Local Winners in Corn Competition
Southeastern Pennsylvania districts), 10 Ear Hybrid Dent
corn growers won about half of —Donald Boshnaugle, Columbia
the top awards in competition RDI, first, Dale D. Kilgore, Air
this week at the Pennsylvania ville RD2, York County, second
Farm Show. Class 6 statewide, 30 Ear
Lancaster County corn grow- Open Pollinated Dent or Flint
ers won first place in three class- —Clyde Brubaker, 2418 Hams
es and York County had two burg Pike, Lancaster, first,
firsts The winners included Eugene Brubaker, Lebanon RD,
the following second; Daniel A Brubaker,
Class 1, District 1 (of two Ephrata RDI, third, D B Bru
- , .a p. Walk, Quarryville displays his six year old
'Holstein whfch entered in " the aged ,cdw class. While
THtelk somewhat small for show ring
aie'cow’s‘2o,ooo pouifds bf-milk-jand
-of'hutterfat fast' year explains.one reason, .why
-W intered her.' • * " _ X. F, Photo
Egg Awards Given
Wt
Dutchland Farms, Rheems,
and a Lancaster RD2 youth
were among top exhibitors of
eggs at the Farm Show this
year.
Dutchland Farms took first
in the Carton One Dozen White
class.
In the FFA events, Jim H
Charles, Lancaster RD2, was
first in the One Dozen White
class.
Dutchland Farms also receiv
ed special recognition for the
Best Dozen in Carton Class,
while Charles received a speci
al award for Best Dozen in Vo
cational Class.
Krelder Cited as Master Farmer
- Noah W. Kreider, Manheim
RD3, was among six farmers in
Pennsylvania to be officially
named Master Farmers at eeie
monies at Harrisburg this week
The new Master Farmers were
honored at a luncheon at noon
Tuesday at the Holiday Inn, Har
risburg
Besides Kreider, the others
aie: Hyland B. Garretson, Ben
dersville, Adams County; M
Dice Statler, Chambersburg
RD6, Franklin County, J Paul
Strock, Mechanicsburg RD2,
Cumberland County, and Boyd
E Wolff, New Alexandria RL)2,
Westmoi eland County
Recognized for then leader
ship in farm organizations and
civic activities, as well as for
their achievements in agncul
ture, the winners were selected
from more than 170 nominations.
The awards are co-sponsored by
Pennsylvania Farmer magazine
and Penn State Cooperative Ex
tension Service.
Dutchland Farms also receiv
ed two Superior Quality Awards
and Charles got one.
Among egg exhibitors receiv
ing Blue Ribbon Awards in the
Producer-Dealer Quality class
were: Dutchland Farms; R Mus
ser Poultry Farm, Mount Joy
RDI, three awards; R. W. Sau
der, Lititz, three awards
Weavex’s Quality Eggs, Inc,
New Holland, three awards, L
M Sheaffer, Ephrata, two
awards; Earl Hess, Ephrata,
two awards, Earl L. Greenly &
Son, Ephrata, three awards,
Kenneth B Herst, Ephrata RD2,
and Producers Pride, Inc.,
Coatesville, three awards
Noah W. Kreider
baker, Ephrata RDI, fourth, and
Clem Griffith, Ephrata RD2,
fifth.
Class 7, District 1, 10 Ear
Single-Cross Hybrid—Daniel A
Brubaker, Ephrata RDI, first,
Dale D Kilgore, Airville RD2,
York County, second; D B. Bru
baker, Ephrata RDI, third; Jef
frey L Carl, Hanovei, York
County, fourth.
