Tomato rates highest Are you having trouble trying to scide what to plant this year in jurgraden? The best vegetables to plant, of ourse, are those your family njoys most. But if your family m’t hard to please, you may want > compare your list to that of the >p 18 vegetables planted in U.S. says... MUELLER is your BEST BUY!” Stop by your Mueller dealer He II make you the kind of deal Mueller is famous for and then you use the $4OO to make that deal even better 1 You can have the Mueller Milk Cooler with Sll the features that have made it the numbei one milk cooler with dairymen all across the country You can have the best and save money at the same time' HWHiM 1 HiPerForm J gardens. That way, if you tend to overdo in the garden and find yourself selling the “extras” every year, you will be selling most of America’s favorite vegetables. “The most popular item in the gardens of 38 million American households is the tomato” said Jack Robinson, president of *4oo°° Leroy Van Dyke, The Mueller Auctioneer Gardens for All, the non-profit National Association for Gar dening based in Vermont. According to the National Gardening Survey conducted by the Gallup Organization for Gardens for All, tomatoes are grown by 93 percent of all gar deners. “The tomato has ruled as king of vegetable gardens for the last 10 years,” said Robinson. Let’s take a look at the top 18 vegetables and how they rank in the gardens of Americans. They are listed in order of use and are followed by the percentage of gardeners growing each: 1. Tomatoes —93 percent; 2. Onions —64 percent; 3. Snap Beans—6l percent; 4. Cucumbers—sB percent; 5. Peppers—s 7 percent 6. Lettuce —54 percent 7. Radish —47 percent 8. Carrots —42 percent; . 9. Peas —4O percent; 10. Com 39 percent; 11. Cabbage—37 percent; 12. Summer Squash 35 per cent; 13. Beets—2B percent; ■< 602 MAIN ST., BALLY, PA. 19503 55 yeaM a 4 coniinuaud, Phone 215-845-2261 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17,1982—813 14. White Potatoes —26 percent; 15. Spinach —16 percent; 16. Winter Squash—l 6 percent; 17. Broccoli —l5 percent; 18. Eggplant—l 4 percent. It’s no surprise that tomatoes, onions, beans and cucumbers are the top four vegetables when you consider how much room most grocery stores devote to these popular items. What may be surprising on the N.J. FLEMINGTON, N.J. - The Hunterdon County 4-H office an nounces the formation of a new 4-H prep club. Franklin/Raritan Township youngsters and their parents are invited to an in troductory meeting on Wednesday, April 21,7:30 p.m. at the Extension Center on Rt. 31 in Flemington. Four-H prep clubs are open to children ages 7-9. These clubs introduce the members to a variety of projects offered by the 4- H program. Each club generally meets twice a month—usually a business meeting and again for a , list is the fifth most popular item, however peppers. This spicy vegetable is just a reflection of the changing trends in American diets with foods hot and spicy in taste rising swiftly to the forefront. Choose now what your garden will hold whether your list matches the one above or not because the time for seeding and weeding is swiftly approaching. club forms prep field trip, craft project, etc. The format is flexible to meet the needs of the group and its leader. County 4-H prep members have been treated to a kite flying con test, herpetology program, visits to various animal farms and a trip to the Great Swamp in South Jersey in the past. Raritan and Franklin Township 2nd-4th graders will receive an informational packet to take home with than on Monday, April 19. Any questions should be directed to Terry Opsahl, 4-H program associate at 788-1340 or 1341. THE CLASSIFIED LIVESTOCK SECTION HAS BEASTLY SELECTIONS! Spiffllßg) Kte<3