VOL. 8 NO. 6 -GRAND CHAMPION OF BOTH 4-H and open class Ayrshire judging at the Pennsylvania Farm Show was Glenhurst Dixie Pretty, shown here by R. Edwin Harnish, Christiana Rl. “Pretty” was Farm Show grand champion in 1960 and reserve grand champion -in 1961. In addition, she has won 25 grand championships in. local farm.,shows and fairs.-Until-last year->wherushe .had foot trouble, “Pretty” had never been defeated in class competition. L. F. Photo. Harold Brubaker Is Honored By State Holstein Association A Lancaster County Bov has been named Pennsylvania Holstein Boy ot the year bv the Holstem-Fnesian Breeders Association Harold Brubaker, Mount Joy Rl, was the second Lan caster Countian to be honor ed in as many years by the state group Last year the award went to Donald Trim ble, Quarryville Rl. Bru'bakei, a junior m lo cational agriculture at Done gal High School had a herd of 12 purebred Holstein cows and is following a “Lucifer” line breeding program. Farm Calendar Jan. 14 7.30 pm. Or ganizational meeting of northeast 4-H tractor main tenance club at the A. H. Matz Farm Implement gar age, Denver. ' I Jan. 15 noon Red Rose DHTA Banquet at the Host Motel, Lititz Pike. 7:30 pm. New Holland - Young Farmers Associa tion meeting, in the Gai den Spot High School Agn Room. Award program for chapter’s corn growing con test. 7:30 pm. Lancaster County 4-H council meets at the Farm Bureau Co operative building, Diller ville Road. meeting at Landis Brothers 7:30 p.m. Organization- '(Continued on Page 14). ' On a trip to Waterloo, lo wa, last fall as a membei o£ the state FFA dairy cattle judging team, Brubaker pur chased two legistered Brown Swiss cows trom the herd ol Dr John McKitnck He won a blue ribbon in national competition ou the tour as well HAROLD BRUBAKER Brubaker attended the na tional PFA convention of Fu ture Farmers of America last fall in Kansas City He is en gaged m farming on partner ship basis with lus lather, Paul Brubaker, on the home farm. The award was made at the annual banquet of the state Holstem-'Fnesian Asso ciation held this week in Har risburg in conjunction with the State Farm Show. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12, 1963 Young Farmers Schedule Meets In 3 Schools Three chapteis -of Young Fanners Association (YFA) "w ill meet next week in as manv Lancastei County High -Schools Young Farmer Associations, organized under the voca tional agncultuie programs m county high schools con duct legular classes in agri culture under the direction of teachers of tocatitma‘l agncu- Ituie As the name implies, the classes are made up mostly of \oung but the teach ers say, “A >oung iarmer is (Continued on Page 13) Rohrer Witmer Reelected By Guernsey Men Rohrer Witmer, Willow St R 2, was re-elected a director in the state Guernsey Breed ers Association at their annu al meeting this week m Har- risburg Meeting in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Farm Show, the association re-elected all other officers anddirectois They aie president, Lerov Campbell. Giove City, iMercer Ct> , vice piesident, Thomas Carman. Glen Rock, Yoik Co . secretary-treasurer, John Wolford. North Wales, Mont gomery Co and directors, (in addition to Witmer) Clarence Hack, Berwick, Coluxn'bia Co ; George Newlin, Chadds Ford, Chester Co. and Jacob Smith, Annville, Lebanon Co. Co. Farm Show Exhibitors Bring HomeManyT rophies 'Championships in 4-H Herefoid and Shorthorn steer classes, and grand champion ships in Ayrshue, Spotted Po land Chinas, and 4-H lamb and wether classes kept plen ty of puiple libbons flowing toward Lancaster County fiom the Pennsylvania State Farm Show this week Many other first place and lower place ribbons in class competition came to Gaiden 'Spot exhibitors fiom the giant agncultural exposition in Harrisburg Lancaster County entries completely dominated the state tobacco show No other couiitv in the state appealed in the aw aids lists Laigest winuei in the dairy cattle judging was R Edwin Harnish, son of Mi and Mrs Ralph E Hai/ush Christian i Rl, who exhibited two Avi slme females, a mothei-dau gluei combination, to tlfc The Rev. James Singer To Speak At Red Rose DHIA Banquet The Reterend James M Singer, Pastor of the 'St Matt hew Lmtheian Church, Bloom sburg, will be guest speakei at -the annual banquet and REV. JAMES SINGER meeting of the Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement As sociation next week The meeting is scheduled Tractor Clubs To Organize Two county 4-H Tractor maintenance clubs will be oi ganized nevt week, according to Winthrop Memam, associ ate county agent Any young person interest ed in farm machinery and tractor maintenance and saf ety is invited to take part, Mernam said. The courses ■will be conducted by well qualified 4-H leaders in the (Continued on Page 15) $2 Per Year grand championship of the open, 4-H and PFA classes. The cow, Glenhurst Dixie Prettj, won her second grand championship banner at the show In 1960 she heat out all competition for the covet ed bannei, but finished in the reserve champion spot at the 19 61 exposition Last year, because of foot trouble, she stood third in her class “Prett>” due on January 15 with her fourth calf, showed dry, an unusual condition for a grand champion Her dau ghter, a junior calf, was the grand champion PFA Ayr shire In the 4-H steer competi tion, Donna Hess, the 11 year old daughtei of Mr. and Mrs El\in Hess Jr. Stiasburg Rl, took th top spot in the shor thorn classes while "Willis Hackman. Elizabethtown R 3, (Continued on Page 5) to take place at noon on Jan uary 15 m the Host Motel, Lititz Pike and Keller Ave., Lancaster The Reverend Mr Singer av as iborn in 'Manherm His earlj Clinstian education was obtained in Zion Lutheran Church Manheim Upon grad uation fiom high school, he enteied Gettysburg College and Avas graduated in 1945. While in seminary, he serv ed two \eais as instructor in English ‘Bible at Gettysburg College He served as pastor of the Luthei Place Memor ial Church, Washington D. C. from Februaiy 194 S to July 19 49 when he accepted a call to be Pastoi of the Christ Second Lutheran Church, Al toona. He began his duties in his present charge in January -1954 (Continued on Page 10) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Near normal to a few degrees below nonnal tera pera tares are expected dur ing the next live days. Temperatures during this time of year normally range from about 34 at night to 39 in the afternoon. Cooler weather during the week end is expected to moderate later in tile period. Precipi tation may total over a half inch (melted) occurring as rain or snow early in the period and again near the end of the period. Some possibility of snow late Saturday is forecast.
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