush re covery It is one' of the long est wearing' fibers ever used in carpets, and .it may be dyed any color from pale tints to vivid hues If the carpet you are con sidering is a nylon blend, be sure there is at'least 20 per cent carpet nyloh blended with the other fibers, such as wool and cotton, to give strength and longer life tc the carpet. Less than 20 pei cent carpet nylon in the blend does not contribute much to the wearability of the carpet, a 30 percent car pet nylon content is prefer, able FLUFF FROM NEW RUG There’s no cause for con cern if your new rug or car pet sheds, or if large amounts of fibers and fluff show up in your vacuum cleaner Tne carpet is not disappearing all the tufts are right there firmly anchored Fluff from a new rug that shows up in the cleanings is left in dur ing manufacture Like the basting threads in a garment, fluff is meant to be removed. It is made up of, short fibers which drop back into the pile when the rug surface is clipped" Fluff dees not the life or quality of the rug or carpeting High quality rugs and carpets will yield such fiber, sometimes even for months With the regular use of your vacuum cleaner, the day wiir arrive when all the loose ends have come to the surface The amounts of oiiedding is only a small frac tion of the weight of the rug in its whole lifetime CLEANING YOUR-RUG A light pickup each day with the vacuum or carpet sweeper is a good idea A vacuum will do a better job than the caipet sweeper be cause it uses suction as well as blushing If something is spilled on you” rug, take cgie of it immediately Get-, a dull knife or use a spoon and pick up any paiticle you can If damp, put some kind of blotting material on it such as a clean, white cloth or cleansing tissues The best solution you can use to clean it is a mild de-’ 5 tergent in "watei or a mild solution of white vinegar in water Use a teaspoon of each in a quart of warm watci Apply this, m small amounts and blot it as soon as you can Allow the spot to dry Dry cleaning fluid is a good remedy for oily sub stances Drying the spot is im portant Get something un derneath so that the air can get around and under the spot Keep metal legs of .furniture off the carpet A- Best Food Buys Holiday Feasting Holiday feasting continues this week-end as families plan to meet together to cclcbiate the arrival of the new year. The abundant fo od production of America’s farms will provide economi cal foods for the feast and a bright outlook for 1962, observes Tom Piper, Penn State Extension Marketing Agent. For those who favor the traditional sauerkraut and pork dinner, plentiful sup plies of pork loins, roasts, picnics and pork butts give assurances of an economical mam dish Hams, turkeys, beef steaks and roasts are m ample supply, too, pro viding foodshoppers with a wide choice of values. Eggs remain on the list of economical sources of damp rug can rust these legs- and this will also stain the caipet Use a fan to speed up the drying. Regular care and quick stain removal are the best ways to keep your carpets more attractive, brighter in color, and looking new long er T* Vaiißsilo Delivers more silage faster! • Double auger sys- jj tern digs the silage faster and more evenly underall con* ditions whether sil* __ age is frozen, wet, • Exclusive, adjustable | drive hub gives more positive traction, " keeps the machine operating evenly, and requires less power. DELIVERS BETTER SILAGE TOO! The double augers, operating In conjunction with the patented V-paddle impellers, digs the silage, mixes it thoroughly, and then throws it down the chute Your cows and cattle get good, palatable silage ... not a powdered mash as so often happens with unloaders using blowers. Caleb M. Wenser write or phone us VUIV " ® for complete infor- R. D £1 QUARRYVILLE, PA. NATION AND PRICES, Drumore Cenler KI 8-2116 ELMER BRILL Elizabeihtown EM 7-5441 Landisville-TW 8-7115 FRANK H. BUCHER Liiiiz MA 6-6504 EDGAR C. UMBLE JASON H. MELLINGER Strasburg OV 7-6548 Gap HI 2-4525 Still Sets Market protein have enjoyed a plentiful supply of all poultry products this year and can look forward to substantially the same situation in the new year. Specialists in the Economic Research Service of the U. S. Department of Agricul ture estimate there will be 323 eggs, 7 pounds of tur key and 25 pounds of ready to-cook broilers for every man, woman and c’.e.d in this country in 1862 Present prospects seem good for a heavy crop of winter vegetables in the Florida area but some con cern has been expressed a bout getting the crop har vested New industries have absorbed some of the farm labor supply and, with big crops of sugar cane and cit rus fruit to harvest in ad dition to the vegetable crops it is estimated that more harvest hands will be need ed than were used last year Cucumbers, celery, radish es, green onions, lettuce, cab bage and tomatoes are the better buy items at produce counters now Prices on tuue tomatoes and even on vine- ■ MU * • LESTER ERB Elizabethtown EM 7-7112 JONATHAN S. SHIRK Leola OL 6-9302 4 Patented 3 point 1 suspension keeps unloader level at ail times and centered tor moreefficientopv ati-n [t) TWO SIZES: Standard—for silos 10' to 16' Heavy Duty—for silos 12' to 30' C. B. ERB npos are much lower than they were a few weeks ago. These tomatoes are some what smaller in size than usual, owing to lack of rainfall during the growing season. - Citrus fruits, apples end bananas carry the value la bel in fruits Supplies ..f grapefruit are expected to be 8 per cent above last year and the crop Valen cia oranges in Florida is forecast to be 26 per cent above that of last year. However, since citrus are particularly vulnerable to changes in weather condi tions. prospects of ample supplies could be changed to one of scarcity by one night of freezing weather in the growing areas. The oceans have number less creatures so tiny that a cubic inch of sea water may, and often does, contain fifty million of them ■ ■ FRESH Alfalfas VERNAL RANGER BUFFALO DUPUIT NARRAGANSETT SCANDIA All Alfalfas and Clovers inoculated before deliv- ai ery. FREE Oats Soy beans Seed corn. ■ Reist Seed Company PHONE OL 3-3821 ” ■■niaßaaaaiiHaiDaßGßßHßaaaan»ii»ißßaa»iaak?i FL LAYING FEEDS ARE DESIGNED FOR YOU. THE COMMERCIAL POULTRYMEN WHO ARE STRIVING FOR: 1. High Consistent Production 2. Superior Egg Qualify 3. Excellent Feed Conversion 4. Low Cost Put Your Laying Flock On — FLORIN LA-MOR FLORIN EGG-PRODUCER Call Mount Joy OL 3-2411 TODAY AND GET THE FULL DETAILS. Wolgemuth Bros., Inc • Guernsey (Prom page 1) The state trophy for the highest score in the contest will go to an 18-year-old member of the Future Farm ers of America who last Juno completed his term as State FFA vice president He is Ronald E Buffington, son of Mr. and Mrs Edwin E. Buffington of Elizabeth villo, RD 1, Dauphin County. The contest was open to whose compacting animal been acquned as a bona tied FFA or 4 - H project before the animal was two years old The cow must have had her first calf and freshened before becom ing three yeais old. Her first lactation must have been completed in the 12-months period which ended Septem ber 30, 1961, with product ion records manitamed un der recognized herd improve ment systems. STOCKS Clovers PENNSCOTT CHESAPEAKE MIDWEST MAMMOTH TALL SWEET YELLOW SWEET ■ WE DELIVER OR FLORIN. PENNA. MOUNT JOY, PA. S N
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