VOL. 7. NO. 8 State Assn. Names Countian Holstein Boy Lancaster County Exhibitors at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show brought home a fine array of ribbons, ban ners, trophys and honors this week. Championships in Ayr shire bull and 4>-H Ayrshire females, corn, Spotted Po land China swine, Belgian Horses and carcass lambs, and clean sweep of the tobacco show will give Gar den Spotters something to talk about for many weeks. One disappointing spot in FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE FFA, reads the show was the showing the plaque being accepted by Jack Owen, Editor of Lan- made by the 4-H baby beef caster Farming, left, from George Derr, Assistant State Di- club steers. Not one steer rector of the Future Farmers of America. Owen accepted from the Red Rose Club was the citation on behalf of the paper at the annual winter in contention for either top meeting of the Pennsylvania State Association of Future prize. A couple of second Farmers of America Wednesday at the Forum of the Edu- P i ace weight group prizes cation building in Harrisburg. -L.F. Photo * as the b s est any them could do as the first white Larson Named Extension Director STTw _ . ... , , _ walked away with the ban- Replaces Albrecht At Penn State ner Edward mshd 0 f York showed the Grand Champ- Dr. Russell E. Larson, pro- and clerical personnel. ion while his brother Wil fessor of horticulture, and Dr. Larson has served on ham had an Angus in the head, department of horti- the Penn State faculty sin- Reserve spot, culture, at the Pennsylvania ce 1944 when he was named A few highlights of the State University, today was assistant professor of plant week-long extravaganza ca named associate dean of the breeding. In 1952, he was me to farmers and their College of ' Agriculture and chosen as head of the de- children from Lancaster Co home economics extension, partment of horticulture and unty. iairymaff a breakfast succeeds Dr: H. IT" ~ (Turn to page 4) "" ' R meeting of the association. Albrecht, former associate Active in FFA and 4-H dean and Sector of exten- - ii _ T In HHI A club-work, Trimble began ®* on ’ „, Tesi Sned as of rT©y M3SI OP vOW 111 UnlA (Turn to page 10) P ec - 31 ac ,u Pf esi " r TTL* J/* . • i i ,» TURKEYS dency of North Dakota State pQf Third COnSeCUIIV© MOflth LARGE TOMS —3, Harry f ■ University. Lamparter, Mountville. I JIIOW For the third consecutive pounds of milk with a 4.0 SMALL TOMS —l, Harry _ . r , month cows in the herd of J. P® l " cent test for an average Lamparter. Dates Are Set Mowery Frey, Jr have been of 56 P° unds of butterfat per LARGE HENS —l, Harry .. , B . cow. Lamparter. Harrisburg, Jan. 9 Dates m the top three m the Red HONEY for the 1963 Farm Show Hose Dairy Herd Improve- T h® herd of Holsteins be- Open Classes were set today by the Farm ment Association records. WHITE EXTRACTED HON- Show Commission for Janu- . Manheim R 1 had a 53 pound EY 6J M Shank Lan ary 7to 11. A Registered Holstein in average. Park H Ranck j Lapp ’ B are- Ordinarily the Farm Show the Frey Herd at Lancaster milked 52 pounds of butter- v jjj e jq ’ ’ opens the second Monday in had the highest completed fat from his registered hoi- LIGHT AMBER EXTRAC- January, as it did this year. lactation during the month steins while J. Mowery Frey, rppvp jjONEY 5 Robert M Next year’s switch to the of November, according to Jr and Jay E Landis each Land - S Lampeter.’ first Monday was occasioned, figures released this week. had 51 pounds from each of COUNTY EXHIBITS 1 as explained by H. R. McCul- “Echo” produced 21,743 their cows. The herd of Elam Lancaster county Beekeep loch, commission secretary, pounds, of milk and 993 lbs. P- Bollinger made an average erg Association, by the 1963 gubernatorial of butterfat in 305 days. She °f 50 pounds of butterfat per 4.J4 classes inaugural. had a 4.6 per cent test. cow during the month WHITE EXTRACTED HON- The State’s administrative The second high lactation __ EY 10, E Daniel Hershey, code stipulates that its gov- was completed by a cow in *, , . Lititz R 2 ernors must be inaugurated the herd of Everett R. News- 01316 ASSPI. LIGHT AMBER EXTRAC “the third Tuesday of Janu- wanger, Kinzers Rl. This _ ... TED HONEY —3, Jay Fore ary’ immediately following registered Holstein had 16,- pariTl WOITI6n man, Manheim their election. Next year the DR. LARSON 083 pounds of milk with 806 . DAIRY CATTLE third Tuesday, January 15th, pounds of butterfat and a Fleet Coiilltian Holslein [comes in the same week as and another 150 technical 50 test. U CV ’ l HEIFER UNDER 2 YEARS the second Monday, January Dr A \ of No other cow in the asso- Harrisburg - Mrs. Abner - Glenn Musser. Mount To avoid a conflict with sional staff -of nearly, 400, elation had over 800 pounds Risser Bainbridge