5. NO. 41 J.O THE GARDEN SPOT COUNTY FROM the West Indies this week wer e four representatives of the Jamaican Agricultural Society. They are left to right Ivan Tomlmson, Kingston; Rudolph Burke, St. Thomas; Cyril Atkinson, Kingston; and Harrington Crawford, Treasure Beach P. 0., Jamacia, BWI. Welcoming the visitors to the county and helping them learn how farmer organizations work is Richard Hoover, County Supervisor of the Farmers Home Administration. —L F. PHOTO Four Jamaican Agriculturists Study Farmer Organizations Gaming a general know ledge of the way American farmeis obtain and use cre dit, was the goal of four Ja macian visitors to the Gar den Spot this week. Under the direction of Richard Hoover, county sup ervisor of the Farmers Ho me Administration, the four men and their technical lead er spent the day Thursday observing the field operat ions of the FHA. Included on the program was a visit to the county FHA office in the Lancaster Post Office building and to several farms of borrowers to study the methods used in working with farmers and the benefits received by them Under the sponsorship of the International Cooperat ion Administration, Cyril Atkinson, Rudolph Burke, Harrington Crawford and Ivan Tomlinson, all mem bers of the Jamaica Agri cultural Society, will spend a six week period studying farmer organizations and getting to know farm fami lies Meeting with the group Farm Calendar Sept 6 8 p.m —Meeting of the Solanco Fair Associa tion m the Solanco Agri culture Building. Sept 7 . evening— Red Rose Baby Beef club meets in Pennn Picnic woods. A Western Sty e beef Barbe cue will be served. Sept 8 8 pm.—Meeting of tlio Lititz-Manheim 4-H community clubs in Lititz S P- ngs Park. 8 0(1 p m —Panel discussion on bulk milk tanks by the bit peter Strasburg Young Fax mers Assoc in the High School agriculture room. Sept io Both county 4-H ho* 3c clubs will tour Han oi or Horse Farms. ■lOO am—Open house at the new swine buildings a od meats laboratory at The Pennsylvania State U. 2 5 p m —Chicken Barbe cue at the Lancaster Poult ry Center, Roseville Road a od the 230 By-pass. 4 8 P m.—Chicken Barbe cuo by Tucquan Lions Club at the Martic Town- Elementary School, Rawhnsville to Mount Nobo road. on Thursday were Edward Angle, chief of program operations of FHA in Penn sylvania; George M. Hum mer, state director of FHA; John V. Hepler, technical leader from the United St ates Department of Agricul ture and the ICA program, and Hoover. The group left Lancaster late Friday afternoon for Chicago where they will study the 4 H progarm be fore returning to Washing ton, D. C. and then to Ja maica. Maryfin Harnish Wins Third Champ Rosette Lancaster County’s 4-H dairy club showmen walked away from the judging tent with one Grand Champion ship rosette, one reserve champion nbbon and an un precedented txiple win in the county group division. Mari yn Harnish, Quarry ville R 2, won her third Ayr shire grand championship in district competition at the Guernsey pavilion on Thursday as the judge gave her Glenhurst Dixie B.ossom the nod over the entry of Marilyn’s cousin, Edward Harnish, who won the rosette last year. In the stiff Holstein com petition, ten year-old Avernl L. Royer, 2025 Oregon Pike, m her first year of 4-H com- petition took home the re serve championship title with her senior calf. Averril joined forces with Harold J. Brubaker, Mount Corn Support Set At $l.lB The price of 1960-crop corn in Lancaster County will be supported at a mini mum of $1 18 per bushel, Landis G. Becker of the Lancaster County Agricultur al Stabilization and Conser vation Committee announced today. The local rate is based on a minimum national average support rate of $1.06 which has been determined under the requirements contained in the Agricultural Acts of (Turn to j*age 5) Lancaster, Pa., Saturday, September 3, 1960 Jr. Dairy Show Dates Are Set Special awards will be made to breed champions and reserve champions by breed associations at the filth Penn sylvania Junior Dairy Show, Sept. 15 at the Farm Show Building m Harrisburg. Judging will be done on lypee, fitting and showing with separate classes set up for Future Farmers of Am erica'and 4-H club xnembers Entries will be limited to blue ribbon winners in the FFA and 4 H district dairy shows he'd in Lancaster (Turn to page 6) Joy Rl; Robert J. Dum, 2191 Graystone Rd., East Peters burg, and Paul D. Trimble, Quarryvxlle Rl, to top Leb anon for Ho-*stein honors. Marilyn and Eddie Harn ish were joined by Judy Ann Flory, Lxtitz R 2, and Flor ence May Flory, Manheim R 3, to wrap up the Ayshire banner. The brother-sister team of Robert and Mary Ellen Mum ma, Manheim Rl, teamed with William F. Ferguson, of Kirkwood, and Richard R. Ankrum, Peach Bottom, to annex the Guernsey county (Turn to page 10) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday - Wednesday Temperatures for the next five days will average three degrees above norm al to near the normal range of 80 in the after noon to 61 at night. Cooler temperatures are expected over the week end with a warming trend Tuesday or Wednesday. Little or no rainfall is expected during the five days. Temperatures during Au gust averaged about ZV2 degrees above normal, and five days were 90 or high er. Rainfall in August was 3.95 inches compared to the 4.30 normal for the month, but the rain occur red on 14 days during the month. Esbenshade Is President Of Ag. Center Board Willis Z. Esbenshade, of 1631 Esbenshade Road, Lan caster, was elected presi dent of the board of direct ors of the proposed Lancas ter County Agricultural Cen ter. B. Snavoly Garber, Wil low Street R 2 dairyman was WILLIS Z. ESBENSHADE named vice president of the board Mrs. Robert Nolt of Lancaster Rl, is secretary and Noah W. Kreider, Man heim R 3 is treasurer. Appointed to the executi- ve board by Esbenshade we- re Levi Brubaker, 2001 Mar letta Pike; John H Herr, Lancaster R 7, and Melvin R. Stoltzfus, Ronks R 2. These three appointed members will serve with the elected officers. The 21 member board was formed after a 10 member committee headed by Co- unty Agriculture Agent M. Kunzler Scholarship Won By James Huber James Huber, Lancaster R 7, this week was the reci pient of the first annual Kunzler and Company agri culture Scholarship. James, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross N. Huber, will use the first years’ payment to ward tuition in the Pre-vet o"’' n-iTism at +he Pen JAMES HUBER, LEFT, ACCEPTS CONGRATULA TIONS from Christ C. Kunzler who presented the first Kun zler and Company Agricultural Scholarship to Huber at the meeting of the county teachers of vocational agriculture at Manmeim on Thursday. Huber will enroll at Pennsylvania State University in the Pre-veternarian course this fall L. F. PHOTO $2 Per Year M. Smith had considered the possibilities of a centraliz ed home for the county’s agriculture and home mak ing organizations Formation of the committee followed the anonymous offer of eight acres of ground and a cash donation of $lOO,OOO toward such a center. One of the first duties of the board after filing for a charter will be the raising of funds to match the cash J 5. SNAVELY GARBER gift as stipulated by the donor. The remaimng 14 direct ors are • Mrs. Kersey Bradley, Dru more HI, representing the county homemaker clubs; David E. Buckwalter, Lititz R 3, Amos H Funk, Millers (Turn to page 12) nsylvania State University. The scholarship fund, set up by the Lancaster meat firm, will furnish $5OO an nually to be used by a Lan caster County Future Farm er toward tuition in the ag riculture school at' Penn State University. (Turn to page 5)
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