B6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 31,1981
Vegetable growers meeting features new varieties
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
LANCASTER -
Vegetable production, in
cluding new varieties that
look good for the coming
year, was discussed at a day
long session attended by
some 90 growers at the Farm
and Home Center on
Tuesday.
The new varieties were
outlined to the growers by
Peter Ferretti, Extension
vegetable specialist
Among the new varieties
listed were-
Tomatoes-A new variety
named Count was reported
to be the best performing
during the past season It
was described as a multi
purpose tomato, which is
just as firm as Floradade
Among other varieties
cited were Baron, a firm,
multi-purpose tomato with
some susceptibility to early
blight; Freedom, a meaty
type with good flavor that
responds to mulch, and
Royal Flush, the best per
forming in wet conditions
Peppers-An early pepper
with little foliage problem is
Gypsy, which may be of
interest to growers not
desiring a bell A good
yielder among hot peppers
was Sure Fire
Sweet Com - One of the
best looking is Star Dust, a
70-day variety with eating
quality comparable or better
than Spring White Other
varieties include White
Lightnm, an 87-day variety,
and Banner, an 85-day
yellow with some Stewart
sville tolerance
Among other vegetable
varieties listed were Calypso
as a pickbng cucumber,
Roadside in the melons,
Gourmet Globe in zucchini,
Princess 39 in early cabbage
and White Contessa
cauliflower
In a discussion of soil
management, Ferretti
stressed the need to keep pH
levels at recommended
levels of 6.2 to 6.8 for
vegetables.
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in Pennsylvania,” he ex
plained
“Losses due to leeching
may be reduced this year
due to the drought con
ditions ”
Ferretti recommended
proper soil tests and
adequate liming, preferably
the finest limestone
available if results within six
weeks are desired
Robert Tetrault, Ex
tension entomologist, em
phasized that a change in the
activities of the European
com borer has been noted in
studies in Delaware and
Bucks counties.
“Previously, the borer had
peak periods of activity
around June 15 and August
10,” he explained.
“But now, population
counts seem to be continuing
throughout the season from
June through the fall ”
Problems have been en
countered with the borer in
peppers and snap beans in
areas south of Lancaster and
York counties and spraying
programs have been ad
vanced to four or five-day
schedules.
Tetrault also covered
some problems that have
been noted with the Colorado
potato beetle on tomatoes
and eggplants
Dave Miller, of the Miller
Plant Farm, York County,
outlined variety tests con
ducted there last year
In the tests involving 15
varieties of cauliflower, the
best all-around type was
Snow Crown The earliest
variety was White Contessa,
Miller said the best
planting program featured
successive plantings of the
Snow Crown. In other tests,
varieties noted included the
Ace Hybrid in peppers,
Market Prize in cabbage,
Ruby Ball in red cabbage,
Ice Queen in Savoy and
Green Comet in broccoli.
Alan McNab, Extension
plant pathology specialist,
reviewed tomato diseases,
including early blight, fruit
rot and bacterial speck
Studies, according to
McNab, have shown that
these diseases can cause
potentential losses of 30 to 35
percent and proper spraying
programs can more than
recover these losses
Control measures include
crop rotation, hot water
treatment of seeds, disease
free transplants and a
recommended fungicide
Fulton Grange holds hobby show
OAKRYN - Fulton
Grange No 66 held their
regular meeting on Jan. 26 at
the hall m Oakryn with
Master Thomas C
Galbreath presiding.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M
Browning were accepted
mto membership It was
reported that it is not very
likely now that permits will
be granted to anyone to cross
the bridge over the Octorara
Creek on route 272 with
heavy equipment
The Master announced
State Grange regional
conferences for Feb 28 at 10
a.m at Kutztown and 7 30
pm at West Chester Some
local officers and committee
chairmen will attend The
Master attended the Solanco
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program if the diseases
appear
In a brief presentation,
Peter Alexi, of the Herr
Fruit Farm, urged growers
to contact their state
legislators to support the
Fruit and Vegetable
Growers Marketing
Bargaining Act
This bill is expected to be
introduced in the next few
weeks in .. ''
Advisory Committee tor
School Improvement.
Saturday, April 4, was
slated as the day to hold the
annual roast turkey supper
at the Grange Hall
Mrs Jesse Wood, Lec
turer, was in charge of a
hobby show Members
displayed collections of State
metal trays, old coins, hen
on nests, and antiques
consisting of dishes, photos
and postcards of local land
marks, Santa Chi istmas
cards, Halloween cards and
an automobile Many crafts
on display consisted of
wooden candlesticks, ser
ving tray, puzzles antf
Christmas tree ornaments,
fancywork included
crocheted tablecloth, afghan
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vegetable prices
Returning for a discussion
of defoliation diseases in
melons, McNab said that
studies have shown that
losses can exceed $l,OOO an
acre while fungicide
treatment to reduce them
can run up to $250 an acre
and edgings; counted cross
stitch, latch hook,
needlepoint and stitch ‘n
stuff pictures Tole painted
‘milk can, kettle and coffee
pot and rubbed out pamted
basket, planter and puis
were exhibited as were a
hoaseplant, genealogy books
and papers, and a unicycle.
The following told about
their hobbies. Mrs. George
Hough, Mr and Mrs C'u
ford Holloway Jr , Mrs. John
Wise, Mrs Thomas
Galbreath, Mi and Mrs. J.
Everett K'•eider. Mr and
Mrs Charles McSparren,
Mrs William Taylor, Mrs.
Richard Edwards, Mrs.
Donald McCallin, Peggy
Galbreath, Mrs Thomas C
Galbreath, Mrs Cecil
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McNab discussed both leaf
spot and powdery mildew
Among control measures, he
recommended rotation,
avoiding adjacent plantings
and fungicide programs
when the diseases appear
In a final session, Ferretti
and York County growers
John Fitz and Ronald
Markey discussed various
weed control programs
Campbell, Mrs. Howard
Sternberg, and finally Mrs
David Wissier demonstrated
riding her umcycle.
The Young Mameds
committee will be in charge
of the program at the Feb 9
meeting. Robert Kreider will
show slides taken last year
in Germany.
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