Kenneth David Lapp Shows Angus To New Holland Fair Championship “Charlie,” a 1095-lb Angus steer shown by Kenneth D. Lapp, i HI Konks, topped the field m 1 the steer show of the 1956 New Holland Farmers’ Fair last week. The champion was bred on Stauffer Homestead Farms, East Earl, and the name honor ed the farm’s owner, A .B. C. Groff. Not only did Kenneth top the show, but his sister also topped the auction, selling at 51 cents a pound—grossing a little over $560 to Altieri & Sons, Norristown He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Lapp, and is a seventh, grade student at Wavertown Mennomte School. Standing in reserve was a Hereford exhibited by Vernon Good, R 1 East Earl, which later sold to Jim Leimnger, Shilling ton, at 40 cents a pound. Other Hereford champions in cluded: 2, Rhoda Mast, R 2 Elver son, 3, Emma" Mast, R 2 Elverson; 4, Anna Pearl Lapp, R 1 Bare ville, and 5, Harold Harsh, Lea cock. Second-place Angus steer was shown, by Paul Mast, a brother of two sisters winning a second and third in Herefords; 3, Ken neth Groff, R 5 Lancaster; 4, Da vid Lapp, R 1 Bareville; 5, Carl Weaver, Rl New Holland Vernon Good," reserve cham pion winner, topped the fitting contest, and Paul Mast lead the showmanship contest. A total of $B2OO Was realized by the young showmen in the auction, with the 23 steers shown averaging 1016 pounds and sell ing at an average of $36.15 cwt. Topping the swine show was Howard Rhineer R 2 New Holland with a Chester White. In second place was Roy Mentzer, R 2 New Holland, and third, Victor G. Souder, R 1 East Earl. More than three thousand pounds of pork exhibited by the young showmen from 4H clubs was auctioned for an average of $23.50 cwt The winning entry of Howard Rhineer sold at $32 cwt to Kunzler & Co, Lancaster, making the third year in a row Howard has won the New Hol land show. ■ * licenses ; ■ * EQUIPMENT ■ S ★-SHELLS’ ■ S GROFFS S ■ HARDWARE ■ New Holland Ph. 4-0851 ■ Get top egg production J, C. Suavely & Sons, Inc. Landisville, Pa. Millport Roller Mills Lititz, R.D.4, Pa. Ross C. Ulrich Peach Bottom. R.D. Fa \vv\\v\\\\\vvv\\v\v\v^\\vvvv\v\\vv\v\v\\v\v B'/lid fJoiSfi Roy Mentzer’s reserve cham pion went to Elmer Sensenig, R 1 New Holland, at $27 cwt, weigh ing 201 lbs. For the third place .winner, New Holland Meat Mar , ketr paid! $24 cwt for the third place pig shown by Mary Mentz er, RZ New Holland. Fifteen, pigs auctioned weighed lbs, and- brought a total at $710.31. , Other winners at the New Hol land event included; Tobacco.: Five state of wrap per: Gail a Weaver, R 2 New Holland; Five stalks, of filler; Wilmer Esbenshade, R 2 New Holland. Corn: 10 ears, yellow dent: Daniel Brubaker, RI Ephrata; 10 ears white capped yeHow dent; Clyde Brubaker, Rl Eph rata; 10 ears of sure crop; Erma June Zimmerman, R 3 Ephrata; 10 longest ears: Melvin Groff, Rl Bareville. Potatoes; Irish cobbler Mrs. Lloyd Pox, R 1 East Earl; Green Mountain Marvin Overly, Ka tahdin Mrs. Edna Curlett, R 1 Millersville, Red Sweet Potato: Mrs. H. Lester Weaver, Blue Ball; Yellow Sweet Potato. Leon Hoover, New Holland, three heaviest potatoes: Roy M. Mar tin, New Holland; Three heaviest sweet potatoes. Glenn Thomas, R 2 Lititz. Kenneth D Lapp, R 1 Ronks, 1,095 lbs, 51 cents, A. Albert & Sons, Norristown, Vernon Good, Rl East Earl, 1,140 lbs, 40 cents, Jim Leimnger, Shillington, Paul Mast, R 2 Elverson, 1 ( 070 lbs, 36 cents, Rufus Furlow, Sinking Springs, Rhoda Mast, R 2 Elver son, 1,170 lbs, 36 cents, George Bremer, Wernersville, Kenneth Groff, R 5 Lancaster, 1,000 lbs, 35 cents, George Bremer, Emma Mast, R 2 Elverson, 1,125 lbs, 35 cents, Eberhardt, Allentown: Da