—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct 23, 1976
34
Ida’s
Notebook
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For me there are always
mixed emotions with the
changing of the seasons. I
dread to see the results of the
first killing frost on the
flower and vegetable garden
- the leaves are blade and the
plants droop. Yet, I know the
extra time in the winter can
be spent reading in a warm
house and tending the many
houseplants which I’ve put
on all the window sills.
The garden did very well
this year and there are more
soybeans than I’d ex
pected. And even after the
frost, there will be carrots,
swiss chard, cabbage,
brocolli, parsnips and celery
cabbage. Guess I really
should plant less but I can’t
seem to break old habits of
using all the space available.
A recent wind and rain
storm left us without elec
tricity for over twelve hours
when a tree blew down
across the road. What I miss
the most is lack of water. We
were lucky to have lots of
milk and cider to drink.
Cindy suggested that the
potatoes be washed in the
Conestoga River before she
baked them in the coals of
the fireplace. They were
quite delicious and added to
browned frankfurters and
carrot sticks made a nice
meal.
Sitting around the kitchen
table and talking, with a
kerosene lamp in the center,
brought back thoughts of
THE CORN
VORIS VIGOR-PROVEN
V-2672 - 125 Day Maturity
NEW big eared, rugged single cross where the
summers are hot and long. Lots of disease
resistance.
V 2642 - 119 Day Maturity
A Champion. Short-stalked, upright leaf, with a
really high yield and potential. Moderately high
population.
V 2562 - 113 Day Maturity
Tall, stiff stalk, excellent standability, good
disease resistance but most of all an out
standing yielder
V 2442 - 103 Day Maturity
Best adapted to combine harvest, very healthy
hybrid but fast drying. Excellent standability
compared to other hybrids in its maturity class
Top yielder
V 2402 - 102 Day Maturity
Large, long ears tolerates high population very
well, will sucker under excellent early growing
conditions
V 2382 - 99 Day Maturity
95 day hybrid of excellent dependability, very
stiff stalk,- large ears Excellent seeding vigor
CONTACT
REIST SEED CO.
ML Joy, Pa. Phone 717-653-4121
Ida Risser
long ago when this was the
only light in my parents
home. There was no
hurrying through the meal in
order to dash to the
television and watch a news
program. Maybe the
discussions weren’t always
amiable but at least you
knew what others were
thinking and planning.
Poultry disease alert issued
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -
Pullorum, an infectious,
costly disease of poultry
continues to present a
potential threat to breeding
flocks in Maryland, even
though it is longer
widespread and is suscep
tible to control.
This is the opinion of Dr.
Hugh Binks, chief of the
Animal Health Section,
Maryland Department of
Agriculture, * who advises
“ poultry farmers not to
become complacent about
the disease simply because
the incidence is quite low.
Animal Health
laboratories of the Maryland
Department of Agriculture
are continually checking for
the presence of pullorum.
The Salisbury laboratory for
instance, performed tests on
125,000 chickens last year.
The greatest reservoirs of
infection are the small “back
yard” and exhibition flocks,
some of which have never
been tested. The Department
Soviets purchase more grain
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The
U.S. Department of
Agriculture has announced a
sale of 350,000 metric tons (14
million bushels) of U.S. corn
and 100,000 metric tons (4
million bushels) of U.S. Hard
Winter wheat to the Soviet
Union.
The corn will be shipped in
the 1976-77 com marketing
year '(Oct.-Sept.), and will
count against the U.S.-
U.S.S.R. Long-Term Grain
Supply Agreement. The
wheat sale is for the 1976-77
wheat marketing year
(June-May).
The com sale brings total
sales of U.S. com to the
Soviet Union for shipment in
the 1976-77 com marketing
year to 3,803,00 metric tons
(150 million bushels).
advises testing of these
flocks annually. During the
past year, just three flocks of
chickens in Maryland were
found to be infected. They
were destroyed to prevent
further spread of the
disease.
Dr. Binks points out that
pullorum in a flock cannot be
eliminated by medical
treatment. Consequently,
veterinarians and other
poultry experts recommend
that infected flocks be im
mediately destroyed. This
procedure is commonly
accepted by responsible
poultry fanners here, he
observed.
PREPARE
FOR FALL
SEEDING
CALL US FOR PROMPT SERVICE ON:
LIMESTONE -
FERTILIZER -
Containing Magnesium and Sulphur for
small grain. Available in bags, bulk.
Trailer spreaders or custom truck spreading.
Remember - Topdress alfalfa
this fall & spray for weeds.
Fall apply Ammonia for
next years corn.
AARON KAUFFMAN FARM
1 mile East of Cochranville.on Rte. 10
TUES. OCT. 26
Demonstrations 10 and 1 P.M. “Cold-Flo”
Ammonia Application Demonstrations
til f BULK blends ]
2313 Norman Rd., Lancaster, PA
Ph. (717) 397-5152
The wheat sale brings
sales of U.S. wheat to the
Soviet Union for shipment in
the 1976-77 marketing year to
2.6 million metric tons (95
million bushels) and total
sales of grain and soybeans
out of the 1976 crops to 8.1
million metric tons.
Total sales of U.S. grain
and soybeans to the Soviet
Union out of the 1976 crops
how stand at 7.8 millioh
metric tons.
The above sales bring total
sales under the U.S.-U.S.S.R.
Long-Term Grain .Supply
Agreement to 6,348,000
metric tons, including
3,803,000 tons (150 million
bushels) of com and 2,545,000
tons of wheat (93. million
bushels).
The broiler industry,
concentrated on Maryland’s
Eastern Shore, is the state’s
largest agricultural en
terprise. Broiler sales
amounted to nearly $lB5
million in 1975.
Table egg production in
Maryland is primarily
centered to Baltimore and
Carroll Counties. Egg sales
reached $16.6 million last
year.
Election Tip
If you’re considering
running for public office,
swallow silver dollar each
day By the time you get
elected, you’ll be an old hand
at passing the buck
NOW!
Truck Spread
Fast Service
Premium Grades.
lELD DAY
ORGANIC
PLANT
FOOD CO.
to 8 million metric tons of
com and. wheat can be
purchased each year pf the
agreement without con-
The agreement ‘ calls for' saltations between the two
the Soviet Union to purchase governments if, the U.S.
no less than 6 million metric supply of total grain is more
tons of U.S. corn and wheat than 255 million metric tons,
in approximate equal " The U.S. supply of total grain
quantities for shipment each is currently estimated at 276
year (Oct.-Sept.) for a 5-year million metric tons for 1976-
period beginning Oct. 1. Up 77. -
FARMS
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customers. We keep large quantities of
LP Gas in storage. For dependable
service . . call today
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INC. liH
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OP MANHEIM, PA 17545
Lawn Tractor with Snow Blade
Keep on top of winter weather with a John Deere
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blade The tractor is available in six models, from
Bto 1 horsepower The capacity-matched
blade comes in sizes 42 to 54 inches wide and
has the muscle you need for any snow removal
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Mohnton, RO2, PA 19540
(near Adamstown]
Phone [2ls] 484-4391
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Spray paint, operate
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