County Plowing Contest Set For July 23 The Lnncnstcc Counlv Soil and Water District Diicclois an tiouncccl plans lor the annual County Plowing Contest at their regular meeting at the F.um ami Home Center. Monday night. The contest is set Cor July 23 at 10 00 a.m., at the farm of Tony Grumclli, Nine Points. A Soil Judging Contest will be featured the same day Ram date is July 25. Two other c\ents nlanncd bv the District arc the County Queen of the Fmrow Contest and an Air Show both to he hold near the end of June oi the be ginning of July Watch foi the dates of. these events SPRING CLEARANCE SALE Buy Wholesale At Truckload Prices Cr*r ' ipH- - -» ■ ■•in, - -*m town — f-r-i " n Tui.inim -nn/"rii"~‘fi— —iff'—in• —n • in-rui^i» r BROWER g^pgQH, rrf—.n r ■ rrmn "witr^ ; • -j,,„ g," LOW-BOY HOG FEEDERS • Guaranteed 15 years • 12-16 ga. self closing doors • Easy feed flow adjustment • Weatherproof • Eliminates crowding • Saves feed • Various sizes arid models Distributed By: E. M. HERR EQUIPMENT, Inc. Willow Street R. D. —l, Pa. Ph. ‘464-3321 These HEBA Sires Can Help Yon Whiiihill KINGPIN Wis Symbol PRIDE Fultonway Ivanhoe WYLwyn Simpson Farm Tidy GENT Skokie REgent DUKE Pineyhill GALAXY Maroy Ivanhoe LEADER Maview Dunloggin DIRECT SVF Sovereign DUPLICATOR Big Rock Burke TEDDY Figures shown for each sire are the latest available from the USDA NEBA lias more plus proven A.I. sires available than any other stud doing business in Pennsylvania. All of the above sires except Kingpin (S 8.00) are available at a iirst service fee of $7.00 with no charge for repeats. FOR BALANCED BREEDING, TAKE YOUR CHOICE R. D. =£2, Tunkhannock, Pa. 18657 In the Queen Contest there are three rules applicable to enter: 1, The girls must be sin gle ami between the ages oC 16 and 21; 2. The contestants must live in Pennsylvania; and 3, Ap plicants must register on offi cial cntiy blanks before June 15. The Air Show is to he a special day set foi anyone who wants to see Lancaster County Corisei ration Piactices fiom the vantage point of an an plane Planes will be chaitcied and in terested persons will be invited to go up. In other business. Soil Ste wardship Week was noted to be May 19 to 26 and these coopei a tors weic accepted. Isaac Geib, 103 acios: J. Call Zander 142 Elmer Mveis, 88. Regina Paik- er, 13. Pony Copenhaucr. 24, Ray Wiley and Roboit Floiy, 158, Clan Zeiby, 12 at dtrs. Milk 866 15482 122 15853 67 14903 92 15653 171 14274 319 14152 85 11903 1833 11486 571 14363 1781 14012 AND THERE ARE MORE PENN MANOR FFA OFFICERS (left Martin, vice president; Dick Rohrer, presi to right) Standing, Dave Kilheffer, treasur- dent; Larry Harnish, assistant secretaiy. er; Charles Hess, chaplain; Abe Fisher, Not present for the L. F. Photo was Dave sentinal; Jim Hess, reporter. Seated, John Hoover, secretary. Hawthorne Cow Tops DHIA A Registered Holstein cow owned by Lester M Hawthorne, Marietta Rl, completed the high est 305 day lactation for Mai ’6B according to the Monthly News Letter of the Red Rose Dairy Held Improvement Association of Lancaster County Sue pro duced 19,554 lbs of milk, 811 lbs of butteifat with a 41% test Second high lactation was completed by a Registered Hol stein cow owned by D George Beiler, New Piovidence Rl Iva pioduced 17,009 lbs of milk 795 lbs of butteifat with a 4 6% test in 299 days. Tne heid of Jonas E Zook, Quairyville R 3 had the highest monthly butteifat average Two heids placed second The heid of Daniel J Mai tin, Stiasburg Rpt, Fat 97 9c 576 85 °c 513 f is c c 587 80<~c 569 91<“c 534 93+ 354 80 553 99% 530 3.7- 95 % 532 99% 495 Serving you in Lancaster County NELSON KREIDER 717-687-6214 ROBERT KURTZ 717-626-8065 Rl, with 14 0 Registered Hoi- E Kettering, Lititz R 3, with 44 8 stein cows averaged 1,685 lbs Registered Holstein cows aver of milk, 66 lbs. of butterfat with aged 1,585 lbs of milk, 66 lbs. a 39% test The herd of Henry of butterfat with a 41% test Pied. Diff. Fat Milk +53 + 1497 -r 5 + 1245 +36 + 583 +l4 560 +2l + 441 +22 + 435 -flO + 366 ■+■ 5 -f 390 4- 348 -f 4 -16 + 241 Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 11,1968 TIRED OF OPENING & CLOSING GATES? GUARANTEED ... to hold all livestock. Stream ers hanging from the extension arms and gate tips (at 6” intervals) carry an electrical shock that disciplines cattle, horses, sheep, goats . . yes, even hogs. The gate may be attached to existing fence charges and can be installed in minutes on existing metal or wooden gate posts . . . replacing old-fashioned gates and eliminat ing costly cattle guards. 14' GATE s 2^-95 P. L ROBBER & BRO., INC. - -T , _ - v “• Smoketown, Pa. 9 (Also 12’ and 16’ available) 397-3539
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