VOL. 7 NO. 37 ,
County Youth Travel to Penn State
4-H DEMONSTRATION DAYS at Pennsylvania State University will find
these two youngsters prepared. Marcella White, Manheim R 3 (right), and Belinda
Hershey, 742 Pearl Ave., Manheim, pose before the exhibit which they hope will
bring them ribbons at the show.
Farm Calendar
Aug. 13-15—State 4-H Judging
and Demonstiation days at
the Pennsyhama State Uni-
versity,
Aug. 13 Lancaster County
Soil Conservation Dis|ti ict
Meeting at 8 00 p m in the
County Commissioners
Office.
Aug. 13-15—4-H Judging and
Demonstration Days at the
Pennsylvania State Univei-
Bity.
Aug. 14 'Lancaster County
Holstein Club Barn Meeting
•at the Albert Pry Farm at
?:30 p m.
Aug. 14—Yarding of baby beef
animals for the Garden Spot
Baby Beet club show and
sale.
Aug'ls - 9 am—Judging of
Garden Spot baby beef
steers at the Lancaster Union
Stockyards
1 pm —Sale of steers in
the Garden Spot baby beet
club show
Aug 15-17 Fust National
Grasslands Field Days at
Hersbey
Aug. 16 - 7 30 p m.—Manheim
Youfig Farmers Association
meets in the Manheim Cen
tral High School. Discus
sion of Rural Planning and
the Farmer.
Aug. 16-18—Rough and Tum
ble Engineers annual meet
-*ng at the association’s
grounds .at Kinzar.
Gigantic Ox Roast Is On Menu
At First National Grasslands Day
HERSHEY, Pa—lmagine a
3.000-pound roast in the oven
and company to eat it.
That’s in store for the first
National Grassland Field Days,
August 15-17, on the 10,000-
acre Milton Hershey Farms, 15
miles east of Harrisburg And
tv hat’s more, it’s only part of
the menu being readied for the
expected throngs of visitors
The big roast, in earth pits
on the grounds, will be put on
by the Pennsylvania Livestock
and Allied Industries Associa
tion, John G. Stephen, Allen
town, PLAIA president, today
said one and one-half tons of
choice beef enough to serve
10,000 persons—will be roast
ed each day.
Rod Heinrichs Is
Shutterbug Farmer
When most of us think of
agriculture we naturally think
of farming—and when we
think of ag. students we as
sociate them with future
farmers.
However, C Rod Heinrichs.
320 New Street, has pulled a
switch on the old maxim,
For, although he was an
agriculture student m college,
majoring in animal husbandry
he is now, by profession, a
photographer. ,
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11, 1962
Twelve pits, each feet
wide, Sli feet deep and 15
feet long, will be filled with
good hardwood—oak or hick
ory. Half of the pits will be
fired 11am to 11 pm, Aug.
14, to be ready for the first
day’s crowd. At 11 pm. the
coals will be raked and cover
ed with an inch of clean sand
or fine ston e The meat, in 8
to 15 pound cuts wrapped in
cheesecloth and new burlap,
will be placed over the coals.
Pits will be covered with metal
plates and stacked with loose
earth to seal in the heat
Twelve hours later 11 a.
m. on opening day—the pits
will be opened, the meat re
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An agricultural photograph
er, that is.
With the advancements in
agriculture and agricultural
machines and processes there
is a demand for men
who know agriculture and
photography —to supply
manufacturers and farm maga
zines with up-to-date, pro
fessional photographs of farm
ing and farming methods.
