VOL. 16 NO. 25 Brubaker, Hamilton Named Co. Pair/ Princess Entries Asked To Head 4-H Co. Council Lancaster County 4-H County Council held its annual reor ganization meeting Thursday night. Ray Brubaker was elected to head the organization’s agricul tural division and Peg Hamilton was named president of the home economics section Bru baker will be the presiding pre sident. 1 Other officers elected were: Steve iv Key and Cindy Lewis, vice presidents; Donna Hess, re cording secretary, and Diane Hershey, corresponding secre tary; Cynthia Smith and -Den- Mrs. Hess Will Plan Visit of German Women ( MrsTi John Hess, Columbia - RD2> president of Lancaster Societies, has bee^^|^ 5 chiefDiostess in - a visit' of rma»JPatm?Women :tp tour* . Pehn§3p?ania’'/arms. - " ■H"*' ■> , f“' r * ~ - • TbefSerraan women will visit in October. MrS. Virgil Duppstadt, State , Farm; Women president, an nounced Mrs. Hess’s appoint ment Wednesday during a hoard meeting following the state organization’s sixth annual . spring rally at Stokesay Castle, • Reading.'" Caskey Wins Regional Marvin Caskey Jr of Pequea Valley FFA Chapter won the an- nual FFA regional public speak- ing contest this week. * Speaking on “Needed—Aid for cur WiKQife,” Caskey beat out Seven other speakeis represent- ing 1Z southeastern Pennsyl- vania counties to earn a chance Hie top three placings in the regional FFA-public speaking contest Tuesday are: left 1© Tight, Eugene Ulrich, Northern m*- 1 m . t,. « ; - * ► " 1 k - ■ * nis Landis, treasurers, Ed Don ough and Suzanne Irwin, pai ha mentanans, Karen High and Linda Stoltzfus, public rela tions. A graduate of Hempfield High School, Brubaker is now a fieshman at the York campus of Penn State University. Miss Hamilton, a junior at Ephrata High School, plans to major in physical education at West Chester State College The outgoing presidents, Jes se Balmer and Jaylene Irwin, were presented engraved desk sets by Jay Irwin, associate Lan caster County agricultural agent On July 15, local 4-H’ers will travel to western North Caro lina for a week Farm Calendar .Sun&'ayyMay 1G ; 8 p.m.—Lancaster. County Po-„ mona.chorus rehearsal ’ < Tuesday, Mgy 18 8 p.ni.—Farm, and Home Found ation board "meeting, Farm and Home Center. 8 p m.—Ephrata Young Farm ers monthly meeting, agri culture department, Ephrata High School. Thursday, May 20 1-30 p m —FFA Land Judging Contest, Solanco High School at the state title. The state con test will be held during the an nual FFA Week at Penn State University June 30-July 2. Caskey got off to a slow start in the annual competition when he placed second in the County contest several weeks ago But he was first in the area contest Lebanon, third; Marvin Caskey Jr, Pequea Valley, first, and Carl Teter, Blue Mountain, second.. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 15,1971 The Lancaster County Dairy Princess Committee is again calling for entries for the an nual Lancaster County Dairy Princess contest. A contestant must be single, have completed her junior year in high school, and be under 21 years of age. The daughter of a dairying family, she must appear at the local contest and state finals if selected as a local contest win ner. Last year’s winner from among eight contestants was Miss Marilyn B Krantz, New Providence RDI, who ■was later named Pennsylvania Dairy Princess All of last year’s contestants who didn’t win are eligible to compete again this year Filing deadline is June 1 to Mrs. Robert C. Gregory, Lititz RDI. The princess contest will be held Tuesday evening, June 22 at'the Farm and Home. Center auditorium. A’ dairy products hour* wilLprecede the contest. Besides Mr. and Mrs Gre gory, members of the Dairy Princess committee aie: Max Smith, Lancaster County agri cultural agent, C. P Brantley, Atlantic Breeders Cooperative; William Deisley, Moore Dairy, Lancaster; Donald S Eby, Gor donville RDI; Mrs Robert Kauf fman, Elizabethtown RDI. FFA Speaking Contest and continued fu st with a strong showing at the regional contest Tuesday at