More than 20 forage harvesters followed one another through corn fields at Penn State this week as part of the Ag Progress Days acthrites. The main exhibition area is visible in the far background. Nearly 50,000 visit Ag Progress By DUSTER KRIEG ROCK SPRINGS - An estimated 40 to SO thousand people traveled to Centre County during the middle of this week to participate m the biggest agricultural show of its kind in the East Ag Progress Days. It amounts to a huge, outdoor Pennsylvania Farm Show minus the livestock shows. Ip its place, however, are field demonstrations of various pieces of equipment, for which visitors crowd around by the thousands. An annual highlight of the plowing contests, which were spread over two days this year. In Tuesday’s contests, held beneath a cloudless late Summer sky, Wiliam Crain of Mechanicsburg came up the best furrows for lar ge plows and was automatically in the running ™ r a shot at the national In this issue Farm Calendar 10 Editorial comments 10 Medicine &Mgmt. 16 homestead Notes 42 Joyce Bupp 44 Home on the Range 47 Wa’s Notebook 48 Classifieds 49 Ration DHIA 82 y ork dairy shows 86,m c and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware V 01.22 No. 4/ contest. An eliminations contest for that big event took place on Wednesday and Crain again came up on top. He’ll represent the state Tobacco growers report excellent crop By JOANNE SPAHR LANCASTER, Pa. - There’s no doubt about it. On the whole, this year’s tobacco crop is a good one. At first, the dry conditions around transplanting time looked a slight bit threatening, but as it turned out, became a blessing in disguise for many farmers throughout Lancaster County. The plants rooted deep, and, then, when they needed the most moisture, in July, the rains came at nice intervals without too much force to pelt the ground. As a result, the ground in most Kutztown dairy shows 88,93,101 Jr. Cooking Edition 92 Doris Thomas 94 Allentown dairy show 95 Top tractor pullers 96 Dauphin DHIA 97 My Thoughts 100 Kendy’sKollumn 104 " “•' f 'eldday 108 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 27,1977 at the National Plowing Contest, in El Paso, Illinois on Sept. 14 and 15. Crain, a Cumberland County farmer, won his parts.of the county is loose, which allows for good drainage, and most im portant, a good tobacco crop. Tomato crop down, prices same By KENDACE BORRY LITITZ - The tomato crop appears to be average, or “mediocre” as one grower put it this past week when Lancaster Farming sur veyed Lancaster, York, and Schuylkill Counties to see what the harvest is like. Karl Fuller, representing the farm department of the Charles G. Summers, Jr., Inc. Packing House, New Freedom, Pa. believes that the major reason there is not a bumper crop in the York County area is due to the lack of rainfall in the area. This is making the tomatoes smaller than usual. Although he stated that the rains in the last few weeks have helped, he added that now that the county’s plowing cham pionships earlier this month. (See story on page 113). Placing second in the large plow contest on Tuesday was As evidence from touring the county this week, this year’s tobacco size is ex cellent. In many fields, the harvesting is in progress, the best thing would be for the rains to hold hold. Having good harvesting Lehi Coop reorganizing ALLENTOWN - Lehigh Valley Cooperative Farmers this week instituted a major internal reorganization program designed to im- Berks Countians recognized By LAUREL SCHAEFFER Berks County Reporter KUTZTOWN - For the first time ever, the Kutztown Fair presented an Outstanding John Flick of Berlin, followed by Marlin Det terlein of New Enterprise, Kenneth Glazier of Mc- Connellsburg, Andy Myers leaves are long, broad, and lush, covering the separtaion between rows. Nearly all farmers report weather seems to be the main concern of tomato growers throughout the area. B.S. Warfel, who runs prove its retail customer service and to increase' ef- ficiency in all areas of operation. According to Robert P. Farm Family Award to a Berks County family. John Schaeffer, chairman of the Fair Committee sponsoring the award believes the $6.00 Per Year of DaUastovm, Donald Stahl of Fayetteville, and Richard Binkley of Columbia. In Wednesday’s matches, | [Continued on Page 22] an excellent crop, and in most cases, say it is better in nearly all respects in (Continued on Page 18]" a tomato brokerage firm near the Buck, stated that the hot, humid weather has [Continued on Page 2A] Barry, president of the Allentown, based dairy processing and marketing co-op, Lehigh is moving (Continued on Page 36J award will continue to be presented every year. This year the award was presented to the P. William (Continued on Pagr
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