04 Oct 1969
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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1969
Page
1
The grand champion Hereford steer Andy, shown by Kenneth Groff of Leola, sold for 51 cents a pound to Robert Groff Trucking Co at the New Holland Fair 4 H sale. The 13 year old owner bred by James Quisenberry York County.
Susie Martin, 11, daughter of May Martin, showed a 190 pound Landrace barrow to the grand championship at the New Holland Swine Show. The reserve was a 206 pound crossbred shown by Mary Lou Fisher. Elvin Lapp won champion showman. Pigs to be sold Friday afternoon.
The Lancaster Farming weekly paper announces a forthcoming special Poultry issue scheduled for next week. It will include local photographs content stories and reports from Penn Staite Specialists for readers seeking poultry sector coverage.
Sunday October 5 at 12 noon in Lancaster County Rabbit Breeders Show held on Willow Street Community Building. Tuesday October 7 at 9 15 am Started Pullet event continued on Page 8 Pars.
The Cloister Chapter of FFA at Ephrata High School earned a National Gold Emblem Safety Award. Eli C Wiggins said the award will be presented to Tom Bollinger with the Kansas City ceremony looming. Only 28 nationwide earned the emblem. one other Pennsylvania chapter at Middleburg earned it. Charles Ackley Jr, a former Ephrata Vo ag teacher, graduated from Middleburg.
Robert Campbell of Narvon won grand champion lathe of tobacco at the New Holland Fair taking first in the wrapper class. Larry Weaver of New Holland won first in the filler class with multiple exhibitors placing in wrappers and fillers across R1 R2 and R4 groups.
Charles A Gable wins grand championship at the New Holland Hay Show for alfalfa and grass entries. First place alfalfa cutting earns $50. reserve honors go to David Wanner. Other top placers include Glenn Book Alfred Warner and Ivan Yost in various categories.
Miss Maria Garcia the Canary Islands IFYE exchangee stays with Judy Longenecker as Mrs Mary Novak at Solanco High School hosts an interpretive chat after class. Garcia, educated in home economics, relies on dictionary words to communicate while sharing meals and routines.
Lancaster County Poultry Association directors set October 30 for their annual banquet at Hostettes Dining Hall Mt Joy with 6 30 p m start. Tickets cost 3 50 and available from Roy Erb Glenn Herr Aaron Brubaker or any board member or the County Agent's Farm and Home Center office. The program features Mary Hawk and Rev M A Trestle with a travelogue America the Beautiful. Reservations due by October 23. Local NEPPCO tour to Atlantic City was canceled next week due to lack of interest. reservations will have checks returned.
Merle E Groff of Lancaster R4 won Lancaster Farming mystery farm contest held at the Lamper booth. Groff identified the correct farm pictured as Glenn Heit of Lampeter. He and his wife have three children, Merle Jr Joanne and Marlin.
Lancaster County milk testers may send samples to the Central Lab at Penn State for processing after a DHIA Board vote. The Farm and Home Center meeting focused on costs and the tentative plan to shift all samples to Penn State, with one year review and no county-wide requirement yet.
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