Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, July 29, 1967, Image 19

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    Huge Angus Ranch P° n y SHKIs clty and the Adams- This is the herd that was
Chanoes Ownershin Canning Cattle Company of known as the “'herd of 1,000 half-
b e* Jki*n* V Staunton and San Antonio, Tex- sisters”, It was founded in 1947 on by the fact that this firm
ror ghJ-MllHon as completed the sale of the by Dale Redding and grew into showed 14 carload champions in
otaiimtam vionwiA famous Redding, Inc. Ranches one of the largest purebred 14 years at the National West
siAuwiow, viKumiA at Minatare, Nebraska Chang- herds in America. Early in his ern at Denver.
The largest volume sale in ing ownership was a herd of career, Redding conceived a The new ownership of the
history of the Angus breed, and over 2.500 head of registered plan to breed a herd of Angus operation, to be known as S
certainly one of the largest pri- Angus cattle, some 25,000 acres cattle that would all descend Bar Angus Ranch, is represent
vate ranching transactions ever of ranch land, and a 5,000-head from one bull, thereby earning ed by Steven Shalom of New
consummated, occurred June capacity modern feed lot, for a the moniker “1,000 half-sisters”. York City and W. F. Smith of
30th when Canning Land Com- price in excess of $3,000,000 , Quality of the herd was prov- Limestone, Tenn.
Need . . .
HAY-STRAW-EAR CORN
Buy Now and Save!
More and more farmers are buying from us for
better value and all around satisfaction.
Delivered any quantity
Phone Area Code 717 687-7631
Esbenshade Turkey Farm
“America’s Oldest”
PARADISE, PA.
WE USE QUALITY PAINT
AND IT DOES STAY ON!!!
Aerial Ladder Equipment Used
To Paint Your Farm Buildings
For Complete information and Prices Contact
C. RALPH MILLER
Spray-on and Brush-in Painter
R. D. 4, Manheim, Pa.
HOW GET MORE
QUALITY
AT NO INCREASE IN PRICE
WITH A NEW
Girton deluxe o-n
farm cooling tank
CLARK ELECTRIC
JR. D. 1, Kinzers
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Ph. 665-3388
FEATURING:
SPACESAVER SIDE OUTLET
ONE-PIECE COVER
NEW FOAM TYPE INSULATION
lENT COOLIH9
EM
Phone Intercourse 768-8501
I hr Extra Yields
TOP DRESS NOW
with
Farmers' Fertilizer
Farmers' Fertilizer Werks
365 West Bainbridge St.
Elizabethtown, Pa.
Quality Fertilizer Since 190 t
Phone 367-1211 Area Code 717
Over One Million Bushels of
GRAIN STORAGE CAPACITY
Available To Serve You.
T. Top Market Prices
2. Private Storage All Grains
3. Reduced Storage Charges
4. Fast Unload
5. Prompt Payment
For current prices and storage rates
CALL
CARGILL, INC.
Marietta, Penna. 717-426-2633
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 29,1967—19
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16 Counties To Vie For
State Plowman Title
HARRISBURG Farm ers
from 16 counties will compete
in the annual state plowing
contest to be held Aug 30 «it
the state hospital farm cast of
Somerset. Representing Lan
caster County will be newly
crowned county champion Ivan
Yost of Narvon R 2
The contest is one oi the ait*
tractions of Forage Progress
Field Days being held to ac
quaint farmers with new prod
ucts and new techniques.
Jack R. Grey, deputy Secre
tary of Agriculture and plow
ing contest chairman, said the
ing contest chairman, said oth
er county plowing winners will
compete fiom Berks, Blair,
Bradford, Cumberland, Dau
phin, Franklin, Indiana, Juni
ata, Lawrence Mifflin, Perry,
Somerset and Westmoreland
counties
The state contest wall deter
mine champions in small plow
(two and three .bottoms), targe
plow (four bottoms or larger),
and contour competition In
small and contour competition,
contestants will plow about
one-half an acre, while in big
plow nvalry the plots will be
approximately one acre in size.
Contestants will be judged on
such items as lunow depth,
furrow straightness, and time.
Grey states
Ever since the early 1900’s,
4-H Clubs have made it pos
sible for millions of boys and
girls to learn useful skills
and crafts.
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Ralph B. Zeager
223 S. Church St.
Quarryville, Pa.
Phone 717-786-7225
6. Wilmer Martin
R.D. #l, Box 403 A
East Earl, Pa.
Phone 215-445-5652