Farm Calendar Highlights Reach for Dairy and Livestock Events
September events include 4-H dairy judging at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Iowa. October listings cover deadlines for Pennsylvania and Eastern National Livestock Expositions in Timonium Maryland and Harrisburg lectures. Manheim Farm Show starts October 2 with beef judging and 4-H roundup at New Holland events.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Timonium
Freeman
Lancaster Stockyards
Manheim Farm Show
Manhem
New Holland
New Holland Sales
County Teachers of Vocational Agriculture
Solanco High School
Red Rose Farmer Degrees Honor Forty Nine County FFA Members
Forty nine blue jacketed Future Farmers of America were elected to receive the Red Rose Farmer degree at a County FFA meeting in Elizabethtown. The degree is the county's top honor and a step toward the Keystone Farmer degree awarded in January. Star County Farmer Harold Brubaker of Mount Joy Ri was also named county association vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Elizabethtown
Grasslands
Star Farmer
Harold Brubaker
Paul Brubaker
Mount Joy Ri
Brubaker
County Association
Chapter
Witness Oak Ffa
Calf Awards Given by Breed Associations at Fair
County dairy breed associations presented three purebred heifer calves to Future Farmers of America from Solanco Pequea Valley and Manheim Central at the West Lampeter Community Fair ceremonies. Recipients included James Dombach Eugene Denlinger and James Hsben shade. Winners were chosen Monday night after interviews at Elizabethtown Area High School. Dombach, a senior at Manheim Central High School, won an Osborndale Ivanhoe daughter bred by Henry E.
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County Dairy Breed Associations
Farmers of America
Solanco
Pequea Valley
Manheim Central
West Lampeter
James Dombach
Earla B
Ira Dombach
Manheim
Guernsey
Eugene Denlinger
Ellis Denlinger
Gordonville
Ayrshire
James Hsbenshade
Mailton Epsbenshade
Quarryville
Elizabethtown Area High School
Dombach
Manheim Central High School
Osborndale
Second Year 4-H Member Wins Lampeter Beef Show
Eleven year old Myron Landis shown a 900 pound Angus named Joey bred by Kinloch Farms Supply Vir ginia won the grand championship at the West Lampeter Community Fair beef show Wednesday night. Mary Lou showed the champion Hereford and Frieda's steer placed third in Hereford. Reserve honors went to Corky II shorthorn shown by Donna Hess.
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West Lampeter
Angus
Myron Landis
Donna Hess
Strasburg
L. F
Joey
Kinloch Farms
Supply
Virginia
Myron
Mary Lou
Frieda
Nancy
Corky II
Elvin Hess
Harold Bradslow
Marietta
Mast repeats top win at Ephrata Fair with 925 pound steer
Nineteen year old Wesley Mast of Elverson R2 captures his second straight Ephrata Fair championship as his 925 pound Angus steer takes the purple rosette. Mast, son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Mast, followed last year’s Kinloch Farms black win with a fresh triumph that surprised the veteran exhibitor amid a crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Mast
Elverson
Ephrata Fair
Angus
Wesley
Jacob Mast
Kinloch Farms
Old Home Manor Farm
Homer ‘City
Gudget Harold Stewart
Dauphins County
Frey Holstein Champion at Lampeter Fair Daily Show
Frey Holstein, exhibited by J. Mowery Frey Jr, won the breed championship at the West Lampeter Community Fair. Rachel Ann, five years old, milks over 22 000 pounds with nearly 800 pounds fat and was previously grand champion at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Artificial Breeders Cooperative show. The article notes other breed winners and judges, including Guernsey and Jersey placings, with details on exhibitors from Holtwood to Manheim.
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Faltonway
Rachel Ann
J. Mowery Frey, Jr
Beaver Valley Pike
West Lampeter
Frey
Rachel
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Robert Kauffman
Elizabethtown
Roy Breneman
Willow Street
Arthur Breneman
Melvin Breneman
Marian J. Herr
Holtwood
Manan
Marvin
Ayrshire
Barbara Kupp
Manheim
John Smith
York
Barbara Ann Kupp
Manheint
Jersey
Farmers urged to meet with Agri Secretary Freeman
Farmers and area residents were urged to attend the Report and Review meeting with U S Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman on Tuesday October 1 at 2 00 PM at the Zembo Mosque in Harrisburg Pennsylvania The notice appears continued on Page 4
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Orville L Freeman
Harrisburg
Zembo
Third and
Division Street
Five Day Weather Outlook Cooler Weekend With Light Rain
Temperatures over the next five days are expected to run two to seven degrees below normal with nights near 44 to afternoons around 71. Rain possible Monday into Tuesday with total precipitation around half an inch as cooler air lingers this weekend.
Also Mentioned on This Page
County Holstein Breeders Association
Artificial Breeders Laboratory
Red Rose
Harold J Brubaker
Dennis Drager
John Hess
Lee H. Staufter
David Becker
Mount Joy
Nevin Huestand
Dennis and
Donald Patches
Eizabethtown
Cloister
Thomas G. Spitler
David Hersey
Sheridan
Barry Herneisen
David Zimmer
Man
Reinholds R1
Paul R. Weaver
Ephrata Ri
Dav
Lampeter
Mast
Frey Holstein
R. J. Brineton
Cow
Marvin Herr
Holtwood Ri
Marian Herr
Holtwood Rt
Arthur
Agri
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