FARM SHOW
BITS and PIECES
A visitor to the Farm Show
echoed the feeling of Secretary
Of Agriculture, Leland Bull
when he walked into the ex
hibition hall, looked around and
commented to a companion,
“Everything’s getting bigger.”
John Watson, 838 Lime
Valley Road, Lancaster, took
two first prizes with his entries
in egg competition. He had the
best five dozen and one dozen,
both in commercial classes.
One visitor traveled 15,000
miles to attend the 53rd Farm
Show all the way from South
Africa. Leon Oelschig, a 27-
year-old grain farmer, made a
visit to the Farm Show part of
his itinerary when it was recom
mended by a Detroit, Michigan,
man who visited South Africa.
The best dressed turkey dis
play was exhibited by Harry
Lamparter of Mountville and
the reserve turkey carcass hon
•r was won by James Esben-
Sbade, of Paradise.
A Hampshire pig at the Show
was either the best-mannered
hog on the place or else the
inost mis-guided. It seems when
he was being herded back to his
pen following Tuesday morn
ing’s swine sale, he got side
. into the nearest men’s
room. This presented a problem
|or the herder She was a lady.
Dut it all ended well. A nearby
FFA member came to the res
cue and got the pig back to his
pen.
Douglas S. Martin, Pequea Rl,
captured first place in the class
for first year members in the
4-H Entomology Classes
More than one curious visitor
has been heard to remark about
the “self-serving” calf nursing
unit in one of the exhibit dis
plays. They think parents would
save many hours of lost sleep if
they could feed their children
like the automatic calf feeder
does.
Eugene Bollinger, Denver R 2,
was the winner of the 4-H 10-
ear-hybnd dent class at the
Farm Show
There is a lot of uproauoas
action takes place each morning
before the Faim Show is open
to the public The scene of the
action is the poultry barn and
the time is around daylight It
is customary for roosters to
greet the new day, and being at
the Show doesn’t seem to damp
en their enthusiasm.
Garden Spot High School in
the Eastern Lancaster County
School District placed second in
the Home Economics division of
School Window Exhibits. The
exhibition was titled “Sewing
Sense Reaps Dollars,” and won
the school $65.
One lady when asked what
she likes about the Farm Show
replied, “It’s just like going
window shopping ” And another
lady, who travels about 75 miles
to attend each year counts the
baked potatoes and milk shakes
as the highlight of her visit.
Mrs. Martin Greenleaf, Ox
ford Rl, was elected treasurer
of the Society of Farm Women
of Pennsylvania at its 50th an
nual convention held at the
Farm Show Certificates of
achievement were piesenled to
Mis. Paul Witman, Mount Joy
B 1 and Mrs Scott Nissley, 1414
Nissley Road at the same con
vention. Lilli Ann Wivell, Co-
lumbia R 1 and Sandra Shenk
and Josephine Nissley both of
Washington Boro R 1 received
$3OO scholarships from a fund
established in 1960 to honor
the founder of the Society, Mrs.
Frank B. Black
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The 154 steers entered in the
4-H Baby Beef competition
Thursday at the 53rd Farm
Show in Harrisburg weighed a
total of 150,420 pounds, or an
average of 977 pounds each,
show officials said.
That is the equivalent of 95,-
000 pounds of dressed carcasses,
which is enough to provide
more than a quarter fhillion
hamburgers, adds B Wayne
Kelly, extension farm manage
ment specialist at the Pennsyl
vania State University
Among the breeds of cattle
entered in the baby beef com
petition are - 12 Shorthorns
from six counties; 79 Angus
from 15 counties; and 66 Here
fords from 13 counties
Of the 11,750 pounds of mar
ket lambs which were exhibit
ed, about half were 4-H entries
Market lambs dress out at about
50 percent of their live weight
Lazy trout fishermen will be
interested in a machine being
displayed at the 53rd Pennsyl
vania Farm Show. It is a small,
gas-driven six-wheel vehicle
which operates on land or
water
“Fish while you float down
stream and drive the vehicle
home after you’re through fish
ing,” exhibitors say.
Pequea Valley FFA Chapter
won second award of s4o'in the
Pennsylvania Electric Associa
tion Demonstration at the Farm
Show Third place went to War
wick High School FFA Chapter
with a $25 award
Jesse Balmer, Lititz R 4, was
one of the newly-elected direc
tors named at the Guernsey
Breeders 38th annual meeting
held at the Farm Show Balmer
TTT „ „ „ is to seive for a penod of three
Wayne Keefer, 19, son of vears
Mr and Mrs. Elwood F. Keefer, y
Lewisburg R 2, was named the , c „ , .
FFA “State Star Farmer” Keef- Really * 6 to f french fnes
er is a 1968 graduate of Mifflin- and baked potatoes weie con
burg Area High School in Union f t^ e first two da^ s
C ounty the 53id Pennsylvania Faim
■ - i Show
Anticipating traditional Farm
Show weather, Farm Show offi
cials arranged to have the latest
type of snow removal equip
ment on hand A special snow
blower was to be demonstrated
but, as it turned out, the only
thing the machinery did was to
glisten in the pleasant January
sunshine
Pequea Valley FFA and War
wick FFA were sth and 6th in
the School Demonstration
Award List The demonstrations
were given during the Farm
Show this week
The calf crop at the 53rd
Pennsylvania Farm Show total
ed five by Wednesday.
The new arrivals include
four males and one female,
with the lone heifer a Brown
Swiss.
