CROP NEWS
HARRISBURG Produ'o
[,n of fresh market and
oceewlng vegetables and
uiwberrles In the Keystone
,tie in 1965 totaled 2.93,-
;n tons, an Increase of 7
icemt over the previous
~r. flays the Pennsylvania
op Reporting Service.
Cropfc were harvested from
; -,10 seres, 4 percent more
,m In .1964.
Tomatoes produced a rec
•d high yield per acre, 14.2
n- compared to 13.1 tons
1964. Significant increases
eie recorded in total pro
ution o>f snap beans, peas,
m a toes and cabbage. The
uiwlberry crop amounted to
'.30 tons, down 220 tons
am the previous year.
POTATOES
Stodks of potatoes held by
ennsylvbiHa growers, deal-
I- and choppers on Decem
ti 1 were the largest in
le© years.
The total, 4 6 million hun-
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dredweight, was 19 percent
higher then a year earlier,
but 2 percent below the 19'59-
63 average. It represented
approximately two-thirds of
the state’s 196iG fall potato
crop.
Fall production in Pennsyl
vania totaled 6.9 ftvilllon owt.,
up 11 percent from the pre
vious year. The crop, bene
litted by late season rain,
was of excellent quality ex
cept in n tew scattered areas.
CHOP PRICKS
Prices received for farm
prodarots were up 2.5 per
cent over the November av
erage, and 7 percent higher
than prices received in De
cember 1964.
The gains reflect increas
ing demand for Pennsylvania
farm products, both at home
and in foreign countries, and
the spread of the Common
wealth’s growing economy to
producer levels, say® the Crop
Reporting Service.
The hog market was the
real sparkplug, with prices
rising $3 40 per bundled-
1 1966 I
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[how openJ
Hager’s
• Golden Anniversary
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including a vast *rr«,y of
farm machinery, total 224.
Some machinery exhibits will
fenl'iihe new models which
will be unveiled for the first
time at this show.
Competitive ■exhibits Will
number nearly 11,000 itelus
in field, fruit and vegetable
crops, livestock, poultry,
home economics and displays
from public schools. Show di
rector Horace Mann estimat
ed a lil of the exhibits will
have a total intrinsic value
of $lO million. Pienilums
will total SG4,GOO, a new all
time high, Mann sa,id.
This year’s exposition has
toeeh described by Governor
Scranton as a “show window
for our multi-billion dollar
ag.riculltural industry,”
weight in a month to ?27 60.
It was the hng'hest December
hog price on record in the
state, and the best price re
cened since September 1948.
Along ivith hog prices, oth
er livestock quotations ad
vanced, with steers and heif-
cud and stale when exposed
ers up ill 20 from a month to air, moi&tuie, and w'armtth
earhea Eggs were up three Un&heMed nuts renuain fiesh
cents a dozen. longer than nirtmeats, bu.t do
Aill crop pi ices advanced, not keep them at room teni
wijth the exception of rye penature more tjlia.n a few
and potatoes which were the weeks
same as in mnd-Novem'ber. Keep nuit meats in tightlv
Corn wlas up eight cents a sealed containers 01 in mois
bushel. land wheat giamedjture and vapor-proot wrap
four cents "pings and stone in the ie-
Al>faM« hav rose $1 00 to tii.geiatoi or freez&i to po
s39 50 a ton, 50 cents high- long their treshness Laige
er than a year ago The in- mi tm eats stay fresh longer
cnease leflects the effect of than chopped o>i gnonnd ones.
eaily season di ought that re- !)«■ Von Knou That r . .
d'U'ced l)i oductiou in many /Smalil tlnow rugs aie the
areas and forced livestock ca ufs>e 0 t many falls in the
farme;i« to use eaily cuttings j, olrie It ion nikist use thiow
to- supplement short teed sup- rII g Si ]j e guie they aie co.at
plies. e d on ithe back with a 11011-
o.nly milk, farm chickens stad mi ,tenal on put a non
and bioilers showed price de- pad under each rug.
chines. Avoid using small throw
Prices paid by farmers for lU ig( S in areas ot heavy toot,
oomimodities and services also traffic,
rose, up 3(5 percent in the
nation over those of Decem
ber 1964
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Stronger calves at birth. Herd and flock health is the
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Let us show you numerous pleased users locally and in
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 8, 1966
For the
Farm Wife and Family
By Doris Thomas, Extension Home Economist
Ladies. Have You Heard? ...
Worth Knowing About Buying Nuts
When buying unshelled nuts, select those
without scars, cracks, or holes. The kernel
should not rattle
It will take about two pounds of unshell
ed nuts to give you one pound or about four
cups of nutmeats Weight may vary with
type, condition, and size of the nut.
Nuts in the shell geneially are a better
buy than shelled nuts, but the shelled are
more convenient to use
This year for the fast time, you may
find packages of mixed nuts marked with a
grade label, such as U S. Extra Fancy or
U. S. Fancy. Grades mean that the mixed
nuts are leasonably mixed with at least ten THOMAS
percent but| no moie than in closets between seasons
borty percent elf each kind Yoiu can retnoie garments no
in the mixture. Itonger useful from their stor-
The oily natuue of nuts age places as you finish wear
causes them to become ran- mg them After cleaning or
A “discard box” helps to
relieve the crush of clothing
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otten thioughou't the
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