I VOL. 10 NO. 50 County Showmen Eclipsed At Livestock Exposition In contrast to last year’s sweep in the junior division of the Pennsylvania Live stock Exposition when Lan caster County showmen cap tured all three breed cham pionships plus seven first, four second, and five third place ribbons, this year’s le sults were something less overwhelming. Countians came away with one first, three second, and three third-place ribbons this year. The only class win went to a Red Rose 4-H Club junior yearling Hereford shown by Dallas Wolgemuth of Mount Joy Rl. Grand champion honors this year went to 11-year SWCD Directors Plan Details Of Annual Meeting And Set ’66 Goals For Area. Conservation Work Alt their regular monthly meeting Merida.}- might,at, the County Court Housed caster County Soil and "Water Conservation District direc tors announced that Charles Hess, state director of soil and water conservation dis tricts, would -die the speaker at the district’s annual ban quet meeting to be held on March 8 at the Blue Ball Fire Hall Three watershed meetings were planned for Churchtown area, December 7; Denver area, December 9; and Eph rata area January 20. It Was announced that di rectors Amos Punk, Aaron Stauffer, and Elmer Good, and county conservationist Wayne Maresch, will attend Penn Manor Adult Farmer Class To Meet The Penn Manor adult farmer class will meet at Martic Township Elementary School on Thursday, Novem ber 18 at 7:30 pm., accord ing to insti motor Garland Gingcnch ot Penn Manor High School. Kenneth Kreider, field su pervisor for Atlantic Breed ers’ f oopeiative, will discuss “Dany Breeding Problems.’ - Delegates Present 89 Resolutions At PFA Annual Meeting; Issues November 15—15-21, Penn- Range From Taxes To Wheat syhania Young Fanneis’ •Week. , YORK Delegates to the mendation calling for a re- Novemiber 1G —12 Noon, Fed- PennsxUania Farmers’ Asso- vision in state law to permit eivl Land Assn, ot Lancas- ciation meeting at that or- the establishment of a, Penn ter and Lancaster Prod, ganization’s 15th annual sylvama wine industry weie Ciedit Assn annual meet- meeting at the Yorktowne appioied in early action, mg at St. Paul United Hotel dunng Monday, Tues- Church of Christ, Quentin, da y and Wednesday of this ° f special significance to Lebanon County. week debated S9l resolutions, consumers and taxpayers is a —U Noon, Elizabethtown- ranging from taxes to the resolution calling for the ex- Donegal 4-H Capon Club 'government wheat program, elusion of all soft winter _? * tjt * ** ~ , ~ wheat from the government roundup at Hostetter s Ban- A certified roadside mar- . ~ . * „ ~ . T , .. .. farm program, recently ap quet Hall, Mount Joy. ket program, action calling — 7-:29 p.m. ‘Garden Spot for orderly importation, of proved by Congress. The pres (Conimued on Page 13) mushrooms; and a. recom- (Continued on Page 5) -ajr.-g- itefc fc. a. / t Calendar Farm Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 13, 1965 old Bill Davis of Schellsburg, Bedtord County. He topped the junior division show on Monday then went on to win the open class steer show on Tuesday. Young Davis, in his first year of show competi tion, handled his 9GO-pound, blocky senior calt like a pio fessioual. Davis’ most serious com petition came on Monday when he had to counter bids toi the title of the junior show by two breed champions, an Angus and a Shorthorn, owned by Riehaid Rishel of Yoik, Davis also beat out a Rishel Hereford to top that bleed. In the open class show (Continued on Page 8) the state district directors’ meeting on November 17, 18j "and 19 at Sharon' in'Meyceri, County. Plans for 1966 were dis cussed with Boyd Kinsley, field director of the state soil (Continued on Page 8) County Guernsey Breeders Plan Annual Banquet The annual banquet and business meeting of the Lan caster County Guernsey Breed ers’ Association will be held at the Rhoad’s Spanish Tav ern, Quarrj ville, on Friday, Novembei 15), at 6 45 pm A ham dinner wilt be served at a cost of ?2.50 per plate The business meeting will include the financial state ment, reports of the commit tees and presentation of awards Three new directors ivill be elected for a terra of thiee years The speaker for the eve ning will be V Lester Sclireiber, New Holland, as sociated with New HoUand Machine Company. ' “ STEER, AT Pennsylvania Livestock ' Exposition was shown by 11-year-old William Davis of Bedford County, the youngest showman to ever win the event. Shown above with Davis is Jack Grey, Pennsylvania Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. L. F. Photo Garden Spot Young Farmers To Hold Class On Credit Nov. 16 iOn Tuesday, November 16, 7:29 p.m., the second night of the course entitled “Farm Mechanization’ with Materials Handling Equipment” will be held The topic for the eve ning will be “Farm Credit Sources ” A panel discussion meet ing is planned with the fol lowing specialists discussing the farm credit picture: Ray mond Taylor, First Pennsyl vania Banking & Trust; Carl Brown, Lancaster Production Ci edit & Federal Land Bank Association; William Weaver, The Blue Ball National Bank; Paul Whipple, Miller and Bus hong, Inc. Any fanner wishing to at tend the course sponsored by the Gaiden Spot Young Fann (Continued on Page 5) Pa. Holstein Assn. Plans 11th Annual Meeting Nov. 18 and The program for the Penn sylvania Holstein Association’s Eleventh annual Convention was announced recently by William C. Nichol, associa tion secretary. It will be held November is and 19 at the Farmer’s Union Hears Wilson And Hoover The Laneaster-Chester Coun ty Farmers’ Union met at Solanco High School on Tues day night to hear Dwyte Wil son, NFU national director of agricultural associates, discuss the effects of the new farm legislation on the east ern fanner, with particular emphasis on the dairy bill. The other featured speak er tor the evening was Rich (Continued on Page 6) Weather Forecast Temperatures far the five day period, Saturday through Wednesday, are ex pected to a\ erage near or a little aboxe the normal range of 53 to 35 degrees. It will turn colder Sundaj and Monday with milder temperatures thereafter. Precipitation; for the peri od may total i/>-inch, oc- curring as rain on Satur- day and scattered showers Tuesday and Wednesday. $2 Per Year Lycoming Hotel, Williams port. Convention delegates Rep resenting the state organiza tion’s 4440 members will be treated to tours of two 'Wil liamsport businesses, C. A. Reed Paper Products and StroehWiann’s Bakery, Thurs day afternoon, November 18. The evening schedule fea tures a mixer program and entertainment sponsored by the host district consisting of Holstein Clubs of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clinton, Hunt ingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland, Sny der and Union Counties. Dr. Harold J O’Brien, As (Contmued on Page 13) Dr. Harold J. O’Brien 19
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