OO Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Sept 11. 1976
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FARMFESVs crop
progress surprising
I-AKI-- CRYSTAL, Minn -
Crops arc in exceptionally
good shape nl the !• ARM
REST 76 site, despite
another >car of heavy
drought losses in the Upper
Midwest
Above average yields arc
expected when harvest
demonstrations get un
derway here Sept 13 at the
country's official Bicen
tennial farm exposition,
thanks to several well-timed
rams
“There'll be surprises in
just about every field,”
predicts field operations
director Doug Leith, the man
in charge of FARMFEST’s
seven-day, 1400-acre harvest
of corn, soybeans, sun
flowers, sugar beets, and
cotton. Fanners from across
the U.S. will be on hand for
what is shaping up to be the
biggest professional ag
convention of the year.
“We could start harvesting
a few com fields today, if we
had to,” Leith said on Sept. 1.
“People will probably be
surprised at our yields,
considering we’re short
about six inches of
precipitation this year.”
Crop development is
generally about three weeks
ahead of normal at FARM
FEST, according to Leith.
Dry spring weather allowed
early planting and caused
roots to grow deep. Early
matunng seed was used to
insure good stands for 1000
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acres of machinery
demonstrations
"The two and a half inch
rain we had Just before the
corn tnssclcd didn't hurt
cither,’’ Ixnth says
Even the 300 exotic crops
in FAKMFEST’s U S Crops
Review arc thriving, though
it took three plantings of
peanuts before the pocket
gophers gave up, says.
Machinery demonstration
bean fields arc also in good
shape, having escaped
podding problems reported
in the region.
Experimental fields
such as one in which beans
were drilled in 6-mch rows
are also producing above
average crops, though dry
spells dulled the effect of
herbicides in some spots.
Minnesota’s entire 1976
cotton crop two acres at
FARMFEST 76 - is waist
high and has sprouted golf
ball size bolls. That, despite
a herd of cattle stampeding
through the patch, Leith
says. A cotton harvesting
machine is expected to
arrive from Tennessee
shortly.
FARMFEST’s 55 acres of
sunflowers have been
described as 1 one of the best
fields in the state. Sugar
beets have received enough
moisture and will also be
ready for harvest, Leith
said. Four and in some
places five —alfalfa cuttings
were made.
Climate
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stations Recently the firm hut been toying with the idea of
having farmers or farmer cooperatives as subscribers to the
service, but nothing definite has been decided While the
service would be too costly for the average former to afford,
he believes cooperatives or large-scale operators could find
the investment well worth their money. Because their
weather reports aren't “ordinary” - they’re specifically
tailored for an individual business’ needs
Asked about possible changes in climate, Abrams said that
there is no Significant evidence that contemporary weather
patterns are better or worse than those of generations ago
What may cause people to believe otherwise is that climatic
changes have become more important today than they ever
were before because of the "land and people squeeze ”
The periods of drought, storms, etc are controlled by a
vast number of factors, including sunspot activities. And
some man-made factors can become involved, if only in a
small way. The paving over of huge parcels of land to build
developments, roads, and so forth, can change evaporation
and drainage patterns and thus directly affect the weather.
The construction of dams and the relocation of rivers, for
example, can change cloud patterns.
With much of Europe, especially England, now ex
periencing the worst drought in modem times, Abrams of
fered a 'simple explanation:
Wind patterns have strengthened and Europe for much of
this year has been on the “fair or sunny” side of a weather
pattern known as a “trough.” Those are the wavy patterns
one sees on every weather map. The forward side of these
troughs is usually wet, while the trailing side is sunny and
dry. England has had little relief from drought due to the
prevailing winds keeping the position of the trough in a near
stationary position. But there will be a change, someday.
Says Abrams: “If you don’t like the weather, it will change
if you just wait.”
Parade route
announced
YORK - Arrangements for
the York Fair Bicentennial
Parade, September 12, have
almost been completed by
the parade committee,
headed by Bernard Naftal.
The parade will consist of
more than 125 units, making
it one of the largest parades
in York history. There will
be 53 miscellaneous entries,
including floats; five dan
cing schools; 20 fire com
panies with 53 pieces of
equipment; 12 high school
bands; 11 veterans
organizations; one military
band; and six drum and
bugle corps.
Parade marshalls will be
York natives General Jacob
Devers (ret.) and Admiral
Edward Grim (ret.) with
John Dempwolf, president of
the York Fair.
The parade will begin at
1:30 p.m. from Downtown
North shopping center, will
Speed up
HARRISBURG - Penn
sylvania motorists can help
speed up processing of
vehicle registrations and
operator licenses if they will
provide their telephone
numbers with applications,
Frank Garber, director of
the Bureau of Motor
Vehicles, said recently.
A blank space for
telephone numbers was
recently added to all ap
plications, Garber said, to
help the Bureau contact
motorists whose applications
have been held up because of
error.
“If an application comes in
with an incorrect check or
some erroneous information,
we are now set up to make
immediate contact with the
applicant so we can keep the
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march up George Street to
Market Street, and will
continue on Market Street
and Carlisle Avenue to the
York Fairgrounds.
At the conclusion of the
parade, a massed bands
concert will be held in front
of the grandstand. The
concert will be conducted by
Robert F. Zellner, associate
professor at Gettysburg
College. The program will
feature “Stars and Stripes
Forever”, “Chester March”,
“Amazing Grace” (directed
by Arlington Kahley), “The
Liberty Bell March”, and
“Battle Hymn of The
Republic”.
Members of the parade
committee, in addition to
Naftal, are Jamie Whorl,
secretary, N. Richard
Gallatin, Robert Smyser,
Robert L. Young, Glenn E.
Bailey, Ivan Frantz, and
Arlington P. Kahley.
licensing
process moving,” Garber
said.
“And that is the only
purpose of the telephone
listing - to help improve our
service.”
A familiar voice on many radio stations across
the country is that of Elliot Abrams from Accu-
Weather in State College. Here he prepares a taped
up-date on the weather for use by a subscribing
broadcaster.