STNO. 43
Dairy Show Winners
CriAMPiOiVS OF ’iJ±E aOi-iAxNI lu DAIRr SHOW are left to right Arva
trr, Holt wood Rl, with a Jersey; Richard Ankrum, Peach Bottom, with a Guernsey; R.
imn Harnish, Christiana Rl, with his Ayrshire, and Paul Welk, Strasburg Rl, with his
olstein Dairy Judging took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Southern Lancaster
minty Community Fairground at Quatryville. - —L. F. PHOTO
Inkrum Brothers Win
iolanco Dairy Honors
Ricnard and Donald Ankrum, the sons of Mr. anl Mrs.
lul Ankrum, Peach Bottom, made it one,-two in the Guern
7 judging at the Southern Lancaster County Community
dr on Wednesday when Richard showed a two-year-old
wto the grand championship over bis brother Donald’s
iw-year old.
Paul Welk, Strasburg Rl,
ide it three in a row in the
listen judging when his 3-
taold cow won for him
k third consecutive Hoi
rin Grand Championship
wtte at the show. He beat
it the senior calf of C. Mar
a Murry, Drumore Rl, a
tst year exhibitor at the
ilr
In the Jersey Judging, Al
;arm Calendar
ept 20 8 p.m. - Lincoln.
t-H community club in the
Mount Airy fire hall,
ept 21 8 pm. - Hemp
leld 4H community club
fa the Farmdale School.
»Pt 21 thru 24—Ephrata
Fair.
?t 22 12 noon - Dedica
tion of Lancaster Resi
dence Hall at the Perma.
State University.
12 noon - Second Animal
Conference at the
few Bolton Center Labor
•toiy of the University
Pennsylvania near Ken-
Jott Square.
pO Pm. - Judging of Beef
pile at the Ephrata Fair.
B Pm - Penna. Secretary
Agnculture, Dr. Wm
fennmg to address the
feimty Agriculture Coun
eh in the Auditorium of
Form Bureau Building,
“‘•leiulie Road, Lane.
Pm - New Providence 4-
? immunity club meets in
fe New Providence school
7 23 1:30 pm. South
ern Dairy Herd Im
™vement Association su
visors conference at the
hncoster Poultry Center,
Jpseville Road and 230
£ pa^-
28 - 30 Lampeter
himunity Fair, Lampeter.
28 to Oct. 1 New
Holland -
va Herr, Holtwood R 1 repeat
ed her performance of last
year in winning the rosette
in that breed competition.
Runner up to the aged- cow
was the senior calf of Lucille
Kreider, Drumore.
The six-year-old cow ex
hibited by R. Edwin Harnish
of Christiana R 1 took the
Ayrshire crown over the
junior yearling entry of Dale
Kreider, Quarryville Rl.
Marilyn Harnish, Quarry
ville was tapped by judge
Rex E. Carter, county agent
of Fayette County, as champ
ion of the showmanship con
test. Carol Ann Krantz, New
Providence Rl, was declared
champion fitter.
Class placings were as fol
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Secretary Henning To Speak
At Agricultural Council Meet
Dr. William L. Henning,
Pennsylvania State Secre
tary of Agriculture, will at
tempt to bring the agricul
tural leaders of the jiounty
up to date on recent farm
legislation when he addres
ses a meeting of the Agricul
ture Council later this mon
th.
Richard Green, chairman
of the program committee of
the council urges all council
members to invite guest
farmers and other interested
m farming, to attend the
regular' quarterly meeting in
the Farm Bureau Auditorium
Dillerville road, Lancaster,
on September 22.
After a short business ses
sion, scheduled to begin at
8:00 pm., Dr. Henning will'
make his remarks concerning
recent farm legislation and
' then invite questions on any
I subject members of the coun
Lancaster. Pa., Saturday. September 17, 1960
Former Counfian
On PSU Staff
University Park, Perma. —
A former Lancaster County
resident, Simon K. Garber,
has rejoiced the Penn State
SIMON K. GARBER
agricultural extension staff,
and on Sept. 7 began work
as assistant Erie county ag
ent. Dr. H. R. Albrecht, ex
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cil wish to present.
