32—Uncaittr farming, Saturday, Dec. 7, 1974 Tobacco ICndasii Frew Pigs 1| A Farmersville grower with nine scree who's been growing tobacco for seven years told us the crop in his shed was about as nice as he'd ever seen. He has mostly Pennbel. "I haven't .iad any offers yet," he told us, "and right now I don’t think I'd sell for less than 60- cents. Last year I got 50- cents." John Yocum, director of Penn State’s Southeast Field Research Laboratory near Landisvilie, said he feels, too, that this has been an outstanding year for tobacco. "There will be some the pnrz ■barn cleaner conditions See your PATZ Dealer today CALL 717-272-0871 MARVIN J. HORST Dairy Equipment and Amana Appliances R.D. No. 1 (Iona) Lebanon, Pa. Located on Route 897 between Schaefferstown and Lebanon, over 30 years in business at same place. FARM s There is a time when it doesn’t pay to eggs There are certain advantages to be gained by centering your farm credit needs at Farm Credit For example, if your plans for the year ahead include a new piece of equipment, spring fertilizer and seed, and perhaps an improvement to your farm home, you can arrange now for a Farm Credit loan to provide the total amount you will need You can draw on these funds as you need the money You will pay no interest until the money is actually in use And then, only on the actual amount in use at any given time. In addition, by centering all your credit needs at Farm Credit, you will have the convenience of dealing with one source, the security of knowing cash will be available when needed, plus tne cost-saving of Farm Credit’s reasonable interest charges Why not discuss your plans with Farm Credit now Then when the time comes to put them into effect the necessary funds will be waiting for you shed damage because we had rotten weather for tobacco curing in the early part of tho harvest. But unless there’s a lot more shed damage than I think there is, farmers are going to be sending a lot of good tobacco to the buyers." Asked to comment on the Maryland tobacco and the higher price it seemed to be bringing, Yocum said, “The Maryland varieties are lighter colored, and more marketable for cigarette tobacco. But they’re also lighter weight, and a fanner needs at least 15-cents a pound more to make the same amount of money he’d make from Pennbel. You can expect to get 500 pounds an acre less with the Maryland varieties. “Some farmers have gotten close to 2000 pounds to the acre with Maryland tobacco, but they had to put the plants closer together. If they’d move Pennbel closer together, they’d still get more than they’re getting from the Maryland variety. “The big reason many growers are getting in terested in Maryland tobacco is because of its resistance to black shank. I’ve heard stories of farmers losing half their crop to black shank, and if a grower has that kind of problem, Maryland tobacco might help him to lick it. But along with the black shank resistance, you get susceptibility to etch virus, which can also damage a lot of leaves.” Overall, it looks like a good production year for tobacco farmers. How the marketing situation will develop is a question that remains to be answered. Last year’s crop sold for an average of around 54-cents a pound. Hie buyers we talked to on Thursday said they had no idea yet of when the buying would begin in earnest, or what the price levels might be this year. have your in too many baskets. It had to happen. Join the Cur rency Club. It'a the lateit. Pay your bills In caah and sat your change in credit carda. Juit sot a letter from an old friend. Last I heard he was mak ing big money in the East some where. Come to And out it was about a third of an inch too big. Better With Age? People claim whiskey improves with age Scotch and bourbon too Wonder why It is that drunks don't improve with age? Then there's the man and his wife who were always having words most of them were hers. Hog - Beef Discussion Slated The Ephrata Area Adult Farmers Association will sponsor a panel discussion program on new develop ments and management on beef and hog production on Tuesday evening, December 10th at the Ephrata Senior High School. Hie program will begin at 7:45 p.m. in the Ag classroom. Trends in the production area and management practices to cope with the new trends in hog and beef production will be discussed by speakers that will include specialists in the field as well as producers and buyers. Interested farmers are invited to attend the meeting. Refreshments will be served. 411 W. ROSEVILLE RD., LANCASTER PH. 393-3921 New ask Big Money Words VI Red Rose DHIA Banquet Plans Set The Lancaster County Dairy Herd Improvement Association will hold its annual membership meeting on Thursday, December 12th, at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center. Tickets for the luncheon, which will begin at 11:45 a.m., are available from all DHIA supervisors. The speaker for the affair will be Rev. Raymond Charles, who’ll talk about an offering of cattle. Organ music will be provided by Rufus Brubaker. During the meeting, directors will be elected for the coming year, and high producers will be recognized with awards. 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