20—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday, June i2' 1976 Before the hailstorm last week, these plants might have gone unsold for a few days. Now, the waiting lists Tobacco {Continued from Page 1| had been cut by 30 to 40 percent and that possibly one quarter of his 56 beds had been completely ruined. “It’s hard for me to say how bad the damage was,” he explained, “because I never experienced anything like this before.” In his case, the totally ruined beds had been pulled during the afternoon and New Holland [Continued from Page 1)] auctioneers in mer chandising livestock, Nevins said. Last year, 46 auctioneers from 15 states and Canada competed in Little Rock, Ark. for the world title. A Reserve World Champion and Runner Up World Champion will also be selected. Champions, reserve champions and runner up champions from three geographic regions will also be picked. All winners will be announced that evening at an awards dinner at the Hershey, Pa. Motor Lodge and Convention Center. Winners will receive trophies and merchandise prizes. Nevins said Ron Ball, the OWENS FARM TRAILERS Owens helps carry the load with a complete line of fifth wheel and pull type trailers. Thousands of owners have discovered that Owens means durability, versatility and economy. So, whatever the need, whether hauling grain, livestock, lumber or any other load, Owens has the trailer to fit thejob. j For full details on our complete line of farm J trailers, fill out coupon and mail to OWENS MFC CO . P 0 Box 2001 Dept 0 24 Sturgis Ml 49091 616 651 9319 NAME ADDRESS CITY I STATE ZIP COMMERCIAL are long and plants can be sold im mediately. only the young, less sturdy plants remained. When the storm came, -the rain flat tened them and the hail, the size of cherries, cut them off at the heart. The full beds fared better. Although the leaves were cut, the hearts remained untouched. “If my regular customers have patience, there’ll be plants enough,” he said. “But, I wouldn’t blame them if they have to go elsewhere.” That’s the problem. 1975 World Champion from Brush, Colo., heads an ad visory committee comprised of the previous 12 cham pions, which will assist in conducting this year’s competition. The auctioneers will merchandise livestock consigned to the Showcase Cattle Sale, arranged especially for the contest. The event will begin at noon and is free to the public. Closed circuit television will be used throughout the sale facility to allow the expected overflow crowd to view the championship, Nevins said. Additional information and entry forms may be obtained from Livestock Market Digest, 4900 Oak, Kansas City, Mo. 64112, or the New Holland Sales Stables. Regular customers will be taken care, of, but farmers who don’t buy on a regular basis, need extra plants, and those whose beds were destroyed, are in trouble. Plants are scarce. “The way I understand, you just can’t buy them - everybody has them promised out,’’ says Mervin Myers, Manheim R 4. He farms with his son, Marlin, Mt. Joy R 2, who had 85 percent of his seedbeds at Mt. Joy ruined. “Those beds were almost wiped out. Marlin had ex pected to get about six acres off of them but now he’ll be lucky to get two,” the fanner explained. The Myers’ also had 3% acres planted out in the field. That had to be taken out and the field replanted. Luckily for the Myers’, Marlin had beds elsewhere, in an area where the damage was not as bad. So, they were spared the problem of searching for plants. One farmer, Forney Longenecker, had a hard time finding plants. He found that the farmers didn’t even want to promise them out. It turned out to be almost a AIL THE TOP TRACTORS IH THE U.S. COMPETING. JUNE 18 - FRI., SAT., JUNE 1976 PENN SPRSNGNATIONALS ★ 5 16,000.00 PURSE ★ ADVANCE TICKETS AT: ** *s* >& ; ’• > **■ - A comparison of a. hail cut and a■. storm. The ruined plants were first healthy plant points up the flattened by the rain, then pelted to destruction caused by last week's death by the hailstones. first come, first serve” Jesse Balmer, Millway Id., Lititz, was in the op-, osite situation. He had otten his plants out early nd-had some to spare.- So, e placed an ad in the jjaper n what turned out to be the ay of the hailstorm, and has een deluged with calls ever ince. “We get ten calls a day, at least,” said the dairy far mer. “In fact, I got five calls in 3 4 of an hour the other night when I was milking.” Originally, he had an ticipated four or five calls at the maximum because plants were plentiful and more farmers had started seedbeds. With the supply so low, and demand so high, the prices are expected to rise. Yet, BUCK TRACTOR PULLS 10 MILES SOUTH OF LANCASTER ON RT. 272 7:00 P.M. 19- 1:00 & 7:00 P.M. GALEN SPICKLER - MILTON GROVE CHEMGRO FERTILIZER - EAST PETERSBURG —TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE GATE ’ " s< s* * i * * £ * '-r, ■ » ' t - t * / $•% •*£ * i. t s -t " WENGER IMPLEMENT - BUCK this may not happen. Many farmers refuse to raise prices because of the - misfortune. “I’m not going to raise my prices,” said the grower at Price index gains HARRISUBRG - The May 15, 1976 Index of Prices Received by Pennsylvania farmers was one per cent above the previous month and 12 per cent above a year earlier, .according to the Crop Reporting Service. Lower- prices for sheep, lambs and chickens were more than offset by moderate increases in most other commodities. The purchasing power of prices received was one percentage '»i - , .-s-% > ... . j - Intercourse, “because.we want to help each other.” This is the sentiments many other farmers, bi what the price does come through the season rei to be seen. point above April, and foi percentage points above year ago. Nationally, the Index ol Prices Received increased nearly two per cent from April and was five per cent above a year ago: Con tributing most to the'' in crease since mid-April were higher prices for com, cotton and soybeans. Lower prices for cattle and milk were partially offsetting.
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