Weather,
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Simply put, growing good
tobacco depends on the best soil
and weather and a Strasburg
area farmer insists he’s got the best
of both.
Donald M. Rohrer, who lives
near Strasburg, picked up grand
champion smoking tobacco last
week at the Lancaster County
tobacco show.
Rohrer, who grows about five
acres of tobacco, said the sandy
loam soil he grows his tobacco on
provides a good, light crop. Rohrer
indicated that a former tobacco
show judge once said some of the
best tobacco in Lancaster comes
from the soil of Strasburg. which is
rich in nutrient-holding mica.
Rohrer repeated as champion
from last year, and has won about
10 championships out of the last
15: He said he intends to gradually
cut back on growing tobacco as he
nears retirement.
Todd M. Rohrer, Strasburg,
won grand champion Pa. Type 41
tobacco at the show.
Lancaster County Ag Agent
Bob Anderson said that this year
has been a good growing year for
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February 16, during the Keystone
Pork Congress here at the Penn
Harris Convention Center,
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tobacco. Anderson said he was
surprised that there have been few
er disease and insect problems in
growing tobacco than the county
has seen in the past.
There were a total of 43 exhibi
tors. Judges for the show were
Geoffrey Ranck, Domestic Tobac
co, and Jay Frey, Lancaster Leaf.
Following is a list of show
placings.
LANCASTER COUNTY
TOBACCO SHOW
RESULTS
OPEN
Class 1 (Wrapper): 1. Todd M. Rohrer. 2 A.
Lois Burkholder. 3. Taylor Groff. Clast 2 (Fill
er). 1 S. Kpvm Bauman. 2. Robert F. Bach
man. 3. A. Lois Burkholder Class 3 (Binder!-
1. Donald M. Rohrer. 2. Mark A. Rohrer. 3.
Charlotte Hotlines. Class 4 (Pa. Smoking
Bottoms): 1. Gary R. Neff. 2. Arlene flmge
man. Class 5 (Pa. Smoking Middles); 1.
Donald M. Rohrer. 2. Jay Richard Groff. 3.
Arlene Bmgeman. Clast 6 (Pa. Smoking
Tops); 1. Raymond W. Burkholder. 2. A. Lois
Burkholder. 3. Arlene Bingeman.
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Class 13 (Wrapper): 1. Jessica L. Netf. 2.
Peter Hoffines. 3. Keith Hoover. Class 14
(Filler); 1. Tom Karr. 2. Joel Frey. 3. Beth
Frey. Class 15 (Binder); 1. Peter Hoffines. 2.
Jessica L. Neff. 3. Ryan L. Flosser. Class 16
(Pa. Smoking Bottoms): 1. Jessica L. Neff. 2.
Ryan L. Flosser. 3. Klmt Frey. Class 17 (Pa.
Smoking Middles): 1. Keith Frey. 2. Jessica L.
Nett. 3. Klim Frey. Class 18 (Pa. Smoking
Tops): 1 Keith Frey. 2. Jessica L. Neff. 3. Klint
Frey
GRAND CHAMPION 41
Todd Rohrer
GRAND CHAMPION SMOKING
Donald M. Rohrer
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Donald M. Rohrer, Strasburg, center, won grand champion smoking tobacco last
week at the Lancaster County Tobacco Show. From left, Jay Frey, Lancaster Leaf;
Rohrer; and Geoffrey Ranck, Domestic Tobacco.
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