VOL. 10 NO. 7
JUDY ANN FLORY, UTITZ R 2, SHOWN WITH HER 4-H GRAND CHAM
PION AYRSHIRE FEMALE, “Florydale Preferred Patsy”. The Judy-Patsy com
bination topped the Ayrshire 4-H classes at the Pennsylvania Farm Show on
Monday. Reserve champion in the 4-H class was Paul M. Brubaker, Lititz Rl.
Freedom & Self-Reliance
Built America, Poult. Fed.
ToM At Annual Banquet
“America has become a
great nation because it util
ized the best a man had to of
fer and allowed him to reap
his own harvest,” Dr. George
Seidel of the DuPont Company
told an overflow crowd of
about 370 poultrymen, wives,
and allied industry people at
the annual banquet of the
Pennsylvania Federation this
week in Harrisburg.
Farm Calendar
Jan. 19—7:30 pm. 4-H Tractor
Project at Landis Bros
Farm Implement Store, Man
heim Pike, Lancaster.
—7 30 pm. Garden Spot
Young Farmers at Garden
Spot H.S Subject, How So
cial Security Programs Af
fect you.”
Jan. 20—44 H Tailoring Class
postponed until Mar. 3.
Jan. 21—12 Noon, Red Rose
DfISA Banquet at Host Mo
tel. Lancaster
—1:30 p.m, Informational
meeting prior to referendum
on Type 41 Tobacco. At L,
C. Farm Bureau Auditorium,
Lancaster.
—7 45 p.m , Lancaster Coun
ty Poultry Assn, meeting at
the Poultry Center. Speaker,
Chrr Phillips of Pa. Poul
try Fed.
Seidel, a research chemist
for 25 years, is now manager
of the Education Section of
the DuPont Public Relations
Department in Wilmington,
Del. A humorous, enthusiastic
speaker, Seidel departed fre
quently from his prepared text
in citing pertinent examples
of the value of free individu
als and free industry.
“'Those who founded Ameri
ca did not do so with the in
tent of building the greatest
civilization known to man
kind,” Dr. Seidel told his audi
ence
Instead their goal was a so
ciety in which men could be
free, he said, pointing out
that it was this search for
freedom that “unleashed ma
terial and spiritual blessings
unknown to the kingdoms of
the past ” Entitling his ad
dress, “Change, Progress and
You,” the scientist attributed
the nation’s growth and prog
ress to four personal qual
ities that haive always been
charactei Lstic of Americans—
the love of freedom, self
reliance, bard work, and fru
gality.
He traced these attributes
through various aspects of
American life and showed how
they have been responsible
for the nation’s material suc-
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 16, 1965
L. F. Photo
Form Women Elect
Officers For 1965
The Society of Farm Wom
en of Pennsylvania elected two
new officers at its annual busi
ness meeting Tuesday morn
ing in the Farm Show Build
ing.
Mrs. Joseph Yanos, Douglas
ville R 2, Berks County, was
elected treasurer, succeeding
Mrs. Abner Risser, Bambridge,
HI, Lancaster County.
Mrs. E. Robert Holt, 3650
Meadow Spring Rd., Lancas
ter, was elected director, suc
ceeding Mrs. Francis Smith,
Penn Run, Rl, Indiana County.
Other officers for 1965 are:
Mrs. Elmo L. Mentzer, W.
Louther St, Carlisle, Cumber
land County, president; Mrs.
Kenneth Staver, Palmyra Rl,
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L.C. Poultry Assn
To Meet Jan. 21st
The Lancaster County Poul
try Association has announced
that its annual meeting 'will
be held on January 21, 7:45
p.m., at the Poultry Center on
West Roseville Road, Lancas
ter
The program will include
reports of the past year’s ac
tivities which will be present
ed by the officers and man
agement of the association.
