Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Apnl ?8 1973
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Dig dandelion greens now . . . Casey Jones killed April 30,
1900 ... New Moon May 2 . . . Meteor showers expected
May 4 (observe after midnight) .. . Average length of days
for week, 14 hours, 10 minutes . . . Kentucky Derby May 5
(first one held 1875) . . . Ostriches are mating . . . Stan
Musial hit five home runs May 2, 1954 • . • Adhesive postage
stamps invented May 6, 1840 . . . Corregidor surrendered
May 6, 1942 ... Envy never enriched any man.
Old Farmer’s Riddle: What is bought by the yard and worn
by the feet? (Answer below.)
Ask the Old Farmer: As a. boy
a long time ago we used to
have a sort of relish caHed
“pork scraps.” They were
pieces of pork scraps and
came in a mass about the
size of a potato chip, but
thicker. Can you give me
any information? E. F. W.,
Los Angeles.
These pork scraps were what were left after making lard.
We have enjoyed them many a time. Some packing houses
still make them and good as they are, they do not taste like
the home-made variety.
Ham* Hints; To remove ceiling cobweb* in high, hsrd-to-get-st corners,
try putting old socks onto the end of yardstick , . . For easier oven clean
ing, sprinkle salt immediately on spills then scrape' up and wipe when
oven is cool ... Riddlt antwer: A carpet.
OLD FARMER S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Bain to start, then becoming heavy rain; con
siderably cooler latter part.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins rainy, then
moderately heavy rain by midweek; end of week very cool.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Rain at first, then heavy rain and
cold; very warm for weekend.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Rain for most of week; warm
temperatures latter part.
Florida: Cloudy and hot to start, then rain; end of week clear
and warm.
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto 8c Montreal: Light rain to
start, then clear and cool; warm temperatures for weekend.
Greater Ohio Valley; Ram and cool through midweek; clear
and very warm latter part.
Deep South: Week begins clear and warm, then rain after
midweek; end of week clear.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Rain to start, then mostly
clear; very warm latter part.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Clear and warm all week
except for rain in west on weekend.
Central Great Plains: Good weather all week: clear with highs
in 80s.
Texas-Oklaboma: Rain at first, then clear and warm; be
coming very warm for weekend.
Rocky Mountain Region: Cloudy to start, then hot by midweek
and showery; light rain and cool latter part.
Southwest Desert: Week begins very warm with scattered
showers, then rain; end of week partially clear and cool.
Pacific Northwest; Clear at first, then scattered showers; light
ram and cool latter part.
California: Cloudy and cool to start, then light rain; end of
week clear and warm.
(All Kiicht* Reierved, Yankee, Inc., Dublin, N.H. 08444)
APRIL 30 - MAY 6
Blossoms come, bees bom.
IfaftJA jfifiS LOnTinilina countries; is also expected t
wvvw was ■Hivnig - favorably effect the U.S. fan
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Record Farm Ex>orts
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To Communist Countries
U.S. farm exports to com
munist countries set a new record
in calendar 1972, and even
greater sales are likely this year,
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture said recently.
In its annual review and
outlook report on the agricultural
situation in communist countries,
USOA’s Economic Research
Service said that in 1972 the
United States sold approximately
$284 million in farm products
shipped directly to Eastern
Europe, plus a sizable but still
unknown amount through
transshipments and interzonal
trade, and $5B million to the
People’s Republic of China
(PRC). U.S. farm exports to the
Soviet Union amounted to about
$434 million.
The report said that during
fiscal 1972-73, U.S. farm exports
to the Soviet Union alone are
estimated at more than $1 billion.
Current estimates also indicate
sharp increases in exports to
Eastern Europe and the PRC,
making it likely that the 1972-73
U.S. farm-exports to all these
countries will approach $2 billion.
For the Soviet Union, grains
especially wheat-will comprise
the highest percentage of the
1972-73 agricultural exports.
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Though future Soviet grain
purchases are not likely to match
the huge 18 million ton sale of last
summer, a continuing important
ne6d for grain imports is
foreseen. More buying of
soybeans is also likely.
In Eastern Europe, the record
amounts of U.S. grain now being
delivered will push the value of
U.S. farm exports to the region
up sharply. Monetary realign
ment, making U.S. exports less
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and vegetable oU to PRC were th<
first U.S. agricultural exports t
the area in 2 decades. They ap
patently were needed to sup
plement reduced PRC prdductioi
of several basic farm com
modifies due to bad weather.
A copy of “The Agricultural
Situation In Communist Areas.
Review of 1972 and Outlook foi
1973,” ERS-Foreign 350, is
available free on postcard
(please include zipcode) or
telephone(447-7255) request from
the Division of Information,
Office of Management Services,
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C. 20250
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