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Tobacco cutting started in some parts of Lancaster County this week where enough
rain came to grow the crop. Eugene Rohrer and his son Mike, along with Gary Kreider
opened up the field Thursday afternoon along Route 896 east of Strasburg. Rohrer
reported good growth on his 23 acres, but believes the county tobacco crop may have
been reduced by 40 percent from reduced acreage and from poor grow
ing concUtMfteu Early cuttlQgfjHpwco was also reported in southern Lancaster
COunfyarfMNtttha Groffdale area. Bute report from Manheim had the fields only in the
topping stage.
Penn State’s Ag Progress To Highlight
“An Industry Called Agriculture” .
Ag Progress Days features:
• Commercial companies displaying their
products
• Millions of dollars of field machinery in
operation
• Pennsylvania-grown food
• A quiz show, with prizes, to test your know
ledge of Pennsylvania's #1 industry
• Demonstrations and advice by Penn State
experts
• Antique home and farm implements in the
Pasto Museum
• Bus tours of research areas
• Alumni activities
■ Youth programs -
Six Sections
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. “An Industry Called
Agriculture” is the theme of the 20th annual Ag Prog
ress Days sponsored by Penn State’s College of Agri
culture on August 16, 17 and 18 at the Rock Springs
Agricultural Research Center near State College.
“Agriculture is the state’s largest industry,” says Dr.
Lamartine Hood, dean of the College of Agriculture.
“Over a million people, or 21.5 percent of Pennsylvani
a’s workforce, are in ag-rclated jobs. Pennsylvania
leads the nation in chocolate manufacturing,
mushroom production and the processing of potatoes
into potato chips.”
Ag Progress Days activities will focus on the impor
tance of the production and processing of food and fib
er. The College of Agriculture will showcase current
agricultural research and educational programs that
support this diverse industry. Commercial exhibitors
will display and demonstrate more than $2O million
worth of agricultural equipment and machinery.
A number of new activities are planned for this
year’s event. Two research tours each day will focus on
specialized topics to give visitors an in-depth look at
Penn State research in specific areas. Tuesday’s 90-mi
nute tours will look at small fruit and tree fruit research.
Water quality research will be featured on Wednesday.
Thursday, visitors can lake two-hour tours to the Col
lege’s dairy and forage research center on campus.
The popular lours of other research areas at Rock
Springs which give an overview of research in agro
nomy, horticulture, plant pathology and entomology
will continue this year. Also back are the dairy and
livestock tent, the forage -tent, the conservation tours,
the forestry and wildlife tours and last year’s popular
red meats lent.
Visitors to the College Theme Building will learn
about the state’s dairy industry. Visitors will get a
chance to sec the breadth and complexity of the indus
try from the first piece of forage a cow cats to the final
product in the consumer’s home.
“Sci-Q” the agricultural science quiz show
will return to the theme building this year, complete
with prizes for the contestants and fun for the audience.
In keeping with the theme, this year’s show will focus
on science and research related to Pennsylvania’s agri
cultural industries. (Turn to Pago A 26)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 13, 1988
50c Per Copy
Alissa Hoober, right, the 1988 Lancaster County Poultry
Queen, and alternate Rebecca Barley are eager to promote
poultry products In mails, schools and at many functions.
Alissa Hoober Wears
Poultry Queen Crown
BY LOU ANN GOOD
LANCASTER While Alissa
Hoober vied for the poultry queen
crown on Saturday night, clubs
whizzed through the air within
inches of her head. The clubs were
not thrown by mobs but by a team
called the Shenanigans who
These triplet calves arrived last Saturday morning at
the Running Springs farm of Henry and Nancy and
Robert and Shelia Balmer near Lampeter. Six-year-old
Austin Thomas the Balmer’s nephew at first wasn't sure
he wanted to have three frisky calves near him, but later
warmed up to the plftture taking process. The new born
calves weighed In at 193 combined pounds and were
sired by a bull from Canada. Their dam Is Windswept
Kandy Glenda JET with records over 20,800 lbs. of milk .
and 800 lbs. of Tat. Austin Is the son of John and Sandy
Thomas.
$lO.OO Per Year
steered her on stage, at the Lancas
ter Farm and Home Center, as part
of their juggling act
Alissa, who admits to being a
little bit scared nonetheless
remained calm and at the pageant’s
end, won the county crown and
(Turn to Pag* A 26)