VOL. Ift NO. 33 QUEENS ALL! Seated at left is Barbara Hershey of Lititz R 2, Senior 4-H Queen for 1965. Directly behind her is Carol Hess, last year’s Senior Queen. Seat ed at the right is Junior Queen, Linda Ober, Lancaster; standing behind her is Christine Rutt, last year’s Junior Queen. Both new Queens competed with four other girls for their respective titles. They will reign until July, 1966. L. F. Photo Misses Hershey Witmer Guernsey Bull and Ober Named ,s Summarized Sire 4 0 lOfiC Penn-Del Colonial Imperial, “JSi. v/ueens I”OJ registered Guernsey bull, own- _ „,, „ , ed by Raymond F, and Lomse Fiom a field of eighty hope- A witmer, Willow Street, Pa ful girls representing their has become a Summarized Sire, respective 4-H Clubs at Long according to The American Park a week ago, two emerged Guernsey Cattle Club. To at- Thursday night as queens for tain this distinction, a bull a year. Senior Queen is Bar- must have at least 10 daughters bara Hershey, 15-year-old c Continued on page 6) daughter of Mr. and Mrs, El- wood Hershey of Lititz R 2. Linda Ober, a member of the Plane fieshman class at Manheim atcriailcu r Township High School, was Rp Ajrlprl R v selected Junior Queen. ™ ucu U J In the Junior and Senior A nt'inlar’l'lia Fnnrl Divisions the five girls who al « Cn l9- rimO won in last week’s prelimin- Ways for accelerating the aiy contest competed for the sma n wateished program in Pesticide Manuals two .coSuefonpi “er? £J£ Published For 4-H'e rs SWCD Plans Midti-Demonstrations Wlt:h federal and state agen- Manuals on the use of pesti- Foi* Combined Field Dav & Plnwino cies and local conservation- C!des have been published for * Vrwmuuicu 1 ICIU Uay OC 1 lUWlllg Farm CdlGlKuir lsts Ju ! y f* by ? T ta l e Con ‘ members and leaders by Contest: Sets Deadline For Entries ■ **■ VllldlliM seivationist Ivan McKeever, the Agricultural Extension July IP County SWQD di- U S. Soil Conservation Serv- Service, Penn 'State Univer- The annual Field Day and mg last Monday night dis rectors to meet with 'County ice . at Harrisburg sity This 1S the first material Plowing Contest sponsored by cussed possible interesting Planning Commission at McKeever said that the on pesticides written and de- the Lancaster County Soil demonstrations which could County Office Bldg, 900 East small watershed program of- signed especially for 4-H and Water Conservation Dis- be offered, and developed a King Street, Lancaster. f ars a real opportunity for Clubs. tnct directors is expected to preliminary schedule for the July 22 4-H Holstein Club, developing recreation, flood Just off the press are the be a gala affair this year with various events. The proposed judging and ice cream party, prevention, and water supply “4-H Leaders Handbook on a wagon tour of certain area demonstrations ranged from a July 24 Lancaster County projects in the state’s small Pesticides” and Units 1 and 2, highlights, numerous demon- “fish shocking” experiment ®wme Producers Assn an- streams These projects can entitled “Pesticides in Your strations, and the plowing put on w t j, e p a Fish Co „ mtal field day at John Hess, aid tremendously in improv- 4-H Project,” for members in contest itself as attractions. n fn an tfarm. Willow'Street, from mg the economy of many Ap- the 9to 12 and 13 to 15 years The district directors at misslon 10 an xn ™ mon ot 9 *,m. to 3 -p.m. , (Continued on-.Bagre 5} ~ (Continued on Page 111 'their regular monthly meet *■ „ 1 I'-’* r r -, k - S t J i st. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 17, 1965 County Swine Producers Plan Field Day The Lancaster County Swine Producers, (Inc. will hold its annual Field Day on Satur day, July 24, at the H & H farm of John J. Hess, 11, Wil low Street. Beginning at 10 am„ the morning program will include a judging contest with classes for men, ladies, and youths. Prizes will be awarded to the winners The Grand Prize, a weaned gilt, will toe present (Continued on Page 5) A Balance Between Milk Records And Profits Is Goal At Stauffer’s Farm by Everett Newswajiger, Staff Reporter (Note: The Lancaster County Holstein Association will hold their annual Field Day July 28 at Clarence Stauffer’s Sunny Craft Farm.) “Our production records have dropped a little but we have had a nice increase in profit over feed cost,” says Clarence Stauffer, Ephrata Rl, about his haylage dairy feed ing piogram. “But you can’t eat records,” he concludes Even so, Clarence has a three-year herd average of nearly 15,000 pounds of millc A visit With the CLARENCE STAUFFER FAM ILY at their SUNNY CRAFT FARM, Ephrata Rl. (1 to r) back row, Mr. 'and Mrs. Stauffer; center row, Nannett and Rhoda; and front row, Yvonne and Alice Kay. Missing from the picture is big brother Earl who was away at camp. $2 Per Year and 535 pounds of butterfat The 17x40 ft, airtight, glass-lined silo is filled with, fiist crop alfalfa cut in the bud stage, crushed and wilted down to a 30 to 35 percent moisture content In this con dition the hay would be al most icady to bale Stauffer uses covered wagons to keep the leaves from blowing away while harvesting No preserva tive is used and there has been no spoilage problem The silo is refilled during the summer as needed. The laboratory analysis (Continued on Page 11) (Continued on Page 6)
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