Tobacco planting begun
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Washington Boro Rl, who,
along with his son, Robert,
plans to plant 35 acres this
year, said, on Wednesday
eveing that up to that day
they had 10 acres planted.
“We started on June 1,” he
said.
This year Burkholder, who
farms the Richard Mann
farm, is pleased with his
plants.
“They are plenty thick,”
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he stated. “They’re a little
late because we had a cool
April, but they look good.”
Burkholder’s cousin, Ezra
Burkholder, Washington
Boro Rl, also started
planting early - on June 1 -
and he notes that, so far, he
is pleased with his plants,
also.
“They’re better than some
years, I’d say,” reports Ezra
Burkholder. By mid-week
Burkholder, who intends to
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The Larry Fry family
Washington Boro Rl, is one
family who held off until the
end of the week. Although
Mrs. Fry reports that their
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Tobacco planting began this week in several areas of Lancaster County. This
picture was taken on the farm of Lester Weaver near New Holland.
seedling beds look “really
good” and are “as filled up
as usual,” she and her
husband are waiting until
their plants have a little
more size to them. If the
weather conditions are good,
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