VOL. 16 NO. 18
4-lf ers Attend Leadership Meet
“Yo,i Are a Leader” was the
theme of the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Teen Leadeiship
Weekend at Holiday Inn in Lion
ville on March 19, 20, 21
Bob Zimmeiman, Denver
RDI. Phil Bixler, Manetta RDI:
Steve Ney, Marietta RDI, Debra
Gregory, Lititz RDI, Peg Hamil
ton, State Street, Ephrata, and
Jaylene Irwin, Chuich Street,
Lancaster, were the 4-H’ers who
participated in the activities
The whole weekend confer
ence was run by the teenagers
themselves and the chaperones
were just present in ease of any
problems or-.diffieulties
Everyone enjoyed various
activities that made the affair
rewarding. Dennis Weiner, the
Assistant County Agent from
Delaware County, showed a
thought provoking film-and talk-,
ed about-“ Life” on Friday eve
ning.
„On Saturday,. Ben-^Monticciolo,.
guidahcelchairman> ffom' n X%ri|-
4:oi£(SchwJ, .active \
in niorning'* sessio'n 'o'f'^‘opening"
up”" activity. - yf
- In the afternoon .-Mjss.JSandra.
Moore, - Philadelphia. 4-H Agent,
spoke on “What It Is the Black
Want.” Following her discussion,
Frank Bortz, State; AssicVant
Housing of pigs in the same building from birth to
marketing time, as shown here at Penn State University,
will be discussed during Livestock Day March 31 at Uni
versity Park.
Featuring results of the latest research with beef cat
tle, sheep, and hogs, Livestock Day will begin at 9:30 a.m.
in the Keller Conference Center.
Dr. John W. Oswald, University president, will open
the program by welcoming visitors and by commenting on
progress in agriculture.
4-H Agent, and Dr Donald Fow
ler, Northampton County Agent,
had workshops and discussions
to open the minds of 4-H’ers
further
For a real different attraction
after the banquet, Chailes Sand
Twin Valiey YF
Slates Meeting
The Twin Valley Young Farm
eis Association will meet at 7 30
p m Thursday, April 1, m the
vo-ag classroom of the Twin Val
ley High School, Elverson RD2
- The ASCS and REAP pio
grams will be explained for both
Berks and Chester Counties
All farmers from the follow
ing 'areas have been urged to at
tend" the information -meeting-
Robeson and Caernarvon Tovvn--
-ships, Berks County, and Honey
JJroqk "arid'West; Nantmeal -Town
ships- in'Chester" County,
f 'The. will feature-
Henry BoHn Jf., Berks County
ASCS .director, Frazse Howe,
Chester "County ASCS director
and -Charles Hogan, director of
ASCS for sbutheastern Pennsyl
vania.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 27, 1971
wack of Bangor, Pennsylvania
did a hypnotism act Four of
the twelve volunteers he had
went thoroughly under his
power They leally entertained
the rest with their odd behavioi
by command of Mi Sandwack
Sunday morning the 4-H’ers
were able to go to the church of
then choice
The activities weie concluded
with Carroll Howes, Assistant
4-H Leader, presenting informa
tion about National Award and
a final evaluation of the week
end.
4-H’eis weie nominated and
voted to be Key Group (2 boys
and 2 girls) to plan and run
next year’s conference.
By Joan D Lucas
Assistant Extension
Home Economist
Farm Calendar
Saturday, March 27
8 pm. Code-Reading Class,
• Fulton Grange Hall, Oak
ryn., - ’
State Grange Regional Insti
tute, Montdale, Lackawan
na County. .
Monday, March 29
1 p.m Lancaster County
Farmers Association to
visit representatives in
Harrisburg.
Game Bird Breeding and Shoot
ing Preserve Short Course,
Keller Building, Pennsyl
vania State University,
March 29-30.
Tuesday, March 30
7 30 p.m. Ephrata Young
Farmers Insecticides and
Herbicides Course, Voca
tional Agriculture Depart
ment, Ephrata High School.
7 30 p m. Garden Spot Young
Farmers Legislation meet
ing, Vocational Agriculture
Department, Garden Spot
High School.
