16—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Nov. 23, 1956 /
L. S. Eby New
Group President
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Membei ships in the County as
sociation have increased from
318 in 1955 to 843 in 1956. Set
ting a goal of. 156 county mem
berships in the state association,
Lancaster County produced
183—or 47 more than the goal
Harvey Rettew, R 2 Manheim,
was also cited for his success as
chairman oi the membership
committee
Some amusement was offered
by the presence of two “spies,”
as the outgoing president cau
tiously termed them, Ray Wit
mer, president of the County
Guernsey Breeders Association,
and Ray Rohrer, secretary of the
Guernsey group Mr Witmer pre
sented a bond to the Holstein
president, as part of the two
gioups’ contribution to financing
part of the 4-H judging team to
Waterloo
Invocation was given by Abner
Risser, and group singing was
conducted by Galen' Herr with
Mrs Herr at the piano
One resolution did make the
books: Four-H exhibitors show
ing at the Pennsylvania State
Farm Show must be members
of county organizations. Boys
and girls' in junior projects
will be carried without mem
bership fees, as associate mem
bers without voting privileges,
with approval of supervisor or
leader if the exhibitoi is under
21 years of age. a
The Gospelaires, a male quart
et from the Lampeter vicinity,
gave several numbers Members
are two sets of brothers, Glen
and Carl Herr, Wilbur and-Jacob
Houser
In the business session, reports
were given by Treasurer Herr,
Auditor Martin K. Miller, State
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PORK PURCHASES
WASHINGTON (USDA)
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture Nov 16 reported that
purchases of canned pork pro
ducts this week under the pro
gram announced Oct. 30 to help
stabilize producer prices through
encouraging increased domestic
consumption of pork total 1,476,-
000 lbs. Purchases of canned pork
products since buying started in
November total 1,918,000 lbs
The' world’s most baffled
scholar is the one who has looked
through all the books on eco
nomics, trying to find a practical
solution to the problem of wages
and pikes Boston Globe.
Director Clarence Lyons, Lan
caster, tour, Mr Benjamin,' field
'day, J. Robert Hess, Conestoga
Classic, Mr. Rettew, FFA Calf,
Mr Eby, membership, Mr. Ly
ons, nomination, Noah W Kreid
er, Sr, and resolutions were of
fered by Paul Longenecker
Arthur W. Nesbitt, secretary
of the Pennsylvania Holstein-
Friesian Association, reported
Lancaster County has been
outstanding in leading the
state in memberships. He also
pointed out prospects for all
breed dairy show at Harris
burg as part of the proposed
statewide livestock exposition,
offering $115,000 in premiums.
Only that dav J. Lewis Wil
liams from western Pennsyl
vania was named chairman of
the dairy division.
The Rev Frederick W Lanan
pastor of the Strasbuig Presby
terian Church spoke on “Tomor
row,” added that a lite based on
a good foundation will stand to
jook to the future, as a tree is
deeply rooted due to adversities
of wind and ram That founda
tion, he said, is in the words of
our Lord Jesus Christ
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BAFFLED
Farm Youtli to
Star in Chicago
Livestock Show
CHICAGO Scores of farm
youths missed their Thanksgiv
ing dinners at home this year
m order to spend the holiday
readying their ‘animals for the
forthcoming 57th International
Live Stock Exposition, opening
in Chicago today- for an eight
day run through Dec 1
Based on early entries. Ex
position officials predict that
last year’s showing of more
than 500 steers and hogs, shown
- by boys and girls from 12 states
in the International Junior
Live Stock Feeding Contest,
will be exceeded. The exhibi
torl are 4-H and FFA mem
bers between 12 and 20 years
old who have raised the ani
mals as Club projects.
All of the International steer
classes will be judged this year
by Dr A D Weber, Dean of the
iCansas Agricultural College,
Manhattan His first judging will
be of the hundreds of entries
shown by these young showmen
on the opening Saturday, Nov
24
Clifford Breeden, herdsman of
the agncultmal college farm at
Purdue' Univeisity, Lafayette,
Indiana, will judge the young
ster’s swine entries x Fust and
second prize winners in both
competitions are automatically
admitted to open class competi
tion, in adult company, during
the week that follows
The International grand
champion steer, most cele
brated winner of the livestock
show world, has been exhibited
by junior owners 13 times in
recent years most recently
at the International of a year
ago when the award went to '
the Abcrdeen-Angus entry of
Nancy Turner, a Champaign
county, Illinois farm girl.
_ A national livestock judging
contest for 4-H participants is
scheduled at Chicago as a pre
opening event of the exposition
today State champion teams of
4-H boys or girls, trained in live
stock judging, will'compete here
for national honors on the basis
of their skill in judging classes
of cattle, sheep, «nd swine
A similar contest for college
students, the 57th International
Collegiate Livestock Judging
Contest will be held tomorrow.
