Pa. Vegetable Yield Down, Income Stable
Pennsylvania’s 1971 combined
production of six vegetables for
the fresh market and eight
vegetables for processing is
estimated at 251,900 tons, down 13
per cent from 1970 and nine per
cent from 1969.
The Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Service also said
recently that the fresh market
harvest was down six per cent
and the processing harvest was
down 17 per cent from 1970.
Fresh market growers
received $11.2-million for their
crops this year, up sl-million
from the $10.2-million received
last year. Value at the processing
plant door of the processing
production was $7.8-million, 13
per cent down from last year.
The most significant yield
change was that of snap beans for
processing. The yield at 2.13 tons
per acre was up .13 tons from a
year ago. This was the highest
yield on record since the 1958
crop that checked in at 2.3 tons
per acre.
The 1971 yield on tomatoes for
processing at 15.60 tons per acre
was down 4.27 tons per acre from
last year’s record yield of 19.87
tons per acre. Reduced yield can
be attributed to wet weather
Freezing Cheese
Although. freezing will make
some cheese crumbly and mealy,
you can successfully freeze some
cheeses. The United States
Department of Agriculture says
you can freeze small pieces of a
pound or less or not over one inch
thick of Brick, Cheddar, Edam,
Gouda, Muenster, Port du Salut,
Swiss, Provolene, Mozzarella and
Camembert.
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34 and 40
SPREADERS
Easy to load . . . easy to operate . . . easy to
maintain. Those are three good reasons to
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Both spreaders are built low to scoot under
-barn cleaners or fill easily with a front
end loader. Simplified rope controls and
single pole hitch mean easy operating, easy
maneuvering. Greasing and adjustment points
are in the open, easy to reach.
Beater and endgate options let you
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New Holland Elm
which caused rotting and split
ting of tomatoes in some areas.
The Crop Reporting Service, in
its annual Vegetable Report
Summary, also pointed out that
the growing season started out
about two weeks behind schedule
with below normal temperatures
in April and May delaying ger-
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mination of many vegetable
crops. Dry conditions in July
further hindered harvesting
operations in areas and caused
dahiage to tomatoes.
Unseasonable warm fall tem
peratues and no killing frost until
early November prolonged the
growing season.
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JANUARY 6th THRU 20th
20 per cent off
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Reg
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Kettle Cloth 1.69 1.98
Bonded Flax and Rayon 1.98 2.96
Wind Jammer .98 198
Dacron and Cotton Denim 1.79 1.98
Dan River Nubby Dan Plaids .98 1.29
Special prices on (Dacron Crepes,) (Day and Night) -
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Happy Homemaking
Mark around the pattern
with color crayon before cut
ting materials that ravel
easily, and the cloth will not
ravel when cut.
Use a small zigzag stitch
when sewing bonded knits—
it gives stretch to seams.
When patching a trouser
leg, slip a rolled-up maga
zine inside and let it unroll.
This will hold the material
smooth as you sew on the
patch.
Sew down the outside or
the zipper tape about lh
inches on either side to pre
vent curling or waving of a
zipper at the top of a blouse
or dress.
The lining should be pre
shrunk when making a gar
ment that is to be lined. Pre
shrinking may be accom
plished by placing lining in
a bathtub, let warm water
run on it until it is thoroughly
wet, remove from tub with
out wringing and hang on
line to/dry. It will dry
straight and not require
pressing.
When washing windows,
use up and down strokes on
the inside but go crossways
on the outside and any
smears that are left can
be removed since you will
know just which side they
are on Also, crumpled
newspaper is wonderful for
rubbing glass to a shine
To clean soiled parchment
lampshades, dip a soft clean
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cloth in milk and rub the
shade until it is clean, then
wipe dry with a clean cloth
To anchor youi garbage
can against strong winds 01
stray dogs, set it inside an
old car tire.
A fine-toothed comb is a
quick and easy tool to use
when spreading glue or thick
paste over the surface ot a
hatbox you may be cover
ing with decorative paper.
Foi a warm bed jacket
when you read in bed, put a
bathrobe on backwards. The
opening at the back makes it
easy to put on and take off
This is a real help when
someone is ill
Add a little vinegar to wa
ter in which you rinse silk
stockings. It will increase
their elasticity and make
them practically run-proof
If you are doubtful about
the numbei of birthday
candles to put on a cake ,
place them in the form of a
question mark and you will
please the honoied guest
To firmly hold a candle in
a "candlestick, put molding
clay (about the size of a
bean) in the holder and press
the candle into it
Before driving nails for
picture hooks, first see
where the nails for the base
boards are driven Nails for
baseboards are always put
in the studdings which give
support that the plaster
alone fails to provide
If you aie evei caught
without a ruler, you will find
a passable substitute in youi
wallet A dollar bill is just
slightly over six inches long
and can be used as a tape
for rough measurements
If you have trouble getting
cobwebs out of a high stair
well, tie an old towel on one
end of a clothespole and it
will require little effort to
clean the whole well.
To save time and avoid
confusion while washing
windows, use colored
sponges to match two dif
ferent-colored plastic buck
ets. By keeping the colors
matched, you can be sure to
avoid getting the soaped
sponge into the rinse water
and vice versa.
When washing shirt col
lars, put shampoo on the
grease stains. Shampoo is
made to dissolve body oils
and works wonders on col
lars.
To prevent squashing your
hats when traveling, put a
hat inside a plastic bag,
blow full of air and secure
with a rubber band. The hat
does not get a dent.
Try coating candles (ex
cept wicks) with thick soap
suds. Let dry in the holder
before lighting and they will
last longer and burn without
smoking.
Spray an insecticide
around the casings after
washing windows on the
outside and they will stay
clear of spider webs when
you put up the storm win
dows.
To keep small tools in easy
reach, cut off the top of an
old leather glove, nail it
where it will be handy and
place the pliers, screwdriver,
wrench, etc., in the fingers
of the glove.
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