m Crop Summary below normal levels.
/Continued from Page 1) R V e Plantings (43,000 acres)
' fallowing two successive “ in f eased t 0 provide mor ®
n *l of drought Production of ff d spnng grazing and
%'Znln Jams are currently hal£ 01 P«lns,lvan.a' s „e ace-
Certified Maine Brown
SEED POTATOES
• Kennebees
• Katahdins
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M. ROHRER & BRO , INC
SMOKETOWX
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How to control weeds and grasses
in soybeans and com this season
without risk to soybeans, corn or grain next year
Applied pre-emergence in corn at planting
time, “Lorox” gives effective residual control
of germinating annual weeds and grasses in
cluding tough giant foxtail.
Soybean and Corn Growers: Control those weeds and
grasses this season with new DuPont “Lorox” It offers
vou tnese unique advantages
■ One chemical, used just once in a season, does the
job m both soybeans and corn.
■ Controls both annual weeds and grasses., including
that tough one, giant foxtail.
■ “Lorox” kills 2 ways. its killing action is residual as
"well as by contact.
■ Versatile. .“Lorox” may be applied at planting time
as a pre-emergence treatment in soybeans and corn.
• Red Bliss
• Cobblers
Ph. Lane. 307-3539
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See Us For LOROX and other DuPont Products
J. C. EHRLICH CHEMICAL CO., INC,
736 East Chestnut St., Lancaster
In soybeans, pre-emergence weed control
with“Lorox”keeps rows free of annual weeds
and grasses that steal water, nutrients and
sunlight and profits.
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age is harvested for grain.
'Plantings of wheat, oats, bar
ley, potatoes, tobacco and soy
beans are expected to be down
fiom 1963. Faimeis intend to
haivest slightly less hay acie
age than last yeai
The Alaich 1 suivey indicates
faimeis intend to plant 1 237,
000 acies of coin this year, up
24,000 fiom 1963 and 45,000
above the 1958 62 average If
realized, planted acreage would
be the highest since 1956
Wheat planted last fall is es
timated at 499,000 acres, 1 pei
cent below a yeai eaihei and
7 percent below the 5-year av
eiage of 539,000 acres Planted
acieage is the second lowest
of iscoid The acieage to be
harvested for grain is estimated
at 482,000.
Unfavorable conditions due
to the di ought caused plantings
of barley last fall to drop sharp
ly below intentions The 161,
000 acres planted was down 14
percent fio a year eailiei and
20 percent below the 1958-62
“Lorox” plus Du Pont Surfactant WK may be used in
corn as a directed post-emergence treatment when weed
problems develop (only when pre-emergence treatment
is not made).
■ No soil residue problems, you can use “Lorox” this
season in soybeans and corn without risk to soybeans,
corn or gram next year.
Find out more about the unique advantages of DuPont’s
new weed and grass killer for soybeans and corn. See
your dealer...or write DuPont, Room N-2539, Wil
mington, Delaware 19898.
On all chemicals, follow labeling instructions
and warnings carefully
LOROX
aveiage
Despite an excellent lecoid
bieaking yield in 1963 hte acie
age to be planted to oats con
tinues to decline The intended
611,000 acies indicates a 1 pei
cent drop liom 1963 and a 10
percent de'cline fiom the 5
yeai average Intentions to
plant soybeans aie geneially
vague as of Maich 1 but indi
cations point to a 6 peicenl de
dine fiom last yeai
Commonwealth potato giow
eis intended to cut then total
potato acieage by 3 peicent
fiom last yeai This places in
dicated acieage in 1964 at 37,
000 acres and continues the 20
year decline in potato acie
ages
If these March 1 intentions
die carried out it would mean
1,000 less acres planted this
year than last year and the
smallest planted acieage on le-
A directed post-emergence treatment in corn
with “Lorox” provides contact kill of grow
ing weeds and grasses, as well as control of
germinating weed seedlings
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397-3721
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 28, 1964—5
Potato Acreage
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coid The pievious low was 38,
000 acies planted in 1963 The
high was 308,000 acres in 1917,
Fulton Grange
Makes Plans
For Supper
Final plans foi the Roast
Tin key auppei co be held Apul
4 weie made at the Mondav
night meeting ol Fulton
Giange The suppei will be
held at the Giange Hall, Oak
lyn, hom 4 to 3 p m
The Home Economics com
mittee, which is in chaige oi
the suppei, consists ol Mis.
Chailes Long, Mis Joseph Sm
clan, Mis Haiold Alexandei,
Mis James Mullen, Mis. Wil
mei Can oil Scott Ankium is
in chaige of ticket sales Take
outs will be available
The annual Lancastei Coun
ty Pomona Giange will be held
Satuiday, Apnl 18 at 8 pm at
the White Hoise Fne Hall,
Salisbuiy Giange is host
Piesident Gyles Biown chair
ed the meeting Chailes Mc-
Spauen, lectuiei piesented a
piogiam with the theme
“Spung” Theie was gioup
singing and leadings entitled
“Spnng” and “The Legend of
the Dogwood” by Mis Peter
Fiy, Eplnata Vocal solos
“Mothei Machiee” and “Eastey
Parade” weie piesented by
Clan Muiphy accompanied by
Miss Maiy Lou Wesley
Mrs John W Winteis con
ducted a Spung and Summer
iashion show The models weie
Mis William Auowsraith, Mis.
William Walton, Mis Roheit
Hash, Mis Chailes H Wallace,
Mis Joseph Tumble, Mis Ray
McSpairan, Mis Mai ion Eck
man and Miss Cathy Gilbeit
The next meeting will be
held Apul 13 Mr Edgai Find
ley, Camaigo, will tell of his
two yeais expeuence living
with the Eskimos and show
a coloied film
“You never outgrow your
need foi milk,” says Louise
Hamilton, Penn State exten
sion nutrition specialist An
adult needs two 01 moie 8-
ounce glasses of milk each
day But it doesn’t all have to
be used as a beveiage.
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