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Fruit fair begins July 28
NORTH EAST - The 1976
Great Lakes Fruit Progress
Days, one of the largest
outdoor fruit industry shows
in the East, is just around the
corner with activities
scheduled for July 28-29 here
in Erie County, according to
William Klanz, general
chairman of the event.
The biennial show is
sponsored by the Erie
County Horticultural Society
Food prices dip slighdy
HARRISBURG - Retail
food prices in Pennsylvania
dipped slightly in June,
following two months of
sharply rising prices, ac
cording to the monthly
supermarket survey report
released Tuesday by the
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture.
The average retail cost of
15 “shopping bag” items
sampled throughout the
Commonwealth in June was
$9.54, a drop of four cents
from the $9.58 average
recorded for May. Prices
had risen an average of 44
cents from March to May.
The study, prepared by the
Department’s Bureau of
Rural Affairs, showed that
the average retail price for
June was highest in the
northeastern part of the
state at $10.06. The lowest
recorded average of $9.13
was in the southeast central
region that includes the
10. 1976
in cooperation with the
Pennsylvania State
University. It takes place at
the corner of Route 5 and
Cemetery Road on the
property of Penn State’s
Agricultural Experiment
Station.
The two-day show, open
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each
day, will be bigger and
better than ever in 1976. It
will attract fruit growers
Harrisburg, York, Lancaster
area.
Items decreasing in price
were, potatoes, from 27 to 17
cents a pound; canned corn,
from 35 to 34 cents a pound;
shortening, from 58 to 51
cents a pound; bread, from
39 to 38 cents a pound loaf;
and a dozen large eggs, 82 to
78 cents.
Items increasing in price
were, canned peaches, 33 to
34 cents a pound; fresh
pears, 47 to 49 cents a pound;
coffee, $1.61 to $1.67 a pound;
cornflakes, 56 to 57 cents a
pound; ground beef, 98 cents
to $1 a pound; American
cheese, $1.53 to $.55 a pound;
and a four roll package of
toilet paper, 78 to 79 cents.
Cabbage, sugar- and
chicken remained about the
same in price.
Shoppers in urban stores
enjoyed a five percent
savings over the cost of the
same shopping bag in rural
from Pennsylvania, New
York, Ohio, Michigan and
Ontario, Canada.
Many events have been
scheduled for the show.
Some 100 exhibitors from all
over the East will be on hand
displaying products vital to
fruit production. Everything
from “A” to “Z” will be
displayed ranging in size
from small hand tools to
giant mechanical har-
stores. This price spread
percentage has prevailed in
previous months. The
average price statewide in
urban stores in June was
$9.34 compared with $9.87 in
rural stores.
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A comparison in prices
between Storebrand and
namebrand items was made
with nine of the 15 shopping
bag items. Storebrand items
averaged a nine percent
savings in June with an
average cost of $6.06 com
pared with $6.65 for
namebrand items. The same
percentage spread existed
the previous two months.
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vesters. Equipment
demonstrations will be held
both days of the shows. A
night spraying demon
stration using fluorescent
dyes will be held on the 28th.
Other events include tours
of wineries, Welch,
Keystone, grape vineyards
and orchards. In addition,
wagon tours of research
plots at the Agricultural
Experimental Station will be
available. The tours will be
conducted at various times
both days.
America’s Bicentennial
will not be ignored at Fruit
Progress Days. A special
feature of the show will be an
exhibit of antique machinery
and equipment used in fruit
fanning. Other exhibits will
feature a variety of topics in
home economics and
suburban farm operation.
A good old fashioned
chicken barbeque will be
held in the evening of the
28th. Serving begins at 5 p.m.
and ends at 6:30 p.m. Also,
the food tent is being
operated from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. each day -during the
show.
Persons in the market for
a used piece of farm
equipment should remember
and attend the used equip-
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ment auction to be held in the
afternoon of the 29th
beginning at 2 pjn.
For the daring persons in
attendance, watch for the
Massey-Ferguson hot air
balloon, which will be on
hand offering rides to the top
of a tether and bade. Of
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adding to the excitement -will
be a crop spraying
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All displays and tours are
free. Admission is free.
For further information
contact the Erie County
Horticultural Society, P.O.
Box 204, North East, Pa.
Phone 626-1151
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