VOL. 13 NO. 35 Cattle Field Day To Be Held By Extension The Lancaster County Agri cultural Extension Service, in cooperation with the Lancaster Livestock Exchange and the Un ion Stock Yards Company, will sponsor an all-day Cattlemen’s Field Day at the Stock Yards on Friday, August 9. According to M. M. Smith, County Agricultur al Agent, the program will be as follows: 10 00 a.m. Cattle Grading School conducted by Mr James Anderson, U S. Marketing Serv ice. Lancaster. (Feeders will have a chance to grade several gioups of feeder calves, year lings, and fat cattle, and then Anderson will give the official government grade) 12 o’clock noon Box Lunch at the Stock Yards (advance res ervations needed —Dutch Treat.) 1:00 pm. “Trends in Mid west Cattle Country”, Ben Noel, Certified Livestock Markets Inc. (Continued on Page 9) Pa. Game Commission’s Triple Trophy Award To Co. Sportsmen Two Lancaster County sports men earned the Pennsylvania Game . Commission’s coveted Triple Trophy Award during the 1967-68 seasons, it was an nounced this week by Informa tion and Education Chief Roy W. Trexler. Stephen S. Fisher, Willow Street Rl, and Maurice Waters, Jr., New Providence Rl, were among 102 state hunteis that bagged a wild turkey, an antler ed whitetail deer and a black bear during the same hunting TRIPLE TROPHY AWARD WINNERS. Maurice Waters Jr., New Providence Rl, (left) and Stephen S. Fisher, Willow Street Rl, were named by the Pennsyl- John Harnish Is Holstein Field Day Contest Winner Nearly 600 persons attended the Annual Lancaster County Holstein Field Day, held Tues day, at the Fultonway Farms of J. Mowery Frey Jr., 401 Beaver Valley Pike. Shafer Signed Bill To Promote And Advertise Pa. Ag. Products Governor Raymond P. Shafer has signed Senate Bill 1273 which provides for marketing programs to promote and ad vertise Pennsylvania agricultur al commodities It enables producers to esta blish, through referendums, as sessment plans to raise funds for promotion and advertising of their own specific commodi ties, and for research to benefit their own industry. State Secretary of Agncul (Continued on Page 8) license year. Actually, Pennsyl vania is one of the few states where it is possible to harvest all three species. This is the second year for the award The 102 winners dur ing the 1967-68 seasons are con siderably more than the 67 who qualified during the first year of the program “There is a rather logical ex planation for the big increase in winners this year,” Trexler said. “No less than 33 of the winners (Continued on Page 7) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 27,1968 In the morning judging con test, John Harnish, 1036 Beaver Valley Pike, had a perfect score of 150 points to capture first place in the Men’s Division and the over-all John W. Eshelman & Son challenge trophy Glenn Kreider, 17-year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry G Ki ei der, Quarryville Rl, was the Youth Division winner with 145 5 points, and Mis Paul Zim merman led the Women’s Divi sion with a score of 145 5 Harnish was followed by Carl Martin, 145 5; Melvin W Lan dis, 1417; Arthur D Wengei, 141 0, and Andrew Miller, 139 5 Mis J Robert Hess was sec ond in the ladies gioup with 141 7, followed by Miriam Kauff man, 138 3, Velma Hess, 137 2 and Mrs. Alpheus Ruth Marlene Harbold was the sec ond youth winner with 1417 - followed by Jay Smoker, 140 Harold Weiler 139.5, and Nel son Wenger 1383. ( (Continued on Page 6) Rep. Hill Speaks At Extension Meeting “If that bill (revising the Milk Control Commission) had been passed, we would have seen many dairy farms closing fast,” said Rep Sherman L Hill at the sum mer meeting of the Lancaster County Agriculture and Home Economics Extension Assn, held Tuesday night at the Meadow Hills Dining Hall. Speaking on the subject, ‘‘Leg islation and Agriculture,” Hill (Continued on Page 7) vama Game Commission this week in the list ot state hunters who received recognition for having bagged a turkey, a bear and a deer all in one hunting year. "FIFLD f)AY JUDGING WINNERS. Glenn Kreider, (left) and John Harnish were the trophy winners at the Lancaster County Holstein Field Day held Tuesday, at the Fultonway Farm of J. Mowery Frey Jr., 401 Reaver Valley Pike.- Nearly 600 farm family members and friends attend ed the annual event. L. F. Photo Swinemen Have Field Day At Stauffer Homestead The Lancaster County Swine Association held its annual Field Day last Saturday at Stauffer Homestead, East Earl The morning judsin? contest L. F. Photos $2.00 Per Year included classes of Market Hogs, Open Gilts, Bred Gilts and Sows was won by John Henkel in the Men’s Division with 193 5 points; Carol Henkel in the Ladies Di- vision with 183 3 points and Kar en High in the Youth Division with 1755 points Karen al so was awarded a weaned gilt fiom the host and hostess, Mr and Mrs. Earl Fisher. Following Henkel in the men’s classes was Mark Nestleroth with 187 8, Ralph Horchler, 184 0; John Burkholder, 183.5 and Rich ai d Buckwalter, 181 8 points. (Continued on Page 5) Farm Calendar Saturday, July 27 (today) 900 a m Lancaster’ County 4-H Horse Show, Lane Riding Club, 2615 Columbia Ave. Monday, July 29 10 00 a m Lancaster County Plowing Contest, Tony Grumelh Farm, near Nine Points (Ram date July 31) Tuesday, July 30 900 a m Lancaster County 4-H Dairy Show, Guernsey Barn. Wednesday, July 31 900 am Lancaster County 4-H Dairy Show, Guernsey Barn (Continued on Page 10) Henkel ,
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