VOL. 14 NO. 21
SOLANCO PARLIAMENTARY CHAM
PIONS. (left to right) seated. Dale Boll
inger, Charles Smith and Lewis Kreider.
Standing, Matthew Young, Ken Reitz, Glen
Kreider, Leßoy Welk and Joe Linton. They
DEAN SHERICK, Penn
Manor High School Junior
won the Area FFA Public
Speaking Contest Wednesday
night in York County. The L.
F. Photo was taken at the re
cent County Contest when
Dean was third
Farm Calendar
Saturday, April 19 (today)
9 a m.—Lancaster County 4-H
Dairy Judging Practice, John
Kreider Farm, 523 Willow
Hoad.
All-day, Tri-County Relief Sale,
Morgantown.
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topped all other area teams in the FFA
Parliamentary Procedure Contest held
Wednesday night at Eastern High School
in York County. L. F. Photo taken at
County Contest.
Solanco Team Wins Again In
FFA Parliamentary Procedure
The Solanco High School
FFA Parliamentary Procedure
team made it two consecutive
wins Wednesday night when
they topped the Area Contest
held at Eastern High School in
York County The same team
had won in County competition
held March 25 at Manheim High
School. They now go on to the
Regional Contest to be held
Tuesday, May 6 at Millersville
State Teachers College.
Ephrata High School FFA,
the second place team in the
county competition, also placed
second in the area contest this
week in a tie with Red Lion
High School from York County.
In the Area Public Speaking
Ag Chemical Seminar
Set For Thursday
At Host Town Motel
A seminar on agricultural
chemicals including pesticides
and veterinary drugs will be
held next Thursday, April 24,
at the Host Town Motel in Lan
caster Chairman for the semi
nar, Henry E Givler, Area Vo-
Ag Supervisor, said the meet
ing is for all interested repre
sentatives of local business esta
blishments dealing in A g
Chemicals The agenda for the
day program includes the fol
lowing
10.00 Movie, “Safe Use of
Pesticides” (FDA-USDA)'
10 20 What Farmers and
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 19,1969
Contest, held at the same time
and place, Dean Sheriek, Penn
Manor, was first Dean, son of
Mr and Mrs Frederick Sheriek,
spoke on the subject, “Youi Fu
ture In Production Agricul
ture” The 16-year-old Junior
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WELCOME TO LANCASTER COUN
TY. The National Guernsey Cattle Club
held their 92nd convention in Hershey this
week, and visited Lancaster County on
tour Monday. Greeting guests from across
the nation at the Guernsey Sales Pavilion
are (left to right) K. D. Linde, Oxford RI
and Raymond Witmer, Willow Street Rl.
Guests pictured are Jim Fish, Michigan;
Miss Shari Hammond, National Guernsey
Queen, Hickory Corners, Michigan; Steve
Farm & Home Fund Drive
Nets $61,138 To Date
The total leceipts figure of
the latest solicitation drive to
liquidate the debt on the Lan
castei County Farm and Home
Centei was reported as $61,138
to date John Herr, Steering
Committee, gave the figuie at
the monthly meeting of the
Foundation dnectois Tuesday
night at the Faim Center Hen
said the total included about two
thnds cash and the lemamder
in pledges
The treasure!’s repoit passed
cut at the meeting listed total
Eby Heifer
Tops Sale At
Doylestown
Breezy Glen Archie Dailene,
a March 2-year-old, topped the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Hol
stein Heifer Sale held recently
in Doylestown. Consigned by
Donald Eby, Gordonville HI,
the Emperor Duke Archie
daughter sold for $B3O.
The second high selling heif
er also came from Lancaster
County Mario Hector Leah, a
Northmoor Leader Hector
daughter, consigned by Ezra
Martin, Ephrata, sold for $770
Both the two top selling heifers
were granddaughters of Ivan
hoe
Other County consignments
bringing $5OO or more were
from Paul Zimmerman, $675;
John Kreider, $610; John Metz
ler, $6OO & $500; Paul Sauder,
$560, Steven Stoltzfus, $540 and
Richard Hershey, $5OO
The sale of 62 bred heifers
averaged $534. Harold Ownes,
Bucks County, was the sale
chairman
Kirkhn, Kalamazoo. Michigan: Miss Con
nie Hubenthal, National Guernsey Prin
cess, Lucerene, Indiana. Miss Beth For
syth, Colorado Guernsey Queen. Long
mont, Colorado and Miss Brenda Sherrv.
Wisconsin Guernsey Princess. Viroqua.
Wisconsin. Also held in conjunction with
the National meeting was the 44th Renew
al Guernsey Sale at the Guernsey Sales
Pavilion Wednesday. See page 12.
$2.00 Per Year
bank balances $12,12119 and
the total balance due on the
mortgage as of Tuesday’s meet
ing as $170,000 00 In addition,
Howard Campbell, Farm Center
Manager, lepoued $7,11712 m
the operating fund
In other business, Campbell
reported 103 meetings held at
the center in March and 67 ex
pected foi April He listed ex
pected income fiom meeting
room lentals foi the fust six
months of 1969 at $4,225 90 with
money aheady leceived in Jan
uaiy, $594 50, February, $l,-
238 50 and March, $1,124 90
The boaid also voted to raise
their scholarship funds to
eligible youths fiom $3OO to
$4OO
The meeting was adjourned
at 9 30 p m
Clair Zerby To
Leave Teaching
To Sheep Farm
About 130 acres of hay will
be waiting to be made in June
when Clair Zerby, Vo-Ag In
structor at Warwick High
School, gets his family and
flock of Registered Hampshire
breeding sheep moved to Tioga
County Clair’s letter of resigna
tion from his local school teach
ing post read at the Warwick
school board meeting this week
will be effective June 27
“I’ve had the desire to work
with livestock of my own for
about 8 or 10 yeais and I now
feel I’m at the age where we
should make the move or for
get it,” Clair said And that
move will be to a 190 acie farm
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L. F. Photo