VOL. 14 NO. 30
Two local 4-H Leadership Council dele
gates to the 10th annual 4-H Congress this
past week at the Pennsylvania State Uni
versity, check program responsibilities
with Leland G. Jinks, center, State 4-H
Club leader. The delegates are: Peggy
Eshleman, left, of RD 1, Pequea and Jesse
Balmer of RD 4, Lititz. The Leadership
Local Girl Ejected Advisor On
4-H Congress Leadership Council
Peggy Eshleman, 17, RD #1
Pequea, was elected to be a
Leadership Council advisor for
next year’s 4-H Congress at the
conference held this week at
Penn State.
Miss Eshleman, one of five
advisors from the entire State,
was elected to the post by the
Leadership Council of the South
east area. She is the daughter
of Mr. & Mrs H Clay Eshleman
and has been active in 4-H Club
work for seven years She gradu-,
ated from Penn Manor High
School this month and will enter
Lankenau School of Nursing,
Philadelphia, in September
Peggy’s 4-H activities are
many: she is a member of the
Penn Willows Club, having serv
ed as the President last year and
is treasurer this year, she is a
project leader and a junior lead
er of the entomology club She
has two brothers and a sistei in
4-H.
County Dairy Princess Contest
Cancelled For Lack Of Entries
The Lancaster County Dairy
Princess Contest has been can
celled for lack of contestants
Mrs. Herbert Royer, chair
man, said this week that ilo girls
filed applications and the event
slated for next Tuesday has
been cancelled.
The event started in 1964. buj,
in .recent years there have been.
The conference is held each
year to give delgates a chance
to develop an appreciation and
understanding of national prob
lems, practice leadership and
responsibility in group action
and share ideas and inspiration
to others when they return home
Farm Calendar
-Monday, June 23
; 200 p.m —Soil and Water 4-H
Club Conseivation Picnic,
Fishing Creek.
23 28 FFA National Leadership
‘ Confeience, Washington,
! D.C
Thursday, June 26
8“00 pm—4-H Holstein Cub
meeting, Elam Bollinger
1 farm, Manheim, RD. 1
8 00 p m —4-H County Council,
Farm & Home Center
few contestants In 1967 there
were only thiee entnes and last
year four
Unless the contest is revived
apd a local princess chosen be
fore August 15, Lancaster Coun
ty'will hot be represented at the
estate; 'fcdntest m September at
'Harrisburg.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 21.1969
Council, consisting of 60 outstandipg 4-H
members, is, the-ruling body for the 900
young people from 67 Counties that attend
ed the four-day session which ended Thurs
day. Congress is designed to increase
members skills in leadership and citizen
ship.
4-H Livestock Judging
Session On Monday
The first practice session for
4-H Livestock Judging woik will
be held Monday, June 23
County Agant Max Smith, In
announcing the fust practice
session at 6 pm. at the Farm
and Home Center, said this is an
excellent opportunity to learn
more about an important part of
livestock club woik
From the Judging Woik this
summei two 4-membei teams
will be selected for the State
contest in August at Pena State
A junior team composed of mem
bers from 14 to 16 years of age
as of January 1, 1969, and a sen
ior team of at least 14 years as of
January 1.
Mark Nestleroth has again
agreed to help Smith coach the
teams along with four boys from
last year’s senior team.
4-H Dairy Roundup
To Be Held July 29 & 30
The annual 4-H Dairy Round
up will be held July 29-30 in the
Guernsey Sales Pavilion, accord
ing to Victor Plastow, associate
County agent.
Plastow said that this year be
cause of limited space, the show
will be divided into two parts.
Ayrshire, Brown Swiss,
Guernsey and Jersey cows will
be shown the first day from 3
to 7 pm. Holsteins will be
shown during the same hours
the second day.
Three Local Dairymen
Win District Honors
Three local dairymen won
district honors Thursday for the
most outstanding Young Dairy
Cooperator for 1969, in a Young
Dairy Coopei ator Contest con
ducted by Imter-State Milk Pi 0-
ducers’ Cooperative, Philadel
phia.