One of the most successful
men in this field is Grant
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4-H Demonstration Days
At Penn State
Bojs and gnls tiom all cnei
the Gaiden Spot will take to
busses on Mondav and head off
loi the annual 4-H Judging
and Demonstiation Dajs at
Pennsylvania State Uiuveisitj
The show will last from
August 13 to li and will tea
tuie exhibits contests and
judging in almost all phases
of 4-H work
Youngsteis going on the
trip aie uiged to be at Lam
peter-Strasbui g High School
Lampeter, on Monda> morn
ing bj S am. Cost foi the
Garden Spot Baby Beef
Show and Sale Aug. 15
It is show time again at the
Lancaster Union Stock Yards
with two stellar events sche
duled for the month of August
Coming up tu st on the
agenda is the 40th Annual
Garden Spot Babj Beef Show
and Sale to be held August
15th. This is the Stock Yards
own event sponsored to en
courage steer feeding among
the children of the livestock
feeders of this market area.
Two generations of farm folk
have participated in this event
over the years. Blany of our
present day livestock feeders
got their initial start in feed
ing animals by participating at
a very early age in the Garden
Agri. Teacher
Is Honored By
Natl. Guard
Harold R McAllister, teach
er of vocational agriculture at
the Manheim Cential High
School was awarded a plaque,
symbolic of highest leadership
rating, by the Association of
the U S. Army last Saturday.
At the same time he was com
missioned a Second Lieutenant
in the Pennsylvania Army Na
tional Guard.
The award was made at the
graduation exercises of the
Officer Candidate School. Penn
sylvania Army National Guard
at Indiantown Gap
McAllister, in addition to the
top rating in leadership, was
second in academic standing in
a class of 33. all that remain
ed of the more than 150 who
began the course The award
was sponsored by the National
Guard Association of Pennsyl
vania, and all the awaidsweie
presented by Major General
Malcom Hay, Adjutant Geneial
of Pennsylvania,
George W. Mjers, teacher of
vocational agriculture at Lara
peter-Strasburg High School
also won a promotion in the
U & Army Reser\es this
week. Myers was promoted
from the rank of Major to Lt
Colonel. He is operations and
training officer of the 7472nd
Transportation Staging Station
in Lancaster.
$2 Per Year
Next Week
Club eek is $llOO, 'winch
must be paid in advance to the
Lancastei County Agucultural
Extension Semce
Attue for the atfair will
be cotton dresses or blouses
and skirts toi the girls, clothes
suitable foi baseball, recrea
tion and a raincoat and some
dress clothes for the boys.
Anyone hai mg anj ques-
tions about the trip should con
tact the Extension office
The delegates will return
home on Wednesday afternoon.
Spot Bab> Beef Club event
The Show will be held m the
inside parking lot at the en
trance to the Yards Wednes
day morning starting at 5 80
A M The Sale of the show
baby beef w ill take place at
1 00 P .'I in the sales barn at
the lowei end of the Yards.
Yaiding of the baby beeves
will take place on Tuesday,
August 14th Weighing start
ing at 6 00 A.M. Wednesday
morning
The next event is scheduled
for August 22nd when the
Lancaster County 4-H Pig
Clubs will stage their Round
up and Sale at the Lancaster
Union Stock Yards. Nine com
munity clubs with 40 - 50
jouth participating will gather
in the Round-up to show the
product of their efforts to raise
pigs to the finish of market
type hogs There will be judg
ing in all the major breeds at
the show to be held Wednes
day morning stalling at 8.00
Ahi in the hog barn Competi
tion w ill be in light, medium
and heavy tveight classes of
each bleed with the final
judging of the Champion of
the Show and the Champion
pen of 10 market hogs. 4-H
members age 10 - 21 will par
ticipate.
In the afternoon starting
at 1:30 PM the market hogs
will be sold at auction in the
hog barn
FIVE-DAY
WEATHER
FORECAST
Saturday-Wednesday
Temperatures during the
next fix o days are expected
to average 2 to 4 degrees
below normal with evening
temperature 64 degrees and
afternoon temperatures 84.
Cool Saturday with rising
temperatures thru Tuesday,
turning cooler Wednesday.
Percipitation Saturday thru
Wednesday .1 inch or less.
More Showers and Thunder
showers Wednesday. Rain
fall to date at
was reported at 4 inchest