VOL. 7 NO.-29 J q <vV. * \ .p*s v - * “ COUNTY AGENTS FROM OTHER TOBACCO GROWING states stopped in the county Wednesday to observe agriculture in the Garden Spot, The stop was short and to the point. On the Henry Rohrer farm, Columbia R 2, the county a gents compared cigar tobacco transplants with the tobacco types grown in their native states. Left to right are Crayton McGowan, South Carolina; Henry Rohrer; Milton H. Cowan, New Jersey, tour leader; L. O Parker, Georgia; and J. N. Honeycutt of North Carolina. The agents made the unscheduled stop in the county feraroute from Gettysburg to Allentown on their three weeks tour of nine states. County Agents Tour The County; See Cigar Tobacco Ciilture Twelve county agents from as many eastern states from Georgia to Massachusettes *iade a hurried stop in the Garden Spot county this week. Enroute from Gettysburg to AUentown, the group of agri culturists could not pass up the opportunity to stop, if only for a few minutes, in the country's richest agricultural county. Their visit was macre on the farm of Henry Rohrer, Colum bia R 2, near Mountville. Rohrer told the group of his farming program which features the feeding of about 400 head of cattle each year. He buys the cattle at 800 to 1.000 pounds and feeds them for 40 to 150. days, but, he Farm Calendar June 16—10 am—Auction eer’s sale for the benefit of the Multiple Sclerosis Hope Chest Fund At Paul Mar tin’s sale barn, Blue Ball. June 18-—First day of Turkey Marketing Order referen dum. 12 Noon —lowa State Col lege livestock tour to visit county on way to Philadel phia. 8 p.m. County Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown Swiss 4-H olub meets at the home of Everett Kreider, Quarryville Rl. June 19-21—Vocational Agri culture Teachers annual Bummer conference at (Continued on Page 10) ,?v lx* *• j** 7 s--* -"«* says, the money he makes on the steers is incidental to the real purpose of having them on the farm. (Continued on Page 8) Joyce Kreider Miss Milkmaid Of Lancaster Miss Joyce E. Kreider, the pretty. 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kreider, Quarryville Rl, was selected JOYCE E. KREIDER Miss Milkmaid Tuesday night. The long time 4-H dairy club member was chosen to-rep resent the county during the annual meeting of Lancaster County Milk For Health, Inc., Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 16, 1962 -u Strange Disease Attacks County Tobacco Fields A seedbed disease of to bacco plants jumped to the fields this spring- and destroy ed up to half the plants on some farms. Damping-off disease, one of the main reasons for sterilizing tobacco beds, is always a threat to seedlings in the bed, but very rarely is it virulent enough to attack strong, heal thy plants in the fields, Ar nold Lueck, Assistant County Agent, said this week. This ap pears to be the organism caus ing the problem. Lueck said growers from many parts of the county have been calling his office to in quire what might be killing their tobacco transplants right at the soil level about four or five days after transplant ing. Growers report from a few scattered plants to large por tions killed in many cases up to one fourth of the plants m a field have been killed off, and in some instances the kill has gone as high as half the plants, he said Little if anything can be re commended to combat the pro blem which was brought on this >ear by an abnoimal com bination of moisture and tem perature conditions, Lueck be lieies The relationship of Lancaster a non profit corporation ot dairymen and milk dealers for promotion of dairy products. She will compete against 11 other finalists for the state (Continued on page G) County Future Farmers Win Two State Champs Of the 51 Future Farraeis baker, Mount Joy Rl, turned from Lancaster County who the same trick m the hotly competed m contests this week contested dairj cattle judging, at the annual state convention Eight othei bojs from the of PFA. 29 came home witu countv were good enough in. prizes. then respective contests to ba Two of the blue-jackeUd 111 the medal group Of farm bovs bi ought home the winners top awards in the state John Hess Ji , Manheim R D won the top stale title in the land judging, while Haiold Bin Two State FFA Officers From Lancaster County Lancaster County Future Farmers sought two state of fices and won two state offices this week. Paul Trimble, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Trimble, Quarryville Rl, is the newly elected state FPA treasurer, while Clarence Bauman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan W. Bauman, Lancaster R7,' was named state sentinel. Trimble, a 1962 graduate or Solanco High School, farms with his parents on a dairy It. F. Photo moisture and temperature in the soil was just right to trigg er the fungus organism- into attacking the plants. Damping off is not a new problem, but there is “cer tainly an unusual amount” this year, according to Lueck. , The problem appeared to be most severe for growers who transplanted during the week of May 28 to June 2. The or ganisms, which are normally present in the soil but not usually active enough to de stroy healthy transplants, this year attacked the plants about four or five days after they were moved to the field. Lueck said, “Healthy, vigor ous tobacco plants were taken to the field, and usually with in four or five days, the organ ism attacked them right at the soil line. The disease goes down the stem toward the roots and the plant collapses and dies,” Lueck does not expect the disease to continue now that the weather has turned warm er, but there is still a threat since the organism has been so active Recommendations are com plete replanting ot the field if more than 20 per cent of the plants are killed, according to Lueck It mil not pay, in most cases, to try to hand transplant more than a fifth of the crop Damping-off. a rare disease of large plants in the county actually attacks and kills a certain specie of trees in Cali fornia, Lueck said. $2 Per Year On an aiea basis, Vork-Lancaster delegation t* the contest took away about (Continued on page S) near Chestnut Level He has had a farming program -which has included field corn and feeder pigs, but has been built around a dairy' heiter program. Paul rose from the TRIMBLE BAUMAN of assistant treasurer in, the Solanco chapter of PFA ia 1960 to president of the chap ter in 19 61. Also active in 4-H, Paul has held the office of president; in the county Holstein eluh as well as the agriculture see 'tion of the county 4-H council. He was a member of the 4-H dairy judging team whioh represented Pennsylvania at the. National Hairy Cattle- Con gress last summer in Water loo, lowa. Paul follows his ’brother, Donald, in the state office. Donald held the post of state reporter two years ago. Bauman, a 19 year old graduate of Lampdtter-Qtras- (Continued on Page 8) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday - Wednesday Temperatures during the next five dajs are expected to average near normal to lour degrees above the nor mal range of 62 at night to S 3 in the afternoon. Warm er temperatures are expect ed at the beginning of the period turning cooler to wards the end of the period. Precipitation may total 0.1 to 0.5 inches falling as showers towards the end of the period. 4ba
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