Wheat causing
confusion, concern
By Dieter Krlcg
LANCASTER - With hot
and reasonably dry weather
finally arriving in the area,
wheat growers in
southeastern Pennsylvania
wasted no time in climbing
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are at long last bringing in
their crop.
As noted in a story on page
one, the wheat situation is
critical, and millers did
report instances of diseased
wheat arriving at their
facilities. Don Parks of
PennAg Industries, who
released the news item,
added in a telephone in
terview that out of 11 grain
samples sent to USDA for
testing, seven had evidence
of tombstone blight.
Tests showed that the
samples were affected with
the disease up to a level of
2 x k per cent. “The literature
indicates that a five per cent
level is dangerous,” Parkes
noted. He emphasized his
concern over these
developments, adding that
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the danger could increase
even further if wheat is
stored and toxic substances
develop. He cautioned
fanners who are thinking of
feeding their feed to
livestock and poultry.
This week’s survey of the
wheat harvest indicates
again that yields are lower
in some cases a loss of 40 and
even 50 per cent is reported.
Test weights are also lower,
approximately 40 to 45
pounds per bushel.
A spokesman from Penn
field’s York mill estimated
that 40 per cent of the wheat
in his county is still out.
While damage is
widespread, the amount of
sprouting and disease
reported is not too serious at
this point. The spokesman
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believed 00 per cent of the
crop could still go for flour.
Commenting on the in
cidence of disease in York
County fields, the
spokesman said “there’s
quite a bit of it around." He
observed that York County
farmers had cut wheat prior
to the Fourth of July, and the
crop showed damage even
then and was light in weight.
Lancaster County millers
are requesting that farmers
dry their wheat. One miller
expressed surprise that
damage of wheat coming to
his mill was not more severe.
“It is not as much as we
expected,” he said.
However, it is considerably
lower in weight, shrinkage,
yield and quality than
normal.
The wheat harvest in
Lancaster County is ex
pected to average ap
proximately 40 to 50 bushels
per acre, according to
reports received by Lan
caster Farming. About one
third of the fields remained
unharvested on Thursday,
estimates indicated.
Another York County
miller described the wheat
coming to his mill as being
“very poor” low in weight
and high in moisture. “We
wanted to be very particular
about what we take,” he
continued, “and we didn’t
want to be taking wheat
that’s sprouting, but we had
to.” He opmionized that the
southern parts of the county
were in worse shape than
northern sections. “We can’t
get a lot of it,” he said
disappointedly.
Farmers are in a state of
confusion, according to some
grain handlers, because
they’re faced with refusals
at the mill and seed outlets.
Early varieties of wheat are
reportedly hardest hit. “The
longer you let it go, the worse
it’s going to get,” the dealer
concluded.
Lebanon
pullers
listed
Results of Lebanon Valley
Tractor Puller held Friday,
July 18.
Ist - Joe Schott, Lebanon;
2nd - Larry Frey, Conestoga.
70001 b.
Harry Frey,
Ist
Conestoga; 2nd - Charles
Bomgardner, Annville; 3rd
David Frey, Conestoga; 4tK -
Joe Schott, Lebanon; sth -
Roger Frey, Conestoga.
90001 b.
Craig Frey,
Ist
Conestoga; 2nd - Herb Frey,
Marietta; 3rd - Curt Stoltz,
Lebanon.
12,0001 b.
Ist - Robert Myer,
Womelsdorf; 2nd - Paul
Kreider, Lebanon; 3rd -
Lester Lansing, Lebanon;
4th - Joe Schott, Lebanon;
sth - Robert Myer,
Womelsdorf.
Ist - Tom Bedgar,
Freeland, MD, 2nd - Gene
Martin, Lebanon; 3rd -
Robert Myer, Womelsdorf;
4th - John Risser, Hershey;
sth - Paul Kreider, Palmyra.
15,0001 b.
Ist - Tom Bedgar; 2nd -
Charles Lefever, Lan
disville; 3rd - John Risser,
Hershey; 4th - Harry Frey,
Marietta; sth - Erwin Engle,
Marietta; 6th - Cyrus
Bomberger, Lebanon.
18,000 Turbo
Ist - John Risser, Hershey,
2nd - John Leeper, no ad
dress, 3rd - Charles Lefever,
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. July 26.1975
Elected to the office of sentenniel at Cedar Crest
High School FFA, Ray will be making sure that the
transactions are carried out properly.
Ray Moyer, an FFA’er from Cedar Crest High
School in Lebanon, has been active in corn and
dairy projects.
Lebanon
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also about the different clubs
from across the country.”
One of the main discussions
of interest to Ray were the
many ideas put forth on
increasing membership.
Asked what he might
consider some areas of FFA
that needed improvement,
Ray answered, “I think it
would be nice to have more
projects available for
members.” “There are a lot
more today then before but
there are also more in
terests.”
Ray will no doubt be using
some of his ideas, gained at
the conference, as the new
school year begins. For as
chapter parliamentarian,
the youth will be asked to
make sure that all tran
sactions are carried out in
the proper and correct
manner.
Until school begins,
Viewpoints
He serves his party best
who serves his country
best
Rutherford B Hayes
1877
however, Ray will continue
working on his parents dairy
farm. .
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