Bull calves included two Hol
stems, a Guernsey and a Jersey
Owners of Holstein calves are
George M. Knight, 111, of Air
ville, York County, and Allen
Peffer, of Carlisle, RD 6, Cum
berland County. Peffer’s grand
champion cow, in both open
and junior competition, is the
calf’s mother
Allen Rohrbaugh, of New
Freedom, RD 1, York County,
is the owner of the new Guern
sey calf, Vincent A W-gner,
of Bernville, RD 2, Berks Coun
ty, owns the new Blown n
and Meryl H Sheaf in , '
Sons, of Carlisle, RD 5, Comb >
land County, own the Jeisay
calf.
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- DUCK DISPLAY at the 1969 Pennsyl- feet duck comfort while attracting much
vania Farm Show held in Harrisburg this attention from the huge crowds that daily
week. The Ducks had their own little pond, filled the Farm Show building,
a heat lamp and a sliding board for per-
Owen L Barkley, general
manager of the Pennsylvania
Potato Grower s Cooperative
Inc , sard the organization’s con
cession had a recoid breaking
opening day Monday when eight
tons were sold
Bai kley obsei ved that youngs
ters prefer french flies while
the older folks prefei baked po
tatoes, long-time Faim Show
favoute
Naaman Stoltzfus, Jr, 19, of
Morgantown, was selected as
the Pennsylvania Holstein Boy
as announced at the annual Hoi
stein Farm Show breakfast pro
gram Stoltzfus, son of Mrs
Maiy B Stoltzfus, has complet
ed seven years of FFA and 4-H
dairy projects and owns twelve
head of registered Holstems
that he values at $12,600.
One of the unusual attractions
at the 53rd Pennsylvania Farm
Show is a native wildcat, caught
in Northern Pennsylvania and
displayed by the State Game
Commission
The 20-pound, slate gray ani
mal is about three years old, ac
cording to the Game Protectors
Also known as an Eastern bay
lynx and bobcat, the animal is
normally kept at the Hershey
Zoo.
Asked the boss if he was plan
ning a flowei gaiden, and he
snapped that a full ciop of
blooming idiots in the office
was enough for him.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. January 18,1969
Farm Show
Swine Sales
Hampshire gilts at the 53id
Pennsylvania Farm Show
brought slightly lower prices
than those of a year ago.
“Miss Eager 11-4”, a gilt con
signed by Strawbridge and Mc-
Cleary, of Stewartstown, York
County was sold to Henry Hall,
Jr , of Hopewell, RD 1, Bedford
County, foi $270
The reserve champion, “Miss
Eager 111,” also cxhimted by
Strawbi idge and McCleaiy,
brought $230 The gilt was pui
chased by Dean W Fetter olf, of
Centre Hall Centre Countv
Total volume of the sale of 36
head was $4 745 00
POLAND CHINA
Prices paid for Poland China
gilts weie substantially highei
than those paid a year ago
Richard P Sholley, of Jones
town, RD 1, Lebanon County,
exhibited the champion gilt,
“Miss Profit Display.” The ani
mal, sold to Eugene Boeshoie,
of Jonestown. RD 1, brought
$220
The reserve champion, “Bal
lot Girl.” consigned by Eugene
Boeshore, of Jonestown, RD 1,
was sold to Locust Lane Farm,
of Hershey, Dauphin County,
for $l4O.
The 18 animals sold for $l,-
805 00 and the average was
$lOO 22.
The 1968 average price was
$B3 42
YORKSHIRE
Yorkshire gilt prices averaged
slightly higher than those of a
year ago.
The grand champion, “Brooks
End Opal,” consigned by Reno
H Thomas, of Beavertown,
Snyder County, brought $340
The gilt was purchased by
Philip C Aimstiong, of Wood
land, RD 1, Cleai field County
“Pai Kav Susan,” a gilt con
signed by Park F Thomas, also
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of Beavertown, won the reserve
championship The animal, sold
to Geoige Ruoff, of Jeanette,
Westmoreland County, sold lor
$330
Total volume of sale on 40
head was $6,205 00 and the aver
age puce pei animal v/as $155-
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SPOTTED SWINE
Puces paid for Spotted Swine
weie slightly lower than those
paid a yeai ago
The giand champion “Spe
cial Ginger,” consigned by Rich
aid P Sholley of Jonestown,
RD 1, Lebanon County, bi ought
$145 The gilt was sold to Walt
ci Goidon, of Jefferson. Md A
gilt owned by Sholley bi ought
the top pi ice at last yeai’s show.
The reseive champion, “Sect
town Star XI,” owned by Wen
dell McKissick, of Slippeiy
Rock, RD 3 Lawience County,
was sold to Richaid A Kreager,
Jr, of Schuylkill Haven, RD 2,
Schuylkill County, for $l2O
The 24 head sold for $2,645 00
and the aveiage puce per ani
mal was $llO 20
Herr Entry Wins In
Breeding Sheep Class
Lancaster County brought
home a reseive grand cham
pionship in the bleeding sheep
classes Monday at the Pa Faim
Show when Mr and Mis Robert
D Herr. Naivon R 2, won with
a Ewe under one year Their
entry placed second and follow
ed the fust place entry in class
to the icseive champion spot.
Mr and Mis Herr also had a
4th and sth in the same class.
In the Hampshire Division,
Robeit R Buch. 956 W Mam
St, had the sth and 6th place
Ram undei one year and placed
sth in each of thiee other
classes thiee Ewe Lambs,
Breedei's Young Flock and Pen
of Lambs
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