B2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,1984 Start a vegetable garden Increasing numbers of strawberries some of the fruits Americans are digging up their and vegetables they love best, backyards each summer to make Besides helping with the food room for neat rows of tomatoes, budget, vegetable gardening can beans, cucumbers, peppers and provide better eating, healthful Data on plants released WASHINGTON, D.C. Descriptions of plant variety characteristics for nine crops are being made available to the public as part of an effort to collect ad ditional data on specific crops, a U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture official said today. James E. Springfield, an official with USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, said the descriptions will be available for alfalfa, barley, beans, corn, cotton, cowpeas, narrow-leaved fescues, peas and soybeans. The descriptions are among 6,000 collected by USDA’s Plant Variety Protection Office. “We hope plant breeders will review the information and those who have additional information on the crops will share that in formation with USDA,” he said. The information is available from Kenneth Evans, Plant Variety Protection Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rm. 500- NAL, Beltsville, Md. 20705. The plant variety protection program is administrated by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service and provides marketing protection to developers of new and distinctive seed-reproduced plants ranging from farm crops to flowers. NEED ROOFING & SIDINGY I PAUL B. 92 TERRA-TRONICS I Electronic Monitor Measures Working Acres And Ground Speed • Easy-to-see digital readout 70 • Easy-to-operate touch sensitive keys • Easy-to-install • Operates with any field implement re quiring acre measurement - pulled, mounted, or self-propelled sprayers, combines, etc. JW!n*ro Cmmfrlfmpml Pump t* *l6s°° PAUL B. 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If there is a lot of silt in the soil, the addition of con struction sand can also help. A soil test will indicate the exact amount of lime and fertilizer to add. The University of Delaware soil test laboratory will perform this test for a small fee. (Check with the county extension office in iravers & Pt We Also Stock A Complete Line of Nozzles And Accessories Hypro" Pumps And Accessories • Sprayer Hose • Ball Valves • Nylon Fittings • Poly Tanks Pacer Pinups Self-Priming Centrifugal Pumps Newark, Dover or Georgetown about the proper procedure.) Buy vegetable seed from a reputable dealer. Order seeds well in advance of planting time to be sure of getting your choice of varieties. Some of the newest in troductions are often in short supply their first year. Be sure to select those varieties which are recommended for this area, preferably those listed as disease resistant. The county extension office can provide a list of recommended varieties. 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