VOL. 14 NO. 19
A BOY AND HIS EASTER BUNNY Delbert Landis, 9-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Landis, Willow Street
Rl. hugs Snow-Fluff, his white 4-H project. Snow-Fluff lives
with Delbert and his three brothers, Dennis, 14; Douglas 12
and Dean on their family farm located a mile South of
Baumgardner Station. L. F. Photo
Co. 4-H’ers To Attend
State 4-H Capital Days
Bovs and girls from the Com
monwealth’s 67 counties, mclud
mg two from Lancaster County,
will see then State Government
in action at State 4 H Capital
Dajs, Apul 14-15 in Hamsbuig
The county delegates selected
to participate in the statewide
event, both with outstanding
lecoids of 4H achievement, aie
Diane Heishey, 547 E Mam St,
New Holland and John Kuit/,
1160 N Market St, Elizabeth
town
Fruit Growers And
Honey Producers To
Hold Annual Meeting
The Fuut Glowers and the
Honey Pioduceis have scheduled
then combined Annual Meeting
to be held Monday, Apnl 14th
at 630 pm in the Faim and
Home Centei
The piogiam will be an illus
>li ated p> esentation on wild flow
eis of Pennsylvania by Geoige
Sleesman Entomologist of the
Euieau of Plant Industiy at the
Pennsylvania Depai tment of
Agiicultui e
The dinnei will be stuffed
bieast of capon at $3 25 per pei
son Advanced leseivations
should be made by Thiusday,
Apul 10
Farm Calendar
Tuesday, April 8
7 30 pm—Gaiden Spot Young
Faimei meet, Yo-\g Room
Wednesday, Apiil 9
1 pm—Gaiden Spot Yoftng
Faimer Tractoi Duving Con
test, High School
7 30 pm —P PI & FFA Conseiva
(Continued on Page 11)
While in Hamsbuig they will
meet with top governmental
officials, obseive the House of
Representatives and Senate
virile rn session, and tom the
State Capital and William Penn
Memoual Museum
Local legislative officials will
be guests of the county 4-H
membeis at a special breakfast
on Apnl 15th At this session
delegates and lawmakeis will
have an oppoitumty to discuss
local governmental issues and
define the pm poses of the 4-H
educational piogiam
Membeis of the House and
Senate have also invited the
county delegation to “sit-in”
while in session Apnl 14th to
(Continued on Page HI
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 5, 1969
Conservation
Round-up And
Speaking Set
The Lancastei County 4-H Soil
and Water Conseivation Club
Round up will be held next Wed
nesday, Apnl 9, at 730 p m in
the Faim and Home Centei Jay
I’win said exhibits aie to be
bi ought in and set up by 7 30
and ludging will stait piomptly
at that time Awaids and a pio-
g''am aie planned
At the same time, the 4 H and
FFA Conseivation Public Speak
ing Contest will be held in con
junction with a special meeting
of the County Soil and Water
Conservation District All inter
ested persons are invited to at
tend
150 LANCASTER COUNTY HOLSTEIN
BREEDERS gather in front of the Reu-Hel
Farms barn The group participated in
Holstein Breeders Visit
Berks County Neighbors
A mostly cloudy day with oc
casional showei s accompanied
the 150 Lancaster County Hoi
stein Bieedeis Wednesday on
then tour to Beiks County Bui
the weathei didn’t appeal to
dampen the neighboily fellow
ship oi good natuied pianks loi
Warwick FFA Holds
Parent & Son Banquet
The Waiwick Futuie Faun
eis of Amenca held then Pai
ent and Son banquet Tuesday
evening at the Biunneiville
Fne Hall with awaids and de
giees piesented
Honoiaiy Chapter Faimei de
giee winneis weie as follows
Jesse G Balmei, Lititz R 4, pie
sident’s father, Maik F Bolling
,Contm led on Page 71
the annual tour to Berks County Wednes
day. L F Photo
$2 00 Per Year
the foui bus loads of travelers
Leaving the Lancaster Shopp
ing Centei shoilly aftei Sam,
the tom aimed loi its fust stop
at the Cocoosing Faim of Mr.
and Mis Claience H Maitir,
Sinking Spring R 6 Mai tin ex
plained that his prefix was m
tei preted as “The Valley of the
Owls ’ This home i aised herd
of 40 milk cows and 25 heifers
has a lolling held aveiage of
15 000 lbs of milk and 600 lbs
of butteifat The Mai tin’s do
the woik themselves on then 80
acies using only custom woik
foi the majoi hai vesting activi
ties
A little latei, at the Quaker
Maid Kitchen manufactunng
plant, the ladies on the tour,
(Continued on Page 8)
DEADLY ERNEST
The annual 4-H play will be
held Friday and Saturday, April
25 and 26 and a practice was
held Thursday afternoon at the
Farm and Home Center. In the
Lancaster Farming Photo above
Aunt Ethel (Kay Weaver) tells
Ilemy (Larry Herr) to get out
while Pumpkin f Betty Bailey,
ctntei) and Jill (Jaylene Irwin,
light) plead foi him to stay.
Aunt Stella (Audiev Ynnginger,
kft) definitely agices Heniy
should go. The thiee act comedy
is under the d.iection of Glen
1.-us, Conestoga Valley Teacher.
Others in the cast include: Mar
gie. (Peggv Eshleman); Gladys
(Donna Hess) Ciaiissa (Sheiyl
W eavei), Ei ncstine (Nancy
Yungingei); Ernie (John Fish
ci); Mr. P>rempus (Ron Kreid
ei); Slecpv (Ray Biubaker) C.
E Grimm (Jesse Balmer); Dr.
Earnest (John Kuitz).