VOL. 7 NO. 52 - : - DHIA Records Summary Show Improvements Eightv-seveu dairy herds in Lancaster County had butter fat a-veiages of ovei 50 0 lbs last yeai, according to Red Rose Ran v Herd Improvement records The manner is up from ■)! herds with ovei 500 pound averages dining the pi ev ions testing year Unofficial results ot the test ing yeai show the count} with a 442 pound butteitat lecoid for all the cows in the assona tion. The heids made th? aver age in 11,024 pounds ot milk with a 4 01 per cent test The state average for the testing year was 11,183 lbs. of milk with a 3 92 per cent test and an average of 438 pounds of [bptterfat. The herd of Raymond and Louise Witmer. Willow Street Rl, finished the testing year with- an average of 021 pounds of-hutterf at for each of the 47 COWS'. Complete results Will be an ONE OF THE EIGHT OUTSTANDING Young Farmer certificates awarded by the Pennsylvania State Association of YFA was won on Wednesday by Peter Hernley, Manheim R 4, left, shown here accepting the award from James Fink, state advisor Looking on, right, is Joseph McGahen, advisor of the Manheim Chapter YFA and teacher of vocational Agriculture in the Manheim Central High School L F. Photo. Farm Calendar Dee. 4 7 15 pm. Gar den Spot Young Fanner class at the New Holland - High School Paining the farmstead 8 p.m Daaty meeting at tie Poulti\ Center, spon sored bi the county exten sion association Subject is test vanations in milk Dec. 5 —430 pm Coun ty Teacheis ot Vocation il Apncultuie to hold tegular monthlv meet.ng at the Bphrata H S Dec 8 2 to B p m Chicken barbecue at the Poulti> Center, sponsoied by the Lancaster Counti Poultry Association. Take outs only. Dec. 10 to 14 State exten sion service annual contei ence at the Pennsylvania State University, ’ OUTSTANDIN'G YOUNG FARMER, reads the certificate won by Kenneth Murphy, Quarryville R 3, left, president of the Solanco Chapter YFA. James Fink, state advisor of YFA, center, made the presenta tion while William Fredd, advisor of the Solanco Chap ter at Quarryville looks on at right. L. F. Photo. County Young Farmer Elected Region II Vice President nouaced and awards presented to outstanding herds during the annual banquet of the as sociation on January 15. DHIA Banquet Date Is Set The annual meeting and banquet of the Red Rose Dany Heid Impi o\ement Association has been scheduled tor Janu aiv 15 at noou, it was an nounced a: the regulai meeting ot the association Monday night Follow rag the good tin u out at kw yeai s meeting w hit h \-a> held it noon, the committee tel: u mm! t he moie couiement to a sieiuv number oi dan \ men to at tend a meeting in the nncHU of the day Speakei foi the piog' in' to be held in the basement loom ot the Host Motel at Liftz Pike and Keller Ate Lancas ter, will be the Rev. James Singer of St Matthew’s Lu theran Churchy Bloomsburg The Reverend Mr Singe*' is a (continued On page 7) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 1, 1962 Vincent Becker. Lititz R 3, was elected vice president for region II by the Pennsjlvgnu Young Faimeis Association at the group’s annual convention Wednesday at the Peunsvl- vama Stale Lm\ei»it> Becker, a member of the Manheim Young Farmeis chapter, served the oigamza tion as secretaiv last veai Eugene Thompson, Marion Centei, last veal’s public le lations dnector foi the state association was named piesi dent bv the delegates John Fleming, Eklerton, was elected secretary, and tieasuier is Willis Kittle. Tiov Joseph Hassmgei Me diae is the public lelations offioei Other legional Mce piesi dents ate as follows Region I Robetr Thompson Towan dn Region HI Donald Hin ceino\ei Mifflinbuig Region IV \V.n no Fieeman Oieen paik Region V Robeit Stohl Somerset VI, Don Bleahne\, Ekieiton Dairy Meeting Next Week On Test Variations What causes the diffeience in buttenat tests at the taim and the milk lecenmg plant will be discussed at a spec ii meeting being sponsoied by the Lancaster Count} Exten sion Sen ice