At the 1955 show, 44 state agri
cultural college teams took part
m this contest in which 5,010
college students, many of them
leaders in the industry today,
have competed since the first
contest in 1900 to date.
Turkey Buying
In Week Nears
4.5 Million Lbs
WASHINGTON (USDA)
Frozen turkey purchases
amounting to 4,519,000 lbs were
made in the week to Oct 18 by
the U S Department of Agricul
ture under the special buying
program to help producer prices
during the heavy marketing sea
son for this yeai’s record turkey
crop Purchases since'first buy
ing in late September now total
10,340,000 lbs.
Lauxmont Guernsey
Farms Top $3500
In Auction of 225
Two hundred twenty-five head 1
of legistered Guernsey cattle sold
for a total of $75,000, averaging
$333 in the herd reduction auc
tion of Lauxmont Faims, near
Wnghtsville in York County last
weekend
Top price, $3500, was paid by
Quail Roost Farms, Durham, N.
C for Wye-Height Rare. Second
high was $2BOO paid for Walnut
Grove Mable by Francis Ginn-,
Dickerson, Md.
Dr. George W. Pack, New York
City, is keeping about 175 head
in 'the herd. Around 500 persons
were on hand for the auction,
managed by the Pennsylvania
Guernsey reeders Assentation,
Harrisburg, and Menyman Co.,
Sparks, Md. - -
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Steafti Threshers
Plan ’57 Reunion;
Land Considered
Prospects of purchasing, land
on which to build a museum for
steam threshers and grounds for
the annual reunion of the Rough
and Tumble Engineers Histori
cal Association, were announced
at a meeting of directors recently
Meeting at the Arthur S.
Young Co, Kinzers, William
Rrackin, chairman of the Land
Committee, said the site of the
1957 convention, Aug 22-24, 1957,
will be announced when nego
tiations for purchase of one of
the three plots under considera
tion are completed
Lighting facilities will be ex
panded for next year’s reunion
to permit more evening programs.
On display -next year will be a
1916 Avery’ two cylinder farm
tractor.
Membership in the association
now 'has passed the 1,000-mark,
according to Mrs Jane Young
Brackbill, secretary-treasurer
County Team
Will Compete
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from all branches of the live*
stock and meat industry
Judges of the demonstrations
will be Charles E • Bell Jr,
Livestock . Extension Specialist,
U S Department of Agriculture
G E Lineweaver, Slate Boy’s
4-H Club Leader. lowa State
College, and Quenten T. Barron,
Assistant Information Director,
American Farm Bureau Fedeia
tion'
Contestants and their parents
and leaders will be guests of
Livestock Conservation, Inc, at
a buffet dinner in their 'honor
that evening at the Congress
Hotel. A short program will fea
ture, a talk by T R St,. John,
Vive President, Livestock Con
servation, Inc, and Armour &
Company on “Opportunities in
the Livestock Business.”
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lii Two Fires -
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eight miles northeast of Eliza
bethtown, destroying a frame
and stone bank barn,, chicken
house and hog pen.
The Wogelmuth ( barn, 90-by-40
feet, was 52, years old. The fire
was believed caused by a faulty
heating cable. Some 450 head of
chickens "were lost, a com plant
er, harvester, bale elevator,
about 150 tons of baled hay, 25
tons of baled straw, 500 bushels
of oats and barley, and two tons
of chicken feed
Firemen from Lawn, Eliza
bethtown, Campbelltown, Hei
shey and Mount Gretna respond
ed.
Part of" the loss on the StolU
fus farm at Narvon was covered
by insurance „
According to Earl Stoitzfus,
15-year-old-son, the fire started
while he was testing a gaso
line engine before selling it
He believed he had extin ■
guished the fire with a hand
extinguisher. I»ut shortly aftei-'
wards noticed the barn in
flames.
Also damaged was a silo, but
firemen, aided by favorable
winds, were able to save a near
by chicken house and the Stoltz
fus home.
About 75 volunteer firemen
responded from White Horse, In
tercourse, Gap and Honey Brook,
aided by neighbors. Water was
obtained from .the White Hoise
fire company’s new tank truck
and Pequea Creek, a half mile
distant
Qioose Right Frames
Water colors, etchings, and
drawings usually require lighter
frames of either natural or paint
ed woods, and glass to.protect
them from soil, reminds Bonnie
Dale Sansom, Penn State exten
sion home management special
ist.
E. MUSSER HEISEY
Marietta, Pa. RD2
AMMON E. SHELLY
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' Mt Joy, P»
Lititz, Pa
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