Solid Waste Disposal meeting,
Farm and Home Center.
Wednesday, March 31
9:30 a.m - 330 p.m Second
biannual Livestock Day,
Penn State University
campus
7 30 p.m 4-H Tractor Main
tenance Club Roundup,
Farm and Home Center.
Thursday, April 1
730 a m Annual Ephrata
Young Farmers tour, GM
Assembly plant, Wilming
ton, Del.
630 pm. Lampeter-Stras
burg Parent-Son banquet,
Lampeter-Strasburg High
School cafeteria
7 30 p m Twin Valley Young
Farmers meeting on ASCS
and REAP programs, Twin
Valley High School, Elver
son RD2.
Friday, April 2
645 pm. Cloister FFA
Chapter Parent-Son Ban
quet.
7 30 p m Pequea Valley FFA
Chapter Parent-Son Ban
quet.
(Continued on Page 6)
Holstein 4-H Club Reorganizes
Shown are- some of the new
officers of the Lancastei Coun-.
ty 4-H Holstein Dairy 'Club.
They were elected at the Club’s
i eorganizational meeting at the
Farm and Home Center Thurs
day night
They are front, left to right,
Donna Hess, vi'ce president, and
Marilyn Krantz, secretary, back,
Ed Hess, treasurer; Nelson Mai
tm, president, and Robert Hess,
reporter
Miss Krantz, of New Provi
dence RDI, also received a
trophy from the dub for being
named Pennsylvania Dairy
Princess
Other omcers named weie
Joyce Groff, assistant secretary,
Rick Hess, assistant treasurer,
Rhoda Stauffer, assistant re
porter, Randy Hess and Debbie
Buchen, song leaders, Don
Thomas and Manan Miller,
game leaders, Veinon Yost, Rob
ert Hess and Lynn Royer, 4-H
County Council representatives.
The club will meet again April
29. Dues were kept at $1
Jay Irwin, associate Lancaster
County agricultural agent, show
ed a film on mastitis control
Waste Disposal, Pollution
To Be Discussed Tuesday
A meeting on waste disposal
and pollution will be held at
Bpm Tuesday, Match 30, at
the Farm and Home Center
Roger Grout, Penn State Ex
tension agricultural engmeei,
will speak on “Livestock and
Poultiy Waste Disposal Systems
and Practices ”
N. Henry Wooding, Penn
State Extension agricultural
engineer, will address “Pollu
tion of Air and Water, Causes
and Correction.”
Max Smith, Lancaster Coun
ty agricultural agent, stated,
“Everyone is concerned about
$2.00 Per Year
Club leaders' are: Elgin Bol*
'linger, --MariheiriT .'RDI;.... -Elviip.
Hess Jr.j Strasburg RDI; Robert
H. Kauffman, Elizabethtown
RDI; Henry E Kettering, Litite
RD3; Donald S Eby, Gordon*
ville RDI; Jay E Landis, Lan
caster RD6, Wayne Yost, Neir
Holland RD2
Clyde Martin, East Earl KOI;
Clarence Stauffer, Ephrata RDI;
Mis Rhelda Royer, Oregon
Pike, Lancaster; Robert C,
Groff, Quarryville RD3; Ken
neth Rutt, Edgefield Road,
Quairy ville, and Ira
Quarryville RD3.
4-H Play Cast Chosen
The cast for the 4-H County
Council’s annual play was chose*
Thursday night at the Farm and
Home Center.
The play, “Time Out for Gin
ger” by Ronald Alexander, to
being directed by Miss
Kirchoff. Hempfield High
School teacher The play will
be performed April 16 and IT
at Conestoga_ Valley High
School
air and water pollution and
is difficult for each of us to be
doing something about it. How
ever, the impoitance of the
problem suggests that it will
take the cooperation of all seg
ments of our county in order to
make any progress in reduc
ing pollution
“We hope that you will ac
cept this opportunity of hear
ing an open discussion includr
mg recommendations. Please
feel free to invite your friends
and co-workers to this meet
ing,” Smith said.