VOL. 13 NO. 2
Lancaster Has Reserve
Champion 4-H Baby Beef
Chester County Takes
Championship Honors
Lancaster County had the re
seive grand champion steer at
the Southeast District 4-H Baby
Beef Show held Wednesday at
the Lancaster Union Stock
Yards The entry was a Here
ford shown in the light-heavy
weight class by Marvin Nissley
for the steer’s owner, Nancy
Fiey who is away at college.
The 990 pound steer (grand
champion of the Hereford
show) sold in the afternoon
auction for 56 cents a pound to
E W. Martin for John Smuc
ker’s Anush Village in Allen
town.
The 'grand champion steer
was an Angus shown by Jim
Wylie from Chester County. His
1105 (heavyweight) steer sold
to Estates Abattoir and
Hershey Motor Lodge for $1.14
per pound. This compares with
70 cents per pound the grand
champion brought last year.
The sale was conducted in
the aufction ring at the stock
jards.
According to Walter Dunlap
& Sons’ office, the sale includ
ing the grand champion and re
serve grand champion averaged
33 33 cents per pound, bringing
a total of $39,742.43. Total
weight was 119,235 with an av
erage per head of 954 pounds.
PRESENTING THE TROPHY to the Reserve Grand
Champion at the District 4-H Baby Beef Show Wednes
day, ait the Lancaster Union Stockyards. Accepting the
trophy for Nancy Frey is Marvin Nissley (left) who
showed the Hereford steer. The presentation was made
by Nat Netscher, (right) Community Relations Super
visor, for New Holland Division of Sperry Rand Corp.
Nanc: s mother, Mrs. Harold Frey, watches the presen
tation L. F. Photo
In the morning show, Lan
caster County had the Ist place
trio, followed by Chester and
Northampton counties Lancas
ter’s winning three included
entries by Gary Neff, Jim
Thompson and Harold Welk.
Mike Hossler made it two
days-in-a-row with different
judges each day m the show
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Thirty-seven
4-H Steers Go
To Harrisburg
Thirty-seven Lancaster 4-iH
members and their steers were
selected to go to the Pennsyl
vania State Farm 'Show in Jan
uary at the county Baby Beef
Roundup held Tuesday, the day
before the District Show.
Those selected and their
breed and weight class are as
follows:
ANGUS
Eight-weight: Larry High, Le
ola; Lynn Heistand, Manheim
R 4; Joanne Rohrer, Lititz R 3;
Carol Hess, Strasburg Rl; Glenn
Flickinger, Eiphrata Rl.
Medium-weight: Sheryl Wea
ver, New Holland Rl; Sharon
Weaver, New Holland Rl; Ed
die Hess, Strasburg Rl; Karen
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 9,1967
“FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE”. Henry Hack
man (left), presents a service award to Arthur Camp
bell, County Commissioner, for His whrk with the Soil
and Water Conservation Service. The presentation was
made Thursday evening ait an informal meeting and
banquet of the service. L. F. Photo
Banks Largest Lenders To Pa.
Farmers; Musselman Reports
Pennsylvania banks were pro-
viding farmers with more credit
and other financial services than
any other lenders at the begin-
ning of this year, according to
Stanley Musselman, assistant
vice president and manager of
the agricultural department of
the Lancaster County Farmers
National’ Bank. Musselman rep-
resents the Pennsylvania Bank-
ers Association as Lancaster
county agricultural representa-
tive.
During 1966, the banks main
tained their leadership in agri
tural credit services. Based on
the 26th annual farm lending
summary of the Agricultural
Committee of The American
Bankers Association, Mussel-
Coming Next Week
A story on the Lancaster
County Farmer who topped
the national fat cattle mar
ket on September 5,1967 with
20 head. Another On-The-
Farm Visit by our Lancaster
Farming Editor.
Farm Calendar
Sunday, December 10
10-14 49th Annual Meet
ing of the American Farm
Bureau, Chicago
Monday, December 11
2-30 pm. Agway tobacco
meeting, New Holland Ware
house
7:06- p. m -T — Soil and Water
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man reported that at the begin
ning of the year, Pennsylvania
banks were helping farmers
with $283 million in loans, five
percent more than a year previ
ous. This total included $143
million in production loans and
$l4O million in farm mortgages,
At the same time, $l5 million in
farm loans was held by life m
surance companies; $5O million
by the Federal Land Banks; $47
million by Production Credit
Associations; and $l2 million in
nonreal estate loans, plus $5
million in real estate loans by
the IFarmers Home Administra
tion. About 71 percent of the
production credit extended by
lending institutions to Pennsyl
vania farmers came from banks.
Musselman added that “bank
ers in Pennsylvania are consci
ous of the large capital invest
ments required in agriculture
today and are making a concert
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Neighbors Help To
Harvest- Kui+z Corn
A group of neighbors and
friends of the late John Kurtz
helped to pick corn at his farm
several weeks ago. Kurtz was
the Agway representative and a
farmer in the Elizabethtown
area He was Killed in an auto
mobile accident.
The helpers used 21 wagons,
5 elevators, 3 portable gener
ators and 6 trucks one a 40
foot tractor trailer
It was estimated they picked
150 tons of ear corn.
The group was treated at
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$2 Per Yeai
S&W Group
Says Thanks
At Banquet
County Commissioner
Arthur Campbell
Honored For Service
The Lancaster County Soil
and Water Conservation Serv
ice held an informal recogni
tion banquet at the Meadow
Hills Dining House, Thursday
evening for those responsible
for the success of the recent
State Convention in Lancaster.
The main feature of the eve
ning was the presentation of a
special service award plaque to
County Commissioner Arthur
Campbell Henry Hackman, in
making the presentation for the
service, said.
“For your excellent leader
ship in helping the Lancaster
County Soil and Water Conser
vation District plan for the an
nual meeting of the Pennsyl
vania Soil and Water Conserva
tion District Directors Associa
tion held in Lancaster, Novem
ber 8, 9 and 10, 1067;
“For your cooperation and
guidance as a commissioner
director in planning and execut
ing the conservation program
over the past four years of the
Lancaster County Soil and Wa
ter Conservation District;
“For serving faithfully and
efficiently in promoting Soil and
Water Conservation in Lancas
ter County, I, in (behalf of the
Board of Directors of this dis
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Veal Calf Club
To Start Now
Associate Agricultural Agent
Victor Plastow announced the
start of the 1968- 4-H Veal Pro
duction Club this week. Every
one between the ages of nine
and 19 is invited to participate.
Beside the age requirement,
the youth must agree to feed
their veal calf (or calves) a
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Holstein Bam
Meeting At
Stauffer Farm
The Lancaster County Hol
stein Association will hold its
annual barn meeting December
12 at 730 pm at Clarence
Stauffer’s farm, Ephrata Rl.
Guest speaker and classifier will
be Richard Cotta Refreshments
will be served.
The committee in charge is
Daniel Stoltzfus, Paul Brubak
er and Clair Hershey.
Following are diiections to
the Stauffer farm- From 'Ephra
ta take Rte 322 west; proceed
through Lincoln, turn right at
the second road (Weidmanville
Road) at Holhnger’s Fruit
Stand. It’s the first farm on the
left.