VOL. 13 No. 10
“THE DANIEL ERB FAMIL¥r-€-olranbia R 2. (left to
right)'Back row, Clyde, Carl and Clair. Front row, Mr. Erb,
Linda, Carol, Gerald and Mrs. Erb. Little photos (left)
Daniel and David. Mr. and Mrs. Erb were honored by their
sons at the FFA convention in Harrisburg, Farm Show
week. L. F. Photo
Father Says FFA Prepares
Boys To Face The Public
“I never pressured the boys.
They had to do it on their own.”
These words were spoken by
Danieit Erb, Columbia R 2, fa
ther of three Keystone Farmer
sons, when this reporter visited
the Erb family early Wednes
day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Erb
were one of four county farm
parents honored by their sons
at the FFA convention in Har
risbiug the week of the Farm
Show.
Even if he didn’t pressure his
boys to achieve high honors,
Erb thinks the FFA program
encourages them to excel. “FFA
makes them try a little harder
—put forth more effort. Even
if they don’t want to farm, it
gets them prepared to face the
public,” he said He mentioned
the confidence gained when
Farm Calendar
Monday, February 5
5-7 Fruit Growers Education
meetings, Yorktowne Hotel,
York.
Tuesday, February 6
9 00 a.m.-Forage Workshop, Co
coa Inn, Hershey.
1.30 pm-Hoof Care and Foot
Problems, Ephrata Adult
Farmer Program, Paul B.
Zimmerman farm, Eph Rl.
130 pm-Celery Growers meet
at Jay Hodecker Celery Farm
East Petersburg.
430 p m.-Vo-Ag teachers meet
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they have to get up and make
a speech.
Erb also credited FFA with
helping to keep boys in school.
“If I would have had it,” he
said, “I’d have gone through
high school.”
All three of the Erb Keystone
Farmer sons were president of
their chapter at Penn Manor
High School, and their older,
married sister Elaine received
the FHA Degree.
Mr. and Mrs. Erb have nine
children; Elaine (Mrs Kermit
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Poultry Board
Met Thursday
The Lancaster County Poul
try Association directors held
their board meeting at the Farm
Credit Building, Thursday night,
with ten persons present. The
feature of the meeting was the
showing of slides by Paul Hie
stand of his recent trip to Israel
In the business meeting, John
Huber reported 102 paid mem
bers in the association to date
with the hope of yet exceeding
the last year membership of 150
The directors voted to again
pay dues to the Penna. State
Poultry Federation of $25 and
to order 500 bumper stickers.
Assistant County Agent Jay
Irwin was asked to schedule fu
ture board meetings in the new
Farm & Home Center building.
John H. Hess presided at the
meeting.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 3,1968
F&H Foundation
Directors Were
Elected Monday
The Lancaster County Farm
and Home Foundation elected
seven directors at their fourth
annual meeting held Monday
night at the new Farm and
Home Center on Arcadia Road.
They are; Mrs. Paul Witman,
Mounts Joy R 2; Victor Longe
necker, Elizabethtown R 3; For
ney L Longenecker, Lititz R 3,
Benjamin L Burkholder, New
Holland: B Snavely Garber,
Willow Street R 2, Donald Eby,
Gordonville Rl; and Paul R.
Cope, New Providence Rl.
Four speakers spoke on the
theme, “What the Farm and
Home Center Means to All of
Us”. They were Levi H Bru
baker, speaking for the older
generation; J. Mowery Frey,
who spoke for the active farm
ers; Daniel H. Rohrer 111, for
the youth; and Mrs. Scott Niss
ley, for the County Society of
Farm Women.
County Agent Smith announc
ed that winners of $3OO scholar
ships from the Farm and Home
Foundation Scholarship Fund
from the late Elmer L Esben
shade are:
Ann Bomberger, Lititz R 2;
Josephine Nissley. Washington
Boro Rl, Barbara Protasiewicz,
Lancaster: John Clark, Lititz
Rl; Charles Patterson. Willow
Street R 2; and J. Richard
Thomas, Millersville Rl.
County 4-H Baby Beef and Lamb
Club Presents Awards Friday
Evening At Vintage Banquet
The Lancaster County 4-H
Baby Beef and Lamb Club was
scheduled to hold their awards
banquet at the Dutch Town &
Country Inn at Vintage, Friday
night. For the progi am, drama
tic and musical talents were
presented
Recognition was given to out
standing membeis of the club,
and local businesses made
trophy presentations to these
youths as follows
BEEF CLUB
County Champion Steer -
Sheryl Weaver, New Holland
Rl (trophy) J C Suavely Co,
Landisville; (gold watch) Sper
ry Rand of New Holland
County FFA Installs
Officers & Presents
40 Red Rose Degrees
The Lancaster County Red
Rose Future Farmers of Ameri
ca Chapter installed their new
officers and presented 40 Red
Rose Degree awards Monday
night, at a meeting of the coun
ty chapter at the Manheim Cen
tral High School.
