uckwheat - a market for every jTER, Pa. - In buckwheat noodles , ven better than the bial hotcakes. This is neffS for American . s because the ’aren’t able to grow buckwheat to fill domestic needs, the past 10 years, never been able to the demand for rfjeat,” notes Ben president of the \eat Institute of “If a fanner wants buckwheat, he sure have any trouble a market.” it is a partner in R.S. Sons, a family feed and flour mill in iville, Pa. The have been in the business in and KUBOTH' TRACTOff* 6611 B6OOOT ► ■ This tractor is big on work, small on fuel Liquid cooled, 2-cylmder diesel. 2-wheel drive Takes a full range of implements IKUBOir 85 years of customer satisfaction FREE DEMONSTRATION KELLER BROS. TRACTOR CO. Buffalo Springs Call (717) 949-6501 10 Miles North of Lititz H.P. TRACTORS - AT SKOAL JUNE ▼ BIG DEALER ▼ D IST I SAVINGS J $lOO REBATE J \ppH*s To aii ▼ from ' 6 ! LavßißdMfSvpply* Offer Ends ▼ Juno 20. W 16 h »»- No. 53030 O - MORE FOR YOUR TRACTOR DOUAR AT; LLOYD H. ZIMMERMAN bushel grown around HughesviUe, which is in the central part of the state, since 1909. Fought said the fanners who grow buckwheat for him usually do so as a second crop or after the first crop has failed. “Buckwheat matures in only 70 to 90 days,” Fought said. “A good yield is 30 bushels to the acre, which is much less than other cereal grain crops. But a crop of buckwheat can produce income in fields that might otherwise produce nothing in a particular year.” Last year’s buckwheat crop sold for around $6 a hundredweight (a bushel of buckweight weighs about 48 pounds). This year’s crop should sell for at least that and could go higher, Fought said. “And when the 4 L 225 ■ New Kubota workhorse can be depended upon to perform efficiently, eco nomically day after day SEE US FOR THAT EXTRA SPECIAL DEAL Dist. by Lawn A Golf Supply Co. Inc., Phoanixvitla, Pa. Japanese go into the market, they’ll pay just about anything for good buckwheat. They’ve paid up to $l4 a hundredweight.” While gross income from an acre of buckwheat may be lower than it would be from other grains, it can still be a worthwhile crop for many fanners. “Buckwheat seed is inexpensive, it doesn’t get planted until July and it doesn’t take any fertilizer,” Fought pointed out. “In fact, it hates good ground. So with very little outlay, a fanner might get a crop in a field that otherwise would be good for nothing but weeds. Fought said that he and other members of the Buckwheat Institute are trying to develop more interest in the crop. This Fall they plan to schedule their annual meeting to coincide with the 1977 PennAg Industries Association conference in Lancaster, Pa. PennAg is a trade organization of some 400 Pennsylvania agri-business firms. Most of the Buckwheat Institute members also belong to Penn Ag. Not only will buckwheat produce more income thin a field of weeds, it can also be used to eradicate weeds. It grows so quickly and so vigorously that it soon chokes out even persistent weeds like Canada thistle. Actually, buckwheat is a kind of weed, itself, rather than a true cereal grain. It is a first cousin to such pests as Know Where the Activities Will Be? Read the Farm Women Calendar. Other Models Available 8-16 h.p. rar Extra R.D.3 Ephrata, Pa. dock, sorrel, knotweed, bindweed, and smartweed. Buckwheat is good eating. Mixed with wheat flour it adds a robust flavor to bread. Buckwheat pancakes have long been a breakfast staple. Groats are the roasted inner part of the grain, after the hull has been removed. They can be used much like rice or to make a porridge. Butchers who make scrapple use buckwheat flour by the 100- pound bag. It finds its way into sausage, too. Nutritionally, buckwheat outshines the common cereal grains. Protein content ranges from 11 to 15 per cent, much better than com. And in protein actually absorbed by the body, it outshines rye, whole wheat, and even soybean flour. common ly grown, particularly in the Northeast, the'crop was one of the beekeeper’s principle sources of nectar. Now it’s such an uncommon commodity that the strong flavored buckwheat honey is more expensive than just about any other type. Fought said the demand for buckwheat and buckwheat products has been increasing in recent years, both from the Japanese and from shoppers here at home. “I think people are going to want to buy more and more buckwheat in the coming years. I just hope we can get enough farmers to grow it.” Reg. $1775.00 NOW 1489.00 less 100.00 $1389.00 i Ritati itwM ky Lawn ft G*if (um< y Upan Pr—t at PurehM* ►W When buckwheat was Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 11,1977—: Lampeter Fair receives s6s* LAMPETER, Pa. - Senator Richard Snyder will present a check for $6500 to the West Lampeter Fair this Saturday evening. The money will go toward the cost of raising a pole bam, Future Farmers |Q 3 HORSESHOE Rd! * CREEKHILL PA. 1760T*" r- ✓ *•, * * ~ *} - SPECIAL QUOTES FOR SILOS DELIVERED AND ERECTED DURING MONTH OF JUNE. Larry Hiestand Ken Groff Office 299-3721 Sales 299-3722 Home 273-7394 Home - 687-6668 constructed for last yi fair. Snyder will attend 23rd annual chu barbecue at the fairgroi and is scheduled to ant 5 p.m. ißSSafiSs
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