11 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1977
Page
1
Lancaster and surrounding counties report a light cherry harvest due to two April frosts. Growers note very good to excellent fruit quality from dry weather, which concentrates sugar as rain kept cherries from swelling.
Lancaster County Agent Arnold Lueck reports the cereal leaf beetle is established across the county with the highest numbers in the north and east. An imported parasitic wasp will be released in fields this week as a biological control effort, expected to take a couple of years to show impact.
Production Credit and Federal Land Bank groups prepare testimony for Senate Bill 1312 the Truth in Lending Simplification and Reform Act hearings in Washington June 27 28 and 29 Senator William Proxmire chairs the Banking Committee and will oversee the hearings for the proposal.
In Berks County Pa three brothers led by Jim Yost run Trie Farms on 200 acres of their joint land and cultivate 550 acres total. They credit the mid-1960s drought with teaching resilience and farming efficiency.
Shenk's Jersey Belle berries were named grand champions at the Lancaster County strawberry roundup during the Rotary Club luncheon at the Farm and Home Center. Reserve honors went to Jim Stauffer of the Penn Manor 4-H Club, also showcasing Jersey Belle, earning $10 per quart.
NCASTER Pa stockyards mark milestone as the 1,000,000th animal will pass scales in June. William G. McCoy, stockyards president, says a $1,000 savings bond honors cattlemen and buyers at this historic site since 1895. Cattle shippers must sell livestock through nine commission firms to qualify.
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