VOL. 16 NO. 31
Southern Corn Blight Is Found
Throughout Southeastern Pa.;
Officials Not Sure About Impact
Southern corn blight was
found in Lancaster County and
several other Southeastern
Pennsylvania counties and con
firmed by Penn State patholo
gists this week.
While the disease has a po
tentially devastating effect on
corn, particularly on' non-resis
tant varieties, local ag officials
emphasized this week that what
will actually happen in the next
two months is highly uncertain.
Arnold Lueck, associate Lan
caster County ag agent, em
phasized that farmers should
take a wait-and-see attitude at
the present time.
- While-the disease has been
detected 45 to 50 days ahead
of the time when it was first
found last year, it is still not
known how virulent or aggres
sive the disease" will be this
yearj J^ueck'stated.*' ’■ - -
i also - emphasized
weather- will be'V key ‘ fa?-tdr.
The Wight thrives on hot, moist--
Sue Kauffman Named Lancaster County Dairy Princess
This is the new Lancaster County
Dairy Princess and her family in front of
their home. They are:'left to right, Sue,
weather and on warm nights
With fog or dampness
Jim McHale, state secretary
of Agriculture, leported that
statewide about 30 per cent of
the com ei op is of resistant
varieties and piesumably rot
subject to the blight.
In addition, another large
proportion is blend corn, which
combines resistant and non-re
sistant varieties; while blend
corn presumably has some i esis
tance, it is' uncertain how these
varieties might react to blight
- Another factor is that most
of the varieties which were hit
hardest last year were almost
completely eliminated from
planting this year.
While urging caut J on and a
wait-and-see attitude, Lueck em
phasized that officials have “a
deep concern” as to-what the
blight- might do.
i Last[ year,-the'Wight hit too
Jate-tojcause muciT damage in
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the new dairy princess, Steve, Mr. and
Mrs. Kauffman and Linda,
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 26,1971
N. Alan Bair, left, is the new assistant
Lancaster County agricultural agent, who
will join the county Extension staff July 1.
He. is shown during a recent visit to-the
county, going over some details of his new
assignment with : Max Smith, Lancaster
County ag'agent.- Bair just- completed his
BS and MS degrees m dairy science at
Penn State. He is married to the former
Sally Brown, Adams County, also a Penn
State graduate. Bair grew up on a dairy
farm in Northern York County. He joins
the general Extension staff and yvill have
- several duties, including dairying and 4-H
work,' Smith said.
Susan Ann Kauffman is the
new Lancaster Countv Dairj
Puncess
She was chosen fiom among
seven contestants at the annual
Lancaster Countj Dauj Pi in
cess pageant Tuesrlaj evening at
the F?ini and Home Centei
Sue, as she is known b» her
tanuL and Lionels, is a blonde
fiecklc-iacocl 17 veai old daugh
tei ot Mi and Mis Robeit H
Kaulfman, Elizabethtown RDI
The Kauffman's aie well known
in local Holstein bieedmg
circles
The new dauy puncess was
crowned Tuesday night by Miss
Marilyn B Krantz, who was
Lancaster County Dairy Princess
foi the past year Miss Krantz
also is Pennsylvania Dairy
Princess and will compete for
the national title in Chicago
duung the coming week
Runner-up in the Tuesday
night pageant was Miss Linda
Martin, 17, daughter of Mr and
Mrs Ira Martin, Holtwood RDI
She will reign in the event that
the dairy princess cannot.
The Miss Congeniality award,
selected by the contestants
themselves, went to Cynthia Bal
A Busy Week -- In This Issue
Southern Corn Blight hits throughout Southeastern
Pennsylvania, we get a new associate ag agent and choose
a Dairy Princess See these articles on page 1
In addition, there’s three articles on research includ
ing possible alternatives to corn underway at Landis-;
ville, on pages 13, 22 and 24. Our Favorite Recipes column
on cherries is on pages 18 and 19 Editorials are on page 16,
4-H news on 17 and 20, Farm Societies on 21, and many
other items throughout.
52.00 Per Year
mer, 18, daughter of Mr and
Mis Jesse G. Balnier. Lititz
RD4
Othei contestants were Nan
ette Staufler Carol Kettering,
Patncia S Haverstick and Saiiy
Kostettei
The new Dauv pnneess is
thoioughlv familuu with dauy
mg and is a veteran showman
Hei Penn Springs Bill Topper,
now a ti\e veai old Holstein,
was the national junior All-
American junioi yearling in
1967, the 1967 jumoi All-Penn
svlvania and All-Pennsylvania
animal, and high honorable men
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Farm Calendar
Tuesday, June 29
6 pm Garden Spot Young
Farmers, Philadelphia
baseball game, meet at Gar
den Spot High School
Wednesday, June 30
FFA Activities Week, Penn
State University campus,
June 30 - July 2.
Saturday, July 3
Kutztown Folk Festival, July 3-
10.