VOL.. 13 JNO. 4t)
VICTOR E. LONGENECKER, Eliza
bethtown R 3, (left) was honored Monday
evening for serving as a 4-H leader for 35
years. Donna Hess, Senior 4-H Queen (2nd
irom left) and Janice Nauman, Junior 4-H
Queen, assisted M. M. Smith, County
Spread Eagle An Adventure In
Poultry ProductionJPrqgress
by Everett Newswanger
Lancaster Farming Ecitor
The weathei was uncertain
Monday morning when we left
Lancaster A farmer from the
Lititz area had reported over an
inch of ram the night before
And the same uncertain wea
ther was apparent as we joined
a bus load of Poultrymen from
across the nation at the Farm
Show Building in Harrisburg
and headed north along the east
side of the Susquehanna
The wooded areas still showed
a full foliage giowth with a few
individual trees trying to turn
yellow or red as though wishing
for a good frost to send them
floating comfortably to bed in
tne undergiowth Rolling farm
land flicked by our windows at
times especially as we neared
Farmers Assn,
Annual Meeting
Set October 15
The Lancaster Countv Farm
ers Association announced plans
this week fm then annua' nmet
ing to be held at the Holiday
Inn Lancaster/ on Tuesday
evening October 15, staitmg at
7 00 p m
The scheduled speaker is
Charles Or d, Administrative
Secietary of the Pennsylvania
Farmers Association Dneetois
will be elected and policies will
be adopted
Farm Calendar
Saturday, October -12- (Today)
730 p in —4-H' Night, Elisabeth
town High School -
Monday, Oct. 14,
7.30 p m —'The 4-H Capon~Dress
' ihg' Demonstration, Mervin
Pexfer Farm, Manheun Rl.
Tuesday, Oct.' 15
—l5-18 FFA National Con
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our destination about 45 miles
north of the capital city
This was the NEPPCO Tour
to Spread Eagle Farms, Inc,
Klingerstown, Pennsylvania
Spread Eagle is exactly what
the name implies—an operation
of some 20 farms and 2500 acres
spread over the beautiful rolling
Schuylkill County countryside
with a soaring Eagle outlook
that calls for a 4-year, million
bird expansion program at the
rrte of 360,000 birds per year
that will increase their layei
flock fiom 200,000 to over a mil
lion and a half birds
President Elwood C Williard,
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jT ' “ SPREAD EAGLE PARIVTS'.INC. An aerial view of
one of the 20 farms including 2500 acres in Schuylkill
County visited by the NEPPCO Tour this week. Spread
Lancaster 1? arming, Saturday, October 12,1968
Agent, in presenting service pins to Longe
necker and 27 other leaders for various in
tervals service. The presentations were
featured at the annual 4-H Leaders Ban
quet at the Farm and Home Center.
(See story Page 18) L. F. Photo
Manheim Dairy Show
Draws 50 Entries;
Kauffman Wins
A pan - of veteian showring
winners took the grand and 1“-
seive giand' champn nships for
the Robei t Kauffman tamlv,
Elizabethtown Ri, Thursday eve
ning at the Manho.m Faun Show
Dairy Show
Penn Spungs Pioneei Peggy,
that had been mmed the ovei
all best uddeifcu cow at the re
cent distuct show in Hauisburg
was named giand champion, and
again named the best udder
winner The lessive giand
champion was Susan Kauffman's
Penn Spungs Bill Topper, two-
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Hereford 4-H Steer Is
Winner At Manheim Show
“Heiman", a tall meatv Here
ford 4-H steer shown bv D°bbie
lenlmger. 2854 Yellow Goose
Rood won the over-all grand
championship Wednesday
os 50 head of 4-H and FFA
steers were paraded before
Ridge Clair Zerbv, Warwick Vo-
A.g Instructor at the Manheun
Community Faim Show The
steei bred bv Marc Klippenstem
ot Montgomery Countv, came
from a class of 15 4 H Herefoids
to win over thiee Angus chom
pions one 4-H and two FFA
Miss Denlinger. 15 and show
ing her first champion in six
tries, is the daughter of Mi and
Mrs Irwin Denlinger
The reserve champion of the
largest county fair steer show
this year was the 4-H Angus
shown by Suzanne Oberholtzer
The steer was named “Buddy”
and was bred at Old Home Man
or, Indiana County Miss Ober-
Manheim Swine
And Sheep Show
Held Wednesday
Fiankhn Ruoss continued his
winmng wa\s in local swine
shows this we»k when he added
the Manheim Fan grand cham
nionsbm swine show rosette to
his collection The Ephrata R 2
vouth exhibited a lightweight
Duroc Barrow to the top late
Wednesday afternoon Last
week, another Duroc entry won
foi Ruoss at the New Holland
Fair
Ruoss “also showed the cham-
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Eagle iias developed markets for liquid frozen eggs
as well as cartoned eggs, chicken corn soup, chicken
noodle soup, angel food cake, etc. L. F. Photo
$2 00 Per Year
holtzer is the 11 year-old
daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn
Ob”rho I tzer Mount Jov R 2
Champion in the FFA Divi
sion was shown bv Jay Liven
good, Manheim R 3 and the re-
set ve chammon was an entry
by Frank Lehman Jr, also of
Manheim R 3
Senior showmanship honors
went to Linda Ober 532 Peters
burg Road, with Barry Longe
necker Lititz R 2, in second, and
John Long Manheim R 4, third
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Poultrymen Set
Annual Banquet
For November 7
The Lancaster County Poul
try Association has planned
theu- Annual Banquet for Nov
ember 7. at the Farm and Home
Center Starting time is 630
p m
Scheduled speaker is Furh
man F Bailey and tickets may
be purchased from any director
or by contacting the office of
secretary Mrs Paul F McGai
vey, 379 West Roseville Road
Lancaster Phone 397-1543
Last Minute Poultry
Tour Reservations
Are Still Available
The Lancaster County Poultry
directois reminded farmers this
week there is still time to make
reservations for the annual tour
to York and Adams Counties
The tour is set for next Tuesday,
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