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.
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