BEST FOOD BUYS Flexible Shopping List Valuable A flexible shopping list and ite economy on a cost per careful buying will help keep serving basis, the food budget balanced this The prevailing doclcwork week-end, declares Tom Pip- er’s strike has forced most er, Penn State Extension Mar- (banana bouses to close down 'ketmg Agent Weather condi- for lack of supplies. This ex tions at this season of the plains the steady climb of year exert considerable influ- prices to new highs m recent ence on haivesting’operations weeks, "a condition true of and delivery schedules Temp- most imported fresh fruits ora-ry shortages can cause un- and vegetables, expected puce variations Florida citrus shipments -Best food values are expect -ed at the meat counter -this 'week-end as pork loins and roasts, chicken, ribs -of beef and -steak via for promotional emphasis m local food ■ mar , kets. Large sized eggs, dairy products and a variety of sea food items are m plentiful 'supply.' These items are rich in food value and offer defin John Deere 1010 Special Row-Crop Utility Tractor ! John Deere has a powerful new contender in the compact tractor field, at an extra-low price. It’s wor th seeing worth driving just to convince your self that you can get all the plus values and quality of New Generation earning power at such a low investment. Your John Deere dealer is ready to demonstrate ‘ this new 36 horsepower Ten-Ten Special Row-Crop’ Utility. Stop in. Check on its many features live hydraulic system, 3-poini hitch with Load-and-Depth Control, 540 rpm PTO outlet. Check on its power and weight ample for heavy lugging jobs. See how easily it handles dozens of tools, old and new including loaders. Drive it yourself. For sure, check on the economy tag that puts such versatile earning power and quality into the low-price field. 1 Stop in at your local dealer. Ask for a free dem,on | stration. Remember you can buy this new Special | with the convenient John Deere Credit Plan, at any L of the following dealers. LANDIS BROS. A. B. C. GROFF will probably show a- slow in crease until such time as size - and condition of remaining fruit is established. One local wholesaler "estimates that good fruit suitable for fresh market will not be over ten to fifteen percent of the origi nal crop Prices of oranges and orange products have ad vanced sharply since the freeze. You Saw It At The Farm Show! Lancaster New Holland Best buys in fresh fruit ■will be found among several var ieties of apiples suitable for eating fresh or for cooking. Western pears, Emporer grap es and avacados are reason ably priced Thanks to last year’s bumper crop, red tart cherries are in plentiful supp ly and an economical choice for that special pie or fancy dessert. Supplies Of tender vegetabl es have been substantially re duced by last month’s Florida freeze. Prices have advanced on many items and for the most part they are higher than a year ago. Best buys at this time include mush rooms, Romaine lettuce, white potatoes onions, sweet pota toes, carrots and bunched green onions. Lettuce prices are practically the same as a year ago. Most of the lettuce is from Western areas not seriously affected by the cold. Grocery Stores Stock Food For 15 Days Retail food stores have a 151/2 days’ supply of foods on hand for each person in the continental 'United States, ac cording to a report issued to day by the U S Department of Agriculture. The Department’s Econo mic Research Service mad§ the revised estimates at the request of the Office of Civil Etefense on the basis of 2,0Q10 calories of food and 32 ounces of nonconcentrated liquids per person per day. These specifi cations are believed to be ~ „ •* - ALAN BEYER Christiana EDWARDS & COX Oxford Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12, 1963 GRAND CHAMPION 4-H LAMB AT THE Penn sylvania Farm Show on Thursday was this Hampshire shown by Fred Hess, Bareville Rl. The lamb was bred on the farm of Fred’s father Arthur S. Hess. more realistic short-term lev els of food and beverage con sumption in an emergency than the previous basis of 3,000 calories and 5 6 ounces of fluids Caloric value of canned and bottled liquids is included in the food inventories Fluids include beverages that can be substituted for drinking wat er such as milk, soft drinks, juice, beer, and wine Slightly more than four fifths of the food supply at retail can be stored for rela tively long periods without WENGER IMPLEMENT COMPANY The Buck, K. D. 1, Quarryville SHOTZBERGER’S L. F. Photo, special handling. These foods consist of canned, bottled, dried, and packaged products. The remaining fifth of the re tail supply is in fresh and, Dozen torm The manufacturer's brand helps to identify a product, says Ha rod Neigh, Penn State extension specialist in con sumer economics The brand name serves as a guide to fut ure buying if the consumer likes the item. The manufac turer is responsible for seeing that his product remains uni form. Elm 11
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