VOL. 9 NO. 45 Bros. Capture Manheim Two Top Beef Awards fcy Everett Newswanger Staff Reporter Barry and Michael Longe necker formed a brother team that showed both the grand champion and reserve grand cbampion steers at the Man heim Farm Show Baby Beef Judging held at the Manheim Central Junior High School, Wednesday evening Fourteen-year-old Barry had the first place Angus steer which Judge Gerald Hess, As sistant Northampton County Agent called thick and trim enough to take the top show awai d. Michael, thirteen years old, i epeaited his achievement of last year when the reserve giand champion ribbon was Dairy Judging At Manheim Show Closes Fair Season On a chilly evening last Thursday at the Manheim Farm Show the Dairy Judg ing event represented the windup of the Fair circuit for another season Judge David Dunbar, Asso ciate Agent from Franklin County, worked his way quick ly through the sparse Brown Swiss and Ayrshire classes, then more slowly through the laiger Holstein class The ciowd, spotty thiough the ear 1> part of the show, swelled to an estimated 300 after the tiaditional Farm Show Parade concluded In the Brown Swiss Class Haiold Brubaker, Mount Joy Rl, had the Grand Champion and FFA Champion Gary My ei Lancaster, showed the 4-H Champion The Grand Champion Ayr shire and 4H Champion Ayr shire were shown by Glenn Stauffer The Holstein Grand Cham pion was an aged cow named ‘Terry” that is owned jointly by Robert Kauffman, Eliza bethtown Rl, and Robert Hess, Strasburg Rl Winner of the 4-H Showman ship class was Harold Brubak si, and in the Fitting class it was Barbara Ann Kupp, Man heim R 4 Winners in the other events ‘ J ie as follows for each breed Brown Swiss - Senior year ling bull Harold Brubaker, Intermediate calf Paul N Weother Forecast* Temperatures during the next five days are expected to average 2 to 7 degrees be low the normal range of 67 in the afternoon and 46 at night. Cooler over the weekend, slowly moderating next week, Rain late Monday and Tues day which is expected to total more than .5 of an inch. placed on his top Hereford of the Show. These Manheim Central Jun ior High School eighth grad ers aie sons of Mr. and Mrs Carl Longenecker, Lititz R 2 Robert Hosier, Manheim R 4, topped the Shorthorn class with an Angus-Shorthorn crossbred, and a little later in the evening Robert maneu vered his chunky, black baby beef so well that he was giv en the best showmanship award for youths having more than three years experience In the class for showman with three years or less prac tice, Barry Longenecker emerged as the winner The best fitted animal of (Continued on Page 6) Brubaker, Senior calf Paul N Brubaker, Senior yearling and FFA champion Harold Brubaker, 4-H champion Gary Myer; Junior champion and Senior yearling Harold Brubaker; Two-year old —1, Paul Brubaker; 2, Harold Bru baker, Aged cow —1, Harold Brubaker, 2, Paul Brubaker, Pioduce of dam Harold Biu bakei, Best three females Paul and Harold Brubaker Ayrshire Senior calf— Bar baia Ann Kupp, Two-year old (Continued on Page 5) Crop Prices Off, But Livestock Prices Up Despite the highest mid- September potato prices in 12 years, average prices received by Commonwealth farmers for all products dipped one per cent below those of a year earlier, according to the Penn sylvania Crop Reporting Serv ice Average prices also were one per cent below those of mid-August Lower prices for fruits and vegetables were responsible for most of the decline Apples were down 10 cents a bushel fiom a month earlier and peaches were 15 cents a bush el lower Potatoes were bringing the best September price since 1952, averaging $3 00 a hun dredweight It was, howevei, $ll5 less per cwt than the mid-August price Offsetting these declines weie stronger prices for live stock and livestock products Hogs were up 60 cents per cwt, from mid-August Beef animals advanced 30 cents and calves 10 cents per cwt. dur ing the month Wholesale milk prices aver aged $4 90 per cwt., three cents higher than a year -earlier. ,•, ~ , * * I < - rif s Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 10, 1964 Miss Mary A. Romberg er, 68 New Charlotte St., Manheim, holding the tro phy she won as First Run ner-up xn the NEPPCO Poultry Princess Pageant held at Harrisburg. 4-H Awards At Dairy Banquet by Everett Newswanger Staff Reporter The annual 4-H Dairy Ban quet is scheduled for • Friday evening at Hostetters Banquet Hall, Mount Joy An attend ance of over 200 is anticipat ed Following the dinner, mei it awards are to be present ed to the following outstand ing 4-H club membeis for their outstanding accomplish ments during the past yeai Grand Champions at the Pa. Junior Dairy Show Holstein Avernl Royer, 2025 Oregon Pike, presented lContinued on Page 16) LONGENECKER BROTHERS WITH “PETE” AND “AMOS”. Barry (left) and Michael Longenecker formed a family team that took both the grand champ ion and reserve grand champion rosettes at the Manheim Farmers Fair this week. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. CarD Longenecker, Lititz R 2. L. F. Photo. Former Miss Manheim Ist Runner-up In NEPPCO Poultry Princess Pageant The highlight of the An nual Banquet of the North eastern Poultry Producers Council (NEPPCO) last Wed nesday night was the contest to select the 1965 NEPPCO Poultry Princess The competition among the eight lovely contestants was so keen that the judges made the unprecedented request that the girls parade individu ally down the runway a sec ond time Following a suspense-filled fifteen minutes in which the judges huddled to leach a ver dict, and each member of the audience of approximately 350 industry people discussed his peisonal choice with his neighboi, Milton Dunk, Editor of Poultry Tribune and Mas ter of Ceremonies for the Pageant, reassembled the con testants on the stage to re ceive the judges’ verdict. Oscar Tui ner, poultryman fiom Maine and outgoing President of NEPPCO, opened each sealed envelope as it was handed to him Then the names of the winner of the Second Bunner up, the First Runner-up, and finally, the new Poultiy Princess, were announced by Dunk The 1965 Poultiy Princess is Miss Dona Detamore, 17- yeai old senior at Cambridge High School, Cambridge, Md Miss Detamoie is the daugh ter of Mr and Mrs Otto B Hastings She has been active in 4-H Club woik, and is in terested in public speaking, heim, Pa, won the First Run- L. F. Photo BROTHER-ACT DOMINATES BEEF SHOW $2 Per Year horseback riding, modelling, cooking and sewing. In addi tion to receiving a $5OO U.S. Savings Bond, she will receive one yeai of public appeal - ances at agricultural affairs all over the Northeast Miss Mary A Romberger, 20-yeai old daughtei of Mr and Mis Mark T Romberger, 68 New Charlotte Street, Man (Other Photo Page 6) (Continued on Page 6) Shipping Fever, Falltime Hazard Each Fall as young cattle are moved from the range to the feedlot that old infectious disease commonly called “ship ping fever” rears its ugly head Although it is more closely associated with beef animals, dairymen too are sometimes plagued by it The disease is associated with Pasturella or ganisms, and scientists would prefei that it be called pas teurcllosis This disease of many names has also been called “hemoirhagic septce mia ” Whatevei you want to call it, it 13 a deadly and costly disease Anyone who has ex perienced shipping fever does not need to be reminded of its appearance It is an acute blood poisoning, characterized by a sudden onset of fever (106 to 107 degrees) Often (Continued on Page lij
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