—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 16.1968
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Increased Potato Acreage
Needed For Future
Pennsylvania vegetable grow- questions on the nutrient status
•cs must produce an additional of our soils that were previous
-10.000 acres of potatoes by 1078 ly unknown. One of these is the
to keep pace with increased con- balance of nitrogen, phosphor
sumer needs and maintain their us, potash, and calcium. As
•©repetitive place in the na- growers apply this new know-
Mon’s market, declared an ledge gained, it will undoubted
agronomist at The Pennsylvan- ly result in increased potato
ia State University. yields and improved quality.
Elmer C. Pifer, speaking to “Soil types are playing a ma
growers and industry person- j 0 r role in the development of
■ei attending the 17th annual fertilizer recommendations un-
Pennsylvania Potato Growers der the new system,” Pifer ex-
Institute on the main Penn plained. “Physical characteris-
State campus March 7, said the tics of soil, particularly depth
38.000 acres of potatoes grown an d drainage, greatly deter
annually in the Commonwealth mine the yield potential. Since
will not yield quantities large soil type names reflect these
enough to meet future demands characteristics, Commonwealth
for the “most popular and ver- soils are divided into, several
satile member of the vegetable groups, A yield potential for
kingdom.” each group has been establish-
He pointed out that frying, ed.”
•hipping, dehydration, and The five leading potato pro
freezing add greatly to the ver- ducing counties are Lehigh,
satility of potatoes which makes Erie, Cambria, York, and Lan
them appeal to the housewife caster, he pointed out.
as a nutritious, convenience Approximately 200 potato
food. growers and representatives
Commenting on advances ui from industry participated in
technology in the potato indus- conference discussions pertain
try, the Extension official said mg to labor relations, future
the new Penn State Soil Testing needs, and general manage-
Laboratory is answering many ment practices.
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