i— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 26,1971 Co. Farmers Results from Lancaster Coun ty m the na f ional 'Wool refer endum shows 47 farmers voting for the national promotion pro gram and nine opposed. Number of sheep represented WITH Madison Sites D>t. Martin Marietta Corp. 1070 Stemmetz Rd. Ephrata, Penna 17522 Ph. 733-1206 LOCAL DEALERS Frank Snyder Akron 859-2688 Caleb Wenger Quarryville 548-2116 Landis Bros Inc Lancaster 393-3906 Carl L Shirk Lebanon 867-3741 in Wool Referendum Vote in the local voting, however, of sheep represented is slightly was much closer. Those farm- less than two-thirds, ers voting in favor had 2,122 In reporting these figures sheep, while the nine opposing this week, Miss Dorothy Neel, farmers had 1,101 sheep. Lancaster County ASCS execu- Previous information indicat- tive director, said the national ed that the promotional pro- results are still not available, gram for lamb and wool re- In similar referendums in quires a yes vote by more than 1955, 1959, 1962 and 1966, na two-thirds of the individual pro- tional sheep men gave over ducers voting or producers own- whelming approval of the pro ing more than two thirds of the gram. The program includes sheep represented incentive payments for wool While the local vote shows and unshorn lambs. There are moie than two-thuds in favor also pi emotions for lamb and by a wide margin, the number wool in major population areas. Wei!er Wins FFA Meat Judging An Elvei son RD2 youth won The son of Mr. and Mrs Mer the Lancaster County meat vin Weiler, the winner is de uidging contest Saturday at scribed by his vo ag teacher, Kiuizler & Co, Inc, Lancas- Clifford Day, as “a good all ter around student and farmer.” He is Dale Weiler, who will Weiler has a good record in be a senior at Garden Spot gchooj. jje is a member of the High School Weiler scored 299 National Honor Society, out of a possible 450. The event, involving 10 coun ty FFA members, was a contest in preparation for the state contest at Penn State Univer sity next week. The first four placings were fairly close as follows: Lloyd Hess, Penn Manor High School, 283, Gerald Musser, Ephrata High School, 280 3, and Clyde Erb, Penn Manor, 272 3 Also participating were: Wil mei Putt, Garden Spot High School, Marty Good, Garden Spot, John Miller, Manheim Central. Ken Brandt, Penn Manor; Biyan Wagner, Solanco High School; Glenn Newcomer, Penn Manor He is also an outstanding FFA member. He was a mem ber of last year’s state winning small gas engines contest team, which placed fourth m regional contest at Springfield, Mass. He won the PP&L award for Southeastern Pennsylvania re gional farm mechanics contest. He received foundation awards for farm mechanics and elec tricity He was named alter nate recently to attend the farm cooperative convention at Ship pensbuig this summer. He re ceived the Red Rose degree last year. He was vice president of his FFA Chapter last year and is secretary for the coming year He has a relatively large farm program which includes swine fattening and breeding veal calves and bees. Weiler said he has 21 sows on a 50 - 50 basis with his father. Mr. Farmer... WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE 1 If you are looking for a 28 H.P. - 55 H.P. - 70 H.P. Tractor we are the people to see. Looking for a tractor with a reasonable price per horse power see us. SHENK'S FARM SERVICE R. D. 4, Lititz, Pa. _ from knee high to' tasseKng; \Alltkflrn (Ani which is the most critical and JUUUiem VWIH rapid 1 growth period for corn; (Continued fromiPage 1) anything which happens to the Southeastern Pennsylvania. But cro p, such as blight, ux this with a 45 to 50 day earlier period could result in consider start, it has plenty of time to able losses. ... work —if it turns out to be Early reports indicate that what Lueck calls “virulent or the disease overwintered here, aggressive.” possibly in no-till fields, and in? “This means that time is not corn cribs, from ZSS-jL 1 ?? on our side this year,” Lueck been scattered particularly by stated. He adds that “the next shelling operations. Pennsyl six weeks are the most critical vania pathologists said last fall our corn crop has ever faced.” they did not expect ovenvmter- He thinks this is the time, mg. , That We Are LEYLAND [NUFFIED] TRACTOR DEALER In Lancoster County. Tractors Are Now. On Display/ Ask For A Free pemonstration. Woods Drive 2 Miles East 01 Route 501 Now The New Authorized Ph. 626-4355
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