FARMER COMMITTEEMEN newly
elected from the Garden Spot Unit of Ag
way Inc., discuss an item with Ronald
Goddard, Agway Vice President and As
sistant General Manager, (2nd from
right). Goddard was the guest speaker at
Committeemen
Selected By
Agway Unit
Four committeemen of the
Garden Spot Unit of Agway Inc. Featured speaker for the
were re-elected Monday night at f arm meeting was Ronald God
the annual meeting held at the (jard, Vice President and Assis-
Farm and Home Center. They tanL General Manager of Ag
are ’ John E. Campbell, New- wa y inc. He listed six key items
Holland; J. Everett Kreider, to be considered in the coopera-
Quarryyille Rl, Henry E Shenk, tive’s future 1, better mill to
Manheim R 2: and Raymond H. farm delivery of feeds; 2, pro-
Weaver, New Holland Rl. file, explained to mean where
The fanner committeemen farms are hooked up to com
are the local governing body of puters; 3, research, 1 Vfe million
the local unit meeting Monday night at
the Farm and Home Center. (left to right)
Raymond H. Weaver, New Holland Rl;
John E. Campbell, New Holland; Henry E.
Shenk, Manheim R 2; Goddard; and J.
Everett Kreider, Quarryville Rl.
the 102,000 member, 12 state
cooperative that reported total
volume of $392 million during
the past year They must be
farmers, common stock holders
in Agway Inc. and a user of
their services and products.
dollars were spent last year; 4,
Insurance; 5, marketing, “one
of the greatest needs in agricul
ture”; and 6, investments.
The general manager report
ed on the cooperation with
Dairy Development Inc. where
12 leading cooperatives repre
senting 50,000 d-drymen are
working on how to do more
with milk. This reseach will
help real milk compete with the
substitutes.
Willis Esbenshade, District
18 Director, said he had pre
dicted it would take three years
to complete the merger of GLF,
Eastern States and Farm
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday. November 23.1968
Po. Poulfrrymen Plan
Form Show Meeting
Dr. Rolond Leach, Penna.
State University Poultry Nu
tritionist, will address Penna.
poultrymen on “Advances in
Poultry Nutrition” at the 53rd
Annual Pennsylvania Faim
Show, The meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday. January 15, at
1 00 p.m. in Room 305, Dept,
of Agriculture Building, direct
ly across the street from the
large arena of the Farm Show
Building.
At 2:00 p.m., Pennsylvania
pullet producers will discuss the
topic; “I Grow Pullets This Way
Because. . Dr. Floyd Hicks.
Pennsylvania State University
Extension Specialist, will be
moderator of the panel consist
ing of Warren Burr, Tunkhan
nock; Russell Latshaw, Barto;
Bureau. “Now three years are
up and we are well pleased the
way things are going. It was a
big job, he said. But most of the
surplus properties have been
sold as we have gone from large
mills to smaller local ones.”
The local unit manager, Ken
neth Emerson, reported a 4%
million dollar gross business in
the Lancaster, New Holland and
Quarryville stores plus the six
Agway Representatives in the
County.
The Petroleum business local
ly was reported the largest in
the Agway Cooperative.
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Refreshments were served
following the meeting and Door
Prizes were awarded. Henry
Shenk, chairman, was in charge
of the meeting.
Vernon Norris, Valencia; and
James Schubin, New Tripoli.
The Annual Farm Show Ban
quet which traditionally is held
on Wednesday of Farm Show
week will be a "fund raising
dinner”, Messrs. Hendrik Wen
tink, Donald Horn, and George
Hauer are co-chairmen. Dr.
Tom Haggai of High Point,
North Carolina will be the
featured speaker. The banquet
has always been a “sell-out” in
recent years. Tickets are avail
able fiom the Pennsylvania
Poultry Federation office, 2430
North Second St., Harrisburg,
Penna. 17110.
Hunters Urged
To Enter Big
Game Exhibit
Hunters throughout Pennsyl
vania were reminded today of
the North American Big Game
Exhibit which will be held at
the Farm Show Building, Har
risburg, Pa, February 10th
through the 15th, as part of the
big Eastern Sports and Outdoor
Show.
John Altland, show manager,
urged all hunters who have
made trophy kills to enter the
enter a trophy in the exhibit,
competition. There is no entry
fee and anyone is eligible to
which is the largest of its kind
in the country Winning en
tries will receive engraved
plaques.
Whitetail Deer, Mule Deer,
Columbian Blacktail Deer, Wap
iti (Elk), Caribou, Moose, Sheep,
Goat, Pronghorn (Antelope),
Bear, Cougar and Jaguar are
the big game which may be used
for exhibit.
The Big Game Trophy Display
will be in charge of Baird Her-
shey, York Springs, Pa.*,' The
official scoring system designed
by the Boone and Crockett Club
will be used.
Complete information and en
try forms are available by writ
ing to the Eastern Sports and
Outdoor Show, 1718 North Sec
ond Street,. Harrisburg, Pa.
17102.
Farm Vacation Directory
For 1969 Being Compiled
The State Department of Agri
culture is now compiling the
1969 issue of the “Pennsylvania
Farm Vacation Directory ”
Farmers who have facilities for
paying guests can turn them into
a profitable enterprise by taking
advantage of the promotional
services of the Department.
All previous registrants v/ho
have offered accommodations
are being contacted for renewals
of their listings, but with farm
vacationing becoming a grow
ing part of Pennsylvania’s
tourist industry, the Depart
ment is seeking additional
registrations.
Farmers may obtain the nec
essary forms for listing in the
1969 directory by writing to the
Bureau of Markets, Pennsyl
vania Department of Agncul
tme, 2301 N Cameron St, Har
risburg 17120 Closing date for
entues is January 2, with dis
tribution of the directoiy set
for March of next year.
Robert K. Rohrer
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