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VOL. 36 NO. 25
The Charles family in Lancaster literally “pitches in” with tomato trans
planting at the start of the 1991 vegetable season. On the specially built
3-row transplanter, the family inserts tomato seedlings into a rotating 8-cup
tray which inserts the plants into the ground. Abram Charles, Cliff’s father,
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ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.) Details, details, details.
It was the little details the
“whole way along,” said tomato
grower Cliff Charles, that helped
net him first place recognition for
the highest yield in his class at the
Pennsylvania Vegetable Confer
ence m Hcrshcy.
Charles was rccogni/cd with
growers having the highest tomato
yields m Pennsylvania.
But it wasn’t any one manage
ment technique or growing method
that enabled Charles to gam the
recognition. Rather, a combination
of close management, correct fer
tilizer and pesticide application
rates, and watching the plants with
a careful eye during the season that
netted him the award.
Tomato crops
Charles farms a total of 400
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acres, including 80 acres of toma
toes, 70 acres of beans and 250
acres of com. Those who work on
the farm include his wife, Nancy,
and children Eric, 10; Phillip, 6;
Darren, 3; Crystal, 11; Mark Char-
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P SIJ Expo
Highlights
Dairy Skills
JUDITH PATTON
Centre Co. Correspondent
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) — The 66th Penn Stale Dairy
Expo Showing and Fitting Contest
ended with Terri Packard as the
All-Around Champion. The Dairy
Science Club held the annual
event on April 27 at the Ag Arena.
A sophomore in dairy science
from Troy, Terri captured the
Grand Champion Showman and
Reserve Champion Fitter titles.
She is a Pennsylvania Holstein
Association 1991 Distinguished
Junior Member and is the daugh
ter of Richard and Marilyn Packer
of Pack-Herd Registered
Holstcins.
Reserve All-Around Champion
was Ben Dum, a senior from a
Perry County dairy farm. Ben,
who was last year’s show mana-
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 4, 1991
Winning the judging competition at the Bedford County Junior Field Day were, left
to right: David Brown, first, senior; Mike Draeger, second, junior; Troy Brown, sec
ond, senior; and Jerry Beegle, first, junior.
Bedford Ji\ Field Day Ai Year; / arm
LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
ALUM BANK (Bedford Co.)—
Jr. Field Day was held at the Carl
Yoder Farm with students in agri
cultural programs from Bedford,
Northern Bedford, and Chestnut
Ridge participating.
Programs tor the day included
student judging, a veterinarian
presenting a program on mastitis,
drives the tractor. From left to right, Mark, Eric, Cliff, and Nancy. Cliff was
honored with a tomato grower award recently at the Pennsylvania Veget
able Growers Conference in Hershey. Photo by Andy Andrews.
and program on feeding dairy
cattle, and Susan Fox, extension
county agent talked about the
importance of ventilation m the
dairy bam and how it allctls the
production of the dairy cows
Winning the judging competi
tion were David Brown, Chestnut
Ridge, first m the senior division,
and Troy Brown, Bedford, second
in the senior division.
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In the junior division, Jerry
Bccgle, Chestnut Ridge, was first,
and Mike Dracger, Chestnut
Ridge, second
Troy Brown said he had done
some |udging previously The
toys said they looked lor good
udders and good udder support
and good teat placement
Year
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