next week The meeting scheduled to get undentav at S pm Decem ber 4 at Die Laiuasti-i Poul tn Cemei Rosetule Road and t'Jrt ±j\pass vvil' hate as tea tin ed speakei Di Ruhaid Adams dam teedim, specia list tiom the Pennsvlvama State Inivtusin Dr Adams will discuss fat test vat lat ions between the milk receiving plants and the Red Rose Dan> Held Im provement Association lesults and the m-ible connection (Continued on Page 7) County Egg Processors Begin In-Plant Washing Ed. Note: This is the first ol a senes of two articles on lii-plaut egg washing. The second article will be punted ne\t w eek. What is in-plant egg wash ing' What aie the advantages and disadvantages' What does it mean to the piodueei, the consume! and the proces soi of the eggs' These aie some of the ques tions which have been floating aiound the countv since the woid got out tnat at least two processors in the countv and one cooperative, which takes manv count} eggs, aie planning to install washing machinery m the near tutuie We set out to And out what the process involves and what it would mean to all parties concerned We came up with some answers and g gieat many more questions First of all, the plants with definite commitments for egg washing machinery are Hess Brothers ot Ephrata and the Pi oduceis Cooperativ e Ex change in Coatesville. The Quarryville Dairyman Is Named Regional Top Young Farmer Univeisitv Park A Lan caster Countv danv farmei was named outstanding Young Faimei ot Region II Wednes dav at the state Convention ot Young Farmeis Associa- Harrj L. Troop tion heie Hairv L Tioop, Quail v ville R 3 was presented the award bv James Fink state supervisor of vocational agu cultine education and advisor of the state VFA Certificates of excellency weie presented to two othei Outstanding Young Farmers in the countv Thev vveie Pet er Hernlev of the Manheim Chapter and Kenneth Mui phv of the Solanco Chaptei Troop a 32-vear old Hol stein breeder received the count} Soil Conservation Dis trict award last spring as the $2 Per Year Hess Biotheis organization hopes to have their equip ment delneied eaily next week with immediate install ation to follow Producers Cooperative is looking for dehveiv of new flash candl ing, giading and packaging machine) v to be installed dur ing the first week of January. This equipment will include washing machinery. The Ann of Raymond Sau dei, Lititz is in the piocess of expanding facilities An addi tion to the existing egg hand ling building is under con struction, but no deadline has been set foi installation of the equipment This new equip- ment will also include wash ing machinery The Victor Weaver firm at New Holland, probably the largest processor m the coun ty, is taking a somewhat more cautious attitude. "We are waiting to see if the thing proves successful. There are some deflnate dis advantages, we believe, but if (Continued on Page 14) outstanding associate direct- The foimei Marine entered the Young Faimeis Associa tion though the GI Bill clas ses in •locational agnculture at Lampetei-Stiasburg High School Tioop is the second conse tuine Southeastern legional w innei fiom the chaptei Last teai state president Alfred Oteih, Quairiulle R 2 won the aw aid The state Outstanding Young Fanner John Die tuch, Mifllmbuig, Union Cou nt! who won out ot er fire othei legional ivmneis Speaker Challenges Pnncipal speaker at the contention Dr Muirt McJun km United States Steel Cor poiation told the moie than 200 Young Fanners that de signs now being tested will (Continued on Paso 12) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Tempeiatuies during the next Inc dais aie e\]vected to .neiage nine oi more de giees ahoxe the normal i .nige ot 30 .it night to 47 in the alteinoon. Little day to daj tomiieratinc \ai la tions are expected. Piccipita lion dining the period is hkelj to be less than a tenth of an inch occurring as scattered showers towards the end of the period.
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