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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1969
Page
1
Farm calendar lists Tuesday July 8 6 00 pm Silver Spurs 4H Club Croaming and Show manship at John Glick Stables 7 30 pm Manheim Young Farmer Corn Field Work shop in Vo Ag room Wednesday July 9 1 00 pm 4 H Public Speaking and Demonstration Contest page 5 confirmation
Harold W. Martin proposed a central power unit driven tomato harvester, now produced by Graybill Machines Inc. in Lititz as the Graybill Tomato Harvester. Used on 18 acres last fall, it aims to relieve labor shortages and may become essential as tomato growing continues in the area.
Linford Martin of Grassland Chapter is elected first Vice President Region IV and Hart Stauffer receives the state treasurer post at the Pennsylvania FFA mid year convention at Penn State. Martin has dairy hogs beef and tobacco farming and has held local FFA leadership roles while Stauffer is the son of Clarence Stauffer of Ephrata RD 1.
Lancaster County loses its scabies free status after a US Department of Agriculture report cites a recent outbreak. Dipped sheep or direct slaughter are required for movement outside Monmouth and Lancaster Counties, with dipping supervised by accredited vets or state officials. Dr J B Stauffer notes a small four-sheep flock at a junk yard was affected, dipped twice.
Two local hunters joined 39 recipients of the Pennsylvania Game Commission Triple Trophy Award for the 1968 69 season. Emory H Herr of Ranks Ri and Gerald D Heilner of Elizabethtown R2 were named for taking a wild turkey an antlered white tail deer and a black bear during the award period.
The Lancaster County 4H Council sponsors a Sub Safe Saturday on July 12 to raise 1066 for an exchange trip to Iowa. Subs cost 50 cents each. orders accepted until July 7 through council members or the County Agent's office at 1383 Arcadia Road Lancaster, phone 394-6851.
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