ANNAPOLIS, MD. Mary land farmers had a big vegetable patch in 1988: some 47,225 acres, which were harvested for a total production of almost 203,000 tons of good eating things ranging f ro m asparagus to zucchini. However, the drought of 1988 made it tough on the state’s veget able growers because they lost 1,209 acres of planted crops and saw total production of vegetables f9The aerovent Is Ventilation A Problem In Your Dairy Barn If You Realize That Your Barn Needs Some Improvement, We Can Give You Sound Guidance In Making The Necessary Changes. We Can Provide The Technical Information, Field Experience And Quality Equipment To Give You Many Years Of Efficient And Maintenance Free Service. * improved Hot Weather Production • Increased Cow Comfort * Dry Walls And Floors During Cold Weather • Fewer Flies In The Barn “Experience And Quality" From Concept... To Design... To Completion... TRIPLE H Construction WKmMmfm 430Springvllle Rd., Ephrata, Pa. 17522 Phono; 717-738-2142 Custom Builders of Dairy. Hog, Poultry, Horse, Storage, Residential AndCommorcia I Buildings- Maryland Vegetable Acreages lip, Yields Down slip by almost 20,000 tons from the year before. Per acre yields for most veget ables such as sweet com, toma toes, watermelons, snap beans, cantaloupes, beets, cabbage, peas, limas, peppers, strawberries and turnips declined from 1987. Increased per acre yields were recorded for cucumbers, greens, kale, pumpkins, and squash. The majority of vegetable With Good Ventilation You’ll Notice: acreage grown in 1988 was for fresh market vegetables: 29,350, while acreage for processing (canned and frozen) vegetables was 18,175. Plantings for 1988 were up by 17 percent for process ing vegetables and 4 percent for fresh market vegetables. According to Maryland Agri cultural Statistics Service which released the vegetable production figures, the six leading vegetable EH crops by acreage were: Sweet com -15,885, tomatoes - 5,200, water melons - 4.730, cucumbers - 3,000, canteloupes - 2,800 and snap beans - 1,905. ' To illustrate the impact of drought on vegetable crops, the SWAPPER Yrarddmower is warthagreat deal whenyou trade uptoSnapper. x-a 'A Get at least *6O Maybe more Cash in on that otd mower when you buy a 4 or 5 hp waft mower at regular (©tail price Liberal trade in allowances are also available on other walk mowers Oct at least *3O Maybe sore Trade m your old tiller or mower and save when you buy a tiller and hiller-lurrowerat refular retail prce >J Maybe note Buy a straight shaft trimmer at regular retail price and save by trading m your old trimmer blower or nww,r d? 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BachtalavlHa (218) 848-2911 MOYER'S HARDWARE Hamburg (218) 862-3831 HAH PORTER Robaaonla (218) 693-8998 REBER'S OUTDOOR Laatport (218) 926-4432 RHOADS GARAGE Oouglauvllla (218) 882-8943 SCHMOVERS HOME CENTER Boyartown (218) 387-2126 TOUSTC'SLAWNAQAROEN LONGS MOWER A HOW. S/S Sinking Spring* mm (218) 777-487* (717) 6iM-8180 Lancaatar Farming, Saturday, April is, 1989-C5 per acre yield for processing tomatoes was listed at nine tons per acre for 1988 while in 1987, alst> a drought year, the average tonnage per acre for processing tomatoes grown in Maryland was 13.19 tons. HULK. rrs fitness YOUCANDMNK. Get at least s *l5O Maybe more Got rid ol your old rider and re ceive a generous trade allowance* toward your purchase of a Snapper at regular retail price •Not wctaaHH «n MM 2MM GftAklMat *3O noo Maybe Bore Trade in your oW edger or mower end save when you i buy a Snapper edgerai regular w retail price \r,' .VANIA DEAL! WALKER MOWER A EQUIP. 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