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Today’s Woman
Judy Burtnar /
Extension Agent, \
Hpais Economies
LET’S GLANCE BACK It’s always interesting to look back and compare the past with the present. This year we are probably eating the same foods as last year at this time, but on the average paying more for them, Food, like every other commodity, must keep pace with the rising cost of living, although we use a smaller percentage of 3ur spendable income on food than the other necessities of life. Vegetable changes have not seen drastic since January of 1969. Green Beans are only one xnt higher on the average from 18 to 39 cents a pound. Cucumber are 12 cents lower at 20 cents each. Iceberge Lettuce, tow that it is back to normal, is 5 tents lower than the first week of lanuary in 1969. Green Peppers ire 4 cents higher, loose tomatoes > cents higher, and sweet lotatoes are 5 cents lower now at 14 cents a pound. Fresh fruits in comparison are nostly lower. Both Virginia red lelicious apples and Florida iranges are down 8 cents, prapefruit is down 2 cents. The ;reatest increase since last lanuary is seen in lemons ... up ’rom 78 cents to 96 cents a iozen. The recent high egg prices are if course reflected in price changes since last year at this time. Both grade A large and medium are averaging 17 cents higher at 85 and 81 cents respectively.
Variance in meat prices is wide and show no significant decrease. Seven inch rib roast rose 9 cents from $1.01 to $1.10, T-bone and porterhouse steak are up 11 cents to $1.65 a pound. Veal cutlets took a large leap since last January from $2.14 to $2.50 a pound. Center loin pork chops also gained an average of 22 cents a pound. Whole tenderized hams are now averaging 89 cents a pound versus 70 cents in January of 1969. Lamb cuts and chicken fryers and roasters did not show any notable changes. DATES
Flint Hill Homemakers’ Club - Tuesday, January 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Flint Hill Firehouse Program: “Small Appliances - Getting Your Money’s Worth.” The Agent will be attending the Northern District Meeting for Agents in Fairfax on January 14-16. Topic: “Program PlariKing”."'"'1 •"
yield. For the remaining diverted acreage on small farms, the diversion payment will' be based on the 40 percent payment rate, subject to the maximum limitation.
Producers with feed grain bases of up to 125 acres will have the option of temporarily reducing their base to 25 acres to become eligible for the small farm provisions. In such case, no com, grain sorghum, or barley is to be planted for harvest on the farm and the temporary 25-acre feed grain base must be put to conserving uses.
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