vid Lapp, Rl Bareville, 965 lbs, 36 cents, New Holland Meat Market, Anna Pearl Lapp, Rl Baieville, 1,080 lbs, 32 cents, Armour & Co.r-Carl Weaver, Rl New Holland, 1,115 lbs, 35 cents, Crystal Restaurant, Reading; Harold Harsh, Leacock, 1,125 lbs, 34% cents, Levin Dressed Beef Co, Philadelphia; Dale Leaman, Rl Bird-in-Hand, 900 lbs, 34 cents, Honey Brook Frozen Food Locker, Verna Lapp, Rl Ronks, 1,080 lbs, 34% cents, Ben Mel- Imger, Smoketown; Raymond Lapp, Rl Bareville, 965 lbs, 34% cents, D B. Flory & Sons, Lawn; Wesley Mast, R 2 Elverson, 1,130 lbs, 33 cents, Crystal Restaurant; John Groff, Rl Bareville, 905 lbs, 34% cents, Salsburg Abbatoir, Shillington; James Wolgemuth, Rl Bareville, 1,035 lbs, 33% J. C. Walker & Son Paul M. Ressler & Son Gap, Pa. Paradise, Pa. BABY BEEF SALE with Ful-O-Pep Laying Mash Step up your production of top-quality market eggs by feeding nutritious Ful-O-Pep Laying Mash. This time proven feed is well fortified with the nutrients layers need for top performance. It’s economical, too; you feed it half and half with grain. Come in for more information Grubb Supply Elizabethtown, Pa. D. W. Hoover _ East Earl, R. D. i, Pa. ikiKwi®! “Charlie,’’ a 1095-lb Angus shown bj Kenneth D. Lapp, R 1 Ronks, last week was named grand champion steer of the New cents, Rufus Fuilow, Robert Groff, R 1 'Bareville, 1,055 lbs, 31 % cents, Crystal Restaurant; Donald Groff, R 1 Bareville 1,145 lbs, 33 cents, Crystal Restaurant, Lester Groff R 5 Lancaster, 1,000 lbs, 33% cents, Armour & Co, Betty Jane Good, R 1 East Earl, 1,085 lbs, 34 cents, Harry E Mundy, Bound Brook, N J., John Leaipan, Bird-m-Hand, 1,- 080 lbs, 32% cents, Sam Bonoc curso, Philadelphia; Larry Weav er, Holland, 1,060 lbs, 34% cents, ” Baum Bros, Lans-“ dale Good Season Forecast For Mourning Doves HARRISBURG Mourning doves aie reported to be in good number this year, the State Game Commission says The season opened Sept 10 and ends Oct 19 The 1956 season for rails and gallinules in Pennsylvania open ed Sept. 1, ends Nov 9. The only areas in which these birds are found in this state m any numbers are the Delaware River marshes in the southeast and the marshes in the northwest Compaiatavely few persons hunt these buds in the Common wealth George Rutt Stevens R. D. 1. Pa. ■iW't „t". j#o « s »^sxJi— Friday, Oct 12, 1956 New Holland Champ NEWBURYTOWN, Mass Charles Davis, druggist, recently celebrated his 100th birthday by going down to his drugstore, as usual A reception at the Y. M C A was given in his honor as the nation’s oldest druggist Keystone Leghorns “NOTICE THE ALERT. AGGRESSIVE APPEARANCE OF OUR YOUNG BREEDING H n ★ Better Chick Liveability ★ Early Large Egg Size k Chalk While Eggs k Sustained Higher Production k Lower Hen House Mortality PENNSYLVANIA - U. & APPROVED PULLORUM - TYPHOID CLEAN Call us or contact one of the following authorized dealers Ebv’s Mill Clem E. Hoober Lititz Farmers Supply John B. Kurtz Ephrata Leßoy M. Sensenig Ilinkletown S. L. Shanaman Honey Brook J. Fred Whiteside Kirkwood (Oxford Rl) Lancaster Wilbur Fulirman ' Marietta Paul H. Gehman Denver John J. Hess II New Providence Intercourse [ Keystone breeding Farmf « 43 Old Mill Road EPHRATA, PA. i 2 Phones; Hatchery 37611 Farm 3-6179 ■ Holland Farmers’ Fair Later the champ sold for abotu $560. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. A city patrolman, off duty and thus out of uniform, arrived m court to give testimony clad in a pair of Bermuda shoits He was short ly ordered to go home to don the pioper length trousers. STRAIN CROSS STOCK” 'Lancaster Farming—7 Intercourse i - ■
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