VOL. 11 NO. 44 ' - GRAND_CHAMPION HOLSTEIN Fultonway Ivanhoe Lolita, judged best female in- thejfolslein dairy show at the Lampeter Fair, was shown by J Harold Ranch. Lolita, senior and grand champion, was purchased by Ranch as a day-old calf from J . Mowery Frey, Jr., when Ranch was in 4-H Club worh; he later sold the animal bach to Frey L. F Photo Zartman High Individual Scorer At Virginia FFA Livestock Meet Tom Zartman, a 1966 Eph ra'ta High School graduate and member of the Cloister FFA Chapter, was named high in dividual ludge at this week’s Thomas Zartman Farm Calendar October 4 NEPPCO Exposi tion, Pam Show Bldg, Har risburg, Oct 4, 5 and 6. October 5 Manheim Fair— -sth -7lh Ipm, Swine Show, Man heim Fan’ 630 pm. Baby Beef Show, Manheim Fair 6 30 pm, NEPPCO Ban quet, Penn Hams Hotel, Harrisburg. 8 p.m., 4-H Baby Beef & Lamb Club at Smoketown Elementary School. (Continued on Page 12X Eastern 'Regional FFA Live stock Judging Contest. The event was held Monday and Tuesday at Richmond, Virginia in conjunction with the Atlan tic Rural Exhibition As a member of the three man judging team represent ing Pennsylvania, Zartman placed first in steer and third in hog judging. The team consisting of Zartman, Tom Taylor, Gettysburg, and Bob Omeil, Butler, placed third in steer, first in hog, and third in sheep judging. Pennsylvania finished second, behind Vir ginia, in the overall 12-state placings The son of Mr and Mrs lia Zartman of Ephrata R 1 was presented with a ti ophy for his outstanding judging pei foimance His coach was Lew is Ayers, Ephrata vocational agncultuie teacher Farm & Home Center Fund Grows; New “Challenge” Gifts Disclosed Efforts are continuing and 'progress is being made toward building the Lancaster County Farm and Home Center at the north edge of Lancaster, along the new Route 30 By-pass, ac cording to John Herr, chair man of publicity. Campaign pledges and con tributions to August 1, 1966 totalled $249,927' Board Mem bers continued to seek further support and again approached a friend who had supported this cause strongly in the past. ■Generously, .he Iprovidedta; bpe- It • L i h t I . ». Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 1, 1966 County Farmers Assn. Sets Policy Meetings The Lancaster County Fa’in ei's Association will hold pol icy development meetings at several county locations on Monday evening, October 3, it was announced this week The meetings are designed to give each member an op poitumty to air his views on association policy, a spokes man said The recommenda tions approved at each area meeting will become policy by majority vote of all members at the annual meeting on Oc tober 18 The local meetings are scheduled at the homes oi the following association directors Ellis Mentzer, New Holland R 2, Wivell, Columbia Rl, James Wood, Nottingham Rl. John Charles, Milleisville Rl, James Mai tin 587 Delp Rd , Lancastei and NoahWen gei, Stevens Rl cial challenge pledge of $25, 000, provided it would be matched by additional pledges of Board Members plus pledges and contributions secured by them from campaign leaders and others with a vital inter est The Board Members them selves made additional pledges totaling over $17,000, and by August 25, additional pledges were secured which exceeded the challenge pledge, bringing < (Continued on Page 8) it a , • s Harrisburg Center Of Northeastern Poultry Industry Next Week As NEPPCO Opens Three-Day Stand Maior poultry inteiests in the Northeast will be heading fo> the Faim Show Building at Harnsbuig next week for Tuesday’s opening of the 29th Noi'heastein Poultiv Pioduc eis Council (NEPPCO) Ex poi .tion The ithies-day session will be highlighted by discus;.ons on management maiko* ng, and poul'tiy health, with talks by experts on such topics as phase feeding, the tearing of pulled on wire, and an “in side” faim news repo t Pom John Harms, editor of the Ki'ptingei Agricultural Lettei Haims will kick off the edu cational talks at 215 pm, Tuesday, with his “Washing ton Report Activities in the Nahon’s Capital Affecting the Poultry Industry ” He will be immediately fol lowed by a discussion of what the new rail Height lates will mean to noitheasitem poultiy men by a New York Ccntial Railioad lepiesentative Wednesday night will fca tuie the annual NEPPCO ban quet and Poultiy Puncess Pa Lancaster County Poultry Assn. . Schedules Annual Banquet Nov. 3 The annual meeting and banquet of the Lancaster Coun ty Poultry Association will be held at the Plain and Fancy Faim and Restaurant near Bird-m-Hand on November 3. the association program com mittee announced this week Highlight of the evening promises to be a talk by guest speaker Orvel H Cockiel, vice president and director of mar keting for the Watt Publish ing Company, Mount Morris, Illinois Cockrel, whose sub ject will be “Men and Ideal,” is highly rated as a speaker and is renowned for his dry, “Kentucky-bi and” humor The speaker, a foimcr vo cational agncultuie teachei in Kentucky, fust joined the Watt publishing fiim in 1950 as mai Lilli Ann Wivell %2 Per Year gear.t Five of the g: Is com peting foi the highly-prized, 14-state title Will be from Pennsylvania The guls will be judged on their beauty, charm, poise and peisonahty, with judges mclud.ng a fanner (Continued on Page 12) Mailheim Fair _ Will USlier Ollt The 66 SeaSOll Everything for the past two weeks has been Fair but the weathei Lancaster County farmeis must regard recent rainfall as a blessing, and that it is, but this soggy Fair reporter would not have been at all unhappy if the weather man had showered his bless ings between midnight and 6 a m foi the past week or so. However, we can look for better conditions underfoot next week when the final country Fair of the 1966 sea son gets undei way We can look for better conditions, but (Continued on Page 12) ket reseal ch manager He re signed in 1958 and worked in several different industries pri or to rejoining Watt m 1965 in his present capacity A popular attraction at last yeai’s banquet, Glenn Smith of Indian River Hatchery will again be on hand with some toe tapping piano selections Lancaster County Poultry Queen Lilli Ann Wivell wall also be in attendance, accord ing to the piogram committee. Tickets for this popular an nual event, which is scheduled for 6 30 pm, may be obtained fiom any member of the asso ciation board, or, fiom any suppheis of poultry farm needs h'atcheiies, feed dealeis, etc Orvel H. Cockrel
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