It— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July . 1,1978 X v»' '*”'' ~ 'lk '• T'\ <**’'*> V ' 4 *> x O \ •v V \' Soil erosion may have been the worst problem of this week’s storms, which left Lancaster County hardest hit. Storms (Continued from Page 1) had gutteres in his field and that he lost as much as a truckload of dirt from one corner of his cornfield. Larry Garber, Marietta Rl, also reported that silt had washed out on the roads, and that minor gullies were located in fields. Other fields which were low lying and planted in corn could have had has much as two or three inches of silt washed out. In this same area reports indicated no appreciable corn damage and that the rains did more good than harm for that crop. The weather did cause some concern for barley in the Mount Joy area since it is already behind schedule and the wet fields will add to weed growth and the length of time before combines can harvest the crop. John Yocum, who operates the Penn State Field Research Laboratory in Landisville, said earlier this week that some tobacco fields in his area suffered about a 10 per cent loss. Near Witmer, which suffered relatively little crop V.* »» v '« damage, there were also some incidents of tobacco in low areas being drowned. This amounted to perhaps five per cent of the crop. Actually, the recent weather has provided good growing conditions for this tobacco. Farmers from other areas report that rye and barley crops had been knocked down, but in most cases the damage was not severe enough to hamper com bining. ' And, there are areas such as Quarryville and Conestoga in which fanners report that the crops are in excellent shape and that the week’s storm gave them needed moisture. Sf ■****'¥ * *vs Becky Waimer Five girls try for Lebanon LEBANON - Five girls vied for the title of Lebanon County dairy princess last night. They are: Jane Bomgardner, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bomgardner, Annville R 3; Carol Kettering, 19, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Kettering, 1733 Kussell Road, Lebanon; Outside of Lancaster County, crop damage was minimal and in some cases nonexistant. The Lebanon County Soil Conservation Service reports that this is one of the mildest years that county has ever experienced as far as crop damage and soil erosion is concerned. Chester County, also, HERE ARE THE DOOR PRIZE WINNERS Ronald Metzler, Manheim Floyd Horst, Newmanstown Mrs. Paul Hilsher, Elizabethtown Clair Carman, Manheim Mae Smith, Quentin Edwin Golden, Quarry ville Robert Eshleman, Manheim Harold Bitner, Millersvitle John Henry Hess, Manheim Ernest Herr, Lancaster J. Wilbur Brubaker, Manheim David Greenly, Jr., East Petersburg Harry Brenneman, Quarryville Glenn Rutt, Mt. Joy Charles Shultz, Willow Street Robert Keeport, Millersviile John Zander, Kirkwood dairy princess title some hail. Newspapers had - no reports of crop damage due to this. (SD^ n l THE BIRTHDAY PARTY'S OVER... BUT THE SAME FRIENDLY SERVICE AT LANCASTER FORD TRACTOR GOES ON AND ON THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO MAKE OUR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WORTHWHILE! Lancaster Ford Tractor, Inc. Take Flory Mill Exit off 283 and Go */« Mile Toward East Petersburg. THE HOME OF THE FRIENDLY PEOPLE 1655 Rohrerstown Road Phone: 717-569-7063 M. Jane Bomgardner Connie McFeaters, 16, the (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard McFeaters, Ann ville R 3; Barbara Sattazahn, 17, the daughter of Mr. and, Mb. Ray Sattazahn, R 6, Lebanon; and Becky Jo Walmer, 18, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Walmer, 185 Village Drive, Lebanon. missed much of this week’s storm damage. Most of the effects on crops stopped at the Strasburg area. Berks and York Counties both had relatively few problems, although the Dover area did experience John Noll, Manheim Allen Esbenshade, Mt. Joy Roy Garber, Lititz Dennis Shellenberger, Manheim John Risser, Hershey Landis Metzler, Manheim Donald Rambler, Manheim John Bassler, Lancaster Melvin Ressler, Elizabethtown David Zimmerman, Quarryville Ralph Todd, Manheim Edward Butz, Lancaster Jeff Rymoff, Annville Willis Martin, East Earl Paul Neff, Quentin John Herr, Manheim Barbara Sattazahn The contest was held at the Lebanon County Municipal Building. Lancaster Far ming had already gone to press before an an nouncement was made as to who won the Coveted honor.
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