A34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11,1989
American Dairy Association Honors Martins
SYRACUSE, NY In an
effort to recognize a heritage of
commitment and dedication to
agriculture, the American Dairy
Association and Dairy Council
(ADADC) recently recognized
Edwin and Elizabeth Martin of
West Grove, PA with its annual
Service to Dairying Award. The
award was presented to the Martin
Family by Willard Scott, the
popular Today Show weatherman,
during the Association’s 29th
Annual Meeting held February
22nd in Syracuse.
Misty Pines Farm has stood for
nearly three centuries among the
equine and mushroom facilities of
beautiful Chester County. Found
ed a 1727, this Century Farm
reflects a time past when homes
iry. pi
“The Big Cheese” at their annual meeting in Syracuse on
February 22. From left, Brian P. Ward, executive vice
president; Willard Scott and Ray Johnson, president.
Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Company will need more Type 41 tobacco grown in
1989 to fill the orders for the 1989 Crop. Raising more Type 41 tobacco will not
cause prices to go down. Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Company will guarantee you that
we will purchase your crop of Type 41 tobacco at a minimum of last year's price
of $1.02 per pound, provided the tobacco is of normal quality, reasonably accept
able to the company. The company will be competitive; and, depending on
demand, the price could be more.
If you have any questions, please call Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Company head
quarters during regular business hours. Our telephone number is 717-394-2676.
Willard Scott Makes Presentation
and bams were built of stone and
made to withstand the elements
and fads of time. Like the build
ings. families were also built sol
idly to preserve the values and eth
ics of those who had come before.
Edwin and Elizabeth Martin are
two such individuals who exemp
lify long-standing dedication to
family and an age-old ethic that
says the fruits of life come from
hard work and dedication.
The home that has housed
seven generations of Martins
(including Edwin’s mother, who
passed away at 109 years old) has
been standing relatively
unchanged since 1740. Plank
floors, heavy wooden doors and a
beehive oven are just a few of the
home’s traditional characteristics.
PENNSYLVANIA FARMERS
The 1989 Season zvill be a Great Year to Grow
More Pennsylvania Type 41 Tobacco .
and the Martin’s have tried hard to accomplished. But like many But when his father. Edwin Seal
preserve the house where Edwin other ambitious young men of the Martin, passed away in 1952, this
and his ancestors were bom. time, the Depression quelled industrious agriculturalist placed
Edwin’s farm experience came thoughts of a white-collar career, additional time and energy into
early, as lie is fond of recounting Instead, he formed what was soon making the dairy thrive,
tales of following behind his to become a thriving marketing Mr. Martin talks of a time not
father’s horse-drawn plow at the operation by delivering eggs, so long ago when milk was hauled
young age of eight. While plowing sausage and scrapple from a local by horse and wagon to buyers
the fields and tending the cows, he butcher, rhubarb from a plant that from local dairies. Gradually,
dreamed of attending business still yields a scrumptious pie, and though, the operation grew until
school, a goal that he pursued and ot^cr home-grown produce. (Turn to Pag* A3*
presented the iw of West jnnsylvania with the
“Service to Dairying” award at the American Dairy Association’s annual meeting. Pic
tured from left, Thomas Martin, Jr., Elizabeth martin, Willard Scott and David Martin.
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From The Management Of
LANCASTER LEAF
TOBACCO COMPANY OF PA, INC.