AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
Mary K. Bettendorf, jr _
VoLffl No. 41.
Baby Beef Sale
Averages 31.38 cts.
Champ Al $1.02
Show steers went to 15 buyers
at the Garden Spot Baby Beef
Club show and sale at the Lan
caster Stockyards on Wednesday
Big bujer of the sale was Gimbel’s
Food Plan of New York who paid
$lO2 per pound for the Gianc 1
champion.
Champion of the show was
Elackie, a stocky Angus weighing
1,105 lbs He earned off the
pmple ribbon for his mouthful
master, Billy Hackman 12 son of
Mr and Mrs Willis H Hackman
Elizabethtown R 3 Billy, who will
be in the eighth grade this veal
plans to use the receipts fiom the
sale of his s'oer to buy a saving
ceitificate When asked what he
was savihg for. Billy said that he
planned to start farming, “But
school comes first,” his dad was
quick to remind
The champion which brought
$1,127 10 on the sale block, cost
his owner $139 20 just 11 months
ago Billy reports that he has fed
the steer approximately $305 00
worth of feed to put 625 pounds of
gam on him
Reserve Champion was shown
by Magda Frey, Quarryville R 2
Miss Frey who exhibited her
1,135 lb. angus is no stranger to
the winner’s circle having won
numerous ribbons in competition
in the county Her sister Maria
and brother William also showed
angus m the show, but failed to
place in the top ten
Gimbel Food Plan bought 24
head of the jhow steers in ad
dition to the champion “These
cattle will supply Gimbel Food
Plan customers with show beef,”
explained Mr. Paul Miller, direct
or of the plan. Heretofore Gim
bels have bought, slaughtered,
and delivered to customers, who
have bought food freezers, prime
and choice beef. Now show'beef
will be offered also The 25 head
of cattle were bid m for a
total of $8,884.66 by Mr. Gilbert
Arnold, Cattle buyer for Gimbdls.
This was the first year Gimbels
had purchased cattle at the sale.
The next highest buyers were
Esskay Quality Meats of Balti
more, who took away 17 head for
a total of $4,900.27; Acme Mark
ets who bought 12 head for $3,531.
63; and Kunzlers Meats who pur
chased 7 head for $1,826.69
Chairman of the show commit
tee was W. S. Bixler, Secretary
of the Lancaster Livestock ex
change. Other members of the
committee were Robert Heilbron
Robert Summy, and James Dun
lap J M Hoober, president of the
Lancaster Livestock exchange
officiated as sale manager He was
assisted by John Hoober Jr
The sale which was sponsored
by the Lancaster Livestock Ex
change and the Union Stockyard
Company saw 81 head of fat
steers go under the hammer of
Abram W Diffinbaugh, auctio
neer The steers averaged 970 lbs
and brought a total of $24,668 50
for an average of 31 38 cents per
pound. Excluding the Champion
and Reserve Champion, the aver
age for the sale was 30 08 cents.
Judges for the show which was
held during the morning were A 1
Shaffer, Cattle buyer for Armour
and Co., Reading, and Gilbert P
Arnold, President Standard Pack
ing Co. Linden N. J.
One 1,190 lb, angus was bought
hy R. J. Edwards to be served by
the Landisville Fire Company at
a Beef-B-Cue on September 20
QuarryviUe (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, Aug, 22, 1958
THE CORN IS TALL on most Lan-
caster County Farms this year. Willard Os-
borne, who farms with his brother Ralph
and his father, M E. Osborne, at Oxford
Rl, is checking the development of ears
Farm Managers
Tour Farms
In Lancaster Co.
The North Eastern Society of
Farm- Managers and ’Rural Ap
raisers visited three * Lancaster
County farms during their annual
summer convention and tour on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Kreider,
Manheim, the first hosts to the
group, told of starting their pre
sent operation on 102 acres in
1934. Today they are farming, in
partnership with their sons Rich
ard, 28, and Noah, Jr., 25, a total
of 360 acres in three farms.
Mr. Clifford Orbaker, president
of the Farm Manager association
asked how Kreider became esta
blished in farming, and how he
accounded for the success he has
had. “Two things have helped me
to what little success I have had ”
Kreider said. “First, My wife
would always encourage me when
things didn’t look too good, and
we had some times like that dur
mg the depression Second, We
have been blessed with two sons
who really like farming and take
an interest in making things go ”
In the living room of the lovely
old stone home is the original
deed to the property signed by
John, Thomas, and Richard Penn
The document," dated 1739. show
ed that the property was deeded
to Christian Hersheim The house
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which are almost six feet from the ground
on stalks well over 10 feet tall. Hot weather
with plenty of moisture is causing good
development of ears as well as fodder.
LF Photo
County Youths Attend AIC
At Pennsylvania State University
A delegation of seven boys and
one girl, along with the adult
leaders of their FFA, FHA, and
4-clubs, will leave Lancaster
County on Sunday morning for a
four-day stay at The Pennsylvania
State University. The occasion
for the trip is the 30th annual
meeting of the American Insti
tute of Cooperation.
