Dr. Robert Eshlemon Named «4-H Alumni Recognition Winner A Franklin and Marshall Col lege professor, who has devoted countless hours to the develop ment of youth, today was named recipient of a 1969 State 4H Alumni Recognition Avaid, Dr. Robert F Eshleman, pio lessor and chairman ot the De partment of Sociology at Fiank lm and Marshall College, was judged winnei of the coveted award “for outstanding set vice <o educational youth piogiams'’ A foimei 4-H membci, he solv ed as president of toe Lancaster County 4-H Council ioi two yeais Can oil L Howes, assistant Slate 4-H leadei at The Pcnnsyl- , vama State Umveisity, who an- number, the a\vaid wmnei com- Hg past piesident ol t h e ■ounced the awaid selection, Pleied com and loh (li .co piojects i- orm i, v i Vdmj Sociological So eaid Di. Eshleman was picked He also pai licipated in 4-H lead- cmtj, was a fellow of the Society from among the 500,000 4-H e> ship tiaming school two yeais f o i Applied Anthiopologv alumni who have taken pait in at Penn State E?ctension Seivice educational program dunng the past 55 years. Dr Eslileman is one of two Dr Eshlcman icceived his 4H alumni to receive 1969 re bachelor of science degiee from cognition awaids The other le- Elizabethtown College and mas- cpient is Mis Geoige M Swi- As a Lancaster County 4-H tei of science degiee fiom the gaitofSnydei County A wide range of fan speeds matches the John Deere 60-H Hopper Blower to silo height.. . type of crop blown . .. and the available horsepower. This is a John Deere exclusive! Look at these other features: auger feed . . . 9-inch M. S. Yearsley & Sons Landis Bros. Inc. West Chester 696-2990 Lancaster 393-3906 Elm A. B. C. Groff, Inc. 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Don egal School Distuct Mount Jov bi Eshleman pai tieipaled in the \ational Science Foundation Suinmei Instdule at the Uni vc’sitv ol California in 10(52 and the -National Outlook Conioience on Rmal \outh in Washington, D C in 1967 Shotzberger's 665-2141 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 20,1969—25 Large Potato Yield Expected Pennsylvania s potato yield foi 1969 is expected to aveiage 2.30 cvv! per aeio. second only to the 1967 yield of 240 cwl Pi eduction fiom this ycai’s 35.300 acies loi haivest is forecast at 8 165,000 cwl 8 pei cent moie than a yeai aso and about 10 pci cent lai gei than the icccnt 5 veai aveiage pioduction Digging ot Cobbleis, Supoi ioi s, and Red Noilands began in late July Haivest of latci vane tioa foi piocessing maikets was undei way in late August Addi tional acieage was being spiav cd to kill vines in piepaiation fm haivest Few potatoes weie being dug foi sloi age due to the waim tempei atuies Diy weathei pi availed dunng most of August but the ciop was not huit by this condition as it was a year ago Tubet size was generally well de\ eloped befoie soils became diy, however lam fall will be beneficial to loosen tne ground for digging Numer ous fields have poor stands le sultmg from adverse weathei and poor seed but a good set generally offset this condition Late blight exists in 11 counties but generally is not a seuous problem at this time Nation’s Fall Potato Production Larger Than Last Year The 1969 fall potato produc tion, based on September 1 con dition, is placed at 231,899,000 cwl, 5 percent above the 1968 harvest and slightly above the crop harvested in 1967 Larger production in 1968 in the wes tern and eastern fall States moie than offset a decline in the cen tral States Idaho, Washington, and Colorado contubuted to the much larger ciop in the westem States and Maine to the mciease m the east The 1969 fall acreage for har vest is placed at 1,067,600 acres, slightly lower than the 1,070,000 aci es estimated in July In 1968 1 030,300 acies were hai vested and in 1967 acieage was 1,088,- 600 The yield is foiecast at 217 cwt, 3 cwt above 1968 and 5 cwt above 1967 In Maine, growing conditions have geneially favoied develop ment Killing of vines started in late August, and a few acies were hai vested, but general har vest is not expected until late September 01 eaily October. In other New England States, ex cept Vermont, yields are expect ed to be equal to or better than Ephrata Fair Wednesday, Sept. 24 10 00 am Poultiy Show Judging 7 00 ji m —Fan Pai ade Thuisday, Sept. 25 5 30 pm—Swine Show 6 30 p m Sheep Show 7JO p m 4 H and FF V Baby Beef Show Fiiday, Sept. 26 7 00 p m —lunioi Daily Cat tle Show 7 00 p in —Cow Milking Con test 10 00 p m Hog Weight Guc"-smg Contest Ends Satin day, Sept. 27 .9 00 a m —Hog Sale 10 00 am Aica Tiactoi Having Contest 19G8 somewhat paitially offsett ing smallei acieage in these States On Long Island and Up state Mew Yoik, conditions have gcneially favoied giowth al though in Steuben County, Au gust was on the diy side The laigei pioouction foi In diana, Michigan and Minnesota is moie than offset by smaller ciops indicated for the other States In Ohio, lain caused dam age to consideiable acieage In Wisconsin, July was too wet and August was too dry for good development Propects by fields vaiy widely In the Red River Valley of Minnesota and Noith Dakota, August was diy Ram in the Valley in eaily September snould be beneficial Good yields arc indicated in Nebiaska Conditions have favoied grow th in Idaho The ciop in Coloia do developed well thioughout tne growing season The ciop in Washington developed well dur ing August A good ciop is ex pected in Malheur County, Oie gon but scatteied fiost in both the Klamath Basin and cential areas in August cut the potential y.eld In California, heezmg tempeiatuies occuned in the Tulelake low temperatures caus ed vaiiable amount of damage ay fields Piospects foi the Tule hike aiea are the lowest foi sev ei al yeais In other aieas of Cal itoinia, the ciop made good de velopment duung August Bridges The Rainbow, Whirlpool Rap ids and Lewiston-Queenston aie the thiee international budges which connect the United States and Canada in the Niagaia Falls aiea
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