—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 6. 1973 28 Open Class Tobacco Show Even though Lancaster County farmlands absorbed record rainfalls in 1972, judges at the annual tobacco show, Thursday, said they were looking at a “dry weather crop.” Planted between endless raindrops and often in fields that looked more like rice paddies, the county’s traditional cash crop experienced one of its worst growing seasons on record. When the rain finally ended and the floods had subsided, the final months of the growing season came through dry and farm crops suffered as if there had been no rains all Summer. But growing like the weed it is, tobacco survived and 184 entries were judged in the annual County Tobacco Show that concluded Thursday at the Farm and Home Center. It was the highest number of entries in a county tobacco show in four years Last year only 144 exhibits were shown. Donald Nissley, 24, New Providence RDI, had the grand •mEMILK‘m [m T •MOM PROFIT WITH MADISON SILOS Div Chromalloy American Corp. 1070 Stemmetz Rd. Ephrata, Penna. 17522 Ph. 733-1206 LOCAL DEALERS Frank Snyder Akron Caleb Wenger Quarryville Landis Bros. Inc Lancaster Carl L. Shirk Lebanon Sollenberger Farm Supply Centerport, Pa. Ph 215-926-7671 champion binders. Nissley and his brother, Larry 26, Holtwood RD2, who placed second in the same class, grew six acres of tobacco in their spare time. Both are employed in construction of silos. Ray A. Brubaker, 206 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, showed the grand champion wrapper tobacco. Ray is the son of Raymond S. Brubaker, one of the county’s veteran tobacco growers. The Reist family made a major assault on the county show, sweeping nine of 10 placings in wrapper classes and seven of 10 placings in filler classes. The show was judged by A.K. Mann Jr., independent tobacco dealer, and Lester Whitmore, of American Cigar. Mann said after the judging that county growers now know how to pick out tobacco for showing better than they did five years ago. In deciding placings, Mann said he looked for “crops I could sell for more money.” The same tobacco will be judged again Sunday at the State Farm Show in Harrisburg where placings will be determined at least in part by an actual burn test The county tobacco show is supported by the Lancaster Tobacco Growers Assn., the Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade, and the Cooperative Extension Service. The top placings in each class were as follows: Short Fillers—Robert Burkholder, Washington Boro, Society 18 Farm Women Society 18 met recently at the home of "Mrs. Lester Kreider, Buch Avenue. Devotions were led by Mrs Igerna Smith and the business session was conducted by Mrs. David E Burkholder, president Delegates elected to represent the group at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show included the president, Mrs. Burkholder, Mrs Willis Z. Esbenshade, and Mrs. Lester Kreider 859-2688 548-2116 Mrs Doris Thomas, Lancaster County Extension home economist, spoke on the preparation of a Holiday Buffet and served the dishes she had prepared to the group. The next meeting will be at 1 ;30 p m. January 20 at the home of Mrs. I. Wayne Brubaker. 393-3906 867-3741 Biggest t / a. -■ ' John Yokum was the judge for the FFA corn and tobacco show, and the open tobacco show held Thursday at the Farm and Home Center. Ist; Alfred Heist, Eden Rd., 2nd; Marian Reist, Eden Rd., 3rd. Long Fillers—Arthur Reist, Eden Rd., Ist and grand champion; Douglas Reist, Eden Rd., 2nd; Marian Reist, 3rd. Short Binders—Roy M. Rohrer, Strasburg RDI, Ist; Michael E. Rohrer, Strasburg RDI, 2nd; Rich Burkholder, Washington Boro RDI, 3rd: Long Binders—Donald Nissley, New Providence RDI, Ist and grand champion; Larry Nissley, Holtwood R2,2nd; Gregory S. Mann, Lancaster R 2, 3rd. Short Wrappers—Ray A. Brubaker, 206 Rohrerstown Rd., Ist and grand champion; Alfred G. Reist, Eden Rd., 2nd; Marian Reist, 3rd. Long Wrappers—Linn L. Reist, 980 Eden Rd., Ist; Douglas Resit, 2nd; Alfred Reist, 3rd. BETTER FEEDS for cows pay off handsomely to dairymen The best feeds you can buy for your cows are the best invest ment that you can make! FLORIN FEEDS have been tried, tested and proven suc- cessful as a means of increas ing milk production and main taining good health. You’ll ap preciate the difference they’ll make ... in the size of your milk checks! \*Qgy WOLGEMU BROS., IN MOUNT JOY, PENNA. Ever • '/( Ph. 653-1451
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