Conestoga Valley seeks pepper growers
BLUE BALL Conestoga
Valley Growers, Inc., R 2 East
Earl, is seeking pepper and other
growers for the coming year to fill
increased marketing demands,
which is believed to be partially
due to the continuing decline in
vegetable operations in New
Jersey.
Lester W. Martin, of Conestoga
Valley Growers, said that growers
are needed for bell, banana and
cherry peppers for both the fresh
and canning markets.
"But we need to enroll the
growers by Feb. 28 in order to
make definite plans for the coming
season," Martin said.
We would like to enroll a
number if growers in a certain
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centralion of Bto 10 acres could be other crops that Conestoga
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“Thus, if a number of neighbors coming season are carrots and
get together and grow the same asparagus. Commitments of
kind of peppers in one area, it growers on asparagus will also
permits us to send in a truck and need to be known by about the end
get a load without processing the 0 f the month, too.
peppers through our warehouse. Crops will be marketed during
Growers interested in the pepper ie coming year through four
program can contact Martin different locations - Hiverhead,
evenings at 354-4548 or by writing island, N.Y., Berwick in
to Conestoga Valley Growers, Inc., Northern Pennsylvania,
Box 28, R 2 East Earl, Pa. 17519. Harrisburg and the East Earl
it is diso expected thcit the wsrehouse
growers will be planting expanded Martin reports that increased
acreage this year in cantaloupes, interest in area vegetables is being
Last year’s crop yield was s b own by the continuing slide in
significantly affected by the operations in New Jersey, where
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