101 Pa tt era sq& University VOL. 12 iSO 29 Farmers’ Assn. Blasts Tobacco Tax Proposal At a special meeting of its board ot directois eailv this week, the Lancaster County Farmers' Association passed a resolution opposing House Bill 1151, which would impose a 35 percent tax on tobacco pro ducts. (In the latter part of the week It was reported that Governor Raymond Shafer had backed off on the tobacco . tax idea, and would seek his revenue increase firm other _ sources). In registeung its protest the association noted that more than 75 percent of the cigar tobacco raised in the U.S. is , grown in Pennsylvania, with Lancastei County accounting for nearly all of this production. County association president Noah W, Wenger of Stevens, Rl stated that. "Considering, the . fact that the basic raw material' - for so many cigars is produced" , ip “quantities in pijr the, and • manufacturing' fmisjx-i eo moducts jmcurs in - it is apparent that this .lav ‘ . wquld be detrimental.” - - .Wenger further pointed out that Two' of the' ten states wMch bad‘instituted cigar tares, re- TContuuled oh Page'B) ’ . .County Pork Producers Slate July Ist For Annual Field Day The Lancaster County Swine Producers Association, Inc., will hold its annual field day activi ties on Saturday, July 1, at 10 am, at the Masonic Homes Farm in Elisabethtown. PORK QUEEN According to an announce : merit this week by association secretary fames Z. Martin of . Christiana Rl, selection of a Lancaster Counuty Pork Queen will be one of the field day. features. The young lady named will represent the pork industry in Lancaster County, and will ■ compete with other county ; queens tot the state pork queen -> title. The iatlei contest will foe Local Farmer To Visit Poland On July sth, Mr and Mrs Henry H Hackman of Man.- heim R 2 will begin a seven week tup to Poland, with stop overs planned m Germany, \u goslavia, and Austria. Although Hackman wears many hats conservationist, farmer, and school teacher this visit will be an unofficial, person-to-peison contact with a friend he met on a previous official"visit to Poland. The mam puipose of the trip, Hackman ~said,-io to visit Ed mund Apolinarski who is su pervisor of a 100,0-acre govern-, merit farm in west Poland, near the city of Po/nan. Hackman LANCASTER COUNTY Dairy Princess for 1967, Anna Mae Donough, as she jjs being crowned by retiring Dairy Pniicass Carol Arm Hess. Miss Donough wall rep resent ’the <&«nffcy s s dairy industry an the coming year held as part of the State Swine Field Day activities at Penn State on July L3th Martin notes that Jim Horton, swine herdsman -at Masonic Homes Farm, wall serve a? host ‘ tor the county event. In Jhg , youth judging class, the winner will be awarded a choice of a purebred Berkshire cr Duroc gilt pig trom the Masonic herd Age restriction Cm 'this class is .16 years old, or'younger Lunch wilt- he held in 'the ; Masonic picnic area, with ham ; sandw. iches and cold drinks pro- ’ v ided by the county swine asso 1 .ciation, Martin said. While thej (Continued on Page 16) OFF TO EUROPE first met Apolmarski in 1960 as a member of a cultural ex change group which, went to Poland under the sponsorship of tire Church of the .Brethren Hackman lived -four weeks in the Apolinarsla home, and the farm supervisor returned the visit m 1962, staying eight weeks with Hackmans at then Manheim area farm. ' Hackman, who is vice chair man of the Lancaster County Soil & Water Conservation Dis trict, as interested an. seeing the changes that have been made in Polish; agriculture since his 1960 trip." He notes (Continued’ on Page Of Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 17,1967 Small Grains Field Day Here Jiuine 2<Df!h The 1967, Pennsylvania Small Grains Field Day will be held at the field research station near Landisville on June 20lh, it was announced, this week Farmei s, seedgrowers. seed dealeis and others interested in improved varieties of small giams will be among those at tending the half-day program at the stale experimental iarm, beginning at 1.30 pm The program will ‘feature .talks by specialists from the State Department of Agricul ture and from. Penn State Uni versity and will fee concJuded with a tom of the small gram reseau'h plots conducted by (Continued on Page 8) Henry H. fliclEwan Anna Mae Donough Wins ’67 Dairy Princess Title A petite. 17-year-old brunette from Manheim Rl was chosen Tuesday night to represent Lancaster County’s vast dairy industry during the coming year. Judges for the Lancaster County Dairy Princess Pageant, held at the Host Town Motel, selected Anna Mae Donough as the 1967 County DairyPnnceso Named first runnerup was Lois Ann Clymer ot 1853 Hemp stead Road, Lancaster, she will assume the dairy princess’ du ties providing Miss Donough Fay Stoner Tops 4-H Strawberry Exhibit; Keeps Title In Family By winning “Best in Show", and taking first place in total score. Fay Stoner enabled the Stoner family of 1051 Eden Road to retain the 4-H Straw- berry title it won m four o£ the last five years. ‘ Fay is- the 13-year-old-dsugh- ter of ~Mr. and Mrs H. Ray- mond Stoner Her brother, Eric, showed the best berries EVEN HER SHADOW seems anxious to shore in this picture 'as Pay Stoner shows her prL2e-winn!m!g, 4-H strawberry exhibit. The sparkling red beauties thlart won the title for this young lady in her second year of com - petition were a Catsfcdl variety L F Photo $2 Per Year were unable to serve Second runnerup was Fannie Louise Kibier of Washington Boro Rl. Miss Donouch is the daugh ter of Mi and Mrs Paul R. Donough Her parents operate a 50-head Hobtem dairy farm. The oldest ot six children, Miss Donough nas been active in 4-H sewing and cooking clubs, and m the Red Rose Baby Beef & Lamb Club. At the 1965 State Farm Show she had the champion pea of three with her Shropshire market lambs. (Continued on Page 9) in the annual event in 1963, ’64, and ’66 Last year Fay finished right behind Eric, in second place Miss Stoner’s two-quart, Cat skill entry was placed over the show’s seven other exhibits by judge I'aui Rowe. S'trasburg area fruit and vegetable grow er la total score, based .on ex (Continued on Page 8)
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