Vol. 1, No. 36
Rains Flatten
Some Grain in
County Monday
By LF Staff Reporter
Heavy rains, welcomed as
moisture, but damaging to some
crops, swept across Lancaster
County Monday night in vary
ing amounts Power disruptions
were frequent.
One R 1 New Holland farmer
describes the storm “two miles
north of New Holland From 9
to 10 30 p. m. about three
thundershowers brought us four
inches of rain and a little hail.
Later in the night another half
inch of rain fell All showers
came from the northwest.
“Our wheat is down nearly
flat over the whole field I’d
say more ground hasn’t been
move 3 smce the 1942 floods,” he
concluded.
I.SO Inches at Ephraia
Rainfall of 180 inches was
recorded at the Ephrata weath
er station, while the Lancaster
Water 'Works reported 1.14
inches Temperatures fell quick
ly, sliding'down to 62 degrees
after the storm which carried
heavy amounts of lightning.
Roads Tuesday showed effects
of the storm, in the Lititz,-Man
heim, Washington
Boro area where creeks had
overflowed or drainage from
fields flooded roads Heavy de
posits of mud were stil much in
evidence' Creeks and rivers
were running muddy brown,
like the Conestoga
New Holland seemed to bear
the brunt of the storms, for
there some 3000 customers were
without electricity. Throughout
the county, it is estimated 4250
pei sons were affected by the
power failures.
Harvest In Full Swing
First torrents of ram fell
around 10 p. m At Lititz one
scene of the pageant was eli
minated to speed up the pro
gram before the storm struck.
At the close, however,'‘"hundreds
stood during the final scene and
the National! Anthem despite
the heavy rams
Field work was in full pro
giess and some delays are anti
cipated Good yields of small
grains are reported as the har
vest gets underway, but combin
ing will be hamperd by tangled
straw.
At Washington Boro, the har
vest and packing of green-pack
tomatoes is well “underway, and
little damage from the storm
was reported Tu-esday evening.
Early packs are being shipped
to York, Reading and Lancaster
markets, wjnle later, truckloads
will be sent to upper and west
ern Pennsylvania, and New
York State.
Tomato Yields Good
Yields totaling 12,000 to 15,-
000 bushels are expected this
year, and refrigerated ‘trucks
will be moved into Washington
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-One -of the nation’s finest collection of
farm history is contained in' the Landis
Valley Farm Museum, just north of Lan
caster off Route 222. In the immediate
foreground is the office, which has been
restored and fuTnished authentically to
reproduce home living of the pioneer days.
Third of July’s
Rain Received
In Four Days
During the first four days of
July, more than one-third of
the normal July precipitation
was received in Lancaster Coun
ty, according to Bernard N.
White, m charge of the Lancas
ter Weather Bureau office
July 4 was rainy and cool, a
change from the 96 degree July
2 Temperatures for the holiday
reached but 80 degrees Tues
day had a high of 90.
Rain has fallen thus far every
day in July, totaling about 16
inches, against a normal July
total of 4.37 inches
Friday promises warmer
temperatures, ranging into the
middle or upper 80s
Abe Bucher Reports
On Trip Out West
A G (Abe) Bucher, one of
the best known Lancaster farm
ing personalities, writes Lan
caster Farming from Seattle,
Wash, of his trip west
“ Pleasant, interesting and
restful "trip Yellowstone, Ore
gon, Washington, British Colum
bia, Canadian Rockies, up to
Jasper ”
Quarryville, Pa., Friday, July 6, 1956
Landis Valley F&rm Museum
Holsteins Leave
County for Latin
American Farms
By LF Staff Reporter'
Fifteen registered Holsteins
from Lancaster County this
week are finding a new home
in Guatemala, purchased along
very strict weight standards by
Senor Rene Arqueta Diaz
Senor Arqueta restricted his
buying to poundage, since the
animals were trucked to Miami
and flown by commercial air
lines into Central America
across the Gulf of Mexico Load
limit per plane was 16,000 lbs,
which explains ms care in selec
tion.
Through this purchase, El
vin Hess, Jr., R 1 Strasburg,
president of the Lancaster
County Holstein Breeders As
sociation, explains, a new mar
ket for Lancaster County Hol
steins may be opened. This,
to the knowledge of those con
cerned, is the first export ship
ment made from the Garden
Spot.
Within th-a year, Senor Ar
queta hopes to purchase 50
head more to help stock his
dairy farms
Careful selections were made
for Senor Arqueta. who spoke
no English His wife served as
interpreter during the Lancas
ter County tour made with Lloyd
A. Derr, Mount Joy, from the
Keystone Holstein Sales Co. Al
though the Lancaster County
men had several animals they
would have liked to see go to
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In the center is the barn, which houses
many farm equipment displays* and, xn
the far background a building containing
shops and other relics. As_ is
to baseball, Landis Valley is to farming.
(Lancaster Farming Staff Photo).
Plans for the Pennsylvania
State ■ Flying Farmers to fly
this weekend to Perth, Ontario,'
Canada, have been postponed
until a later date, Lancaster
Farming was advised this morn
ing Rules on entry of planes
into Canada are being compiled
for distribution among members
planning to make the flight
Up around Washington Boro, it’s tomato time, as the
1956 crop of green-pack moves into surrounding market
areas. Here Paul Habecker weighs in a box received from
a nearby grower, who trucks his tomato produce into the
Washington Boro Tomato Growers Cooperative Associa
tion. (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo). t
FF TRIP POSTPONED
Tomato Time
$2 Per Year
County Host to
Vegetable Tour
Next Wednesday
Lancaster County vegetable
growers will be hosts to the
Pennsylvania Vegetable Grow
ers tour through Lancaster
County next Wednesday, July
11 Local growers are invited,
and urged, to join the tour, to
lend a helping hand and make
growers from other parts of
the State feel at home
This tour, Harry S. Sloat, as
sociate county agricultuial agent,
advises, is sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Vegetable -Grow
ers Association and the Agri
cultural Extension Service of
the Pennsylvania State Univer
sity Itinerary for the day is as
follows;
Reistration 9-9:30 A. M.
9 00-9 30 a m Registration:
Assemble at the Amos Funk
Farm, R 1 Millersville, approxi
mately 4 miles southwest of
Lancaster on Highway Route
999 Go left at fork in Millers
vilje, pass Millersville State
Teachers College and take sec
ond road to left (Slacfcwater
pike road to Safe Harbor).
Funk Farm is on edge of Mil
lersville Watch for signs.
930 a. m. Tour of Funk
Farm. About 60 acies planted to
vegetables and small fruits.
Seventy-five per cent of pro
duce sold retail on Lancaster
markets. Plant growing house,
irrigation systems and pack
house Mam crops staked
tomatoes, celery, lettuce, sweet
potatoes, asparagus, cabbage,
cauliflower, broccoli, etc A one
hundred per cent Vegetable
Grower.
Manor View Farms
10-00 a. m. Leave Funk Farm.
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