Class 3. Statewide, 10 Ear
Open Pollinated Dent or Flint
—Donald W Nace, Spring Grove
RD3, York County, fust, Daniel
A Brubakei, Ephrata RDI, sec
ond, D B Biubaker, Ephiata
RDI, third, Clem Griffith, Eph
rata RD2, fourth, and Clyde
Biubaker, 2418 Harnsbuig Pike,
Lancaster, fifth
Class 4, District 1, 30 Ear Hy
brid Dent—Dale D Kilgore, Air
ville RD, York County, first
Donald Boshnaugle, Columbia
RDI, second, Clyde Biubakei,
2418 Harrisburg Pike, Lancas
ter, fourth, and D B Brubaker,
Ephrata RDI, fifth
Class 9, District 1, 30 Ear
Single-Cross Hybrid Clyde
Biubaker, 2418 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, second, Eugene Biu
baker, Lebanon RD, Lebanon
County, third, Clem Griffith,
Ephrata RD, fourth, and Dale
D Kilgore, Airville RD2, York
County, fifth
Class 11, Statewide, 10 Ear
Popcorn Clem Griffith, Eph
rata RD2, second, D B Bru
baker, Ephiata RDI, thud,
Daniel A Brubaker, Ephrata
RDI, fourth, and Clyde Bru
baker, 2418 Harrisburg Pike,
Lancaster, fifth
Class 13, District 1, 10 Hybrid
Dent —Marlin Bollinger, Denver
RD2, second; Philip Bixler,
Marietta, fourth, and Douglas E
Rohrer, 1623 Book -Road, Lan
caster, fifth
Vocational Class 15, District
1,10 Ear'Hybrid Dent Amos
N. Sauder, Manheim RDI, sec-
Ohd; Thomas Griffie, Dillsburg
RDI, York County, third; Ken
neth Groff, 37 Quarry Road,
Leola, fourth; Marlin Smeltzer,
Wrightsville, York County,
fifth; Ted Huber, Millersville,
sixth; Charles Stem. Wrights
viile RDI, York County, seventh;
Shawn Hernley, Lebanon RD3,
Lebanon County, eighth; Karl
Brandt, Millersville RDI, ninth,
and Ken Biandt, Millersville
RDI, tenth
Local Corn Entries Win
In 1 Acre Competition
Outstanding profits per acre
enabled five Pennsylvania high
school students to tie for top
honors in two divisions of the
1970 One Acre Corn Contest, it
was announced tonight at the
Farm Show corn growers ban
quet
Co-champion in growing long
season hybrids was Ray Bru
baker, Quarryville, RD2, with a
profit of $174 per acre and an
average yield of 219 bushels
per acre.
Lloyd Zeiset was one of three
growers tied for the champion
ship among hybrids used in
medium length growing sea
sons Zeiset had a profit of $l5O
per acre and 203 bushels per
acre
Open to all farm youth under
21 years of age, the contest is
sponsored annually by the
Pennsylvania Crop Improve
ment Association Financial as
sistance is provided by seed
corn producers Fields are hand
harvested
Among othei youth with high
scores in growing long season
hybrids were Joseph Lefevor,
Manheim RD4, $142 profit, 184
bushels per acre, Dennis Roln
er, Lititz RD2, $l4O profit, 179
bushels per acre, and Clark
Stauffer, Ephiata RDI, $135
profit, 180 bushels per acre.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 16,1971 —
Clyde Brubaker, 2418 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, clips
one of his sheep Sunday in preparation for Farm Show
competition. Assisting him is his daughter, Sarah Lynn.
Brubaker’s son, Jay Kenneth, also has some 4-H lambs.
Elverson RDI Farmer Has
Second Best Hay Sample
The reserve champion sample
in the hay 'classes af'the State
Farm Show was shown by
Charles H Gable, Elverson RDI.
- Gable's hay also was first in
Class 2, Alfalfa, Later Cutting.
Other local winners were;
Dale L. Balmer, Manheim RD2,
second, in Class' 6.‘ Clover and
Timothy Mixed, and Amos N.
Sauder, Manheim RDl t second
in Class ll,' Mixed with More
than 50 per cent of Legumes.
Other top placings by South
eastern Pennsylvania farmers
included; Russell F Heilman
and Son, Lebanon RD4, first,
Class 23, Grass, Latex Cutting,
second in Class 24, Mixed' with
more than 50 per cent of
Donna Hess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Hess Jr.,
Strasburg RDI, poses with her Shorthorn entry in the 4-H
steer competition. L. F. Photo
L. F. Photo
Legumes; second in Class 25,
mixed with more than 50 per
cent of grasses; third in Class
19, Clover and Timothy Mixed*
J, E. Lomus'" and Son, York
RD3. fourth in-Class 1. Alfalfa,
First Cutting; third in Class ft
Grass, First Cutting; third
Class 10, Grass; third in Claims
11, Mixed with more than Si
per cent of Legumes; third ill
Class 12, Mixed with more thah
50 per cent of Grasses.
Russell F Heilman and Son,
Lebanon RD4, also had the fol
lowing placings - first. Class 14,
Alfalfa, First Cutting; third,
Class 15, Alfalfa, Later Cutting,
and third. Class 18, Clover.
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