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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1972
Page
1
The Southern Lancaster County Community Fair opened for its twenty third year with excellent weather. Agricultural exhibits dominate as contestants vie for hundreds of prizes at Solanco Fair.
Farm events run September 25 to 30 include All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg and Pennsylvania Junior Dairy Show in Bloomsburg. Fair schedules list Ephrata, West Lampeter, and Lancaster events with breed champions and junior winners noted from local exhibitors.
Lampeter Fair sponsors a hog carcass show to compare live judging with carcass evaluations. Entry is limited to one per farm with a $1 fee, due by Sept 26. Hogs must arrive by Sept 28 and be judged live at 3 pm, slaughtered next day, carcasses assessed Oct 2 at Bridgeport. Prizes total five live and five rail awards.
On page 6 of this week's Lancaster Farming a questionnaire invites AH interested dairymen to assess whether DHIA should be increased locally. Respondents are asked to complete the form and mail it to the indicated address.
The Lampeter Fair lists Friday events including 2 p.m. judging exhibits and 1 p.m. dairy cattle judging. Evening showcases feature 8:15 p.m. queen contest, 9 p.m. livestock parade, and Western horse shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Calf roping at 6:30 p.m. and a Fat Hog Sale at 8 p.m.
The schedule lists events for Friday and Saturday including Adult Tractor Driving Contest at 5 30 p m Pig Chase at 8 p m Poultry Judging at 10 a m Cloister FFA Tractor 4 30 p m Sheep Show Judging 7 p m Swine Show Judging 7 30 p m Lancaster County Park Cookout 7 30 p m 4 H and FFA Baby Beef Judging 7 30 p m Cow Milking Contest 7 30 p m Junior Dairy Cattle Show Judging Saturday 9 30 a m Hog Sale 10 a m Area FFA Tractor 2 p m Baby Parade 8 p m Miss Lancaster County Scholarship Pageant.
A Guernsey sale at the Guernsey Sales Pavilion on September 18 drew 46 head from Pennsylvania and Maryland. The top animal sold for 2200 dollars, many cows averaged 745.75 and bulls 587, with buyers including Florence Lyon of Waynesboro and syndicates from western Pennsylvania.
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