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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1959
Page
4
March 1 stocks of potatoes in Pennsylvania, 1.4 million cwt, reflect February consumption of 1.4 million cwt and a year earlier 900,000 cwt. Production was the highest since 1954, yet rapid use reduced stocks to 18 percent of output, making March 1 the second lowest in a decade. much of remaining stock slated for seed this spring.
Assistant County Agent Harry Sloat urges farmers to use spray control on wild garlic from now until about April 5 while cloves are dormant. The weed reproduces by bulbs and seed, with regrowth in spring. Three years may be needed to clean seed and bulblets from soil. Dairy cows on garlic pastures may produce garlicky milk. The ester form of 2-4-0 at 1 to 1.5 pounds per acre mixed with 15 to 20 gallons of water and applied with a low pressure sprayer is recommended within 16 days.
U S Crop Reporting Board reports March 1 stocks at 58.2 million cwt in the United States, 12 percent below last year and 11 percent above the 1949 57 average of 523 million cwt.
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