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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1961
Page
14
Harrisburg reports a record fire prevention push as 1961 shows 199 fires and 1146 acres burned so far. Chief J Rowland credits snowy winter and wet spring. hunters blamed for about half of fall fires, urging hunter responsibility to protect wildlife habitats.
The USDA report shows Americans today eat more vegetables per person than 50 years ago but notes a shift away from fresh vegetables in consumption patterns.
A call urges hunters to exercise caution in woods and cooperate to prevent wildfires across Pennsylvania. Emphasizes collective action to make fires a thing of the past and protect the region’s forests.
The report notes a drop in fresh vegetable use over 50 years offset by higher processed vegetable intake. Per capita vegetable consumption today is about 15 percent higher, with city households consuming more than rural dwellers though the gap narrows. Higher income groups eat more vegetables, while per capita use of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and dry beans and peas declined, though processed potato forms stabilized the trend.
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