Horseradish farmer [Continued from Pa ge 94] te began his harvest ill, he knew the i had worked-the ire solid and white ir the processor. But ire was no control Appenzeller’s ex ital spray program, it evident which of lys cured the crop, ’t give the boron the it but feels it must >n a combination of ingredients, turse the factors are errelated,” says :y. “Since all ap i were foliar, the made the leaves and better able to iron uptake.” rate, Appenzeller 'ested enough of his .ore Chirstmas last know that the rest of lealthy-even though •ced into temporary 'age underground, of the crop didn’t the light of day until irly March-a good two onths behind schedule, ipenzeller had converted a o-row potato harvester to commodate the larger, ore cumbersome hor radish root and the greater oik of dirt pulled up with it. ut he still had to harvest at much slower pace than he mid have so he wouldn’t get lead of the rest of the >eration which requires tensive hand labor. Horseradish does not lend self well to mechanization, ach root has a multitude of ngthy runners branching ■om ail sides and these must e separated from the root seld. The “runners” are icn planted for next year’s rop. Appenzeller “never did FREE CHOICE 32% SUPPLEMENT • LOW COST PROTEIN • GUARANTEED SUGAR (ENERGY) • PROPER NITROGEN TO SULPHUR RATIO • GUARANTEED TRACE MINERALS LET US FILL YOUR LICK TANK AND BALANCE YOUR FEED PROGRAM CM! McCRACKEN'S FEED MILL INC. plant from seed,” having gotten runners from his father, who got runners from his father, and so on down the line. Any variety distinction has long since disappeared. After the roots are sent through a tumbling machine (which serves to dust them somewhat and remove all extraneous material), workers sort them according to size and bag each 100 pounds in burlap bags with polyethylene liners. A glass of water is poured into each bag because “horseradish must be kept moist at all costs...if it dries out, it will shrivel up,” according to Appenzeller. Processors buy hor seradish by the truckload for grinding and bottling. In addition to the pure hor seradish (diluted only with vinegar), processors produce cocktail sauce, hot mustard and a sauce made with mayonnaise designed for use on cold beef. “We sell most of our horseradish to a processor in Baltimore,” says Ap penzeller. “The biggest markets for their products are seafood restaurants which buy the cocktail sauce-and fast food roast beef sandwich places-which contract for the special mayonnaise sauce.” In addition, horseradish is considered one of the five better herbs of the Passover and thus a large Jewish trade in this country depends on its production for use in this annual ceremonial dinner. Yes, the world would be a mild place without hor seradish, yet neither Ap- ARE PROTEIN PRICES GETTING YOU DOWN? WHY NOT VIT A 25000 I.U. VIT D 6250 I.U. VIT E 7.5 I.U. COMPARE OUR FEED TAG Manheim, PA 717-665-2186 penzeller nor Mulrooney expect that production will increase very much in the near future. “Most fanners don’t want to mess with it,” says Mulrooney. “It’s more work for them and a lot different from their other crops.” Perhaps an even bigger reason, however, is that the market for horseradish is pretty well filled right now. Thanks to boron and a few other ingredients for the' salvation of Appenzeller’s crop this year, there will be no shortage of this hot stuff for years to come. “That’s the trouble with horseradish,” sighs Ap penzeller. “A little bit goes a long way.” 4-H leaders wanted YORK, Pa. - The York County Agriculture and Home Economics Extension Service is looking for 4-H leaders in the following areas of York County: Red Lion, Manchester-Mt. Wolf, Spring Grove and Chan ceford. Four-H is an informal education program whose goal is to prepare the youth of today to be constructive citizens and leaders of tomorrow. It consists of project work, community service activities, camps, retreats, training sessions and a variety of events, says Roxanne Price, Extension youth agent. Anyone 19 or older with a hobby and or time to share with boys and girls between Appenzeller shows Kent County center of the root was almost Agent Bob Mulrooney one of the hollowed out on much of his previous horseradish roots harvested this year’s crop and Mulrooney helped year. The solid, white portion in the him work out the problem. Export sales reported daily be issued as press releases, and will contain the same information which has been published weekly by the Department,” Bergland said. The daily reports will be compiled from information received from exporters by 3 p.m. and will list export information received from exporters by 3 p.m. The daily reports will be the ages of 8-19, please compiled from information contact Roxanne Price at the received from exporters by 3 York County Agriculture and and will list export Home Economics Extension transactions for wheat, com. Service in the Court House, grain sorghum, barley, oats, soybeans and soybean cake WASHINGTON, C.C. - Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland announced last week that the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture will begin reporting grain export sales over 100,000 metric tons on a daily basis for designated commodities. “The daily reports - on days when export tran sactions are reported - will CUMMINGS DAIRY HERD AND DAIRY EQUIPMENT DISPERSAL At Himrod, New York between Routes 14 and 14A, 3 miles from Dundee, 14 miles from Watkins Glen, 20 miles from Bath, New York. TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 11:00 AM Dairy equip, sells first: 750 gal. Sunset tank, glass milker line complete, new 6-unit DeLaval pump, fans, feeders, 80’ mow conveyor, 2 Patz silo unloaders (16’ & 18’), new Patz bulk feeder w-110’ bunk, and 40’ silo-to-feeder conveyor, etc. 105 interstate-tested Holstein cows (one-third fresh, one-third springing, one-third due yr.-round, and a good place to select replacements!!). Everything must go without reserve!! Owner Robert Cummings, For info, contact Rumseys' of Bath, N.Y. (707-776-3478). LEON SMITH NIGHT FARM DISPERSAL between Welisville and Whitesville, New York, 7 miles from Genessee, Pennsylvania. FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 29 6:00 PM. 47 very good interstate-tested Holsteins-a real sharp set of 28 cows, 17 all-age hfrs., 2 bulls (1 Reg. yrlg.)!! Two w.f.e. tractors and full line new, like-new, and well-cared for machinery (MM “U 302” w-3 pt. hitch & JD “A”). NH “469” haybine and “271” baler, NI brand-new “323” picker, s.h. pto blower, “216” flail spreader. Brand-new and never-used JD “8250” drill and 12’ drag. 1 ! 10’ Pittsburg trans. disc, excellent Lamco wagon, all other machinery, small tools, dairy equip., produce, fertilizer, etc. One of the good farmers selling out-a fine herd and equip, in best of condition!! Mr. snd Mis. Leon Smith, owners. For info, contact Rumsey's of Bath, N.Y. 607-776-3478 Lancaster Farmim >ril 23.1977—11 Saturda and meal. Identical to the Thursday weekly report, the daily release will ac cumulate transactions by commodity and destination, but it will not reveal the names of the companies making the sales. Early last week, Secretary Bergland contacted major grain exporters asking for their voluntary cooperation in making the daily an nouncements. All firms agreed. TRY A CLASSIFIED 3 f *
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