District winners were Robei t
H. Kreider, Quarryville, District
3 - Walter C Martin, New Hol
land, District 6, and J Mowery
Frey, Jr, Lancaster, District 7
Twenty-one young danymen
participated in a program for
Farm & Home
Center Mortgage
At $150,000.
The directors of the Farm &
Home Foundation at a meeting
Tuesday announced the iccent
fund drive amounted to $67,000
in pledges and donations There
fore, the mortgage is presently
$150,000.
The directors will study the
adviseability of convening space
in the basement of the Farm &
Home Center into additional
office space This will be done
because the County Supennten
dent of Schools may be intei est
ed in an additional 2200 square
feet of office space
Pullet Chicks For
Broiler Hatchery
Up 34% Over 1968
Domestic placements of pullet i
chicks for bi oiler hatchery sup- ]
ply flocks by leading primary i
breedeis totaled 4,046,000 during
May 1969 This was 34 percent .
above domestic placements in 1
May 1968 Total placements (do- ]
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Summer Egg Prices Forecast
Above Spring; Near 1968 Level
WASHINGTON Egg prices
this summer are expected to be
“significantly'above spring and
probably near last year’s level,”
the U S Agriculture Depart
ment predicted this week
It said that prices in the fall
months “may average moderate
ly below a year earlier.”
Broiler prices may soften
slightly in the months ahead, ac
cording in USDA
The poultry price forecast was
included in USDA’s “Poultiy
and Egg Situation” which is
issued 5 times a year.
The report noted that May
egg output slightly exceeded
1968 levels for the first time
this year. Some further gains
are forecast through summer
and into fall
‘•The larger number of re
placement pullets started
through February will be in the
laying flock by early summer
and will probably bring the
$2.00 Per Year
the selection of top young dany
faimeis, who are members of
Inter-State Milk Producers’ Co
opei ative
Wilbur Seipt, of Lansdale,
piesident of Inter-State, wel
comed this unique group of
dairymen.
Dr James E Honan, general
manager, discussed the Coopera
tive’s marketing program
Herbert W. Wessel, Jr., presi
dent of Pennmarva Dairymen’s
Coopei ative Federation, Inc.,
Baltimore, Md, commented on
the futuie role the Federation
would play in milk marketing
for its 5,000 members Aithur B.
Morgan, Dealer Relations Direc
tor, New Holland Machinery
Company, New Holland, was the
mam speaker on the young
dairymen’s program. Morgan
briefed the young milkmakers
on the need for improved m
dustiy relations and the future
needed relations with consum
-1 ers.
The six finalists selected
were J. Mowery Frey, Jr., Lan
caster, Robert L. Knutsen, Ris
ing Sun, Md ; Ronald B Reich,
Winfield, Pa.; Walter T Morris,
111, Chestertown, Md ; Donald
E Hileman, Williamsburg, Pa ;
and Robert E Smith, York
Springs, Pa
During the panel discussion
the six dairymen were quizzed
by the judges, who were John
L Morris, Chaiiman, Extension
Dairyman, Umveisity of Mary
land, College Park, Md ; Wm M.
Stout, Director of Field Service,
Sealtest Foods, Philadelphia,
Pa; and Wm Johnstone, Pro
fessor, Agricultural Economics
Extension, Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, Pa.
George R. Brumbaugh of
James Creek, Pa, District 13
Director was chairman of the
piogram for these outstanding
young cooperatois
flock size above last year,” the
report stated. “Furthermore,
there has been an increase in
the rate of lay ”
The report noted that egg
prices to producers averaged
40 4 cents per dozen in the first
quarter Prices declined in April
and May as output increased
seasonally.
On broilers, the report point
ed out that marketings in April
and May were up 8 pc, and
bi oiler chick placements indi
cate that the wide margin will
continue through July
So far this yeai, broilers have
shared in the unusually strong
demand for meats, despite the
larger supplies of red meats.
Prices also have stood up well,
USDA said
Rising consumer incomes and
increasing prices of competing
meats have been a factor in this
gam
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