B2o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 3,1982
Red cherry crop news gives growers the blues
BY GINGER SECRIST MYERS growers that USDA estimates the
StaH Correspondent 1982 cherry crop to be larger than
GETTYSBURG As if it’s not ever thought possible in the U.S.,
bad enough for Pennsylvania’s yielding 338 million pounds. This is
cherry growers that January’s almost two and one-half times last
cold weather cut their cherry year’s crop of 134 million pounds,
yields in half and in some places In Michigan, which produces about
eliminated any harvest, last 80 percent of ail the cherries grown
Saturday evening at their annual according to Shutt, the state’s
meeting held at the Stonehenge northern tier is projected to
Restaurant in Gettysburg, they produce 145 million pounds this
heard the news that the nation’s year. That is larger than the entire
cherry crop is expected to be the national crop in 1965.
largest in seventeen years. In an attempt to help maintain a
Earl Shutt. secretary-treasurer constant supply, Shutt reported the
of the Association and grower Cherry Administration Board has
representative for the Va., Pa., declared a2O percent set-aside this
Md., and W. Va. on the Cherry year which could yield a6O million
Administrative Board of the Great pound reserve of cherries.
1981 Pa. State Cherry Queen Joyce Starner receives a
special Certificate of Recognition from Governor Thornburgh
for her efforts to promote Pennsylvania agriculture. Making
the presentation is Ray Reiter. Supervisor for the Pa. Red
Cherry Marketing Program.
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Glenn Slaybaugh, Jr. of. jglei , examines cherry crop due to cold weather in January
his young sweet cherry trees which will not be and too much rain in June,
harvested this year. Slaybaugh lost his sweet
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