County 4-H Roundup Highlights Best of Class Winners
The Neff School in Lancaster County hosted a 4-H flower and vegetable roundup. Gardeners from Montgomery and surrounding areas earned best of class honors in indoor and outdoor flower, sweet corn, tomatoes, and other vegetable divisions. Notable winners included Judy Buckwalter with three Zinnias and a mixed bouquet, and John Hess for best canned tomatoes.
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Fisville Gils
Udy Buckwalter
Justice
David Buckwalter
Me Ec Sewing Club
Edgar Shrom
Ralph Tson
Montgomery County
Shrom
John Hess
David Hess
Marietta
Nancy Nestleroth
Carl Nestleroth
Manheim
Nancy
Local Farmers May Exhibit In Hay Show
Lancaster County farmers may exhibit a sample of hay in the South eastern Pennsylvania District Hay Show next Thursday Friday and Saturday. Exhibit must be at the Lancaster County Farm Bureau building by 8 00 am August 25 with an entry blank showing name address county section and class. An exhibit is a six inch bale or equivalent and hay must be prepared by the exhibitor.
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Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Hershey
M. M. Smith
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
Dullerville Pike
Smith
Farm Bureau
Swine Award Wins for John Eby in FFA Program
John W Eby Jr of Gordonville Ri received top county honors in the Sears Roe Buck foundation Swine program for Future Farmers of America. He earned $75 in government bonds after careful attention to detail while presenting with his father and peers at the Pequea Valley High School gathering of over 150 FFA members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W Eby, Jr
Gordonville
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Future Farmers of America
John
Pequea Valley High School
Krazy Kampers Rained Out Overnight Camp
A group of 15 4-H Krazy Kampers planned an overnight sleepout near the Walter Overgaard home in Lancaster R4. They built a campfire and cooked spaghetti before weather forced the event to end. Joanne Denlinger reported on the disrupted night.
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Walter Overgaard
Lancaster R4
Joanne Denlinger
Beef Show Champion Exhibited By Rhoda Mast
A pretty 18 year old lass nudged a 935 pound angus steer to the grand championship at the Garden Spot Baby Beef show and sale held at the Lancaster Union Stockyards. Rhoda Mast of Elverson Ri showed Ted, an angus from Virginia, to top honors beating a Lancaster County bred rival.
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Angus
Garden Spot
Rhoad Mast
Jacob K. Mast
Elver- A
Lancaster Mennonite School
Virginia
Ted
L. F
Lancaster Union Stockyards
Rhoda Mast
Elverson Ri
Lancaster County
Wil
Farmers Reminded Of Date Of Conservation Field Day
Amos Funk announces the Lancaster County Soil Conservation District will hold its first annual field day on August 24. Program plans include tours exhibit and discussions. Wagon tours at 11 130 and 230 am will showcase conservation practices on the featured farm.
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Rte
Kinzers
Lebanon
Lancaster ‘Stock Yards
Gaden Spot
Drmore
Lampeter Fair Grounds
Conserfon
Jay Garber
Lange
New ‘Quilis
Conestoga Conte
Amos Funk
Lancaster County Soil Conservation District
Cording
Martin Muth
Soil Conservation Service
Garland Gingerich
SCD
Gingerich
Yong Teacher To Receive Honorary American Farmer Degree
George W. Myers, a vocational agriculture teacher at Lampeter Strasburg High School for 11 years, is named by the National Association of Future Farmers as a recipient of the Honorary American Farmer Degree at the group’s October 12 convention. He is the only Keystone State teacher honored this year.
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National Association of Future Farmers
George W. Myers
Lampeter - Strasburg
Lampeter Fair Holds Barbecue
A chicken barbecue for West Lampeter Fair Directors families occurred on August 17 with 95 attendees. Wayne B. Rentschler received a $50 cash award for 31 years of service. The fair is scheduled for September 28 to 30 with farm exhibits and book publications.
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Wayne B. Rentschler
Ferguson Is Top Guernsey Judge
Ferguson is named top Guernsey judge at the county field day and cattle judging contest. Hervey R. Ferguson of Walnut Grove Farm scores 283.3 to win men’s division and overall title. Mrs. Raymond F. Witmer leads women’s division with 250 and Miriam Graybuill tops under 16. Tie for second includes Raymond D. Huber and John A. Breneman.
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Guernsey
Kirkwood
Hervey R. Ferguson
Walnut Grove Farm
Raymond F. Witmer
Willow Street
Miriam Graybuill
New Providence
Raymond D. Huber
Lancaster Rt
John A. Breneman
Clarence Harnish
Lancaster
Robert Mumma
Landisville
Shavely Garber
Elam
Five Day Weather Forecast Signals Warm Week Ahead
The five day outlook calls for average highs near 83 and lows around 63 with little weekend fluctuation. A warmup is expected Monday. Rain totals should stay light, about one-tenth to one-quarter inch, with showers likely Sunday.
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John Eby
John W. Eby
Yong
Keystone
George Derr
FFA
Lampeter
Ferguson
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