SHOWMANSHIP AND FITTING WINNERS over all
breeds are Averril Royer (left) and Dorothea George, re
spectively. The contests were held Thursday as part of the
4-H Dairy Show. L. F. Photo
Bee Inventory
Continues Decline
• Farm Calendar
(Continued from Page 1)
_ . . . . . „ , Plowing Contest, Earl
Colonies of bees in Pennsyl- Hurst Farm, LititzßS.
Vania on July 1, 1969 totaled 8 . 00 pm. Lancaster County
106,000 a 4 percent decline Soil and Water Directors
from a year earlier and the mee t. Faim and Home
lowest of record according to Center
the Pennsylvania Crop Report- 8-00 pm 4 . H Pho tography
mg Service Beekeepers report Club meet Grant Heil .
condition of colonies at 91 per- man - s studlo LltltZ
cent of normal or the highest Thursday Aug 7
'; ec ° rds r e l e St . a l ed in 7.30 am-Ephrata Young Far
-1954. Nectai plants at 88 per- mer Tour, leave Ephrata
cent of normal were also doing Hlcrll school
well, the best in 15 years of g. B Q am —Lancaster County
record and 10 points above July 4 , H Beef and Lamb Tourt
1 „ leave Ivan Reiff Farm.
Weather conditions generally LOO p m-County Vo-Ag Tea
have been favorable for growth chers meet E i lzabet htown
of nectar plants. Fruit trees pro- school
duced a heavy bloom in most goo pm. Lancaster County
areas. Tulip poplar and locust Poultry Directors meet,
trees were excellent sources of Farm and Home Center .
nectar in many localities and g OO p m.-4-H Leaders Council
production of early season meets> Farm and H ome
honey was especially good. An Center
Unusual amount of honey was Friday Aug g
taken from the hives for the 10;00 am ._' Rain date for C,oun
month of June. ty piowing Contest
Nation’s Bee Population 12.15 pm.—4-H Tractor Club
> Down 1 Percent Tour, leave Farm and
Colonies of bees totaled 4,- Home Center.
731,000 in 48 States on July 1 g.go p m —4-H County Council
a decline of 1 percent from Social, Salunga Park.
1968. The number of colonies
declined gradually each year ed in both 1968 and 1969. The
from 1958 to 1967, when an in- largest regional decline in 1969
crease of 1 percent occurred, was 3 percent, in both the East
Decreases of 1 percent follow- North Central and the West
• 4-H Doiry
(Continued from
tion to take oiei nil hi nod ho,, Intermediate Heifer Calf, Lin- l jJ er ' Elizabethtown R 3; Clair
01 s. ‘ b Ced hon ‘ da Marlin. East Earl Rl; Stephen Mlller - Elizabethtown R 3: Donna
Fillin'* honorc in if hmo,ic A Sheilzei, Millersville Rl; Mai- ' Velk ’ Quairyville Rl; Robert
competumn went to n'nfnfS lan Miller. Elizabethtown R 3; Denver Rl.
Geoi P ge. 242 PittScv Rd D lh R ‘ ielcne Harbold, Elizabethtown t Senior Yearling, Bi uce Landis,
The top Junior showman R 1: Gai ' y Buchen - Manheim R 3; Lancaster R 6: Bienda Kreider:
srisrijs?.!!* r %sr**sz-ssszi si
was E —gsJSSf
s, e :
Jean Kreider, Quarryville Rl; bold, Darryl Bollmgei, Manheim Qioff and Suzanne Gi’off both
Susan Kauffman, Elizabethtown RL’ John E Kurtz, Elizabeth- Quairyville R 3 Patucia' Fbv
Rl: Jeffrey Harmsh, 1036 Beaver town; Glenn Kreidei, Quairyville Goidonville Rl Linda Kauffman’
Valley P.ke; tehard D Hob, Rl: Donna Jean Hob, Stiooborg iCboSLn m cS aToff
Stiasburg Rl; Burnell Buchen, RL Quairyville R 3
R3 ’n^ ynn ,T H Royer ’ Junior Yearling, Susan Kauff- Aged Cow, Edwin Hess, Na
-2025 Oregon Pike; Nancy Eby, man; Carol Ketteung, Lititz, Rl, nette Stauffer; Glen M. Kreider
uordonville Rl Kim Hess, Strasburg Rl; Marian Richard Hess
AYRSHIRE 4-H winners: Byron Smeltz with Masonic Homes Flashy Bliss the re
(left) with Masonic Homes Flashy Carla, serve champion. L. F. Photo
the grand champion and Henery Smeltz
JERSEY 4-H winners with their en
tries are: Thomas Aaron (left) with Lyn
moore’s Epic Cheer, the champion, and
HOLSTEIN breed champions at the 4- champion and Nanette Stauffer, with Sun-
H Dairy Show Thursday, were Edwin Hess ny Craft Barb Ivanhoe, reserve champion,
(left) with Hess-Vale Ivanhoe Jewel, grand L. F. Photo
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. August 2.9
Barbara Jeanne Aaron with Blossoms Va
lor Emeral, the reserve champion.
L. F. Photo