Plans will be made for de
veloping policies and services
for the coming year, and sev
en directors will be elected
to the Board of Directors,
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’65 Farm Show; Some Ups
And Downs For Countians
The 49th Annual Pennsyl
vania Farm Show completed
its fourth day Thursday hav
ing played to 565,000 Pennsyl
vanians. That is not a record,
but it’s above the five-year
average. The record figure of
690,000 set in 1963 will piob
ably not be broken this year
with only Friday’s attendance
to be added, but the fact re
mains that over one-half mil
lion people traveled some miles
to see what was new and ex
citing on the farm front
The theme of the Farm
Show this year is truly mean
ingful “Agribusiness, Key
stone For The New Pennsyl
vania ” Agn- and its re
lated business, or “Agribusi
ness,” contribute greatly to
Pennsylvania’s economy di
rectly and indirectly
As the judging and exhibit
ing got under way at the Farm
Show this week, Lancaster
County, the State’s leading ag
ricultural counity, started off
like a house on fire with a
sweep of the tobacco exhibits,
wins in corn, vegetables, poul
try, sheep, Ayrshire dairy cat
tle and Spotted Poland China
hogs. Then things slowed down
a bit with ribbons in other
dairy, swine, and beef classes
coming slowly. One bright
spot on Thursday was a
strong win in the Shorthorn
Baby Beef division. John Welk,
Main Support For Farm & Home
Center Must Come From Farm
Groups And Related Businesses
Interest in the Farm and
Home Foundation Campaign,
aimed at raising a minimum of
$375,000 for the construction of
an agricultural center in Lan
caster County, has reached a
high point throughout the
county, according to campaign
officials. This was the con
census of reaction expressed
by members of the Campaign
Steering Committee, late this
week, when a corps of some
500 volunteer canvassers, prac
tically all men, were on re
cord at Campaign Headquart
ers.
Two “Kick-Off” rallies of
volunteer canvassers are sche
duled The first will be held
in the Lititz Community Center
on Monday, January 25, at 7 30
PM; and the second will be
held in the Strasburg Fire
Hall, Wednesday, January 27.
The two separate rallies, identi
cal in character, have been
planned to accomodate volun
teers in the northern and
southern areas of the county,
drive officials indicated.
As the campaign approaches
its launching date, with the
Farm Gifts Division talcing the
lead, the Steering Committee
made it a point, this week, to
call attention to the impor
tance of farm families and
businesses identified with agri
$2 Per Yetr
15-year-old son of Mr and Mrs.
H Leroy Welk, Slrasburg Rl,
took the AH Shoi thorn Qiatn
pionship with his steer, 935-
pound, Maryland-bred “Corky,”
and Robert Hosier’s heavy
weight Shorthorn captured the
reseive championship Walk’s
steer went into the show ring
against some very tough An
gus and Hereford competition
for giand champion Farm
Show Steer and lost that hon
or to the Angus steer shown,
by Richard Rishel of York
County The Rishel tradition of
vanning in the top category
has persisted for several years
—different steei s, different
Rishels
In the Showmanship event,
Lancaster County bounced
light back into the win col
umn finishing 2nd and 3rd in
the bleed with Jay
Bixler, Marietta Rl, and David
Heisey, Sheridan Rl, respec
tively, Robert Hosier, Man
heim R 4, capturing Ist place
among the Shorthorns; and
Larry Weavef, New Holland
Rl, fighting his way to the
highly competitive Angus breed
showmanship title. In the fi
nale, Weaiver again prevailed
to become the Farm Show
Showman lor 1965. Both Weav
er and Hosier received awards
from their respective breed as
sociations. In the county trio
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culture contributing as gen
erously as possible, to assure
the fulfillment of the Farm
and Home Center. As an in
dication of the manner in
which the Foundation Board
hopes to raise the needed
funds, all contributors will be
asked to consider making a
“pledge” of support, to be
made payable over the next 24
months, rather than merely
giving a few dollars in cash at
the time the canvass is con
ducted. The Committee stated,
through Noah W Kreider,
Chairman, and Willis W. Es
benshade, President of the
Board. “The conduct of the
Farm and Home Campaign
represents one of the biggest
ventures farm people have
ever under-taken in Lancaster
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Weather Forecast
Temperatures for the five
day period Saturday through
Wednesday are expected to
average about 10 degrees be
low normal. Normal for the
period is a high of 39 and a
low of 23 degrees.
Snow is expected over the
weekend and again at the
end of the period. Total pre
cipitation will be between %
and % inch, melted.