VOL. 7 NO. 42 ' ' GRAND AND RESERVE CHAMPION STEERS at the Solanco Fair on Thursday are shown just after the baby beef show. Nearest the camera is “Ike”, the 905 pound Angus Grand Champion shown by Rose Mane Linton, Quarryville R 2. The reserve champion, named “Barney” was shown by Robert Groff, Peach Bottom. L. F. Photo. Business-Farm Day Is Scheduled; Farmers To Entertain Businessmen I*he annual Business-Farm day in Lancaster County is ex pected to draw over 350 Chamber of Commerce mem bers to 50 county farms in October, it was announced by John E. McGrann, chairman of the chamber’s agriculture committee. This is the fourth year in Lancaster for the program in which farmers and business men alternate m ■visiting each other. Last year more than 300 men and women representing a cross section of Lancaster Co agriculture were the guests of various business and industrial lirm members of the Chamber. This year’s program will be gin at 10 AM. with small groups of Chamber members and wives -visiting apecifi’c farm families. Activities will' include a morning inspection Farm Calendar Sept. 24—7 pm —Lancaster County Farm Bureau Co operative patron dairy clinic at the Quarrjville fire hall 8 p.m. County PFA meet ing at Warwick High School Dairy breed associations to interview calf applicants. Sept. 25—8 am Berks Co Poultry Tour begins at Vic tor Weaver’s in New Hol land 2pm Pennsylvania Swine Producers Feeder Pig sale at the Cai lisle Fan Grounds 8 p m Extension Execu tne Committee mee's in the PioduUion Credit building, Roseville Hoad Sept 2G —West Lampeter fair opens, Lampeter Community Grounds. Judging of ex- 2 p v>i hib.ts 11 a rnmed on Page 10) of the host’s farming opera tions. a country style dinner at the host’s home, and a 2 P.M assembly meeting at Con estoga Valley High School where a panel of local farm experts will discuss subjects of mutual interest to business and farmers Development of the program has been an activity of the Chamber of Commerce Agricul tural Committee, which in cludes county agricultural lead ers as well as Chamber mem bers The Chamber Agricul tural Committee consists of John E McGrann, Chairman. Willis Z Esbenshade, Co-Chair man, Wm J Deisley, Isaac M Groff, B Snavely Garber, Wm. A. Mehler, Jr., Max M. Smith, Paul L. Denlinger, Charles E. Cowan, Stanley Musselman, and Dr. E. I. Robertson. House Passes UJS. Farm Bill By Five Votes The U S House of Repre sentatives passed a farm bill Thursday by a five vote mar gin The bill, which provides a combination of payments to wheat and feed grain growers who voluntarily reduce acre age m 1963, now goes back to the Senate. The Senate has agieed to bring the compio nuse bill up for debate at 10 ain Tuesday where it is ex pected to pass, since the sen ate xersion is very closely le lated to the present House \ersiOn. Under the new bill, only farmers who cooperate in acre (continued on page 7) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 22, 1962 County Native Is Promoted At Missouri U. A former Lancaster Coun tian recently received a promo tion at the University of Mis souri. Harold V. Walton, professor of agricultural engineering has been named chairman of the College of Agriculture’s agri cultural engineering depart ment, University Pro-’dent El mer Ellis has announced. Walton received B S and M S. degrees from Pennsylvan ia State University and his HAROLD V. WALT OX Ph D degree from Purdue Uni versity He came to the Uni veisity of Missouri in Jauuaiy fiom Pennsylvania State Uni veiaitv, whcie he had served on the agricultural engineering stafl for 15 jeais At Pennsylvania State Wal ton taught and conducted le search, primarily in the fiMd of farm structures. His re vContmued on Page 12) ‘lke’ Wins Second Rosette For Rose Marie Linton Ike and John F ate at the same trough and lode in the same truck and when the dav was oyer Ike was the 110101'. Onh one vote was cast, but the one vote of judge Haloid Stew ait was unchallenged and the 905 pound Angus of Rose Mane Linton was declaied winner of the Solanco Fan beet show The angus dubbed Little Ike, was puichased last Xov embei from the herd of ex president Dwight D Eisen hower and on Thursdav w on the second consecutive grand Solanco Dairy Exhibit Has Three Repeaters Three >outhful dairy show men repeated grand champion ship wins at the Solanco Fair dairy show Wednesday. R. Fdwin Harnish, Christ iana Rl, showed his cow, Mon acacy-Ayr Dixie Rosemary, to her second consecutive grand championship of the show. The 16 year old senior in vocation al Agriculture at Solanco High ■School collected a blue ribbon last month at the PEA district show at the Guernsey Sales pavilion east of Lancaster. John Welk, Strasburg Rl, Esbenshade Wins Tractor Driving At Solanco Fair Scoring an amazing SO in a “points off” tractor driving contest Thursday, James Es benshade, son of Mr and Mrs Milton Esbenshade Quarryville R 2, was winner over all three divisions of the contest at the Solanco Pair. In the matches which saw 10 Future Farmers, one 4-H member, and six adult drivers, Esbenshade’s closest competi tor, Robert Wolgemuth of Peach Bottom, another FFA member scored 130 points Topping the adult competi (oontinued on page 7) NFO Holding Action Continues The livestock holding action by the National Fanners Or gamzatioa moved into its third week with officers claim mg near victory and packeis claiming “no effect’’ on the maiket situation NFO president, Oieu Le« Staley, Rea, Missouri, said Monday, “We’re getting in the driver’s seat now Our spmts couldn't be higher The pro cessors and packers threw (Continued on Pase 8) $2 Per Year championship of the Solanco fair for the IS \ear old daugh ter of Mi and Mis Fred Lin ton, Quan>\ille R 2 The Herefoid champion was a 995 pounder named John F. and shown tu Fred Linton Jr a brothei of Rose Mane. When the bleed champions came out for the final recon mg. the judge went to his re serve champion Angus for the runner-up spot 111 the show criticizing the Heieford for carrjmg too much finish. Robeit Gi oh, the 15 year (Continued on Page 4) took the grand championship of the Holstein judging with last year’s runnerup in the show In the 1961 Solanco show John garnered both top spots w ith a mother-daugh ter combination, and came back this year with th® daughter, Chnstme-A Stone hurst, to keep his win streak intact. “Chrissy” did not com pete against her dam who was left at home this week with a three day old bull calf. John is the 13 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leßoy Welk, and is m the seventh grade at Lam peter-Strasburg. ■ (Continued on Page 6)' Berks County Foultrymen To Tour County All phases of poultry pro duction from egg to chick to hen and back to egg will be given an inspection next Tues day as the Berks County Poul try Association tours Lancaster County. Entering the county from their own, the tourists will stop first at the egg process ing and poultry dressing plant of Victor Weaver, New Hol land. Prom there the bus will tra\el to the Roy Martin poul try farm at Rothsville where (Continued on Page 12) FIVE-DAY WEATHER FORECAST Temperatures during the next fixe daxs are expected to ax'd age txxo to four de grees beloxx tlic normal lange of 54 at night to 74 in the afternoon. A rising trend oxer the xxeek end xx r ill be lolloxxed h.x coolei tem pt rat ures Moiuhr through AVednesdax. Precipitation is expet ted to be oulj shoxvers oecm ring about Monday-
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