Sponsor of the excursion is the
Agricultural Cooperative Council
of Lancaster County, headed by
Wayne B. Eentschler, Chairman,
On a panel to discuss “The Role
of Youth in Cooperatives” is
Robert Armstrong, Drumore. Ro
bert won his right to appear on
the panel on the basis of his acti
vity in the FFA program at So
lanco High School and his many
affiliations with rural organiza
tions in southern Lancaster
County.
The six other boys who won the
trip also by entering the elimi
nation contest sponsored by the
Council of Farmer Cooperatives
are Charles H Rohrer, Paradise
Rl, Pequea Valley FFA , Wilbur
H. Hosier, Manheim R 3, Manheim
FFA. and 4-H; John S Yost,
Narvon R 2, Pequea Valley FFA
and 4-H ; Luke Brubaker, Mt Joy
Rl, Donegal FFA ; James L Nolt.
Manheim Rl, Manheim FFA,
Richard L. Hackman, Willow
Street Rl, Manor FFA.
The lone girl, who won out over
the other three contestants for
I the trip, is Doris Sollenberger,
t Holtwood R 2, Solanco FHA
I Even though Dons will be the
• only girl going to the conference
i from Lancaster County, she will
t not be lonesome. At the conven
i tion will be an expected 3,000
I participants from all parts of the
- nation, including 1200 farm
youth representing FFA., 4-H.
an d FHA.
Secretary of Agriculture, Dr.
William Henning is scheduled to
discuss Keystone State Farming
at the opening session of the con
vention. Also on the program will
be Dr. Eric A. Walker, Pennsyl
vania State University president
Regarded as the largest and
most important meeting on farm
business principles and practices
the Penn State Institute comes
at a time when integration and
mergers are by-words m Agricul-
tural circles.
Keynoter for the convention
will be C. P. Streetei, Editor
Farm Journal, Philadelphia. Mr
Streeter will speak on the sub
,iect Economic Intergration in
Agriculture.
Adult participants from Lan
caster County include, Lee Bro
bst, Lancaster Production Credit
Association; Wayne B Rentsch
ler, Lancaster County Farm Bu
reau; and Jackson H Owen, So
lanco FFA., Quarryv< lie, who will
act as youth chaperone on the
trip.
S 2 Per Year
Major Crops
Maturing Well
o
On County Farms
Faimers repented most of the
major crops in the county were
rowing and matin mg well this
veek
CORN Corn eaied well and is
nzing nicely Prospects improved
reatlv during the past few
veeks under ta'miable growing
icnd't'ons The state ciop re
-101 ting service boosted its yield
mr ace est
incc the fust of tlie month.
Fodder is latest in many years
"'ll most comity tarms, with
olants langing unmrds of 10
eet in many ?iea- Eais are of
mod size and most seem to be
veil filled at the tip Earlier
heie was some concern among
"aimers as to whether polhna
lon had been good during the
lamp weather, but apparently
mnditions were favorable
TOBAGO Harvest got into
high gear on faims this week
vith leports of very good tobac
m from all parts of the county.
Tobacco in the sheds is starting
to cure well with no sign of dam
age from hot weather. Cool
nights have helped some farm
ers feel
TOMATOES B S Warfel at
his receiving station at Drumore
Center reports that they are at
about 50 per cent of the Volume
expected at the end of the month.
Ripening has been held back
somewhat by cool weather at
night and the extremely heavy
foliage Quality of the tomatoes
was reported good as to firmness.
There are quite a few tomatoes
coming on the market which will
grade low standard at the can
nerys because of under color.
Warfel said that the supply is
sufficient, and that the demand
is good to very good for fruits
that grade extra standard. Supply
is excessive in some instances on
the lower grades, mainly because
of under development of color.
Prices at the station were re
ported to be 45 to 50 cents per
basket.
HAY: Some third cuttings o£
Alfalfa have been reported, with
aftermath making good growth.
Excellent quality hay was report
ed by several farmers this past
week.
In general, prospects are bright
for most of the major crops in
the county.
Martin Witman
Places Sitxli
11l Plow Match
Martin Witman, RDI Marietta
placed sixth in level land plow
ing competition at Hershey on
Wednesday. In competition for
the Pennsylvania crown and the
right to compete m the National
contest, Witman made a score of
413 points
Crowned late yesterday as the
Keystone State’s top sod-busters
were George E Horner, 31 year
old Centre County farmer who
copped his second consecutive
Level Land Title and Charles W.
Holub, 43, Harrisburg, RDI, dairy
man and Contour Contest winner.
Horner, who lives at Spring
Mills, amassed a total of 502
points, 56 more than the runner
up in the Level Land Plowing
test, Walter Barmont, McConnells
burg, Fulton County.
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