B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 27, 1962
Best Food Buys
High Prices Returning To Normal
It’s more often true of
foods than of other consum
er items that ‘what goes up.
wall come down’. In one
sentence, that’s a quick sum
mary of the price situation
on perishable food commo
dities this week Weather
conditions have permitted
resumption of normal har
vesting and shipping activi
ties and surveys of the fre
eze damage indicate less
harm done than first anti
cipated; reports Tom Piper,
Penn State Extension Mark
eting Agent
Many produce items will
be priced substantially low
er than a week ago, namely
cabbage, endive, radishes,
celery, peppers and Chinese
cabbage Tomatoes will be
much cheaper too as large
supplies of vine' ripes _and
green-ripened tomatoes will
compete for a place in your
shopping cart Lettuce pric
es continue to fluctuate with
small heads offering best
value on a weight basis
Florida sweet corn was
one of the crops damaged
badly by the recent cold
This item is expected to
share a high price position
with escarole, parsley, car
rots, onions, spinach, green
onions and cucumbeis Texas
crops have been severely
damaged and items supplied
in large volume by that
state will remain higher in
price for several weeks to
come
First shipments of rhubarb
are arriving from the hot
houses of Ohio Potatoes and
sweet potatoes remain plenti
ful and economical
Apple movement continues
to set new records with ov
er 12 million bushels enter
ing marketing channels from
cold storages in December
This item is the value lead
er among fruits just now
Citrus quality and color is
reported excellent with small
sizes a better buy for the
money Tangerines received
extensive freeze damage but
grapefruit and oranges less
# Casserole
(From page 7)
puree, sugar, Worcestershire
Sauce, simmer 5 minutes
Remove from heat - add
mushrooms, cheese Place
cooked spaghetti in casserole
pour hot meat mixture over
spaghetti Sprinkle top with
bread crumbs Bake 20 min
utes at 350 degrees, remove
from oven Sprinkle chopped
almonds over top; return to
oven 5 minutes
WOLGEMUTH
BROS., Inc.
FLORIN
?h. Mt. Joy OL 3-2411
so and supplies of these were
not materially reduced
Since the seasons are re
versed m our southern
hemisphere, many foodmark
ets display peaches, plums,
nectarines "~and honey dew
melons imported from South
America First - of - season
strawberries and watermel
ons are arriving from Flori
da but, like the Emperor
grapes, D'Anjou and Bose
pears, supplies are rather
short and prices on the high
side.
Livestock shipments have
been rather large in the past
week and retailers are well
stocked to feature a variety
of good buys this weekend
Pork loins, hams and bacons
are expected to share the
value position with round
and sirloin steaks, chuck
roasts and ground beef
Large size eggs are in plenti
ful supply and another good
source of protein
When shopping for meal,
consider the cost per serving
of various cuts This is a bet-
Make More Money with
fieffer-Bred, Better-Fed Chicks
Buy Better-Bred chicks for
better livability, better de
velopment and better pro
duction. High producing
strains are bred to lay 20 to
50 extra eggs above the aver
age extra eggs that pay
you extra profits.
For money-making pullets this fall—-first,
buy a high-producing strain—then,
put them on Vfaynel
MOUNTVILLE
FEED SERVICE
R. D. 2, Columbia
H. M. STAUFFER
& SON'S. Inc.
Wiimer - Ronks • Leola
ROHRER'S MILL
R.D. 1, Ronks
C. E. SAUDER & SONS
R. D. 1. East Earl
LIME VALLEY MILLS
R. D. 1. Willowr Stroet 1
HERSHEY BROS.
Reinholds
ter guide to economy than
price per pound because
some cuts contain bone and
fat waste. Such cuts have
fewer servings per pound
Soil Conservation
(From page-1)
Richards, president of , the
National Association of Soil
Conservation Districts
At the start of 1955 Penn
sylvania had 30 counties with
soil conservation districts
Today 58 of the 67 counties
have districts.
The spectacular progress
4n this field of agriculture
was a factor m bringing the
convention to Pennsylvania
for the first time.
• Civil Defense
(From page 1)
Unit Conservationist, Paul
Anderson and Abner House -
knecht. Conservation Aids
and Henry Mellott, Soil Con
servationist of the Soil
Conservation Service office
in Lancaster
At the 21/2 day workshop,
the conversationists received
training in the use of all
Geiger counters for detecting
radioactive material in the
soil Intensive training was
-mm
’mm
Make sure your chicks are
Better-Fed—on Wayne
Chick Starter for a strong,
sure start: the Wayne Crow
ing Program for rugged, fully
developed pullets ready to
lay more-and-bigger eggs
this fall.
SUNSHINE FARM
SUPPLY
Litiiz & Newmanslown
MILLERSVILLE
SUPPLY CO.
Millatsville
ROSS C. ULRICH. JR.
R. D. 2. Peach Bottom
L C. WALKER & SON. Inc.
J. K. STAUFFER & SON
Lawn & Bellaire
GRUBB SUPPLY CO.
Elizabethtown
also given in the methods with 18 cases reported in ’6O,
which farmers can use to 167 in 1955, and 241 in 1951.
minimize injuries from the n 0 incident of the disease
radioactive material to live- was found* in cattle last year,
stock and farm products us- The 14 cases were confined
ed for animal and human to mne coun ties Infected
consumption. ' bats were found in six' coun-
The Soil Conservation ties as follows. Lycoming, 3;
Service personnel received Chester, Dauphin, Lehigh,
instructions which will en- Northumberland and Perry,
able them to be of valuable each one; ona dog each in
assistance to Civil Defense Greene and Lycoming Coun
officials during an emergen- ties> Westmoreland, one cat
cy and one squirrel; and one
Northumberland Counties
Rabies Cases State Secretary of Agri
. culture William L Henning
Lowest Ever attributed the highly encour
aging report to the intensive
Harrisburg The Penn- enforcement work carried on
sylvania Department of Agri- by State Dog Law agents,
culture reports a new all- Ha emphasized that the an
tima record low of 14 offici- nual statewide county-by*
ally recognized cases of ra- county campaigns to elimin
bies for the entire state dur- ate stray dogs, conducted
ing the year 1961. The total with the cooperation of local
includes only two rabid dogs, and municipal officials, are
another record low. the most effective effort in
Gao
The 1961 figure compares the control of the disease.'
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