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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1957
Page
4
Hot weather boosts insect pressure on tomatoes tobacco and corn in Lancaster Farming. Parathion controls corn borers earworms aphids and cabbage pests while Andrin protects tobacco cabbage cauliflower and broccoli. growers urged to spray promptly as aphids on corn may not justify spraying in normal pollen production.
Wm H Juz writes that a court decision on Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission rules does not ban the premium for Golden Guernsey milk. He argues the ruling shifts pay to farmers for lower priced uses, risking reduced compensation for producers despite Golden Guernsey's high quality and demand.
Prairie provinces face potential grain losses if soaking rains do not arrive soon. Analysts warn production could drop a third or more below the 1956 harvest as moisture shortages persist across the region.
Entomologist J O Pepper surveyed county crops noting ladybird larvae aphids and praying mantis as natural checks. Rain will wash aphids away and promote fungus to control them within days while grasshopper numbers rise threatening corn and tobacco. A 25 to 30 foot spray strip around Bald fields with stoxaphene or heptachlor is advised to deter hoppers from succulent green areas.
The USDA release shows Type 41 filler stocks up 233,000 pounds from a year ago. Across cigar leaf categories, shade grown wrapper up nine percent while filler and binder holdings fall. Puerto Rico filler stock drops to 63,647,008 pounds from last year.
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