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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1960
Page
5
Dr Thomas L. Guyton of the State Agriculture Department warns seedsmen must bear purity tags and seed offered for sale must have a test tag. He notes auctions show frequent violations and urges homegrown seed be cleaned and tested despite not selling, to ensure proper germination and weed content.
Thelma Bazers, Penn State extension clothing specialist, reports that men and boys are the largest cotton customers with over 1.5 million bales used last year for trousers and shirts.
Pennsylvania seedleaf tobacco seed headed for Puerto Rico Kentucky Michigan and Ohio this year says the State Bureau of Plant Industry. In Pennsylvania the crop serves as cigar filler while elsewhere the leaf is used for smoking or chewing. Weather hindered spring planting forcing Clinton County growers to Lancaster for seedlings. Seed certification ensures one plant can yield up to a million seeds enough for 166 acres with new varieties from the Southeastern Field Laboratory to be released through certified growers.
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