The new county president is
Linford Martin, Grassland Chap
ter, and Earl Stauffer, Ephrata,
is vice president; Richard Roh
rer, Manor, secretary; Kenneth
Mellinger, Solanco, treasurer;
Robert Wanner, Pequea Valley,
reporter: Clair Esbenshade,
Garden Spot, sentinel; Lester
Heistand, Manheim, chaplain;
and Henry Hershey, Warwick,
corresponding secretary.
Red Rose Degrees, highest de
gree on the county level, were
presented to these youths from
nine county schools:
Elizabethtown, Melvin Zim
merman.
Ephrata: Eugene Bollinger,
Raymond C. Bollinger, Levi R.
Henly, Ronald H. Landis,
Charles S. Risser, Leonard E.
Sensenig, Jay E. Smoker, Earl
C. Stauffer, Harry K. Wenger.
Garden Spot, Larry Burkhart,
Carl Campbell, Robert G. Es
benshade, Larry L. High, Carl
Martin, Linford D. Martin, Mike
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Aungst Cow
Tops Dec. DHIA
News Letter
A Registered Holstein cow
owned by Hiram S. Aungst,
Elizabethtown Rl, completed
the- highest 305 day lactation
for December, according to the
monthly news letter of the Red
Rose DHIA of Lancaster coun
ty. Cheerio produced 22,973 lbs
of milk, 997 lbs. of butterfat
with a 43% test.
Second high lactation was
completed by a Registered Hol
stein cow owned by J Herr &
R. Harbold, Mt. Joy Rl. Four
produced 24,071 lbs. of milk,
955 lbs. of butterfat with a
3.9% test in 305 days.
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$2.00 Per Year
Reserve County Champion -
John Long, Manheim R 4, (tro
phy) Farm Credit Association.
South East District Reserve
grand champion - Nancy Frey,
Marietta Rl, (trophy) Henry E.
Martin & Son, Lancaster
State Champion Shoi thorn -
Eugene Bollinger, Denver R 2,
(trophy) Cope & Weaver, New
Providence
Reseive champion Shorthorn
- Lany Herr, Penn Grant Rd,
(tro ihy) Wolgemuth Feeds, Mt.
Joy
Jur.or champion Angus, East
ern National - Lynn Heistand,
Manheim R 4, (trophy) Wolge
muth Feeds, Mt Joy
Project Scores - Carol Hess,
Stiasburg Rl, .98 0 points, (tro
phy) Eby’s Mill, Lititz, Dale
Bushong, 97 0 pts, (trophy)
Eby’s Mill, Lititz
Champion showman at Lan
caster - Mike Hosier, Manheim
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Service Awards
Presented At
Leader Banquet
Twenty-eight leaders were pre
sented with service awards Mon
day at the annual 4-H Leaders
Banquet at Meadow Hills Dining
Hall,
In addition, seven youths re
ceived scholarships from the
Lancaster County Bankers
Assn., and two news reporter
awards were presented.
The speaker for the program
was Frank Bortz, Assistant State
4-H Leader, Penn State, who
spoke on “Focus on 4-H.”
Topping the list of service
awards was Mrs. Harold Fry,
with 25 years. Cited for 20 years
were Mylin Good, Everett
Kreider, Mrs. John N. Nissley
Jr., and Mrs. Howard Swan. Ten
year awards went to Mrs. Elmer
Boyd, Ellis Denlinger, David
Harmsh, Elvin Hess Jr., Wilbur
Houser, Mrs. Peter Lausch, and
Claude Riegle.
Five year awards were pre
sented to Elam Bollinger, Mrs.
H Joseph Breneisen, John
Breneman, Mrs. Israel S. Gock
ley, Robert Groff, Mrs. Elvin
Hess Jr., Mrs. J. Robert Hess,
Mrs. Henry Kettering.
Elmer Lapp, Glenn Porter,
Mrs. William Ridgeway, Herbert
Royer, Mrs. Thomas Smith,
Clarence Stauffer, H. Raymond
Stoner, and Raymond Witmer.
Service awards were presented
by Mrs. Dons Thomas, Exten
sion home economist.
Bankers scholarships, present
ed by Assistant County Agent
Jay W. Irwin, went to Linda
Porter, Michael Smuc k e r,
Daniel Rohrer HI, Connie Steh
man, Vicki Jo Shank, Kenneth
Risser and Avernl L. Royer
Reporter awards, from Lan
caster Farming and the Intelli
gencer Journal were won by
Gail Seitzinger, and Jeannette
Shank.