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30 YEARS AGO
-To avoid insecticide residents
on vegetable crops, be certain to
follow the recommendations given
here and and follow precaution on
containers, says Association
County Agent Harry S. SloaL
Do not increase the concentra
tion that is suggested. Amounts of
insecticide given for 100 gallons of
spray assumes that you are using
about 150 gallons of spray per
acre. Where amounts are given on
an acre basis, use that amount
regardless of gallons of water
used.
-Starting this issue, LANCAS
TER FARMING offers a new ser
vice to its readers, the Umer Barry
New York Egg Quotations.
These egg prices are in addition
to the Philadelphia prices now car
ried weekly.
The Umer Barry Company is
primarily a printing and publishing
company with no direct connec
tion with the physical merchandis
ing of any of the products covered
by its reporters.
-Pennsylvania produced sweet
com made its first appearance on
local markets during the week
ended Monday as other vegetables
matured rapidly, the State Depart
ment of Agriculture reported
today.
A federal-state survey showed
early sweet com was being mark
eted in the southeastern area while
the harvesting of early Lancaster
County tomatoes, became lighter
THIS WEEK
as the season progressed.
-All kinds of fruit produced in
Pennsylvania, except grapes, are
expected to be more plentiful this
year than last, the State Depart
ment of Agriculture declared
Monday.
-A registered Jersey owned by
Jesse Osborne & Son, R 1 Peach
Bottom turned in the highest 305
day record in the Red Rose Dairy
Herd Improvement Assn, for the
month of May. She produced
9,151 pounds of milk and 578.4
pounds of butterfat.
-An emergency feed grain prog
ram designed to maintain founda
tion herds of cattle, sheep and
goats in designated disaster areas,
similar to programs in effect in
previous recent years, was
announced today by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Under this year’s program, elig
ible farmers and stockmen in
designated disaster areas may
obtain Federal assistance amount
ing to $l.OO per hundred weight in
the purchase of feed grains. The
grains must be used for the mainte
nance of foundation herds of
cattle, sheep and goats.
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