All council representatives
from farm organizations are
urged to be present for this
important meeting and all
farmers are cordially invit
ed, Green said this week.
SCD Approved
Plans For Six
New Cooperators
The Directors of the Lan
caster County Soil Conserva
tion District approved the
applications for conservation
plans from six new coopera
tors at their meeting Monday
night.
The total of new coopera-
tors this year now stands at
112 as compared to the 98
new contracts last year to
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Ayrshire Rosette
Won By Ed Harnish
R. Edwin Harnish, Christiana R 1 came back from de
feat at the hands of his cousin Marilyn Harnish, Quarry
ville R 2, when they competed earlier this month at .he
district 4-H show at the Guernsey pavilion, to win the state
crown with his two year old Ayrshire cow.
Although Harnish was the
only Lancaster County show
man to bring home a grand
championship rosette, eight
other youthful exhibitors did
finish in the wm colums An
other Ayrshire, the junior
yearling shown by Judy Ann
Flory, Lititz R 2 was named
reserve junior champion of
the Pennsylvania Junior ■
Dairy Show held Thursday in
the Farm Show building, at
Harrisburg.
Only one FFA entry, and
the only Guernsey from the
county placed when Ross
Ferguson, Kirkwood R 1
showed his senior calf to 4th
place in her class. 4
E'town Beef Rosette
To Dauphin Co. Lad
Dauphin county entries took both the top spots in the
baby beef show at Elizabethtown on Thursday.
The Angus entry of Har-
vey Gipe, the 17 year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Gipe, Senior, of Elizabeth-
town R 2, won the nod of
judge Robert Church, assist-
ant County Agent of North-
ampton County, over the
Hereford entry of Fern
Brandt, Hershey Rl.
Linton Takes Title
At Solanco Beef Show
Casper, a 900 pound Hereford steer from West Vir
ginia waddled to the Grand Championship for his youthful
master as the Solanco Fair went,into its second day at
Quarryville on Thursday.
Fred Linton Jr,, Quarry
ville R 2 exhibited his first
championship, although he
County Native
Gets Promotion
University Park, Pa.
Harold S. Fox, assistant ex
tension editor at the Penn
sylvania State University
since August 15, 1955, has
HAROLD S. FOX
been promoted to associate
editor. Dr. H. R. Albrecht,
director of agricultural and
home economics extension at
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$2 Per Year
In the Holstein 4-H compe
tition, first places were won
by Averril Royer, 2025 Ore
gon Pike with a senior calf
and Harold J. Brubaker with
a junior calf. Robert J. Dum
of East Petersburg, took a
fourth place with his junior
yearling.
■“ In addition to the Harnish
and Flory wins in Ayrshire
■ judging, Florence M. Flory,
Manheim R 3, won a blue -ib
. bon in the Senior yearling
! class while red ribbons were
s awarded to Gerald Lee Krei
. der for his senior calf, and
i Marilyn Harnish for her aged
cow.
Larry Brubaker, son ol
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruba
ker, Mt. Joy Rl, showed his
trim Yorkshire to the top
spot in the market hog
judging. Billy Hackman, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hack*
man, Elizabethtown R 3, ex
hibited the reserve champion
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had shown the reserve cham
pion Hereford at the State
Farm Show earlier this year.
Reserve Champion at Thurs
day’s show was the chunky
angus shown by Judy Ranclc
of Quarryville R 2.
Earlier in the day, Wil
liam Maule, son of Mr, and
Mrs. Richard P. Maule won
the Grand Championship fe
male rosette in the swine
judging with his senior Berk
shire sow pig. The pig was
shown by William’s twin
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FIVE - DAY
WEATHER
FORECAST
Saturday - Wednesday
Temperatures for the
next five days will average
2 to 4 degrees above the
normals of 76 to 56. Cool
Saturday, warm Sunday,
cool Monday with a rising
trend by the middle of the
week. Rainfall should to
tal IV2 inches occurring as
showers during the week
end and as more general
rain about the middle of
the week.
Rainfall for September
thus far has been 7.42 ins.
This is over twice the nor
mal for the month and ap
proaches the all time high
of 9.83 inches for Septem
ber set in 1934.