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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1958
Page
2
Continued from page 9, the report lists prize winners by class and farmer names across Lancaster and surrounding towns. Notable entrants include Robert Graybill Manheim and David Martin with multiple entries in Wrapper and Filler classes, and grand champion noted for Filler-1.
The Lancaster County tobacco grower group urged farmers to cut acreage as costs rise and prices lag. Officers announced new leadership with Harold Endslow elected president and John Burkholder as vice president. Grand champion tobacco was shown by Arthur Swart and others, with displays at the Farm Show.
A readable roster lists individuals by name and address across several townships including Mount Joy, Manheim, Columbia, Lancaster, Elizabethtown and Lanaster with numbers assigned 3 through 12 and entries for Esbenshade, Nestleroth, Newcomer, Hahn, Herr, Hostetter, Hackman, and Herr again. The data appears as a sequence of names paired with street addresses and municipal designations.
Aaron Z Stauffer of Ephrata R 1 was named Outstanding Young Farmer for the area by the New Holland Junior Chamber of Commerce at a Monday banquet at Blue Ball Fire Hall. He won an inscribed plaque and a $25 Savings Bond and will contest state honors in Du Bois on March 28.
Chicago market notes show cattle receipts expected to fall short of morning estimates by several hundred head. Slaughter steers uneven and mostly steady to higher. heifers strong to prime levels reported in several lots. Hog prices steady with moderate demand. lambs and sheep mixed with limited numbers and steady to firm bids.
C Richard Hastings, FFA member from Kirkwood Lancaster County, won top honors in the Chester White division at the Farm Show swine competition for the fourth time in five shows. He previously claimed the prize in 1954 1955 and 1957 and received the 1956 special prize for the outstanding Chester White program. Hastings belongs to the FFA Chapter at Quarryville High School.
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