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V01.20N0.44
Apple crop causes concern
By Dieter Krieg
NEW DANVILLE - Some
apple trees are carrying
such heavy loads this year
that a few have actually
toppled over from the
weight Richard Haas of
Cherry HOI Orchards,, here,
walked through his apple
grove with a mixture of pride
and concern. He says this
year’s yield will be the
biggest be has ever had and
color and quality are very
good too.
“How are you going to sell
Crowds visit Solanco Fair
By Dieter Krleg
QUARRYVILLE - The
Solanco Fair didn’t officially
open until Wednesday night,
but no one would ever have
known it by the amount of
activity going on and the size
of the crowds.
A number of visitors
remarked that the Wed
nesday crowd was every bit
as large as the crowds
usually seen on Thursday
and Friday nights. The floodl
of people continued into>
Thursday in spite of rain
during the afternoon, and
Ag exhibits shown at E-Town
By Melissa Piper
The second annual
Elizabethtown Market Place
Fair and Festival opened its
doors to visitors on Wed
nesday evening, Sept. 17
following a ribbon cutting
ceremony, which included
Morley Mays, president of
The Elizabethtown College
and honorary chairman of
the event. Gary Myer, Joe
Maher, and Bill Hershey, co
chairmen of the festival
conducted a tour of the
marketplace fair following
the opening event.
The festival is sponsored
Hort major wins award
By Melissa Piper
YORK - Horticulture and
landscaping are becoming
-increasingly popular fields
of study for youths and one
young man who has already
shown promise in this area of
agriculture is Jeff Keeney of
York.
Jeff is presently a
sophomore at the York
Campus of Penn State,
majoring in horticulture and
is planning to transfer to the
main campus in November.
Although Jeff had been
interested in growing house
this many apples?’’ I asked
the bearded young fruit
grower. Haas answered with
a worried facial expression
and crossed fingers on both
of his hands. A pick-your
own program began Thur
sday, which may lighten the
load.
The International Apple
Institute, of which Haas is a
member, predicts more than
175 million bushels of apples
will be produced nationwide
this year. “Suffice it to say,”
an lAI newsletter points out.
fair officials expressed
gratitude and satisfaction
for the large turnout.
Bob Wenger, chairman of
the dairy cattle department,
observed that three excellent
Holsteins were shown in the
aged cow class, and com
mented on the “real good
quality” anilhals that were
being exhibited. Holsteins
completely filled the new
dairy bam.
Among the feature events
at the fair on Wednesday and
Thursday were a baby
parade, a tug-of-war, trail
by the Elizabethtown
Jaycees and for the second
year in a row, has invited
residents of the area and
county to exhibit
agricultural goods as well as
needlework and crafts in the
market place fair.
Rows of fresh vegetables
including ripe red tomatoes
and baskets of herbs lined
the shelves in the fair exhibit
building. Also sharing the
limelight were pumpkins
and squash in various shapes
and tobacco from area
farms.
There appeared to be no
plants and gardening for
many years, his real interest
in the field broadened when
he began attending the York
County Vo-tech school
majoring in horticulture.
“I became very interested
in pursuing my interest in
horticulture and saved
enough money to buy a green
house; from then on my
enjoyment of the work has
increased,” the youth ex
plained.
Jeff recalled that buying
his green house turned out to
be a bargain.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 20,1975
“the industry has its
greatest marketing
challenge in modern
history." The 175 million
bushel crop is the largest
since 1934 and comes at a
time when demand has
fallen off.
R. Brian How, fruit
specialist at Cornell
University, who spoke at an
agricultural outlook con
ference earlier this month
noted that apple growers
probably face greater un
certainties than usual this
bike rodeo, tractor driving
contests, judging contests of
all kinds, with more to come
on Friday and Saturday. One
of the surprises was Out the
new exhibit building, which
was not expected to be
completed for indoor food
service, had been completed.
Original plans called for
crushed stone floor by fair
time, but the cement floor
became reality, and visitors
were treated to full course
meals inside and out of the
rain.
The highlight Wednesday
shortage of canning jars and
lids - at least at the fair, for
long rows of cherries, pickles
and jams were evident and a
popular sight at the event.
A host of baked goods
which ranged from breads to
thickly iced cakes were also
awarded prizes and were
auctioned off on Wednesday
evening with proceeds going
to the borough park im
provement
Catching much of the
limelight at the event was a
display of “super tractors”
sponsored by the Pa. Tractor
Pullers Association. Bearing
Jeff Keeney
“I attended the
Philadelphia Flower Show
and bought my green house
at a low cost.” “I guess the
manager thought since I was
in FFA I must be in
terested.”
Jeffs brother helped him
build a permaneant foun
dation for bis greenhouse
and since then the budding
has been full of bedding
plants, house plants and a
collection of cacti.
Jeffs greenhouse has also
housed a collection of some
45 African Violets which
fall. Haas agrees with that
prediction.
In presenting his
statement last month, How
remarked: ‘The market for
fresh apples was strong
early this season, but there is
apprehension concerning
future trends and the level of
processor prices. Processors
incurred high costs for sugar
and containers last season,
and some are reported to be
planning a reduction in pack
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night was the baby parade,
which had proud parents
pulling their children along
in all kinds of floats depic
ting various themes. Floats
included a “Puff the Magic
Dragon”, a Conestoga
Wagon, Bicentennial
themes, the Flintstones and
Dino, and Tweety snd
Sylvester.
Shouts and cheers during
the tug-of-war could be
heard all over town when
FFA students from county
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little resemblance to the
regular farm tractors, the
exhibit brought much at
tention.
Agriculture Awards
Grains and vegetables:
Division A - Hybrid Field
Com - Ist - James Ruth,
Elizabethtown Rl; 2nd -
Steve Kauffman, E-Town
Rl; Indian Com - Ist - Mrs.
Ray Mull, 246 Skyview Lane,
Lititz; Popcorn - Ist - Mrs.
Ray Mull, 246 Skyview Lane,
Lititz; 2nd - Doug Fackler,
Hershey Rl.
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were displayed at the York
Fair.
While attending the York
County Vo-tech school, Jeff
was a member of the FFA
and served as vice president
and also the county
treasurer. Two years ago,
Jeff was the first place
winner at FFA State days in
the ornamental horticultural
contest.
The youth was also
awarded the first place
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Fanners Almanac t
Classified Ads 3M*
Editorials It
Homestead Notes 46
Home on the Range 50
Junior Cooking Edition 48
Country Corner 48
What’s New 81
Women’s Calendar SO
Sale Reports 91
Lebanon DHIA 62
Berks DHIA 58
Lancaster DHIA 56
Ephrata Preview 12
Lampeter Preview 54
Open House 22-23
The largest apple crop in more than 40 years is
hanging on the nation's trees. Fairly representative
of the expected 175 million bushel crop is this
scene taken at the Groff Orchard, Kirkwood.
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