Foliar Application, Lea.
R. Michael Mellon, left, garnered top ribbon at the Lan
caster County Tobacco Show with his Pennsylvania 41
wrapper for the third year in arow. At right is Raymond Rine
hart, leaf purchaser with Lancaster Leaf Company and one
of the show Judges. The other show Judge, not pictured, was
Geoffrey H. Ranch, Domestic Tobacco Company.
Sorting Contribute To Tobacco Show Success
(Contlnued bom Pag* A2l)
September the weather improved
for curing.
Because of overcast, moist days
in the growing season, leaves were
not aide to thicken and make the
weight necessary for good yields.
Growers who store tobacco in
the cellar have to worry about the
tobacco getting wet when the
weather turned warmer and fdfcgy,
as it did last week. It should be
taken back up from the cellar to dry
in the bam.
The past growing season, “we
saw a good bit of etch virus,” said
Yocum, which includes white
spotting on the leaves. With blue
mold, growers “lucked out” this
year because the weather pattern,
which usually brings the spores
from Kentucky, shifted to a more
northerly direction. As a result,
areas of the Ohio Valley were
stricken with the mold, and Cana-
da had it for the first time in a long
while, said Yocum. “Kentucky
and Ohio had a lot of blue mold,”
he said.
The key to controlling blue
mold would be keeping the molds
out in the early stages of tobacco
growth. If it comes in early, it can
do damage, said Yocum.
Yocum, who will be judging
tobacco today at the Farm Show,
said that when he’s deciding on a
champion he looks for leaves that
aren’t braised or sunburned. The
leaves that stand out will be those
that have uniform color, good
stretch, don’t show insect damage
or holes, are free of molds or sun
bum, and have tips that aren’t fray
ed or crispy. Judging begins at the
Farm Show Complex today at 9
a.m.
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