Yields earn state honors for 7 tomato growers
Tomato growing champions for 1977, honored at
he recent vegetable conference in Hershey, are
rom left: Dio Shetler, of Turbotville Rl; Allen
Smith, of Milton, representating Custom Growers
md Harvesters, Inc.; Ronald Dingle, of Turbotville
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Kohl, of Furman Farms, Inc., Northumberland R 2;
Robert E. Schwartz, of Lykens, accepting award
for his son, Robert W.; and Mrs. Marjorie Maurer,
of Hegins R 2. At right is Dr. R. W. Hepler, head of
the Penn State department of horticulture.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 11,1978
UNIVERSITY PARK - Winners in the machine
Seven Pennsylvania tomato harvest division were
growing operations that Furman Farms, Inc., of
produced outstanding yields Northumberland R 2, 16.2
for processing during 1977 tons of usable tomatoes per
received State Tomato acre on 151 acres; Custom
Growing Champion awards Growers and Harvesters,
in machine and hand harvest Inc., of Milton, 21.56 tons per
divisions at ceremonies acre on 109 acres; Robert W.
during the annual Vegetable Schwartz, of Lykens, 20.49
Conference held in Hershey tons per acre on 68.3 acres;
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