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this week, three leaned
toward the belief that prices
will have to go two to three
cents higher, while two made
no comment, and one. said
the market was too variable
to tell the price would turn
out to be.
But, every buyer spoken to
agreed that thisyear’s crop,
countywide, is excellent.
Said a representative from
Lorillard, “The crop is not
questionable in any buyer’s
mind and every company
will want some this year.
Another buyer agreed with
this statement, and added,
“There is only so much of it
to go around, so it is very
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possible that the prices will
have to go up.”
And, this year there is an
extra finger, in the pie -
American Cigar, a division
of American Brands, is
reviving its activity in the
area after about four years
of dormancy. So far the
company has only purchased
a few scattered crops around
the area, and as of this
writing was not using
buyers, as such, but em
ployees from the office to do
the work of gathering the
crops to fill their orders. The
office in Lancaster is only a
branch of American Brands
which is based in New York.
They started buying this
year again because of orders
from their main office, and
while the Lancaster based
operation is not certain if
orders from New York will
be increased in the future,
speculation has it that they
might be. At any rate,
American is in there adding
extra demand this year.
So far, Lancaster Farming
has been unable to deter
mine how many total acres
of tobacco have been sold at
the 60 cent level. On Tuesday
in the Millersville area only
two small crops had been
sold by growers who nor
mally let their crop go early.
And “quite a bit” has been
sold from Route 72 to the Mt.
Joy area. There is also a
documented case of 60 acres
purchased in the Landisville
area by John Berger and
Son. However, only a small
amount has been purchased
in the Manor area, and
farmers from Witmer and
Intercourse report that no
selling is going on at all
around them. And, as of
Thursday morning, farmers
reported that Lancaster Leaf
and Owens buyers had not
purchased much of the 1976
crop.
“It’s only a drop in the
bucket,” says one buyer.
Richard Lantr, manager
of Lorillard Corporation
refused to comment on how
many acres that firm had
purchased in the past week
and declined to acknowledge
if the buy had been large or
small. He did say that his
buyers are covering the
whole county and not con
centrating in one area.
A. Kenneth Mann, on the
other hand, who is an agent
for nonlocal tobacco firms,
was quick to explain that his
company has purchased
more than a couple of
hundred, acres in Penn-
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sylvania of both sorted and
unsorted; Maryland; and
Type 41 tobaccos. Mann
started buying last month
and is paying 78 to 81 for
Maryland - sorted and tied -
and 58 to 50 for Type 41
straight stripped. For Type
41, sorted, he is offering 65
cents.
As far as the price is
concerned, fanners them
selves, have been
speculating that the price
will go higher than 60 cents.
Wisconsin tobacco, a direct
competitor, was a poor crop
this year; the Lancaster
crop is excellent; and
production costs have gone
up, so farmers are asking the
natural question, “Why
shouldn’t our prices go up?”
One Manheim grower who
asked to remain anonymous
Snowmobile complaints
received in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. -
Along with the start of
snowmobiling activity in
some areas of the Com
monwealth, the Department
of Environmental Resources
has received complaints
about the improper use of
snowmobiles on private
property.
Secretary Maurice K.
Goddard today reminded
snowmobilers that operating
on private property without
the consent of the landowner
is a violation of the State’s
Snowmobile Law.
“ There are in Penn
sylvania,” said Secretary
Goddard, “some 64,000
registered snowmobiles and
since it is illegal to operate
Small
growers
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.
- The production, marketing,
and economics of
strawberries and brambles
will be discussed at a Small
Fruit Growers Roundtable
scheduled for Jan. 18 at the
Friendly Farm Steak House
in Baltimore County,
Maryland.
According to Dr. Peter A.
said, “They are trying hard
to buy it right now, and I
believe that the next few
days will be the determining
factor.”
Another said, “My crop is
premium tobacco, and you’d
better believe that I’m
holding out for more.”
Grower resistance may be
high because of what one
grower called
“bullheadedness.” “I really
resent it when these buyers
call on the phone and don’t
bother to come out and look
at the crop,” the grower said
with emphasis.
Reported weights for this
crop range anywhere from a
pound and a half to a pound
and three quarters per lath,
which is light compared to
other years, but adds to the
top quality of the ’76 crop.
on private property without
consent snowmobilers have
a responsibility to stop and
identify themselves to a
landowner and must remove
their vehicles from the
property if requested to do
so.”
He also called upon the
snowmobile operators, who
are looking forward to an
adequate snowfall this
winter, to remember the
Snowmobile Code of
Responsibility and respect
the rights of others.
For a copy of the
Snowmobile Code of
Responsibility and a
Snowmobile Safety Hand
book, contact DER’s
Snowmobile Unit, P. O. Box
1467, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120.
fruit
to meet
Ferretti, Extension hor
ticulturist at The Penn
sylvania State University,
any interested small fruit
grower in the state is en
couraged to attend. The
meeting will run from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
“The main purpose of the
Roundtable is to discuss the
major problems affecting
Pennsylvania and Maryland
small fruit growers and to
come up with a consensus as
to how to tackle them,” Dr.
Ferretti said.
Two prominent Maryland
growers will lead the
discussions. Extension and
research personnel from the
two institutions will be
available to answer
questions and assist in the
discussion.
To get to the Friendly
Farm Steak House, take
Route 83, exit 27. Go west on
Mt. Carmel Road (Md. 137)
approximately 5 miles, turn
right on Forresion Road and
follow the signs.
There will be a family
style lunch served at the
meeting.
Farm Machines
Numbers Drop
The number of machines
on farms dropped in 1975,
after heavy sales in 1973 and
1974. Shortages of machinery
have eased considerably
since inventories are no
longer depleted, but prices
will be higher, reports the
U.S. Department of
Agriculture.