BK*i^WB^PijjKMHBJ^^B^BiMB@BIBB f 3fi ' m tilitll VOl 15 NO 33 B&W Farm Sets July 17 Sale The-exterior of the Black & White Holstein Farm barn, including the new section on the right. The new section 'is mostly completed, The Black & White Holstein Farm will hold a giand opening oi its expanded barn facilities with an anniversary sale of 152 cows, beginning at 7 p m Friday, July IT Charles C Myers, ownei, announced this week. The completed bain facility at 1500 Rohreistown Road will be 322 fee- long, including the new 130 foot addition The addition, Myers said, doubles the barn’s capacity. Workmen, headed by Hemy S Lapp, Gap RDI, weie woikmg hard This week putting on the finishing touches to make the bain ;eady for the opening By Monday, the workmen were Besides the mam floor, the pouring the last load of concrete new section of the barn has a Lancaster County 4-H Youths Win York Livestock Judging Lancaster County 4-H members took hagh individual and team honors at the York County 4-H Livestock Judging Contest at Stonaire Farms, Lewisbuig Fri day from 930 a.m. to 3:30 p m. Gary Dean, Strasburg RDI, was tne outstanding individual contestant He took first places in the beef and swine judging and fifth in sheep to legistei the top individual scoie and lead the countj team to victoiy The scores of the top thiee in dividuals from each county weie used to deteimine the county vunnei lepoited Max Smith, count! agent Out of a possible 450 points, 150 foi each ot the thiee events, Dean had 410 He got 143 in beef cat le, 129 in sheep and 138 in swine Ed Donough, Manheim RD3, was second oi ei all with 402 Stalls for the animals were also well tinder way The Holstein Farm is a leading local souice of Holstein cows Myers said he generally has about 100 animals on hand and he usually sells about 100 each week Private sales are held daily foi intei ested farmeis, and an auc tion is held each thud Fnday of the month He buys and sells every day, he said Myeis may keep an animal two days or a month, depending on the demand The Holstein Farm helps with financing up to three yeais George Sipple, a Michigan cat tle dealer, was hired January 1 as manager of the Holstein Faim points including 140 and thud place in beef cattle The third high Lancastei County contestant overall was Clark Stauffer, Ephrata RDI, with a fifth place finish and 388 points Ray Biubaker, Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, finished sixth oveiall with 381 points and a second place 142 in beef cattle Burnell Buchen, Manheim RD3, was ninth oveiall with 375 points and thud in swine with 135 Following Lancastei Count}’s commanding 1200 point team total was Yoik County with 1128, Cumbeiland County with 1113, Lebanon with 1061 and Adams 1026 Victoi Longeneckei of Eliza; bethtown, RD3 was the 4-H lead er in charge of the Lancastei Countj gioup. Lancaster Farming. Saturday. July 11, 1970 (iarge giound floor area foi calves, as well as a third floor hay aiea Myeis, who lives in a home Penn 'll' Livestock Day Swine, Beef Cattle, Sheep, Horses The Pennsylvania Livestock Field Day will be held at Penn State University Thursday, July 23 from 10 a m to 2 15 p m The annual educational event is sponsoied jointly by the Pennsylvania Livestock & Allied Industnes Association and the Penn State Department of Animal Science, College of Agucultuie Bus transportation will be available at 6 am. fiom the center of the Lancaster Shop ping Center parking lot at 6 a.m for $5 per person. Reserva tions for the trip should be in to Max Smith, county agent, at the Farm and Home Center, Lancaster, by Monday, July 20, along with the $5. Although it is preferred that persons travel by bus, tarmeis can go by auto, but should also notify Smith so that lunch reservations can be made He can be contacted at 394 6851. The local paiticipation in the state-wide progiam has been cooidmated by the Livestock Tom Committee ol the Penn State extension seivice, consist mg ol Cail B Hen, 840 Penn Grant Road Lancastei, J Hai old Fiey, Marietta RDI Melvin G Rohiei, Lititz RD3 Glenn Wisslei Ephiata RDI and Smith Smith said the committee now is considering a chaitci plane flight to the Midwest to except for some touch-up and interior work. This photo was taken from the road along the railroad tracks leading into the facility. near the area, grazes the animals on nearby land He actually has a 100 cow dairy herd and must do practically ever> thing any other tour modem feedei cattle operations Commenting on the Penn State trip July 23, Smith mged local livestock farmers to make the trip and said the timing of the trip probably will fit in with the usual late July lull in most farming operations, pro vided wheat has been harvest ed Morning programs July 23 will be held at different sites, depending on the individual’s interest Choices include swine, beef cattle, sheep and horses, all at 10 a m State Young Farmers To Hold Fourth Annual Summer Picnic The Pennsy.vania Young Faim eis will hold the fouith annual summei picnic next week The two-day event will be held a - the Univeisity Motor Inn and Perkin’s Pancake House on the i.oith side of Lewisbuig along U S Route 15 Fuday and Satui day, July 17 and 18 The event will be hosted bv the Mifilmbuig Young Faimeis and the Lewisbuig Young Faimeis oi Union County While state officeis hold meet mgs, toms will be conducted to the Pennsylvania House funu $2.00 Per Y«ur dairyman must do, including milking and calving, The difference is that Myers’ (Continued from Page 6) to Feature At the Swine Center, a type discussion will be held on judging two boar classes, with junior judging contest winners to be selected. The swine group will have three tour possibili ties tour of swine facilities with V. E Hazlett, meat animal evaluation center with Robert Kimble, or question and answer discussion period on swine management with J. L. Gobble, G. W. Shernlt and D. E Youn kin. At the Beef Cattle Center, there wll be cow calf matching (Continued on Page 7) ture shovvioom and to historic homes in the Lewisbuig aiea The faim tom Friday after noon will Include several dairy laims, a modem hog fanowmg opeiation, a laige poultiy opera tion with an on-faim feed mill and an egg gi acting and candling opeiation, and a beef finishing opeiation The picnic on Satuiday will featuie a chicken barbeque at the Mifflmbuig Community Park, wheie a picnic pavilion, tennis comts a public swimming pool, badminton and volleyball courts will be available
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