VOL. 10 NO. 1 SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA’S OUTSTANDING YOUNG FARMER. Donald Hershey, Manheim. R 2, feeds a chunk of green alfalfa hay to one of his Hershvale Registered Holsteins. Hershey was named for the award by the Penn sylvania Young Farmers Association at their annual meeting held recently at University Park, Pa. L. F. Photo County Judging Team Concludes A Banner Year The Lancaster County 4-H Livestock judging team cli maxed a gieat season this week by winning two national championships at the Interna tional Livestock Show in Chi cago. In winning the 4-H beef cat tle judging title over con testants from 28 other states, they .became the first Lancas ter County team in history to win a national title in a par ticular livestock division. The team proved they not only knew how to pick ’em, they showed they also knew how to explain their choices (Continued on Page 6) Farm Calendar Dec. 8 “Pennsylvania Day” at American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting at -Convention Hall, Phila delphia —8 pm, Manor Young Fanners Meeting at Penn Manor High School Speak ers, Eaily, Pa Buieau of Markets, and Amos Funk, Milleisville Dec. 9 Red Rose Baby Beef Club monthly meeting. East Petersbui g Elementary School. Program will in clude Pa. Farm Show de tails, and a talk by county’s (Continued on Page 7). i Farmers Are Reminded To Enroll Now In The '65 Ag Consv. Program The Agricultural Stabiliza tion and Conservation Service (ASCS), 1466 Manheim Pike, leminds fanners this week that if they plan to engage in any part of the Agricultural Con servation Program during 1965 they must enroll before they can do so. The program this year will pay approximately 50 percent of the cost of liming grass land, seeding or Improvement of permanent grass fields, es tablishment of contour strip ping, clearing and leveling of pastureland, open drams, tile underdrain, establishing wild life habitat, developing shal low water areas and woodland border, and hedgerow manage ment by cutting. Pond payments aie limited to 50 percent of the cost, not to exceed $lOO for fish ponds, $3OO for livestock watering ponds, and $5OO for irrigation ponds The Agricultural Conserva tion Piogiam (ACP) will pay approximately 75 percent of the cost of developing springs and seeps for livestock water ing, establishment of sod waterways, and seed for win ter or summer cover, or gieen manuie cover. Payments are about 80 per cent of the cost for planting forest trees and shrubs, im proving a stand of forest trees, (Continued on Page 6) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 5, 1964 What To Expect From Live Beef Futures Trading Futures trading in live beef cattle began on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange last Mon day. What will this mean to the farmer who fattens cat tle? The answer to that ques tion may not J>e known for some time, but the lowa State Extension Service in their “lowa Farm Outlook” letter of November 12, 1964 discussed the prospects in detail. Some of their thoughts and conclu sions are presented here. A futures market is basical- i Continued on Page 7} Frey & Esh Top Red Rose DHIA It was announced by the Red Rose Dairy Herd Improve ment Association recently that Furry H Frey, 1343 Gypsy Hill Road, Lancaster, has con cluded the testing year with a top record of 711 pounds of butterfat on 35-head herd of legistered Holsteins. The top milk-producer in the county was John E. Esh, RD. 1, Goidonville His held of 20 registered Holsteins pro duced an average of 18,348 pounds of milk. Esh’s herd won the butter fat title last year with a 687- pound average. This year he made 7 pounds more, but it (Continued on Page 7) Don Hershey, Outstanding Young Farmer, HasAGoal By EVERETT NEWSWANGER Staff Reporter Where do you go after you have raised your heid aver age 2,000 lb of milk and 100 lb of fat in five yeais? “We have a goal of a 600 lb herd average,” says Don ald Hershey, the new south eastern Pennsylvania Out standing Young Farmer of the year And this 27-year-old own er of sixty-five Registered Holsteins has some records to make this goal look possible Take for instance the first calf Ivanhoe daughter, Lady Ivanhoe Lois, that is just fin ishing with 19,420 lb. of milk and 789 lb. of fat in 365 days, or Hershvale Sovereign Con nie that as a four-year old made 23,279 lb. of milk and 757 lb. of fat. Lane. Barn Now On Lebanon Site In a fire last August Her man Beist, South Lebanon Township, lost a barn, 59 head of dairy cattle and most of his farm equipment. (See Lancaster Farming, October 3, 1964—“ Farmer Loses A Barn; Farmer Gains A Barn”). Beist bought a barn that was being torn down in Lancaster County, and had it moved to his farm. This week about 75 of Beist’s friends and neighbors showed up for a barn-raising— they came from as far away as Lancaster Jacob Flaud, a builder from Bird-m-Hand, was responsible for taking down the barn at its old location, getting it moved, and erecting' it on Beist’s farm. Although the barn was re located in pieces at Beist’s about two months ago there were several reasons for not putting it up immediately. More work on the foundation was needed than originally thought necessary; the harvest season was in full swing; and 58 feet had to be added to the old barn to house an increased number of cows Beist plans to increase his herd size to about 100 head. He has added two silos for handling high-moisture grain, and plans to install automatic feeding equipment. In one silo he has shelled corn, and in the other oats and barley. He also has several silos for corn silage These ingredients will be blended with a protein sup plement automatically, and the mixtuie augered to the cows. Beist will have several milk dumping stations located in the barn. As the cows are milked, the milk will be dump ed and pipelines will carry it (Continued on Page 6) $2 Per Year Don's current HiIR herd average is 13,885 lb. of milk and 517 lb of fat. To supply home-grown nutrients for his 40 milk cows and 25 heifers this enterpriz ing young farmer tills a total of 217 acres which includes 60 acres of alfalfa and 65 acres of corn. He also raises 30 acres of small grain and 3 acres of tobacco. Of this total acreage there are 117 acres on the home place which the Her sheys purchased in 1960, and 100 acres are rented on a neighboring farm The cow barn has been com pletely remodeled to accom modate their large dairy en terprise The outstanding young farmer award recently pre sented to the Hersheys by the Pennsylvania "Young Farmers Association at their annual meeting ' held at University Park, is given to a farmer who is considered to have an outstanding farm operation. Hershey was picked from the 11 Southeastern Pennsylvania County District. Donald is Secretary of his local Manheim Young Farm ers Association, was a District Council member for the form er Eastern States Farmers Ex change and is active in church affairs. The Hersheys and their two sons Larry and Steven live at Manheim R 2. Pa. Day At AFBF Conv. On Dec. 8 For the first time in its his tory the American Farm Bureau Federation will hold .its annual meeting in Penn sylvania, The site will be Convention Hall in Philadel phia, and the time, December 6-10. The eighth of December has been set as “Pennsylvania Day”, and over 1000 members of the Pennsylvania Farmers' Association are expected to be on hand ait that time. The welcoming address on Tuesday will be delivered by Gov. William W. Scranton. Senator Allen J Ellender of Louisiana will address the meeting on farm problems, (Continued on Page G) Weather Forecast Temperatures for the five day period Saturday through Wednesday are expected to average near normal. Normal high is 42 degrees and nor mal low 26 Little day-to-day change is expected through the middle of the period, but it will turn colder toward 'the end Precipitation may total more than one-half inch melted. This will occur mainly during the first half of the period.
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