Rl, Lan- Joy. the inaugural Sremo™ including specialists, county «* in the year ending m caster County, is the newly ■next year’s Farm “howwlli agents and extension home November however three eltected treasurer of the So forego ite Mbn- economists in the counties, cows did have more ciety of Farm Wamen of usual secuna mun than 700 pounds Another Pennsylvania. She succeeds ,? nd , m ° V %J I ? . _ cow in the Frey herd had Mrs. Francis Liskey, of Ger- M °ooay• That Ann RfiDOrtfirS 718 pounds of butterfat in mantown Pike, Collegeville, (Turn to page 11) ixepwiicia 21108 pounds of milk with Montgomery County. Farm CALENDAR Election tered Mcs Francis Smith, Penn KJVL TALLIN UAK Harrisburg _ Thg pennsyl- Edwin J. Landis made 748 Run, Rl Indiana County, Jan 13—2 to 6 p.m. - Chick- vania Agricultural Reporters pounds of butterfat in 17,876 was elected director to suc en Bar-B-Que at the Poult- Association elected three of- pounds of milk. C. Richard ce f d ,rf rs ' El l erly ’ ry Center, Roseville Road fleers from central Pennsyl-. Landis had one Holstein that zabethtown R 3, Lancaster and the 230 By-pass. Take vania-and a director from produced 733 pounds of fat County. outs only. Sponsored by Lancaster County Sunday in 21,487 pounds of milk Mrs. Edward Moyd, Stoys- Lancaster County Poultry night during opening events The 25 registered Holstein town R 3, Somerset County. Association. of the State Farm Show. cows in the herd of Leon W Wl u serve the second year of Jan 15 — 7;30 p.m. - Lancas- Chosen president was Jack Hess, Gordonville Rl, had h er three-year term as presi ter County Soil Conserva- F. Schinagl of State College, the high butterfat average (j en t. tion District Directors head of the Department of for the month. Each of the meet in the Court House, Agricultural Communications cows milked 1,367 pounds of Other officers for 1962 Lancaster. at the Pennsylvania State milk with a test of 4 2 per are - Mrs. Elmo Mentzer, Car- Jan. 15-8 p.m.—County 4r University. Reelected vice cent for an average of 58 lbs. lisle R 3, Cumberland County H leaders council meets president was Louis D. Me- of butterfat for each cow. first vice president; Mrs. Her at the Farm Bureau audi- Cready of Johnstown, promo- Second high average was ace Meyers, Shirleysburg, torium, Dillerville Road., tion manager of the Johns- made by the herd of Paul B. Huntingdon County, second Jan. 16 - 7:30 p.m.—South- town Tribune-Democrat. Re- Zimmerman, Ephrata Rl. vice president; and Mrs. Jos ern area 4-H tractor club elected secretary - treasurer The 26 registered Holsteins eph E. Whitaker, Halifax R 2, (Tum to page-10) (Turn to page 11) produced an average of 1404 Dauphin County, secretary. Harrisburg Donald B rrimble, Quarryville R 1 was lamed Pennsylvania Hol stein Boy of 1961 Wednesday it the Pennsylvania Farm >how. The award, made anually >y the Pennsylvania Holstein rriesian association at the farm Show, was presented ;o the nineteen - year - old , DONALD THIMBLE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 13, 1962 Farm Show Exhibitors Return With Many Honors Edwin ' Harnish of $2 Per Yew Christiana showed his four year-old Ayrshire cow to her fourth consecutive grand championship in 4-H compe tition. Masonic Home Farms, Elizabethtown had the Grand Champion bull Paul Trimble, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Trimble of Quarryville Rl, took the 4- H corn exhibition title for the fourth time. His brother Donald, was named Holstein Boy of the Year by the state association. C. Warren Leininger, of Denver R 2, brought home another Grand Champion ship banner for his Spotted Poland China Gilt. Martin Wenrich of Denver R 2 show ed the champion Hampshire gilt m FFA competition. Reserve Champion stallion in the Belgian breed was shown by Elmer Lapp, of Kmzers Rl. Willis Hackman of Eliza bethtown R 3, kept Lancas ter County m the Guernsey competition and Glenn Mus ser of Mount Joy did the same in Holstein judging, but neither managed to gar ner a championship. We regret that space re quirements prevent our print ing all plaeings from ihe county, but following are the first five plaeings in the agricultural classes at the show. Vocational Classes HEIFER UNDER 1 YEAR —3, Stanley Graver, Lan caster R 7; 5, Ray A. Kline, of Denver R 2 HEIFER UNDER 18 MOS. (Turn to page 5) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Soturdov - Wednesday Temperatures during the next five days are expected to average 2 to 4 degrees below the normal range of 25 at night,to 40 in the af ternoon. Near seasonable temperatures are expected during the early part of the period turning much colder Tuesday or Wednes day. Precipitation may to tal 0.3 to 0.5 inch melted, falling as snow or rain »- bout Tuesday.
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