—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 24, 1973
20
Tobacco
(Continued from Page 1)
quality,” we were told by Mark
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“This year, holding out paid
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good tobacco early at a poor
price, and some sold poor tobacco
early at a good price. That is just
not an equitable market "
Local tobacco growers had
anticipated their worst
production figures in history even
before tropical storm Agnes
turned the growing season into a
near disaster
The Pennsylvania Dept, of
Agriculture estimates that
23,100,000 pounds of seedleaf
tobacco were harvested here last
Fall. With only 16,500 acres
harvested, the average yield
would be about 1,400 pound per
acre
The past year’s yield Is down
about 15 percent from the
26,500,000 pounds harvested in
1971, which was the previous
record low figure for local
tobacco production
Tobacco production in the state
peaked in 1962 when 60 million
pounds were harvested But just
one year later, production
dropped to about 52 million
pounds and in 1964 had dipped to
45 9 million pounds.
Until 1964, production and use
of Pennsylvania tobacco were
usually about the same each
year According to the U S. Dept,
of Agriculture, type 41 tobacco
stocks reached a high of
138,000,000 pounds in 1964 But
every year since then has seen
more local tobacco used than has
been grown in any given year.
In recent years, manufacturers
have been using 40-45 million
pounds of type 41 seedleaf
tobacco anually Actual
production has been moving
downward from the same level
during this time
Estimates are that last year’s
tobacco production was probably
15 million pounds below the
amount of tobacco actually used
Tobacco has traditionally been
a $lO million crop for county
farmers Only one crop in the
past ten years, 1966, fell below the
$lO million mark in market value.
Last year, farmers sold a light
crop at 38 to 40 cents a pound for a
total state-wide value of $lO.l
million dollars, according to the
Pennsylvania Dept. of
Agriculture The Tobacco In
stitute reported Pennsylvania
tobacco in 1971 was valued at
''ill 1 million
Pennsylvania ranks seventh in
cigar tobacco production behind
the six Southern tobacco-belt
Co-op
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Inter-State is using trucks in New
Jersey to deliver milk checks to
members. Jones said the trucks
are simply an experiment to see
if they could do any better than
the U.S. mails.
During the meeting, the five
locals in District 7 elected their
new officers for this year. Of
ficers in the Lititz local are: Ray
P. Bollinger, vice-president;
Marvin K. Witmer, vice
president; Nelson E. Martin,
secretary-treasurer; Carl H.
Longenecker, Lancaster market
committee; Galen W. Crouse and
Earl C. Stauffer, delegates ;
Clyde M. Buchen and Willis G.
Burkholder, alternates.
Donegal local officers are;
John B. Groff, president; Ralph
M Hostetter, vice-president; B.
Frank Eshleman, secretary
treasurer; Clair M. Holliinger,
Lancaster market committee;
James F. Brubaker, John W.
Brubaker, Robert H. Kauffman,
and Lester Hawthorne,
delegates; John M. Gingrich,
Ernest J. Sauder, M. Robert
Shellenberger, and John S.
Wenger, alternates.
In the Millersville local: David
H McMichael, president; Earl
E Huber, vice-president; An
drew H Martin, secretary
treasurer, 'Jay E. Landis,
Lancaster market committee;
Melvin L. Shertzer, Jr., hauling
committee; Nelson R. Habecker
and J Robert Kindig, delegates;
David S Hess and H
Hershey, alternates
Officers in the West Lampeter
local are: Robert M
president; Arthur L. Breneman,
vice-president; Glen P. Book,
secretary-treasurer; J. Wade
Groff, Lancaster market com
mittee , Kenneth B Garber and J.
Wade Groff, delegates; John M.
Harnish and James D. Shertzer,
alternates.
Lebanon County local officers
states More than 90 percent of all
Pennsylvania tobacco' is still
grown in Lancaster County soil.
Buy less protein
By harvesting haylage in
the bud stage, you capture the
crop when its nutrient content is
highest. Saving protein-rich
leaves means reducing or
eliminating supplements. Some
90% of the digestible protein is
found in leaves. Good haylage
will score 20-25% crude protein.
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Turkey Growers Guide
The U.S. Department of rate 15 percent greater than last
Agriculture recommended that y® ar - Department said that if
turkey growers expand their 1973 J* 11 ® r ?!®J? on * ll |! ies for the' first
production about one percent half of 1973, producers should cut
above the record 1972 production production three percent below a
of 128 million birds. ' y ear ea^ ,er ,n the second half of
In making the recom- 1979> Because most turkey
mendation, the Department said production occurs in the second
turkey producers were currently year, this would give
increasing their stocks of baby an ° vera ll production increase of
birds (poult placements) at a one P erc ent for the year.
are: Krall Hostetter, president; The cost of producing turkeys
John R. Moyer, vice-president; is higher than it was a year ago,
John H. Hartman, secretary- j n S pjt e 0 f better rates of lay and
treasurer and hauling com- better hatchability in breeder
mittee; William Capp, Lancaster flocks, combined with lower
market committee; A. Ralph mortality among growing
McCrone, delegate; Arthur E. turkeys, the Department said.
Brandt, alternate.
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