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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1964
Page
1
The Lancaster County Swine Producers Ass'n held the first part of a two part hog show at West Lampeter Fair Market. Thirteen members submitted hogs judged by Prof Glenn R Kean of Pennsylvania State University using on foot measures to estimate cut out value.
Larry High of Baeville won the gentry Angus class and Grand Champion at the New Holland 4-H Roundup with his Angus named solid little. He also placed runner up in Showmanship while his son Larry High handled the animal. Reserve Champion was a Hereford owned by William Slink shown by Bob Fisher. Sally Weaver won Showmanship with an Angus steer that was runner up in class. Galen Yoder owned the Best Fitted Angus, and Galen placed fourth in the Angus judging. Harold Stewart was the show judge and Lester Weaver assisted as club leader.
NEPPCO opens a major three day exposition at the Farm Show Building Harrisburg expected to draw about 5000 poultrymen from 14 northeastern states. The event features educational sessions on top industry topics plus a banquet youth awards and pages for women and turkey growers.
Noontime last August 6 a fire at Herman Reist’s farm in South Lebanon Township destroyed a barn and equipment. About 59 cattle were uncaptured, with two cultipackers and other gear among the ashes. Loss estimated near 100000 dollars. Jacob Flaud, a Bindin Hand builder, will dismantle and relocate the Lancaster barn to Lebanon, reassembling it on Reist’s property. Reist plans a barn raising to speed the work, with a seven to ten day dismantle and relocation timeline. The old Hostetter barn, begun before 1963, was part of Armstrong Cork Co purchases. Continued on Page 8.
The forecast calls for temperatures averaging 2 to 7 degrees below normal over the next five days. It will stay cool over the weekend with little day to day change after. Precipitation may exceed half an inch as scattered showers early, then more general rain late Sunday and Monday.
At a monthly Vocational Agriculture meeting Eugene Risser from Warwick High School Lititz won the FFA Judging Contest with 681 points, four ahead of Leroy Eshleman of Penn Manor High School.
Farm Calendar lists NEPPCO Convention activities at Farm Show Bldg Harrisburg and Manheim Farm Show through Oct 10. Highlights include Baby Beef judging, Poultry Process Pageant, annual banquet, Dairy Show, 4H Dairy Banquet at Hostetters, and 4-H Rabbit Entomology and Handy man Exhibits at Mt Joy.
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