VOL. 10 NO. 36
MISS KAREN LYNN KUIPERS has been named
Lancaster County Poultry Queen, and will represent
the county poultry industry at the state contest at
Hershey.
A Solanco Youth, Earl
Wenger, In Contention For
CountyStarFarmerAward
( | Edjto J . , s note this is the
concluding feature on the five
FFA candidates for the County
Stai tFairner degree. In re
new, thej are Glenn Weber,
Clifford Bollinger, Dale Herr,
Thomas Zartman, and Earl
Wenger)
Earl "Wenger’s main farm
ing interest is dairy. To-date,
he has made a substantial
start on danymg as a career
by accumulating an mventoiy
of 11 reg.stexed Holsteins
six «o>ws and five heifers,
■which he values at a minimum
of $3500
Earl ]•’, es 'with his parents,
lb and Mis Paul Wenger,
on the family’s 550-acre dany
faim m the Quairyville area.
PFA Organizes A
Hoy Listing Service
The Pennsylvania Farmei’s
Association has inaugurated
a ' Hay Lasting Service ’ as
another service - to - member
P'ogiam. accoidmg to Reb
el t Hess, piesfdent of the
Lane County Fanners’ Asso
ciation Implemented because
oi the leui year diougth in
many paits of the Common
wealth, the new seiviee is
especially designed for PFA
members desiring to puichase
hay
Seme parts of the State
have had rain and farmers
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They aie currently milking
66 cows of a total herd of 80
registered and giade Hol
steins. No cash crops are
raised on the 300 cultivated
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EARL WENGER SHOWN with his two-year old heifer, Whose dam was an
Ivanhoe daughter. Earl placed sth in the Sr. Yearling class with this animal at
the County Dairy Show this week. L. F. Photo
Lancaster Farming, .Saturday, August 7, 1965
Karen Kuipers
Named Lane. Co.
Poultry Queen
Miss Karen Lynn Kmpeis,
recently chosen Miss New Hol
land, was selected this week to
represent the Lancaster Coun
ity poultry industry as Poultry
Queen She will carry the
county’s 'banner into tradition
ally tough competition as she
strives for the state title dol
ing the Poultry 'Festival at
Hershey, August 24-29 The
current state title holder is
Lucy Jane Frye of Pmeville,
Bucks County.
Miss Kuipeis is the 17-year
old daughter of Mr and Mis
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Risser Cow And
Frey Herd Head
June DHIA List
A registered Holstein cow
owned by A H and J K Riss
er of Bainbndge R 1 completed
the highest 305-day lactation in
the Red Rose Dairy Herd Im
provement Association during
June She produced 16,803 lbs.
of milk and 834 lbs. of butter
fat.
High herd honors for June
went to Furry H Frey, 1343
Gyspy Hill Rd, Lancaster, for
a butterfat average of 64 lbs.,
and a 1623 lbs milk average
on his 317 registeied and
grade Holsteins.
Second high cow completing
her lactation in June was own
ed by Paul E & Son,
Bambndge R 1 She produced
21,575. lbs milk and 801 lbs
of fat
The herd of Chi Ist L Stoltz
fus, Honey Brook El, was se
cond high butteifat herd for
June with an average of 61 lbs
This registered and grade Hol
stein herd also averaged 1718
lbs. of milk for the penod
4-H County Dairy Show
Paves Way To District
Meet For 4 Local Youths
by Everett Newswanger,
Staff Reporter
There was a lot of activity
foi Lancaster County 4-H
Dany Club members Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week
at the Guernsey Sales Pavi
lion, Lancaster, when 120
youthful showmen led their
prize dairy projects before
judges John Harris, Dauphin
County associate county agent
(type judge); Richard Baily,
Bucks County agent (showmen
ship judge), and Joe Way,
Montgomery County agent (fitt
ing judge) When the show
was over a whole new county
slate of bleed type, showman
ship and fitting champions
were recorded as well as 4
Martin Shows Grand Champion
At FFA Swine Event; Cloister
Takes Rotating Plaque 3rd Time
Ken Martin, Denver El,
showed a 205-pound Yorkshire
barrow to the top of a 161-head
field at the Future Farmers of
America annual hog show held
this week at the Lancastei
Union Stock Yards
David Heisey, 19-year-old
son of Mr and Mrs Samuel
Heisey, Sheridan El, took the
reserve championship with his
210-pound Duroc-Spotted Po
land China crossbred
At the sale of the show
stock, Mai tin’s entry was
b9ught by Kunzler & Co, Inc
for 50 cents per pound The
reseive crossbred was bought
in by the Walter M Dunlap
& Son fnm at 37 cents per
pound Hogs at the sale aver
aged 216 pounds, and sold for
$2 Per Year
local fellows sent on their
way to the Southeast Pennsyl
vania 4-H District Dairy Show
to be held at Hershey, Friday,
August 27
COUNTY FITTING AND
SHOWMANSHIP CHAMPIONS
Donald Bollinger repeated
last year’s feat by becoming
the grand champion showman
of the lound-up Donald is the
son of Mr and Mis Elan*
Bollinger, Manheim R 1
The grand champion fitter
ol the two day affair was
Bail Staulfei, son of Mr. and
Mis Claience Stauffei, Eph
lata Rl
Reseive grand champion fitt
ing honors went to Nancy Stol
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an average of $26 86
For the thud straight year,
the Cloistei FFA Chapter of
Ephrata High School walked
off with the “Best Chapter"
plaque Theie is no permanent
possession of this trophy, it
is designed to rotate from
year to year, but it can’t seem
to get past the Cloister boys.
Martin, immediate past presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Fu
ture Faimers, and the son of
Mr and Mrs Aaron Martin,
also won breed championships
in the Landiace and Chester
White divisions
Other show winners were:
YORKSHIRE
Lightweight —1, Kenneth
Zimmeiman, Grassland; 2, Fred
Ki eider. Solanco; 3, John
Fiey, Solanco, 4, Carl Sieg
list, Manheim; 5, Marvin
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Lancaster County
Poultry Assn. Plans
County Field Trip
The Lancaster County Poul
try Association has announced
plans for its annual field
trip This year the plan is to
stay within the confines of
the county
An-conditioned buses have
been lined up foi those who
will want to use this form of
tianspoitation The fare will
be $1 50, and buses will load
up at the Lancaster Shopping
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Farm Calendar
August 9—Aug 9-11 State 4-
H Days at Penn State Uni
versity
-—7 pm Lancaster County
'Soil and Walei Conserva
tion District directors
monthly meeting, at Court
house
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