Vol. 21 No. 43
Lancaster County agriculture excels
By DIETER KRIEG
LANCASTER If there
were an Olympics for
agriculture, Lancaster
County would come away
with a bushelful of gold
medals. Last year, for
example, farmers from the
renowned Garden Spot
ranked first in 11 of 19
production categories and
they produced a whopping
$335 million worth of
agricultural goods.
Among the first-place
rankings scored by Lan
caster County are livestock,
poultry and poultry
products, dairy products,
cattle, calves and hogs. In
hgures released by the
Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Service, crop
values for Lancaster County
dropped last year due to
lower yields and lower
Paying prices. Still, the
overall value of Lancaster
Summertime peace and beauty on a Berks County farm near Kutztown
County’s farm crops was a
cool 184,439,000.
In livestock production,
Lancaster County farmers
came out ahead of figures for
th 6 preceding year, largely
due to higher prices and
Another fair season starting
Another Lancaster County
fair season begins this
coming week when the 27tb
annual fair in Quarryville
opens its show rings and
exhibit halls on Wednesday.
With a third new building on
hand to supplement the two
which were built last year,
the affair is expected to be
even bigger and better than
ever before.
Please turn to pages 62 to
67 for additional details on
the Southern Lancaster
Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 11,1976
increased numbers. The
total value was estimated to
be nearly $251 million. Dairy
cows increased from 73,500
in 1974 to 81,200 last year,
and the value of dairy
products jumped about $ll
County Community Fair,
which is unrivalled as the
biggest in the area.
Lancaster County’s
agriculture will be en
Exclusive weather service considered
QUARRYVILLE - Lan-
caster County may receive a
special weather forecasting
service for farmers,
beginning early next year, it
was reported recently in a
joint statement issued by
million to $83,375,000. There
are 1975 dairy farms in
Lancaster County. Similar
increases were recorded
elsewhere on the farm and
not just in Lancaster County,
thusiastically displayed at
the upcoming fairs, and
there’s a lot these farmers
can rightfully “show off” as
the article just above this
Robert b. Walker,
Republican candidate for
Congress, from the 16th
District and W.
Wenger, Republican can
didate for the State
Legislature in the 99th
Lancaster Farming Photo by Dieter Krieg
but in many areas
throughout the state.
Increases in number and
value were also recorded in
Lancaster County for poultry
broilers and hogs. A
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one indicates. Lancaster
County is one of the most
productive of all counties in
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Legislative District. The two
made the announcement at
the Lancaster County
Fanners Association picnic,
held here last month at the
fairgrounds.
In having chosen Lan-
$4.00 Per Year
In this issue
Farm Calendar 10
Editorial Comments 10
Com is terrific 16
Fruit review is
Classifieds 22
Homestead Notes 42
Womens’ Calendar 43
Home on the Range 44
Junior Cooking Edition 46
Crafts Feature 48
Ida’s Notebook 55
My Thoughts 56
Youth feature 57
Solanco Fair preview 62
Bicentennial Farms 72,103
YorkDHIA 82
What’s New 87
Life on the farm 88
Weather Report 98
Public Sales Register 106
caster County as the site for
this unique service, officials
in Washington went with the
nations’s No. 1 agricultural
county among those which
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