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V 01.43 No. 6
Hines Named Frederick County Farm Family Of The Year
KAREN BUTLER
Maryland Correspondent
UNION BRIDGE. Md.—Back
a meandering one mile Frederick
County farm lane is Hidden Acres
Farm, the home of George and
Fern Hines and family. The family
maintains a generations-old com
mitment to farming, with three
generations currently involved in
the successful diversified dairy
and custom fanning operation.
Their stewardship of the land and
extensive participation in agricul
tural and community organiza
tions recently earned the Hines
family recognition by Frederick
Lancaster DHIA Reports
Profits, Presents Awards
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
BIRD-IN-HAND (Lancaster
Co.) The annual Lancaster
DHIA banquet was held Tuesday
noon with with enthusiastic reports*"
given on the state of the organiza
tion. Dave Garber repotted die
margin for the year of $67,577.84
with new computers and bank
Tobacco Growers Receive $l.BO A Pound Or More,
But Buyers Are Selective At Start Of Auction Season
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
PARADISE (Lancaster Co.)
“Be patient and we’ll find you a
market,” said Eric Probst manager
of Patadise Tobacco Auction, to
approximately 200 sellers Monday
morning after what can only be
described as a “sporadic” start to
the county’s tobacco auction
season.
Top price paid for six skids on
Monday was $1.90 per pound.
The David Spicher family, Belleville, received the farm family bualnese award at the
Mifflin County Farm/City Banquet in McVeytown thia week. From left, are David and
Effle Spicher and their eons and daughter-in-laws, Keith and Gina and Stacy and Kent.
See story page A 37. Photo by Gall Strode, Mifflin County eomapondent
Four Sections
County as Farm Family of the
Year.
Fern is the Sth generation of her
family to milk cows in Frederick
County, making her children and
grandchildren generations number
6 and 7. She credits her grandmo
ther Bessie Bowers with raising a
family who valued farming and
appreciated the style of life it of
fered. “My grandmother had 12
children, and out of the 12. six of
them were farmers at one time of
day,” she said.
George and Fern have four chil
dren, three of who are actively in-
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loans paid off from cash flow. In
addition, fees to fanners have not
been raised in the last five years.
Rodney Denlinger gave the lab
and by-laws report with an affirma
tivfc"Votc on the changes. Steve
Hersbcy repealed that there arc
now 18 affiliates with Raleigh (19
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according to Mitch White of the
auction.
Many sellers expected their top
crop to go for at least $l.BO per
pound the price being paid to
some glowers under private con
tract in the field. They were not
disappointed.
However, at the beginning of
Monday’s auction, Eric Probst
slopped the sale and spoke to the
sellers. He allowed the buyers to
select only the tobacco they
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 13, 1997
Some of the top femalee from Hidden Aeree Farm ehown with the Hines family.
From left, Adam is holding Stacey’s homebred three-year-old Jersey, Hidden Acres
Caesars Pride, and his Milking Shorthorn, Adams Elegant Kathy, that was champion
in the 4-H and open shows at the Frederick fair. Heather is at the halter of two-year-old
Honey Creek Princess Ida, champion in the 4-H shoMMtal'llaryland state Fair, and
Jimmy with Honey Creek Logical Alfa, a January calf that was junior champion at the
Frederick Fair. Ih front la Mike holding tiny Autumn. PfkM by Karan Butiar, Maryland
eorraapondant
wanted and pass by the rest Buy
ers bid on only the top leaves,
mostly for $l.BO a pound.
There were reports that some
buyers were buying tobacco pri
vately a few weeks before the auc
tion from $l.BO-$1.90 a pound.
This year there were no sales
scheduled at Farmer’s Tobacco
Warehouse in Kirkwood for an
undisclosed reason. The phone
number to the warehouse was
disconnected.
$28.50 Per Year
“This is the most tobacco we’ve
ever had on the floor,” said Donna
Probst The warehouse in Paradise
cm Monday held 660,000 pounds,
she said.
Bids on the first day averaged
$1.78 per pound, according to
Donna Probst But farmers weren’t
selling. Many are still holding out
for better prices next week. Total
number of pounds sold Monday
was 147,000.
There were close to 200 sellers
and six buyers on the floor at the
sale Monday. Auctioneer was
Advertising/News Deadlines
For Holidays , Farm Show Issue
December brings the anticipation of Christmas and the
New Year. And for farm families the annual trip to Harris
burg for the Pennsylvania Farm Show Is not tar behind.
For Lancaster Farming this means many of the advertising
snd news deadlines will need to be early to accommodate
the publication of the December 27, January 3, and Janu
ary 9 issues. Some deadlines tall In the week prior to the
week of publication.
These deadlines are as follows:
December 27th Issue
Public Sale Ads Noon, Monday, 12/22.
Mailbox Markets Noon, Monday, 12/22.
Section D Classified Ads 3 p.m., Tuesday, 12/23.
Farm Equipment Ads 9 a.m., Wednesday, 12/24.
All Other Display Ads 5 p.m., Monday, 12/22
General News Noon, Wednesday, 12/24.
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60t Per Copy
Mitch Ashby from Burlington,
N.C.
“You got a pretty crop of tobac
co here," Probst told the sellers.
Growers who needed to test the
price “waters” either brought their
tobacco to Paradise, sold it private
ly, or were just curious about what
the price floor would be.
One grower from Marticvillc
already sold his crop of 10,000
pounds off of five acres privately
to a buyer. He received a price of
$1.60 per pound of straight strip
and $2.45 per pound of binder leaf.
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