Peter Piper picked a peck of money LJl’lfZ Peppei s aie a valuable home gai den vegetable Dr Charles. Korns, Professor ot Horticulture at Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, reported an incredible pepper crop despite record-breaking drought and heat. From 25 plants ot the new Gypsy yellow hybrid peppei Dr Koms harvested a total ot 1,71)0 ti uits, an average ot bU peppei s pei plant, most in the three-to-toui inch sue tange Fruits ot this sue would average thiee ounces each, bringing the total weight ot the harvest to more than JOO pounds At the average grocery store retail value ot sweet peppers tiom summer thiough tall ot titty cents per pound, the total value ot the crop would have ex ceeded $l5O, oi $b per plant Pepper plants are rather small The 25 plants occupied less than UK) square teel ot garden space Thus, the value ot peppers har vested pei square tool would have been, conservatively speaking, in excess ot $1 50 It you (J like to U y to exceed L)i K.Ol iib i etord, hei e b how he went about planting the u op Granular 12-12-12 lerlihzei wab niLoiporated at the rate ot ten poundb per 1,000 bquare teet prior to planting. Alter trobl danger the pepper beedhngb were tran- Keqi your hogs healthy and growing last with proven products from Agway of pneumonia LINCOMIX INJECTABLE Mycoplasmal pneumonia and infectious arthritis can flare up any time to dras tically reduce performance and profits of hogs at any age. They often break during periods of stress —farrowing, weaning, breeding, transporting and changes of feed or housing. Lincomix Injectable works fast, it penetrates tissues deeply to fight the splanted to the gaiden and mulched with sttaw They weie watered as needed and tertilued once moie in late June at the late ot 1/2 ounce soluble 20-20-20 tertiluei pei gallon ot water The seeds weie stalled indoors eight weeks puor to transplanting to the gai den Di Koms descubed their 1080 weather The heat and drought were the worst in years We had approximately 2a sti aight days ot tempei atures ot 95 degrees, and many ot these weie ovei 100 degrees Extreme drought ac- tin. n. . 'pneumonia as caused by mycoplasmal organisms ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW LABEL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. • • • principal organisms at the s. „of infec tion. Be ready for mycoplasmal pneumo nia and infectious arthritis...with Lincomix Injectable. Available from Agway in 50 mg/ml or 100 mg/ml concentrations. Lincomix Isa registered Irademark ofTUCO a division of the Upjohn Company 1 his (iidn t seem to laze the peppeis as they continued to produce peppers at a phenomenal rate. We picked the tirst peppers June fa, and by October 1, we had picked a total ot 1,700 peppers from 25 plants We had people try these pep pers, and most found them to have excellent tlavoi I’he identity ot the variety and the developei was kept seciet to eliminate bias Gypsy could possibly be an excellent patio plain toi people who have a little nai den space Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 21,1981—C29 Peppers come in a variety of size and colors. Grow square ones, round ones, long ones, or short ones. Add them to a salad to make it crunchy and colorful. OUTSIDE CALF HUTCHES With Metal Rods t Feeders • Painted & Creosoted For Additional Information Write or Call STOLTZFUS WOODWORK RD 2. Box 2280, Gap. PA 17527 717-442-8972
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