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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1968
Page
16
The listing shows Masonic Homes entries across classes such as Yearling Heifer and Aged Cow. Notable exhibitors include Mary Jane Eshleman, J Robert Book, and Masonic Homes Farms Kirkwood.
In Lancaster County junior and senior spring gilt classes the top placings include Chester White with senior gilt 10 and 13 John E Hastings Kikwood Du Roc senior gilt 10 Frankin B Ruess Ephrata Spotted senior gilt 2 and 4 Wamien Leimuing el junior spring gilt 1 and 3 C Warren Leininger Yorkshire junior spring gilt 4 and 6 George E Cogley Ronks.
A 350 pound steer named Snowball, later renamed Maverick, won 10th place in the Angus baby beef division at the Farm Show 4H Club contest. The ownership of Snowball was traced to 14-year-old Steve Snyder of Dover RD 3 York County after the animal wandered onto the Snyder farm 14 months earlier.
Harrisburg Lancaster County breeders swept the ring at the Farm Show complex with a reserve grand championship a junior championship reserve junior crown and a premier get of sire. Topper Susan Ann Kauffman Elizabeth town led in open and junior divisions with PIs-Springs Bill Topper and Sunny Craft Lucy Captain among notable entries. County placings list Linda Lou Kauffman Donna Jean Hess and Edwin E Hess among top finishers in various aged cow and get of sire classes.
The 1958 Farm Show Banquet of the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation drew a crowd of over 400 at the Penn Hallis Hotel. Leland H Bull and Kathleen Hickerwell welcomed guests, with Dr Claude Wiler named Allied Industryman of the Year and Dr Noah Langdale Jr of Georgia State College delivering the main address “Discoveries 68.”
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