Milleisville Placing second and also win ning a chance at the state title was Carl Teter, Blue Mountain School, who spoke on “Fann ers and the Environment ” Placing first in the Pailiamen Robert Keen, Queen Dauy, Lan castei Jay E Landis, Lancaster RD6, Mrs Melvin Meek, Willow Street, Mrs Samuel Myer, Eli zabethtown RD3, Mr and Mrs William Roberts Jr, Lancaster; Raymond F Witmer, Willow Street RD2. The local winner will have all her expenses paid by the Pennsylvania Dairy Federation while at the state contest in Harrisburg. She will receive prizes at the local contest, plus the opportunity to make ap pearances within her area to serve the local dairy industry during her year of reign The state winner, Pennsyl vania Dairy Princess, will re- May Is Making Hay ; There’s an old saying that “the month of May makes the : hay” - Arnold Lueck, associate Lan easteVCounty agricultural agent, > said Thursday that May weather far has indicated an excellent ■ first cutting of hay Only a pro longed cold spell could head off tins favorable result, Lueck ■ said Following an extremely dry April, the weather in the first , two weeks of May has included several gentle rains which have built up the moisture in the subsoil The rams ha\e been tary Proceduie contest was Lit tle Dutchman FFA Chaptei of Annville-Cleona High ' School, Lebanon County In a close con test, Little Dutchman edged G’assland FFA Chapter of New Holland to win a chance at the state title Also competing in the Parlia mentary Procedure contest was (Continued on Page 10) Kurtz T akes Reserve Honors at Penn State John Kurtz of Elizabethtown was named grand champion fit tei and reserve all-around cham pion of the Dairy Cattle Fitting and Showing contest May 8 at Penn State University Wayne C Koontz of Bedford was declared the all-around win- ’ ner after he had pieviously been named grand champion show -man and reserve giand cham pion fitter. In Brown Swiss competition,! Jay Smoker of Ephrata was re-! seive champion. Kurtz was reserve champion in! $2.00 Per Year ceive many prizes, including a complete wardrobe and the op poitumty to make appearances at regional and state events. She will reign at the 1971 Penn sylvania Farm Show and receive an expenses paid trip to repre sent Pennsylvania in the nation al contest. The many prizes of the na tional winner will include $2,- 000. Representing almost 100,000 dairy industry members, the Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Contest is the largest “Agricul tural Queen” contest in the state Girls interested in entering the pageant should contact Mrs. Robert Gregory, Box 248, Lit itz RDI 17543 excellent for pastures and the fust hay crop is coming on rapidly, Lueck indicated. Grain crops developed a deep . loot system during the April dry period and grains also have begun to make a strong showing; Lueck said Local Extension agents believe that a significant percentage of Lancaster County corn crop was planted in late April and the fust week of May Many ad ditional acres were planted be tween rains early this week. But a significant amount, pos sibly as much as one-third of the total corn crop, was believed still not planted by Thursday, with rain continuing to fall Al lowing foi some time for the fields to dry. Extension agents indicated that fields still not planted may be getting in too late to get maximum results But the future will be deter mined by such factors as con tinued weather tiends and the amount of blights and diseases encountered here this summer. For the immediate future, Lueck said, farmers need some good “shirt-sleeve weather”, some good warm growing wealhei Holstems and also champion in fitting Holstems Competition climaxed the 46th annual Dairy Exposition sponsor ed by the Penn State Dairy Science Club The Dairy Exposition was de dicated to Haiold R McCulloch ot State College, professor emeritus of agricultural Exten sion at Penn State. McCulloch served as the first general man ager for the All-American Dairy Show, Harrisburg He is now ■serving as secretary for