16—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday. July 22,1967
Chester County
4-H’ers Host
Regional Day
Three Chester County 4-H
demonstrators won the top
placing in their categories of
the Southeast Pennsylvania
Regional 4-H Day, Tuesday at
the Owen J. Roberts High
School.
Greta Wenger, Phoenixville
Rl, won in the Safety in the
Home contest with her dem
onstration “Seek and Go
Hide.” A member of the Kim
berton 4-H Clothing Club, Miss
Wenger has taken the health
project for two years and is
currently carrying one titled,
“Avoiding Accidents.”
Amy Stearns presented
“Health and First Air for Fido”
as the winning demonstration
in the dog category. A resident
of 27 Harvey Lane, Malvern,
Miss Stearns has been a mem
ber of the Chester County 4-H
Collar and Leash Club for
three years.
“The Root of It” was the
title of the forestry demon
stration won by Eric Scheib,
Phoenixville R 2. A five-year
member of the Tri-Community
4-H Club, Eric also carries
entomology and dairy products.
These three demonstrations
will compete in the State 4-H
Demonstration Contests, Aug
ust Bth at the Penn State Uni
versity.
Chester County 4-H members,
Teen Leaders and County
Council hosted the Regional
4-H Day. Miss Peggy Wollas
ton, Toughkenamon, an
nounced the afternoon awards
assembly. Mrs. Nancy Martin
Jester, Honeybrook, led the
group in song. Chester County
Teen Leaders pi rented a dra
matic sketch. Those participat
ing were: Sun MinshaH, Ewart
Road, Avondale; Bob Hock
ing, Landenberg R 2; Barbara
Young, Meetinghouse Road,
West Grove; Tom McAllister,
Oxford Rl; Tom Wilkinson,
Landenberg Rl; Jack Hicks,
Kennett Square Rl; Richard
Steele, Pocopson; and Joanne
Gallery, West Grove
Chester County AH Coun
cil served food for the lunch
eon hour.
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FIELD DAY and
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Thurs./ Aug. 3
19:30 AM.-3
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HEADQUARTERS
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Tours - Exhibits
Bar-B-Q Chicken Dinner
Sire Review
Discuss Breeding Programs
Tickets Now Available from
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• Farm & Home
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said, noting that 30 of the need
ed 48 had been signed up.
He set July 24th as the dead
line for recruiting district chair
men.
KICK OFF MEETINGS
Two meetings will kick-off the
campaign, Bailey stated. Chair
men and solicitors in the south
ern half of the county will meet
July 31st, 7:30 p.m., at the
Strasburg Fire Hall. The organ
izational meeting for the north
ern section will be held in the
Lititz Recreation Center on the
following evening.
The prime target of the cam
paign will be farmers and farm
groups who have not yet donat
ed to the fund, or have not do
nated to their apparent poten
tial. It is also felt by the direc-
HORNCO FEEDS The Growing Choice of Business Farmers
243.8
4.12
This impressive record was accomplished by Clarence Welker; R. D., Gratz,
Penna. The record was started when the birds were housed (19 wceks & 4.days) and
completed at the end of o f ne year of lay (367 days). Equally impressive is, Lester Wel
ker's record of 233.5 eggs per hen housed, 3.99 lb. feed conversion and 16.09% mor
tality. The Welkers are brothers. Clarence housed 4300 birds and Lester 4078 birds.
Computing eggs per bird on "the average number of hens" basis, we find Clarence
had 271.9 eggs per bird and Lester had 280.0 eggs per bird.
CLARENCE WELKER & FAMILY
FEEDS
D. E. Horn & Co., Inc. Yorfc, Pa. ph. 854-7867
tors that, among the 2500
pledge cards in the files, there
are names o£ many who lacked
confidence originally, but who
might be willing to contribute
now that the building is fast*
becoming a reality.
Letters will be sent tor pros
pective contributors on July 26,
and formal soliciting of funds
will take place in the three
week period beginning August
2nd, Bailey announced.
The Center, located on a 10.5-
acre site along the Rt. 30 By
pass, is approximately 25 per
cent completed, according to
building committee chairman
Jacob Kurtz, Jr.
Kurtz noted that construction
is presently a little behind
schedule, but he expressed con
fidence that the schedule would
be resumed within two months.
The goal for completion is still
January 1, 1968.
Eggs Per
Lb. Feed
11.79% Mortality
Minimum Milkhouse Standards
Suggested In 4-County Survey
Minimum standards for use Intake and exhaust fans were
in remodeling or constructing lacking above tanks or wash
tnlikhouses were suggested re- vats.
cently from a survey directed
by the department of agricul
tural education at Penn State
University.
The suggestions for minimum
standards were based on ob
servations among 75 existing
milkhouses in four counties,
according to Prank Anthony,
associate professor of agricul
tural education at Penn State,
who supervised the survey. The
Pennsylvania Farm Electrifica
tion Council sponsored the
study.
Construction faults showed a
need for well-insulated walls,
solid and smooth, with wash-
able finish. Forced ventilation
was needed in many instances,
exhausted toward the stables.
Hen Housed
Conversion
LESTER WELKER & SONS
TOP PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENT
SERVICE TWO OF THE REASONS WHY
MORE POULTRYMEN ARE FEEDING
HORNCO THAN EVER BEFORE. WHY NOT
CHECK WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR WHO
FEEDS HORNCO?
Most facilities were found to
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Some real summer weather
is on the way for the next five
days, says the weatherman.
He looks for temperatures to
average above the normal
range of 87 to 66 degrees, and
expects temperatures to in
crease as the period contin
ues.
Precipitation may total be
tween inch, occurring as
widely scattered showere af
ternoons and evenings
throughout the period.