TOMATO HARVESTERS ECONOMICAL ON LARGE- . SALE PRODUCTION Tomatoes, the leading Penn- sylvania vegetable processing, can be harvested more economically by mach- ine than by hand, it was an- nounced Feb, 9 at the annual crop for Vegetable Conference at Penn The Yarn Shop of Cooper Flooring State, The savings in machine harvesting can equal $6 to $10 per ton over the cost of hand picking reports Dr. R. William Hepler, associate pro- fessor of plant breeding at Penn State. In experiments during 1970 and 1971, mach- ine harvesting costs averaged $10 to $14 per ton, compared WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1972 found that hand picking re- covered only 62 percent of the crop. Machine harvesting, while retrieving only 60 per cent of the crop, yielded the best grade of tomatoes. Acreage planted to toma- toes, and cost of a harvester, are obviously limiting factors in economical machine har- vesting, Dr. Hepler observed. He said western harvesters, such as those used in the lead- ing tomato state of California, cost over $35,000, Harvesters for eastern acreage are being developed and manufactured for $15.000 to $20,000, : with $20 per ton for hand — ® WOOL and ORLON YARNS Bap vesling Theme costs in- i a A bl clude labor and depreciation ® 7 ® NEEDLES and HOOKS ey ® HAIRPIN and DAISY LOOMS The studies were the first APPLIANCES © NEEDLEPOINT full-scale, farm-based Penn State experiments to harvest ® PATT tomatoes by machine. Dr, ERN. BOOKS Hepler spoke for four College TV - STEREO Bring this Ad with you and receive 10% Discount on your Needlework Purchases OFFER EXPIRES MARCH 4, 1972 13 SOUTH FOURTH ST., COLUMBIA PHONE 684-2213 "Open daily 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m. - 1 of Agriculture faculty mem- bers conducting the studies, Preliminary findings indi- cate that 40 to 50 acres is an economical - size planting for machine harvesting, Dr. Hep- ler affirmed. 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