TWO, 39 LEADING HER GRAND CHAMPION ANGUS STEER at the Garden Spot Baby Beef 3 show on Wednesday is Rhoad Mast, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob K. Mast, Elver- R 1 The 19 year old graduate of the Lancaster Mennomte School fed the Virginia i calf to the top award after winning him by drawing straws with a brother and •x for ownership of three calves in the pen. “Ted” weighed in at 935 pounds and top the sale at $63.00 per hundredweight. L. F PHOTO lest Qf Class Wins lb Five Gardeners ■Five rosettes were carried Iby as many county 4-H pnbers for best of class Ins in the flower and vege- Ble roundup held Tuesday jtemoon in the Neff School, Iffsville Girls scored wins in the Moor flower, indoor flower A sweet corn classes while ys took the honors in the suing tomatoes and vegeta # classes. Judy Buckwalter, a first *r member in 4-H, exhibit l three varieties of Zinnias addition to a mixed bou *t of outdoor flowers to •1m the purple ribbon. Ju ') the daughter of Mr. and I 5 David Buckwalter, Lit is also a member of 'Thorne ec sewing club. ® e rosette in the indoor IWer division went to Kath- JShrom, daughter of Mr ®Mrs Edgar Shrom, Man- The Judge, Ralph rson, assistant county ag- Montgomery county ■arm Calendar l t> 18-20 —Annual meeting 5 tlle Rough and Tumble ngmeors Historical socie y at the museum on Rte wn oast of Kinzers j 23—7 am. to noon - pastor and Lebanon ountios pig c i u b roundups ®ghr,ng and tagging and at the Lancaster stock5 tock Yards Pni —Joint meeting of Gaiden Spot and Dru- Community 4-H Gro -l the Lampeter Fair All day - Conser (, ° n Field day at the cask! ° f Jay Garber, Lan- Dj. f R 6, between New Center an< * Conestoga 0< L a ln —-Start of the urn to page 14) pointed out the entry of Miss Shrom as an example of a near perfect wax begonia. John Hess, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Hess, Marietta HI, won the best of class a ward with his canning to matoes, while Nancy Nestle roth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nestleroth, Man heim R 3 carried away the honors in the sweet com di vision. Nancy won first m in door flowers last year and (Turn to page 5) Local Farmers May Exhibit In Hay Show Lancaster County farmers who would like to exhibit a sample of hay in the South eastern Pennsylvania Dis trict Hay Show next Thurs day, Friday and Saturday will not have to make the trip to Hershey, according to M. M. Smith, County Agri cultural agent. “If the exhibitor will bring his hay to the Lancas ter County Farm Bureau building on the Dillerville Pike by 800 am. August 25, we will see that it gets to the show,” Smith said. Exhibitors must attach an entry blank giving name, ad dress, county, section and class in which the exhibit is to be entered, but the blanks will be available at the Farm Bureau for those farm ers who have not received them prior to bringing samp les in According to official rules, an exhibit will consist of a bale section approximately six inches thick, or an equavilent amount if cut from the mow. The hay must (Turn to page 10) Lancaster. Pa>. S FFA Swine Award Won By John Eby John W Eby, Jr., Gordon ville Rl, made careful atten tion to detail pay off to the time of $75 worth of govern ment bonds on Wednesday night when he won top coun ty award in the Sears Roe buck foundation Swine pro gram for Future Farmers of America. JOHN W. EBY John, who farms with his father and attends classes at the Pcquea Valley High School, told the group of over 150 Future Farmers, (Turn to page 7) Krazy Kampers Are Rained Out On a Friday night recently a group of 15 4-H outdoor cooking club girls called the Krazy Kampers met m a deserted place near the Wal ter Overgaard home, Lancas ter R 4, for an overnight sleepout. After making a campfire and cooking their meal oi : .spaghetti, reports Joanne Denlinger, one of the camp (Turn to page 7) lurday, August 20, 1960 Beef Show Champion Exhibited By Rhoda Mast A pretty 18 year old lass nudged a chunky, black 935 pound angus steer to the grand championship over 64 other beef animals at the Garden Spot Baby Beef show and sale at the Lancaster Un ion Stockyards Wednesday. Farmers Reminded Of Date Of Conservation Field Day Amos Funk, chairman of the Lancaster County Soil Conservation District Direct ors reminded farmers this week that the district will hold its first annual field day on August 24. Participants in the first conservation field day ever attempted in the county will see one of the most nearly perfect conservation farms in this part of the state ac- Vo-Ag Teacher To Receive Honorary Degree A local teacher of voca tional agriculture has been named by the National Asso ciation of .Future Farmers to receive the Honorary Ameri can Farmer Degree at the annual convention of the group on October 12. George W. Myers, teacher at the Lampeter - Strasburg High School for the past 11 years, is the only teacher from the Keystone State to be so honored this year, ac cording to information from George Derr, assistant state advisor of the FFA. Only 15 teachers are selected annual (Turn to page 13) Lampeter Fair Holds Barbecue A Chicken Barbecue was held for the families of the West Lampeter Fair Direct ors on August 17, with 95 persons present Mr. Wayne B. Rentschler, the last Charter member of the board to leave, was pre sented with $5O cash award as a token of appreciation for his many services render ed in the past 31 years. Announcement was made that the fair is to be held on September 28, 29 and 30th. Books are being published and distributed. The fair is open for large display of farm exhibits. GEORGE W. MYERS $2 Per Y< Rhoda Mast, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob K. Mast of Elverson Rl, showed Ted, an angus from a farm in Virginia, to the top spot, to beat out a Lancaster County bred angus ebhibited by Wil (Turn to page 11) cording to Martin Muth, Work Unit Conservationist with the Soil Conservation Service. Programs Irawn up by field day chairman Garland Gingench, include tours, ex hibits and discussion to ex plain the work of the agen cies cooperating with the local SCD. Wagon tours over the farm at 11 a.m. and 1 30 and 2:30 p m. will give visitors an op portunity to see what soil conservation practices can do on the farm, Gingerich said (Turn to page 14) Ferguson Is Top Guernsey Judge The title of champion Guernsey judge was given to a Kirkwood Rl dairyman on Thursday as the county Guernsey breeders held their annual field day and cattle judging contest. Hervey R. Ferguson, own er and operator of Walnut Grove farm, scored 283.3 of a possible 300 points to take the honors in the men’s div ision as well as the overall scoring championship. High score in the women’s division of the contest was the 250 points amassed by Mrs. Raymond F. Witmcr, of Willow Street Rl. In the division of the con test for boys and girls under 16 years, Miriam Graybill of New Providenie Rl led the field with a score total of 233.4. Finishing in a tie for sec ond place in the judging were Raymond D. Huber, of Lancaster R 7, and John A. Breneman, Willow Sheet Rl with scores ot 266 7. In a close race and tie for fourth place were Clarence Harn ish, Lancaster R 7 and Robert Mumma, Landisville with scores of 266 6. Other scorers in the wo men’s division were Mrs. Sriavely Garber, of Willow Street Rl, 216 6; Mrs Elam (Turn to page 12) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday - Wednesday Temperatures for the next five days are expected to average near the normal range of 63 at night to 83 in the afternoon. Little change in temperature is expected over the weekend but warming is expected the first of the week. Rain amounts are expected to average between >1 and K 2 inch occurring as showers about Sunday.
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