Throughout thetancasterFarrnjngarea.farrners could be seen working
in tHeir tields, preparing the soil and planting crops. Although a survey at
the beginning of the week reported dry conditions, the rain that started
Com planting started, conditions now good
By KENDACE BORRY
LITITZ - “Extremes” is
the way one fanner put it
when be described the
Beef cattle prices continue escalating trend
LANCASTER - Cattle
prices have been moving
upward since the beginning
of Spring and are continuing
to climb. If the trend con
Tractor palling season is starting again
By DIETER KRIEG
LANCASTER - Tractor
pulling contests are pulling
Gloomy, cold weather has orchardists on thin ice
By JOANNE SPAHR
LniTZ - Growers report
that this weeks early mor
ning freezing temperatures
Betty Trimble
Serving and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware
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condition this Spring. “A
couple of weeks ago we were
all worrying because we
thought it might be too wet,”
tinues, some new records
may be set.
Nationally, the average
for all beef cattle prices for
enthusiastic fans to
trackside faster and faster
each year. Whereas 10 years
ago the sport was virtually
did an undetermined amount
of damage to fruit crops in
Lancaster Farming’s
coverage area, and at least
Solanco FFA land judges are fifth, nationally
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -
Solanco High School’s FFA
Chapter perennially a
powerhouse in land judging
competition is bringing
back unprecedented honors
this weekend after having
placed fifth in the nation in
an international FFA land
judging contest.
Coached by Dr.,William
Fredd, the team consisted of
Doug Hershberger, Tina
Bucher, David Holzhauer,
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6,1978
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Sun Day feature 18
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Barney Nixnutz 45
Mules story 46
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he explained on Wednesday.
“Now it’s too dry and dusty
and what we need is rain.”
Farmers were happy to
the month of April advanced
an average of $3.50 per
hundredweight to $47.50.
According to USDA
statistics, that average price
unheard of in the East,
tractor pulling events are.
now being scheduled in
many Pennsylvania coun
one orchardist is concerned
for the days ahead with their
gloomy, rainy, cold weather
forecasts.
Dwayne Pifer, Steve Herr,
Margo Armstrong, and Sam
Long. Hershberger placed
second nationally in in
dividual competition. Betty
Trimble of Holtwood placed
third.
Held here at the Oklahoma
City Fairgrounds during the
middle of this week, the
contest had more than 950
entrants from 32 states. The
fifth place taken by Solanco
is the highest placing a
3 " Thursday eased the situation. This tractor was seen working in the fields
farmed by Don Hoover, near Lawn, in Lebanon County.
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see the rain which arrived in
the area on Thursday.
Earlier some of them had
been holding back on
is the second highest in the
history of the cattle
business, with the record
average having been set in
August of 1973 when the peak
ties, as well as other states
and even other countries.
The tractor season for
1978.
Donald Haas, owner of
Overlook Orchards, Inc.,
Copley, in Lehigh County, is
typical of most fruit growers
Pennsylvania team has ever
received. Led by Doug
Hershberger, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Her
shberger, Quarryville, the
team and coach received
their awards at a banquet
held here on Thursday night.
Hershberger, a junior, was
high individual in the state a
year ago.
In addition to the achool’s
FFA team, Solam.o had a
second team their Red
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planting their corn, hoping
rain would come and put
some moisture back in the
topsoil.
reached $51.70 per hun
dredweight.
In southeastern Penn
sylvania, some auctions are
registering prices of more
Pennsylvania’ s> 1978
tractor pulling season has
already begun. It began
yesterday with a pulling
contacted this week. Monday
morning’s mid-twenties
temperatures created
concern in his mind and has
Rose team entered in the
contest. That team, which
placed first in Lancaster
County, a week ago, did not
place within the top 10.
Also going to the contest
was a Pennsylvania FFA
team consisting of Sam
Long, Solanco; Gerald
Martin, New Holland; and
Marty Hoover and Willard
Good, both from Eohrata.
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Chester DHtA 118 I
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Jay Foreman, Lititz, who
does custom fieldwork in
both Lebanon and Lancaster
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than $57 per hundredweight
for high choice and prime
slaughter steers, compared
to $55 a month ago and $4B in
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event near Chambersburg.
Tomorrow (Sunday) ac
tivities get underway at
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him wondering how much of
his crop was lost.
“I can’t ascertain the
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Doug Hershberger
$6.00 Per Year