VOL 14 NO. 45 AN AFTER SCHOOL DISCUSSION in Spanish. Miss Maria Garcia (center) from the Canary Islands, is the IFYE Ex changee visiting local farm families Macia speaks very expressively in her na tive language but has problems with Eng- Ken Groff’s Fair Steer Sells For 51 Cents A Pound The grand champion steer at the New Holland Fair, a Here ford shown by Kenneth Groff, 37 Quarry Road, Leola, topped the 4-H steer sale in the New Miss Martin Wins With A Landrace Pig Susie Martin, 11-year old daughter of Mrs Maiy Martin. New Holland R 2, showed a long, 190 pound Landrace barrow to the grand championship at the New Holland Swine Show Thuisday. It was the fust win for Miss Martin in her second try The reserve champion pig was shown by Mary Lou Fisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Earl Fisher, East Earl Rl. This was a crossbred pig weighing 206 pounds. The champion showman of the day was Elvin Lapp, son of Mr and Mrs. Elvin Lapp, Kin der Rl. The pigs were scheduled to be sold Friday afternoon NOTICE Next week Lancaster Farming has scheduled a special Poultry issue with local pictures, cunent stories and reports from Penn State Specialists. You’ll want to look lor it. Farm Calendar Sunday, October 5 12 noon Lancaster County Rabbit Breeders Show, Wil -1 low Street Community Bidg. Tuesday, October 7 9:15 a.m.—Started. Pullet - .(Continued am Page S) ,-s,. Holland Sales Stables Thurs day afternoon selling for 51 cents a pound to Robeit Groff Trucking Co The steer named Andy by his 13-year-old owner was the champion in the Here ford breed and was bred by James Qiusenberry in York County Ken, son of Mr and Mrs John Groff said his win was quite different fiom last year when he placed next to last in his class Following the champion in class and breed title was the re serve grand champion shown by Jeff Martin, 11-year old son of Mr. and Mrs Robert Martin, New Holland Rl This Hereford named Dixon sold for 38 cents a pound to Earl Sauder Feeds. (Continued on Page 8) Ephroto Boys Earn National Safety Gold Emblem The Cloister Chapter of FFA at Ephrata High School was noti fied this week that they have earned a National Gold Emblem Safety Award Eli C Wiggins, Advisoi of Faim and Home Safe ty Education in Hamsburg said the award will be piesented to Tom Bollingei. \ ice Ptesidant of the chapter at Kansas City next week Only 28 chapters the entire United States quaLfied foi the emblem and onlj two of these were earned *n Pennsylvania, one at Ephrata and the other at Middleburg It is interesting to note that Charles Ackley. Jr Vo-Ag teacher at Ephrata gradu .atedJroai Middleburg. - - . Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 4, 1969 lish so her current host, Miss Judy Longe necker (left), got together with Mrs. Mary No\ak, Spanish Teacher at Solanco High School for some interpreted conversation, Tuesday after school. L F. Photo Campbell Tops Tobacco Show At- New Holland Robert Campbell, Narvon R 2, had the grand champion lathe of tobacco Wednesday, at the New Holland Fair. His winning entry was first place in the wrapper class. Larry Weaver, R 1 New Hol land, had the first place in the filler class Placings were wrappei class —1, Robeit Campbell; 2, J Earl Hoist, Ji , R 1 New Holland; 3, Lany Kiei der, R 2 Lititz, 4, Larry Weaver 5, Thomas Bollmgei, R 4 Lititz. filler class —1, Larry Weaver, 2, Lairy Kreidei, 3, Carol A Weaver, R 1 New Holland, 4, Thomas Bollinger: 5, J. Earl Horst Gable Wins $5O N.H. Hay Show Charles A Gable, R 1 Elver son, won the grand champion ship in the New Holland Hav Show Wednesday. His first place later cutting of alfalfa was the sample that won the coveted ribbon and a $5O puze that annually draws a large show Reserve champion sample was shown by David Wanner, R 2 Narvon His winning entry was later cutting grass and the win was worth $25 Placings were as follows field cured alfalfa 1, David Wanner, 2, Charles Ga ble; 3, Glenn Book, 655 Stras burg Pike, Lancastei, 4 Ivan Yost. R 1 Christiana, 5 Frank Yost, R 2 Naivon Alfalfa later cut 1. Charles Gable, 2, Alfied Wanner, R 2 Coatesville, 3, Walter Mai tin, R 2 New Holland, 4. Frank Y'ost. 5, Ivan Yost: first cutting grass —-I, Glenn Book; 2, Frank (Continued on