ClB—Uncaster Farming, Saturday, July 11,1981
BYM.H.GITT
Staff Correspondent
GETTYSBURG - The Penn
sylvania Red Cherry Growers held
their annual meeting and heard
reports indicating a good crop and
good prices for the state.
Joyce Stamer, 17, of Aspers, was
selected the 1981 state Red Cherry
Queen. The daughter of Myles and
Dorothy Stamer, Joyce succeeds
Laurie Roth as the association’s
commodity queen.
Secretary-Treasurer Earl Shutt
reported that “According to USDA
estimates, the state should be
producing eight million pounds of
cherries this year - an increase of
35 to 40 percent from last year.
Other states are facing a decrease
in production such as Michigan
with 95 million pounds, which is
only 63 percent of the 1980 crop.
New York is calculated to produce
9.5 million pounds which is only 31
percent of last year and Wisconsin
production is figured at 10 million
pounds which is 83 percent of last
year’s crops.”
More good news was the Cherry
Advisory Board’s report that the
estimated demand for cherries
would be 197 million pounds. But
production is calculated to reach
116.5 million pounds from the
control states of Pennsylvania,
Michigan, New York, Wisconsin,
Virginia, Maryland and West
Virginia, and another 18.1 million
pounds from other states. Ad
ditional sources to meet the
demand would be the 9.8 million
pounds carried over from last year
and the 26 million pounds in the
national pool. But figuring in all
the supplies there will be an
estimated shortage of 27 million
pounds.
“So there will probably be no
reserve pool formed from this
year’s crop,” said Shutt.
He later noted that this year’s
crop seems to be a good one, and
while it’s not a “bumper crop,” it’s
probably the best since we
can get them to the processors in
good shape.”
Not content to tell the growers
that the state farmers should be
producing more than last year for
a market where supply may not
meet demand, Shutt added that
Red Cheny Growers crown
computations by the Michigan
Farm Bureau Marketing
Association indicate that the price
of cherries will be $.47 per pound
this year.
“This is not a firm price and it
doesn’t dictate what the processors
will pay you,” warned Shutt.
“They could pay you more or less.
It simply gives you a rough idea of
what prices may be like.”
Not all of the news was good as
Shutt reported that the National
Red Cherry Institute, which
promotes the use of cherries, was
suffering from a lack of funds. The
amount of money the institute
receives comes from voluntary
contributions based on the size of
the cherry crop. Since last year’s
crop was small, the amount of
money was also small. Some states
also decided to keep more money
“at home” instead of sending it to
the institute, tightening the budget
even more. Shutt reported that
there was some talk of shutting the
institute down for a year until
more money comes in, but this
idea was turned dohm.
Also speaking before the crowd
was Larry Yager, Penn State
extension specialist for marketing.
He reinforced the forecasts that
the state’s crop is looking very
good and that Adams, Franklin,
York and Erie counties account for
over 75 percent of the state’s total
red cherry production. He also
noted that according to a recent
study over 29 percent of the
country’s population use cherries
in one form or another.
Yager’s other duty for the
evening was crowning Miss
Stamer as the state’s red cherry
queen. She is a 1981 graduate of
Biglerville High School and will be
attending the Central Penn
Business School this fall.
The outgoing queen, Laurie
Roth, daughter of Philip and
Beverly Roth of Fairfield,
recounted her experiences of the
past year.
“It was a wonderful year and
presented me with the opportunity
to do a lot of things,” she said.
The highlights were the Ag
Progress Days and the Farm Show
where she presented a cherry pie
to the governor and handed out
2,000 single cherries on toothpicks.
She added that she traveled 2,800
miles, went to 18 towns and cities
in doing 28 promotions which in
cluded six fairs, two conventions,
six mall promotions, three
banquets and 11 other events.
“It was a long hard year,” she
concluded. “But I enjoyed every
minute and met a lot of interesting
people and I hope Joyce has at
least half as much fun as I did. ”
Miss Roth was then award''' 1 ■>
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Queen Joyce
certificate of recognition from
Pennsylvania Agriculture
Secretary Penrose Hallowed for
the excellent job she did and for all
the work she performed as the
state’s red cherry queen.
Presenting the award on behalf of
the Secretary was Ray Reiter,
supervisor of the Red Cherry
Marketing Board Program.
In other business, the growers
elected the association’s officers
for the upcoming year. Timothy
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Weiser of York Springs was named
president; John Lerew also of
York Springs was voted vice
president and Earl Shutt of Orr
tanna was selected as secretary
treasurer.
The growers also passed a
resolution supporting the use of
Nemacur in Pennsylvania. The
pesticide, which is being used in
other states, is for the control of
nematodes which can carry a virus
from one tree to another.
floor; weatherstrip doors and
windows.
—Plan to heat the house in zones
so that you control the heat ac
cording to your living pattern. You
may close ott some rooms in the
winter heat or heat bedrooms only
at night.
—Located the furnace centrally,
it will be more efficient.
—Select all heating and cooling
equipment tor etticiency and tor
the capacity ot your home.
—Use care in selecting kitchen
appliances. Choose only the ap
pliances and the features you will
use.