VOL. 16 NO. 33
caster-County J 4-H demonstration
Farm and Home Center and slated to be con
testants in the district event in, Chester
Locai 4-H’ers Give Demonstrations
Nine Lancaster County 4-H’ers
received blue ribbons in the an
nual 4-H demonstration and
public speaking contest at the
Farm and Home Center Thurs
day.
Winning the ribbons in the
junior division were: Susan
Martin, Ephrata RD3, a discus
sion of the tools of the trade of
sewing; Anita Burkholder, Eph
rata RD2, the use of buttons in
clothing construction; Regina
Lehman, Ephrata, demonstration
of parts of a sewing machine;
Barbara Huber and Donna
York Co. 4-H Livestock Team Wins
York County was first and
Lancaster County second
among seven teams in the York
County 4-H Livestock Judging
Contest Thursday at Stonaire
Farms, Lewisberry.
The teams and their scores
are: York County, 1,215; Lan
caster County, 1,174; Dauphin
County, 1,166; Adams, 1,155;
Chester, 1,132. Cumberland and
Lebanon County teams also
competed.
Among individual scorers,
Gary Buchen, Manheim RD3,
placed fourth overall, with a
Second Slave Auction Planned
The Farm and Home Founda
tion is seeking volunteers, boys
and girls between the ages of
14 and 18, to donate their labor
for a day to benefit the Farm
and Home Center.
This is the second such event.
Several hundred dollars were
raised in a similar “slave auc
tion” last year.
The auction this year is
slated for July 29 at the Farm
library
hn i versj t I
Lovett, both Conestoga RDI,
team demonstration on proper
selection of clothing, and Jane
Gregory, Lititz RDI, parts and
care of a saddle.
The senior division winners
were: Judy Risser, Leola RDI,
planning and care of' vegetable
garden; Debra Gregory, Lititz
RDI; how to make an attractive
fruit salad in a hollowed pine
apple, and Cindy Hess, Stras
burg RDI, dairy demonstration
on importance of hay in the feed
program.
The public speaking entry was
second in sheep and tied for
fifth in beef.
Ed Hess, Strasburg RDI, was
ninth overall and Joe Lefever,
Manheim RD4, was tenth. Also
on the Lancaster County team
were Jeffrey Greider, Columbia
RD2, and Rick Hess, Strasburg
RDI.
The Lancaster County team
was supervised by Victor Long
enecker, Elizabethtown RD3.
The livestock judging team
will compete again August 9-10
at the state contest at Penn
State University.
and Home Center. A volleyball
game will be held from 7 to
8:30 p.m., followed by refresh
ments. The auction will begin
at 8:45 p.m.
The proceeds will be used to
help retire debt remaining on
construction of the Farm and
Home Center.
The auction last year fea
tured boys. But women’s lib has
caught up and girls interested
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 10, 1971
County next week are; left to right, Mary
JEshleman, Cindy Hess and Susan
Martin.
Mary Jane Eshleman, Elizabeth
town RDI, on “The Value of
Leadership.” Training in 4-H is
valuable for a future citizenship
role, she said.
The judges were; Mrs Bonnie
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Two well-known Lancaster
County FFA members have
been named state FFA officers.
They are: Jay C. Zimmerman,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Zim
merman, Ephrata RDI, and
Jacob W. Musser, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob H. Musser, East
Earl RDI
Zimmerman is the new east
ern Pennsylvania regional vice
president and Musser is state
chaplain. They were among
state officers chosen at the an
nual FFA Activities Week last
week at Penn State University.
Previously, Zimmerman was
named Lancaster County FFA
Star Farmer and Musser re-
ceived the county Poultryman
of the Year Award. Both re-
ceived their Keystone Parmer
Degrees in January. Both have
attended the National FFA
in babysitting and housework
(or whatever) can volunteer
this year.
All willing slaves should call
Mrs. Joan Erb at 626-5591 or
Everett Kreider at 284-4517 by
July 19.
Bids will be taken on an
hourly basis for an eight-hour
day with the work day to be ar
ranged between slave and buy
er for sometime in August.
Zimmerman and Musser Named State FFA Officers
Farm Families Asked
To Host City Youths
The Lancastei County Soil
and Water Conseivation Dis
trict is seeking 16 host families
for a like number of Lancastei
City boys for a two-day city to
farm visit July 21-23
Any farm family can assist
in the program by agiecmg 1o
take a boy by calling Hemy
Hackman, district executive
secietary, at 665-4075, or the
district office at 299-5361 Fui
ther details will be available at
these numbers
The program actually is state
wide through the Pennsylvania
Association of Soil and Water
Conservation District Dneclors
in cooperation with Sears and
Roebuck Foundation.
In the local program, the
Foundation is providing some
funding for a picnic July 23 and
an educational tour July 21.
The host families will be re
sponsible for food and trans
portation from the Farm and
Home Center to their home and
to the picnic area, the location
of which has not been decided
yet. The boys will be available
to be picked up by the host fam
ilies by 4 pm July 21 and will
be dropped off at the picnic at
a time to be designated the eve
ning of July 23.
Convention in Kansas City
Both have extensive farming
programs
Musser has served as youth
director of the Lancaster Coun
ty Soil and Water Conservation
District and was president and
reporter of his Grassland Chap
ter
Zimmerman has been active
in local and state contests and
his awards include gold medals
in meat and dairy judging at
the state level
Other new state officers are-
Doyle Waybright, Gettysburg
Jay C. Zimmerman
$2.00 Per Year
The bovs, of mixed i aces, ai c
being piovidcd thiough the
Lancastei Bovs Club
“This is an oppoitunity to
1 show ui ban youths what fai m
life is like,” Hackman said
In older to help get the pio
giam established, coopeiating
faim families should indicate
then inteiest as soon as pos
sible, Hackman uiged
Farm Calendar
Friday, July 16
7 pm—Lancastei County F.nm
ers Association summci
picnic, Lampclei Park
Pennsylvania State Young Fann
er Summci Confeiencc and
picnic, Chambcrsbui g, July
16 - 17
In This Issue
Classified 23. 24
Editorial Page 10
Favorite Recipes 16
4-H News 1, 14, 15
Market Repoils 2 3. 4
Women’s News 16, 17, 18
This is our second issue with
the offset punting piotoss The
new format includes intioduction
of the above table of contents to
make it easiei to find vanous
items
RD2, president; Roy P Hoppes,
Hamburg RD2, vice president;
George W Hamilton, North
East RD4, western region vice
president; William B Homan,
Centre Hall RD, north central
region vice president; Daniel E
Melhorn, 3373 Druck Valley
Road, York, south central re-
gion vice president.
Esdan B Kaplan, Philadel
phia, secretary; William Jack
son, New Galilee RDI, treasur
er; Duaine Mowrey, Reynolds
ville RDI, reporter; James Gel
singer, Robesonia RDI, sentinel.
Jacob W. Mnsser