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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1976
Page
1
Pictured winners include Cindy Walitemyer Montgomery County high dairy judging, Paul Myers York County top vegetables, and Wayne Heisman Franklin County senior automotive contest winner, named among 4-H Achievement Days results in this issue.
About 1500 4-H members from across Pennsylvania gathered at Penn State for the State 4-H Achievement Days. Lancaster County 4-Hers Joyce Aument and Adams County’s Tom Trone scored high in poultry and egg judging, while top counties earned national-level bids and set records. A 50 minute judging sprint included 45 eggs and 34 chickens judged on multiple traits, with written and oral exams overseen by Pam Martin of Beaver County.
Don Landis, a Berks County dairyman, undertakes a major modernization of his farm off Route 501 north of Mt. Aetna. The 122-acre home farm, plus 82 nearby acres, supports 160 acres of alfalfa and 20 of corn, a free stall barn for 124, automatic roof doors and carousel milking, with blue silos dominating the fields.
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