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Depending on who you talk to and where you are, this
year’s tobacco crop is described as being anywhere from
not quite as good as last year’s to slightly better.
But when you ask what’s needed to turn this year’s
harvest into a good one, the unanimous answer is: “a
couple of good showers.”
Lebanon County Agricultural Agent Newton Bair
describes the crop in his area to be advanced well beyond
the point it was last year at this time, but it needs some
wet weather • it’s not made yet, he added. Employed by
LANCASTER Pennsylvania State Grange officials
expect 2,000 or more persons to register for the
organization’s 103rd annual convention which will be held
here on October 27, 28, 29 and 30.
Plans for the session were outlined last Saturday at a
meeting at the Hilton Inn attended by 50 state and area
Grange officials. The group was welcomed by Capt.
Walter T. Goeke, of the Lancaster Police Department,
who told them that “we are happy you have chosen
Lancaster for your convention.” ■
Holstein field day held
By Meliun Piper
MOUNT JOY—Lancaster
County’s' annual Holstein
Field Day proved to be a real
“family affair” as a record
number of producers and
their families attended the
event held on Thursday.
The host for the popular
event was the Shelley
SheUenberger family, Mt.
Joy Rl. The Holstein breeder
not only provided the area
for the field day but also
arranged several classes for
judging competition.
By Dieter Krieg
LEBANON To reduce
soil erosion, farmers are
encouraged to grow winter
cover crops on all com
fields, but the problem has
been in finding efficient and
effective methods to
establish the seed. “A simple
way to seed the crop is
urgently needed,” says
Newton Bair, ag extension
Lebanon County agent.
Dairying is his project work
By Melissa Piper
LEBANON While many
area youths are still plan
ning events for their
remaining summer
vacation, one young man has
already begun planning
activities for the coming
school year.
As president of the Cedar
Crest High School FFA (in
Lebanon County), Elvin
Gingrich has had to plan a
myriad of activities in ad
Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 9,1975
Tobacco needs rain
By Dieter Krieg
Grangers to meet
Officiating at the judging
event was Robert Pepple, a
Holstein breeder from
Chester County with Clair
Hershey serving as the
chairman of the event.
The annual judging contest
was held in the morning with
a number of adults as well as
4-H and FFA youths par
ticipating. In the men’s
competition, Paul Welk,
Peach Bottom rated as the
top judge. Following in
New seeder developed
Establishing cover crops
has been compounded in
recent years because of
herbicides restricting the
use of many grasses which
were formerly used, and
very little cultivation is
practiced. Rye, however,
Bair points out, has been
found to be an effective and
excellent cover crop. Rye is
also tolerant of atrazine.
Bair says seeding rye into
vance for the coming year.
For along with his project
work, Elvin will be involved
in scheduling meetings,
coordinating the pumpkin
growing contest (a favorite
with the elementary
children) and flower selling
project to name just a few.
“It seems difficult to
imagine projects for the
winter already, but we do
have to have a schedule,”
tlw young man admitted.
Judging Event
Popular
Elvin Gingrich
the Extension Service since 1972, he claims that he has
never seen as much tobacco grown in his county as what is
out this year. He estimated the crop to be about 25 percent
bigger than the 1974 planting and total acreage to be
around 1000 acres.
Charles Neidigb, a grower just outside of Marietta,
Lancaster County, told Lancaster Fanning that his crop
is about normal so far and the difference between a good
crop or mediocre (Hie will be told wilthin the near future.
This will be the third time the state Grange convention
has been held in Lancaster, and the first since 1926. The
only other time the Grange held its state session here was
in 1875, exactly one hundred years ago.
Committee chairmen and state Grange department
heads reported plans for the four-day session and worked
out a tentative time schedule for events. Some details,
particularly the scheduling of guest speakers, will have to
second place "was
Mellinger, Strasburg. Third
went to Mowrey Frey,
Quarryville with fourth
place awarded to Linford
Weaver, Ephrata.
Mrs. Robert Kauffman,
Elizabethtown, was the first
place winner in the women’s
division, a position the farm
wife also held last year.
Second place honors went to
Mrs. Robert Gregory; third -
Mrs. John Harnish, Lan-
caster and fourth - Verna
Yost, Christiana. Harvesters
a corn field after harvest is
ok, but may be too late to
give it a good start. Con
sequently, some thought was
given to seeding it before
harvest. But how?
Lebanon Soil Con
servationist, Karl Hellerick,
came up with an idea:
blowing it across the field
with a forage blower. After
discussing it with Bair, and
soliciting some help from
Elvin will have his share of
responsibilities as he has
also been elected as the
county FFA secretary, a job
which will take quite a bit of
work.
One of the main goals
Elvin will be working for as
president and leader of the
club is an increased mem
bership. “I hope we can
increase the number of
members and also get them
involved in worthwhile
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for the
women,
Dave Haldeman, an
Ephrata area youth topped
the field in the youth division
with Steve Witkowski,
Lancaster, coming in
second. Bruce Kreider,
Quarryville placed third
with Larry Hershey,
Manhpim R 6 in fourth. The
youths received gifts from
the Wayne Feed company.
other local businesses
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ELCO vo-ag teacher, Ronald
Bowers, and a farmer,
Donald Bollinger who also
serves as a district soil
conservation service
director, the idea became
reality.
A forage blower was
rigged with a 50-gallon drum
to serve as a hopper for the
seed. A simple valve was
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projects,” the FFA’er ex
plained.
Acknowledging that FFA
has changed over the past
few years, Elvin noted some
of the innovations he liked
about the program.
“There are a lot more
opportunities as far as
awards and projects are
concerned.”
“We have bad increased
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