, VOL 11 NO. 38
Caution Urged
For Farmers
Buying Hay
HARRISBURG The State
Agriculture Department this
week arned farmers to be ex
tiemeiv careful when buying
hay m areas of Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan and Illinois that are
infeste i by cereal leaf beetle
“Infested areas are under
quaranAne and shipments of
hay. s’raw and grain from
these points must be fumigat
ed ?rd certified as beetle
free," Agriculture Secretary
Lelano H Bull said
Shcrtages of hay in
drought-stricken parts of
Penns' Ivania will force many
farmers to purchase emer
gency supplies this year, Sec
retaiy Bull explained. He
pointed out that uncertified
hay shipped from beetle in- -
fested areas may be seized
and destroyed in accordance
with quarantine regulations.
“Don’t take ,a chance,” he
warned. “Be sure the hay
you bit>\ comes from areas
not infested with cereal leaf
beetle, ‘or is” properly certi
fied as beetle free.”
The ' ereal leaf beetle at
tacks s nail gram fields, cer
tain glasses and occasionally
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The Right Kind Of Dairy Animal
Also Right For Show, Classifier
Tells Local Cow Breeders
bv Everett Newswanger
Staff Reporter
An oncial classifier foi the
Holstem-Fnesian Association
ot Ameuca told a group of 80
local bleeders Tuesday night,
that show type and milking
ability 10 together
Roy Simpson, speaking at
the annual barn meeting of
The Lancastei County Holstein
Association held at John Shel-
P s Indian Spring Faim, Man
heim R 1 said, “The day is
gone when the show cows aie
in one class and the milk cows
aie in another class If you
got the right kind of dany
■con you have the light kind
ol show cow It’s this ‘light
kind of cow that will give you
a good living,” Simpson said
“The Good-Plus cow is the
foundation of oui bleed,” he
said “You can have a veiy
nice cow one with maybe
Farm Calendar
August 22-lpm, FFA Jun
-101 Daily Show, Heishey
8 pm, DHIA Supeivisois
meet at Wilbui Houser’s,
Lampeter
Southeast Distuct 4-H
Chess Revue at Stiawbndge
A Clothier. Philadelphia
August 23 23rd thiough 27,
Pennsilvama Dutch Days
and Poultry Festival at Hei
■shev
8 am, Lancaster County
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THE ONE AND ONE-HALF ACRE tobacco crop
belonging to County Star Parmer Robert Weaver looks
far better than the average for the county this year
Here Weaver shows the leaf-size of this lush, deep
green crop He topped about half of his plants early
this week. L. F. Photo
foui Very Good individual
breakdown categories and
stall get a Good-Plus final
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Lilli Ann Wivell
County Poultry
Princess Vies
For State Title
Lilli Ann Wivell, 18-yeai-old
daughter of Mr and Mis Clyde
Wivell of Columbia Rl, was re
cently named Lancastei Coun
ty Poultiy Pnncess foi 1966
She will be one of six Penn
sylvania girls competing for
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 20, 1966
Three Countians Candidates For
FFA American Farmer Degrees
Three Lancaster County Fu
tuie Faimeis have been nom
inated for American Farmer
Degiees, a national honoi that
comes to only about one pei
cent of all boys em oiled in
Harold Brubaker
Harold, a 1964 giaduate of
Donegal High School, is the
19-year old son of Mr and Mis
Paul N Biubakei Since Done
gal discontinued its FFA chap
ter, he has been a membei of
the Elizabethtown Chapter
At the moment, Haiold is
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Robert Weaver, Red Rose
FFA President, Named ’66
County Star
A 17-year-old Lampeter-
Strasburg High School senior
was selected from seven of
Lancaster County’s most out
standing Future Farmers Tues
day night to win the title of
County Stai Farmer for 1986
Robert Weaver, Strasbuig
Rl, youngest of Mr and Mis
Ivan Weaver’s four childien,
won the award on the strength
of his well-balanced farming
program, FFA activities, dem
onstrated leadership, and a
personal interview
Runnei up in this highly
competitive contest was Daryl
Bollinger, Lititz R 4, icpiesent
ing Cloister FFA Chaptei
Second runner up was
James Huber, Peach Bottom
R 2, representing the Solanco
Chapter The top three boys
weie chosen to assure that one
would be able to accept the
award of an all-expense-paid
trip to the National FFA Con
vention at Kansas City, Mis
souri, in the fall
Judges for the contest, held
at the Penn Manor High
School, weie William Counts,
the Future Fanners ol Ameu
ca
These three young men will
6c,ch receive this distinguished
lecogmtion at the FFA Na
tional Convention to be held
Harold Herr
Harold Hen of Milleisville
Rl climaxed an active FFA
career in 1963 when he was
elected State FFA tieasuiei
Now, at 21, he faims the 86-
acre home fann on a paitnei
ship anangement with his fa
ther that has been in effect
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$2 Per Year
Farmer
assistant superintendent of
county schools Stanley Mus
selman, assistant vice presi
dent, Lancaster County Farm
ers National Bank, and Don
Timmons, editor, Lancaster
Fanning
Bob Weaver’s main farming
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4-H Pig Roundup
At Stockyards
On Tuesday
The Lancaster County 4-H
Pig Club Roundup and Sale
will be held at the Union Stock
Yards on Tuesday, August 23.
Judging, by bieeds, will begin
at 8 a m with three weight
classes for each breed
Judging is scheduled to be
completed by noon, and the
public auction sale of all en
tries to begin at 1 pm.
According to Club Adviser
Victor Plastow, all pigs are to
arrive at the hog barn between
4 and 8 pm. Monday. They
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at Kansas City, Missouri, this
Fall They aie Haiold Brubak
ei, Mount Joy HI, Larry Wea
vei, New Holland Rl, and Haiv
old Hen Millersville Rl.
Larry Weaver
Lany is a 1963 giaduate of
Gaiden Spot High School, and
is the 20-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs Lester M Weaver of
New Holland Rl
He took ovei opeiation of
the 50-acie home farm last
year, and is piesently renting
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