B2o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 21,1984
New Seed Catalogs Arrive
The new year has arrived and
with it comes the new seed
catalogs with their colorful of
ferings of flowers, trees, shrubs
and vegetables. They provide a
welcome relief from dreary winter
and dull routines. As you thumb
through your favorite seed catalog,
plot your nest year’s garden on
paper now while you have the time.
This is the arm-chair gardening
season, a time to plan your garden.
Review what you grew over the
summer. Hopefully you kept a
diary with at least weekly entries.
All things considered, did you get
WASHINGTON, D.C.
On Jan. 23, the U.S.
Department of
Agriculture will begin a
pilot project to make
foreign crop and market
information available
electronically.
‘ ‘This new system will
increase public access
to timely information on
foreign agricultural
developments and
markets,” said Richard
Smith, administrator of
USDA’s Foreign
Agriculture Service.
The agency collects and
analyzes information on
more than 125 com
modities in more than
100 countries.
Smith said the agency
began to unprove the
timeliness of foreign
information collection
and reporting during
1981 when the first
detailed commodity
information was
transmitted elec
tronically from London
to Washington. Since
then, the agency was
installed similar high
speed information
systems in an additional
21 countries. Foreign
commodity reporting
using this new system
covers 36 countries and
44 percent of the
agency’s scheduled
foreign reporting.
“The new project is a
continuation of our
mission and com
mitment to acquire
timely foreign crop and
market information to
help U.S. farmers,
processors, distributors
and exporters to adjust
their operations and
practices to meet world
conditions,” Smith said.
The new system will
be available to all
people who have
equipment compatible
with ours. However, the
volume and format of
information placed on
the system is targeted
toward individuals and
organizations that
provide further
dissemination of such
what you wanted from your gar
den? The drought did not help
anyone, but if you used trickle
irrigation (or any irrigation) you
may have been a little bit ahead of
everyone else. Be sure to add
organic matter to the soil for better
moisture retention. Think mulch,
about two inches, to help soil
moisture. Also, disease-free
varieties can reduce the use of
certain chemical fungicides.
In most cases, weeds must be
controlled by hand because no
herbicides are labeled for
homeowners after planting. Some
USDA puts data on computer
information to will primue uie agency use of foreign
agricultural audiences. with a better un- agricultural in-
Smith said the project derstanding of public formation.
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HYBRID CORN 3
gardening experts recommend
that the vegetable garden should
never be out of view of the house.
The closer, the better, for this will
at least provide a sense of guilt in
July when it needs to be weeded.
Mulch helps here too. Insect
control can be done chemically,
biologically, by hand or not at all.
Identification is the key to control.
A garden should reflect your
interests and preferences. You
may want to do your landscaping
and vegetable garden plans on
graph paper. Keep landscape
plantings as natural as possible,
today’s gardens are informal.
They are laid out with soft curved
lines. Be sure plants are hardy for
this area; check the catalog’s map.
In addition to detailed
descriptions and colorful
illustrations, vegetable seed
catalogs frequently have helpful
information on varieties, such as
number of days to maturity. This
will help in planning for an even
supply of produce.
This winter there may be a
number of successes to look for
ward to.
Master Gardener
Participants Sought
EBENSBURG - This is the
second year for the Master Gar
dener Program in Cambria
County If you are a self-made
gardener who enjoys working with
plants and people, this may be an
opportunity to'become part of the
Master Gardener Program
The mam objective of the
program is training and hor
ticulture enthusiast who has in
terest in gardening of all types
The program will include basic
areas of soils, fertilizers, plant
growth and development, pest
control and the various cultural
aspects of many garden plants and
crops
The program is sponsored by the
Cooperative Extension Service,
including the five 1983 Master
Gardeners.
There is no enrollment fee,
however requirements are
1 Call Ron Hostetler - 472-5440
extension 392 for application forms
and a Master Gardener
Examination by January 27
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717-867-5222
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These ultra-light bodies are designed for strength
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2 Complete the application form
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3 Have an acceptable score on
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your application
4 The only thing expected in
return for the training received,
will be for the volunteer to return
service back to the Extension
Service
If you are interested in the
program call the Cooperative
Extension Service, 472-5440, 344-
8500, 535-7511, or 886-8156 extension
392, with your name, address and
phone number and an application
and test will be sent to you.
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