53rd Ephrata Fair Planned
The 53rd Ephrata Fair will run September 21 to 25 with a parade at 7 p.m. on Wednesday September 22 rain date September 23 featuring high school bands drum and bugle corps and Miss Lancaster County and Mrs Lancaster County contestants. Displays include fruit vegetables flowers needlework home baked and canned goods art crafts and 4 H and FFA exhibits while Tent City hosts livestock poultry seed forage tobacco and tractor contests. Kiddies Day Thursday 2 to 5 p.m. offers activities for children up to 12 years old.
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Lancaster County
Ephrata
Tent City
Farm Calendar Highlights County Fair Events September 18 25
A schedule lists events from September 18 to 25 including tractor pulls at Rough and Tumble Museum Kinzer, dairy shows in Harrisburg, and fairs in Ephrata Lampeter and Huntingdon County. Highlights include Miss Lancaster County pageant, Mrs Lancaster County Fire Chief Contest, and regional machinery displays with free rides for children at local fairs.
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Harrisburg
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FFA
National Extension Homemakers Council
Dallas
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Lancaster County Grange
Quarryville
Ephrata
Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association
Lancaster
West Lampeter
Lampeter
Northeastern Poultry Producers Council
Concord
Lake Kiamesha
N.Y
Lancaster County
Ephrata High School
Ephrata Fair Schedule Highlights Weekend Events
The Ephrata Fair lineup lists times for adult tractor driving, pig chase, poultry judging, bake sale, street fair parade, FFA judging, dairy calf awards, Kiddies Day, sheep and swine shows, pork cookout, Mrs. Lancaster County Fire Chief contest, cow milking, junior dairy cattle judging, midway entertainment, hog sale, baby parade, and the Miss Lancaster County Scholarship Pageant. Local highlights include contests at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. and a 9 a.m. hog sale.
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FFA
Lancaster County
Midway
Entertainment
Lampeter Fair Schedule Highlights Classic Farm Events
The Lampeter Fair lists a packed lineup with judging of exhibits at 2 p.m., followed by the pet show, baby beef show, and pig racing. Later events include dairy cattle judging, talent and queen contests, livestock parade, horse shows, calf roping, and a Fat Hog Consolidated consignments sale.
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FFA
West Lampeter Fair Opens September Showcase at Community Grounds
The 47th annual West Lampeter Community Fair runs September 22 to 24 with educational displays on livestock grain vegetables fruits nuts dairy products domestic arts and school exhibits. Exhibits are received 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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West Lampeter
Fair Set Sept 22 24 Judging Activities for 4 H and FFA
Event schedule for 4 H and FFA at Fair Set includes Baby Beef show at 7 p.m. Wednesday calf roping at 8 45 p.m. Wednesday calf scramble follow in ring. Dairy cattle judging at 1 p.m. Thursday FFA call award at 11 45 a m Thursday show ends 8 p.m. Friday with FFA fat hog sale.
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Dairy Breeders
FFA
Pa Dairy Princess Pageant Plans All American Show
The 8th annual Pennsylvania All American Dairy Show will crown a new dairy princess at a September 23 coronation in Harrisburg. Miss Susan Kauffman, Elizabethtown, is among contestants. Miss Marilyn Krantz and Miss Gayle Krogstad will participate. Wisconsin joins with Holstein entries for the All American and Eastern National Holstein Show.
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Marilyn Krantz
New Providence
Pennsylvania
Gayle Krogstad
Minnesota
Harrisburg
Susan Kauffman
Elizabethtown
Lancaster County
Cathedral
Wisconsin
Hastings Brothers Hogs Sweep Solanco Fair Honors
Hastings brothers Mike and Brian Hastings along with Kirkwood brothers dominated the Solanco Fair Hog Show. Mike won grand championship with Chester White entries, Brian earned reserve grand, and Mike also claimed champion pen of two class. John Dilworth received heavyweight champion pen of four and champion showman honors while Clyde Dearoff won the champion fitter prize. A total of 52 hogs were entered and all sold Friday at the fair grounds.
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Mike and
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Kirkwood Brothers
Chester Whites
Mike
Brian
John Dilworth
John
Clyde Dearoff
Fair Grounds
Wayne feed plant opening near Lancaster page 9
Local article reports the opening of a regional Wayne feed plant near Lancaster. Details cover the new facility location, speaker comments, and expected impact on area farmers. The notice highlights agricultural support and regional commerce tied to the Solanco Fair district.
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Wayne
Lancaster
Solanco Fair
Kim Weaver Captures Baby Beef Grand Champion Title
Nine year old Kim Weaver, a first year 4 H member from Quarryville RD2, won the Solanco Fair Baby Beef Show. She claimed the Hereford heavyweight class, the breed championship, and the overall 4 H championship before a toppled steer incident during grand champion judging.
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Mrs
Jason Weaver
Quarryville Rd2
Young Kim
Quarryville
Hereford
Grand Cham
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