FFA Hog Show Set For August
Future Farmers from Lancaster County nine high schools will show and sell about 351 animals at the annual FFA hog show at the Lancaster Stock Yards. Events begin 8 am with type judging fit and showmanship. trophies donated by Ebys Mill Litit. Judge Henry Gruber of A and B Packing Co will preside. Cloister FFA eyes rotating plaque as rivalry continues.
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Lancaster County
FFA
Clair Zerby
Lancaster
Eby’s Mill
Litit
Bob Fisher
Grasslands
Henry Gruber
A & B Packing Co
Allentown
Zerby
Fish Shock Demonstrations Draw Crowd at County Field Day
Fish warden Sam Haill demonstrated electric shock fishing at the County Conservation Field Day attended by about 200 people. Officials explained the electric charge stuns fish briefly without lasting damage and aids the Fish Commission in studying stream populations and species presence.
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Indian Run
Sam Haill
Hall
Hal
Fish Commission
Ball
Yost Wins Plowing Title In County Competition
Ivan Yost of Narvon R2 captured the county contour plowing championship Tuesday, defeating defending champ Marvin Zimmerman of East Earl R1 by four points in the Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District sponsored event. Yost piloted a Farmall 656 with a semi mounted four bottom plow in a tight victory.
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Ivan Yost
Narvon
Marvin Zimmerman
East Earl
Lancaster County Soil & Water Conservation District
Yost
John Campbell
New Holland
Farm Calendar Highlights Two County Rally and Tour Dates
Farm Calendar lists July 31 rally for Farm and Home Fund workers at Strasburg Fire Hall with northern workers Aug 1 at Lititz Rec Center. Aug 1 features Lancaster County Poultry Assn tour Jeaves from Lancaster Shopping Center and 8 am FFA Swine Show and Sale at Lancaster Stock Yards.
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Farm & Home Fund
Strasburg
Lititz Rec
Lancaster County Poultry Assn
Lamcaster
Lancaster Stock Yards
County
Guernsey Sale Pavilion
J. Harold Frey Farm
Marietta Ri
Guernsey
Ayt
Poultry Tour Seats Remain Open in Lancaster County
Lancaster County Poultry Assn committee chair John Jacob Oberholtzer says a few seats remain for the Aug 1 tour. Stops include Hershey Estates, Hershey Chocolate Co., Grimes Poultry Plant, Fredericksburg, Whitmeyer Labs. depart 7:30 am from Lancaster Shopping Center. Bus fare is $1.25 and a third bus may be added if needed. Contact Oberholtzer at Leola 656-9147.
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Lancaster County Poultry Assn
John Jacob Oberholtzer
Oberholtzer
Pennsylvania
Hershey Estates
Hershey Chocolate Co
Grimes Poultry Processing Plant
Fredericksburg
Whitmeyer Laboratories, Inc
Myerstown
Lancaster
Leola
Dairy Herd Improvement A S A Meets August 7
Directors of the Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association plan a joint meeting with association supervisors on August 7 at 7 45 pm. Advisor Victor Plastow confirms the schedule.
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DHIA
Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Victor Plastow
Ranch Holstein Field Day Top Judge Crowned at Lancaster County
Parke Ranck of Banks earned top overall score 283.30 of 300 points and the best in type judging at the Lancaster County Holstein Field Day held at Amos Rutt Farm Quarcyvale R2. Everett Newswanger reports.
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County Holstein Assn
Amos Rutt
Quarcyvale
Parke Ranck
Banks
Robert Kauffman
Elzabethtown
Patricia Eby
Gordon
Vile
Ames Butt Farm
Quarryville
L. F
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Bank of Indian Run
State Fish Commission
Lancaster County Conservation Field
Sam Hall
Everett Newswanger
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