NEW YEAR
SAVINGS
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and believes the late Fall
might have helped some of it
along.
very light turnout, and that
the tobacco displayed was
not representative of a
uniform crop. He noted that
the leaves were not as long
and indicated he had ob
served significant variations
in quality throughout the
County.
growers are involved with
this chore now. Yocum
estimated that ap
proximately half of the
tobacco is stripped.
Tobacco buyers have been
visiting tobacco sheds and
stripping rooms, but so far
there isn’t much talk of
prices. Demand for tobacco
is reportedly strong. No one
cared to make predictions
the unanimous consensus
was that the tobacco market
is “highly unpredictable.” A
rough guess would be that
prices are likely to be in the
same ballpark as they were
a year ago.
Whitmore said he was
“somewhat amazed’’ about
the few entries and also
noted the quality wasn’t as
pronounced. This is not to
say that the tobacco is of low
quality, however. As
Whitmore put it:
“Everybody should be
commended, we would just
like to see more.”
Hostetter and Whitmore
both acknowledged having
seen some “nice tobacco,”
both at the show and on
farms. Hostetter described
the samples in the contest as
being good, considering the
All three judges indicated
that stripping is coming
Due to the range in quality,
Hostetter suggested that the
market situation could be
unproved if farmers were to
grade their tobacco rather
than mix it all. He noted
there’s been talk of that for
years, but it has never
become a widely accepted
procedure. Agricultural
extension officials at the
contest made similar
remarks.
All of the tobacco shown at
the Farm and Home Center
will be taken to the Farm
Show in Harrisburg.
Following are the results of
Wednesday’s contest:
4-H DIVISION
Wrappers
1. Jay Neff, Millersville;
2. Tim Swarr, Manheim;
3. Freda Swarr, Manheim;
4. Jerry Swarr, Manheim;
5. Tim Brenneman,
Millersville.
Maurice Hostetter, left, and Les Whitmore
examine tobacco at the Lancaster County Tobacco
Show, Hostetter is general manager of the A. K.
Mann Tobacco Co. and Whitmore is assistant
manager for American Tobacco.
Fillers
1. Jay Neff, 2. Tim
Brenneman, 3. Jerry Swarr,
4. Kerry Boyd, Ephrata;
5. Freda Swarr.
Tobacco lacking quality
FFA DIVISION
Wrappers
Fillers
Short Wrappers
Short Fillers
Short Binder
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Jan. 3,197&—19
1. Jay Neff, ” j lay
Caldwell, Millers 1 Ke;
3 Elizabethtown
Chapter, 4. Marlin Donntr,
Elizabethtown; 5. Jay
Shertzer, Millersville.
1. Carl Lindeman,
Millersville; 2. Steve Todd,
Lancaster; 3. Dwight
Eshletnan, Lampeter-
Strasburg; 4. Steve Shertzer,
5. Steve Charles, Conestoga.
Neff’s entry was chosen as
grand champion.
OPEN COMPETITION
Long Wrappers
1. Alvin Bauman,
Washington Boro; 2. Ray
Burkholder, Washington
Boro; 3. Bette Barr, Lan
caster; 4. Robert Barr,
Lancaster; 5. Elmer Boyd,
Ephrata.
1. Ray Burkholder, 2
Robert Barr, 3. J. A
Hostetter, Manheim; 4
Clayton Gilbert, Ephrata; 5,
Wilma Boyd, Ephrata.
Long Fillers
1. Jay Neff, 2. Robert
Barr, 3. Raymond
Burkholder, 4. Robert Barr,
5. Jay Hostetter.
1. Jay Neff, 2. J. A.
Hostetter, 3. Ray
Burkholder, 4. Jay
Hostetter, 5. Tim Hostetter.
Long Binder
1. Robert Barr, 2. Robert
Barr, 3. Bette Barr, 4. Elmer
Boyd, 5. Kerry Boyd.
1. Alvin Bauman, 2.
Robert Barr, 3. J. A.
Hostetter, 4. Tim Hostetter,
5. Robert Barr.
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