Directors Elected At Poultry Meet
The Lancaster County Poultry Association elected four directors for three-year terms at its annual banquet held at the Farm and Home Center. New directors Walter Shaub and Ronald Meek join Paul Kline and Melvin Gehman on the board. Gehman and Meek are allied to industry, while Shaub and Kline represent poultry producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Poultry Association
Walter Shaub
Quarryville
Ronald Meek
Denver
Paul Kline
Lititz
Mel Gehman
Lancaster
Gehman
Farm and Home Center
Kenneth Goodwin
Glen Eshelman
Quarryville R3
Denver R2
Lititz Ri
Melvin Gehman
Shaub
Meck
Kline
R. W
Fifth place live hog tops rail in carcass show at Lampeter Fair
Tabulations show the champion live hog placed second in carcass results while fifth place live hog won top rail honors. Parke Hess of Conestoga R2 owned the champion carcass hog weighing 146 pounds with 62 pounds of ham and loin cuts and 12 inch backfat. The reserve champion carcass belonged to Leon Arnold of Lebanon with 152 pound carcass from a 212 pound live hog and 63 pounds of ham and loin cuts. B Russell Lauder of Manheim R3 placed third in both shows with ham and loin eyes near 64 pounds and 1.3 inch backfat. Larry Arnold of Lebanon R1 showed the fourth-place animal, slaughtered at 210 pounds live and 145 pounds carcass with 41 percent ham and loin ratio. Ten hogs entered the Concass show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke Hess
Conestoga R2
Arnold
B. Russell Lauder
Larry Arnold
Lebanon
Farm Calendar Highlights Local Ag Events
Keystone International Livestock Exposition runs November 4 to 10 at the Farm Show Building. NACAA Convention gathers November 5 to 9 at the University of Georgia. Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District meets November 6 at 7 30 p m in the Farm and Home Center. Chester County item continues on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
NACAA
University of Georgia
Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District
Farm and Home Center
Chester County
4 H Dairy Members Honored at Smoketown Banquet
Thirty six 4-H dairy club members received prizes at the annual recognition banquet held at the Good n Plenty Restaurant in Smoketown. Prizes were donated by over thirty local agribusinesses for top performers in local regional and state contests and for highest point totals in breed records. Daryl Martin Stevens earned Ayrshire honors while Lois Wanner Narvon won Brown Swiss and Patricia Eby Gordonville claimed Holstein. Barbara Aaron Quarryville took Jersey and Debbie Crider Nottingham won Guernsey plus the overall top point total for any breed. Linda Esh provided entertainment with an airplane monologue from her 4-H talent win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Club
Smoketown
Daryl Martin
Stevens
Lois Wanner
Narvon
Patricia Eby
Gordonville
Jersey
Barbara Aaron
Quarryville
Debbie Crider
Nottingham
Guernsey
Linda Esh
Christmas Tree Growing A Slow Path to Profit
A feature discusses the long timeline to profit in Christmas tree farming. It notes eight years from seedlings to sale and stresses skill, steady markets, and patience as essential. It profiles Lancaster County grower Ralph Frey and describes part time operations, seasonal work, and the planting and shearing cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Ralph Frey
Willow Street
Frey
Hamilton Watch
Freys
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barbara Gehman
Stanley Mussellman
Vernon Leininger
Lampeter Fair
Champion
Leon Arnold
Grassland Ffa
Kansas City
Clifford Day
Pennsylvania
Day
Grassland
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