Page 3) IFYE Spanish Guest Is Visiting Local Families A dark haired young lady who speaks hei native Spanish lang uage veiy expressively is the 1969 IFYE Exchangee from Poultrymen Set Banquet; Cancel Tour The directors of the Lancas ter County Poultry Assn set Thursday, October 30 as the date for their annual banquet this week at a regular meeting of the board at the Farm and Home Center Committee chan man Roy Erb said the dinnei meeting is to stait at 6 30 pm and will be held at Hostetteis Dining Hall in Mt Joy The tickets aie pi iced at S 3 50, the same as last yeai and may be purchased from Eib, Glenn Herr, Aaron Brubaker, who are serving on the banquet committee or any of the board members. A number of tickets have also been placed at the County Agent’s office in the Farm and Home Center The program includes Mrs Mary Hawk, Local Recording Aitist and the Rev. M A Tros tle, with a travelogue slide pre sentation entitled, “America the Beautiful”. Reservations should be made for the banquet by Thursday, October 23 In other business, John Hess reported the cancellation of the local NEPPCO tour to Atlantic City scheduled for next week due to lack of interest Those who made reservations for the tom will have their checks re turned Merle E. Groff Merle Groff Wins Mystery Farm Contest Merle E Groff, Lancaster R 4, was selected as the winner of the Mysteiy Faini Contest sponsoi ed by Lancastei Famnng last w eek at their booth at the Lam petei Fan Gioft identified coi iectly the farm pictured at the bootn as that ot Glenn Hen Laxnpetei and his name was drawn iiom all the othei collect entnes •Mi and Mrs Groff have thiee children Merle Jr. 7, Joanne 5, and Marlin 2. They have farmed at their home about nine years * m i- K s i * * m 4*4 f • » 1 $2.00 Per Year Spain visiting local host families Miss Maria Garcia from the Canary Islands, belonging t<j Spam, is a guest in the home o£ Judy Longenecker, daughter o€ Mr and Mrs Arthur W Longe necker, Diumore R 1 And while the IFYE giii is well educated in her own lang luge and selves as a home econ omist in hei homeland, commun ication breaks down into sign language and pointing to words in the dictionary when English is the only language available So it was that Miss Longeneck er and Miss Garcia got together with Mrs Maiy Novak Spanish teachei at Solanco High School Tuesday aftei class for a little mteipietive con\e>sation and an mteiview with this editor “They didn’t tell me much about what to do 01 how to act heie,” Maua said with a smile. “All they told me was to ear when everyone else did and to sleep the same way. So that’s what I’m doing ” Miss Garcia has a sister and bi other-m-law living in the States so she had been particially in foimed of the American’s way of (Continued on Page 16) Testers May Send Samples To Central Lab Lancaster County milk testers were given the opportunity to send their samples to the Cen tial Lab at Penn State for pro cessing this week when the DH IA Boaid of Directors voted in favor of the request by one test er to do so The director’s meet ing, devoted almost entirely to the problem, was held in the Faim and Home Centei, Monday night State director, Robert Hess, re ported the approved new state testing laboiatory building is not let out to the contractors yet, but the thinking of the directors seemed to indicate that eventual ly the local organization would be forced to send all the samples to Penn State. £ T think the cea t* al lab and the once-a-day test ing programs we previously agre ed to go hand-in-hand,” one di rector said The big question was who will pay the additional cost for the cential lab testing work It was finally agreed that the tester would have to oav the additional cost it he wants to use the ser v.ce at this time, with the pro vision that the board will review tne situation at the end of one yeai It is not expected that the entne County will be required to go on Central Lab Testing dur ing that penod of time In othei business the directors decided to send a one-year re newal subscription of LANCAS TER FARMING to all D.H.LA. members. The monthly D.H.LA. Report is carried in the local farm newspaper each month.
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