Periodicals Division.
VOL. 16 NO. 37
J. Mowery Frey Jr displays Alnat Toi
tilla Ivanhoe Ginger after the animal won
the grand championship at the Lancaster
District Black and 'White Show last week.
With him are three Frey children who won
Likes Competition, Showing, WotkingJSlith Cows
Mowery Frey Jr Explains Why He Shows His Dairy Animals
J. Mowery Frey shows and
often wins at top local, state
and national dairy shows.
Following his win at the
Black and White Show last'
week, Lancaster Farming asked
Frey about his attitude toward
showing, including its personal
importance to him, its role in
his herd program and some of
the techniques involved. Follow
ing are some of the comments
and opinions given by Frey:
In This Issue
Atlantic Field Day 23
Classified 26, 27
DHIA Report 8
Editorial Page 10
Favorite Recipes '2O
4-H News 1, 19
Fultonway Dairy Farm 16
Holstein Field Day 12
Market Reports 2,3, 4
Women’s News 20,21
See related features on pages
1 and 16 on J. Mowery Frey Jr
and his Fultonway Farms, win
ner last week of the annual Dis
trict Black and White Show. The
articles describe the Fultonway
operation and Frey’s attitude
toward showing his animals. See
other items throughout.
8 dirk Wki at Caunty 4-H
Eight girls were named win
ners of the Lancaster County
4-H Dress Revue Thursday at
the Farm and Home Center.
Chosen from among 105 4-H
contestants, the winners are:
Senior Division Ellen Ha
begger, 33 Wolf Road, Akron,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric
Habegger; Debbie Buchen, Man
heim RD3, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Buchen; Deborah
Myers, 19 Circle Drive, Ephrata,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Car
roll Myers; Julie Hartranft, 35
It was 25 years ago that he
went to his first show, a district
4-H show. In his first effort, he
came home with the grand
champion award. He won three
4-H grand championships.
(For related story on Fulton
way Farms, see page 16.)
He believes that showing is
“something you have to enjoy.”
He also believes that anyone
who takes the trouble to show
should do the best he can to
make a good showing. “It’s no
use clipping a cow and going
out and showing her unless
you’re going to do your best.”
He thinks showing has a
beneficial effect on her man
agement. “The one thing I like
about showing is the training of
the animals they never forget
it. There isn’t hardly an animal
in my barn you can’t go out and
lead.”
Why does he enjoy showing?
“Competition is still what we
kind of thrive on. That isn’t the
ultimate in life, but still com
petition is what makes people
go.”
But Frey says he also enjoys
leading animals. He loves to
show and work with the ani
mals.
Lincoln Ave., Ephrata, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hart
ranft; Betsy Bomberger, Elm,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Bomberger, and Mary Ann
Shelly, Manheim RD2, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl K. Shelly.
Junior Division Carole
Myers, Walnut Road, Willow
Street, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Hubert Myers, and Dawn Sen
sing, 826 Grandview Drive, Eph
rata, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Myers.
In addition, the following
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 7,1971
first in their class in the countywide competi
tion. They are, left to right, Sandra, who had
first senior yearling; Susan, who had first in
teremdiate calf, and John, who had the first
junior yearling, as well as junior champion.
But he notes that farmers
can’t afford to get too attached
to a cow. “You must not get so
attached you can’t sell them.
The only reason for registered
animals is to merchandise
them.”
Linda Kaye Hess has been
named Lancaster County Poul
try Queen.
The 19-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Claude H. Hess,
2462 New Holland Pike, Lancas
ter, she will represent the Lan
caster County Poultry Associa
tion at the state poultry queen
contest during Dutch Days at
Hershey Aug. 24-29.
Susan Kay Gehman, 18,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noah
H. Gehman, 6490 Main St., East
Petersburg, was runner-up in
the county contest.
Miss Hess graduated from Con
estoga Valley High School last
year and is attending Hood Col
lege. She has black hair and
brown eyes. She is five feet six
inches tall.
She is vice president of her
church youth group and a mem
ber of the church choir. She
Dress Revue
senior 4-H members were chos
en runners-up; Joyce Groff,
Quarryville RD3; Cynthia
Balmer, Lititz RD4; Anne Wil
liams, New Holland, and Linda
Myer, New Holland RD2.
Four junior runners-up are:
Trudy Nissley, Mount Joy RDI;
Kathy Farlow, Ephrata; Sara
Roth, Landisville, and Martha
Bomberger, Elm.
The winners will compete in
the Southeast Regional Dress
Revue August 17 at the Farm
(Continued on Page 5)
Undo Kay Hess Is Named Poultry Queen
Entries Open for Pa. All-American
Thomas W. Kelly, manager of
the Pennsylvania All-American
Dairy Show, said that early en
tries in the show are being re
ceived currently. Entry dead
line is August 20
First entry in the Eighth An
nual Show at the Farm Show
Building, September 20 through
24. was L & J Farm, Inc., Hil
liard, Ohio The ntry, a four
year old brown swiss cow L - J
Stretchy Margin, was made by
Edward S. Hall, farm manager
Other early entries include
Carl E and Susan W Campbell,
Port Royal RDI, eight head of
Ayrsbires; Juba Anne Dela
vergne, Dansville RDI, New
York, three head of Ayrshires,
and Paul W Feucht, Middletown
RDI, Delaware, a Junior Year
ling Jersey Bull
Kelly said this year’s entries,
in this important eastern United
States Dairy Show, is expected
to top previous year’s totals as
breeders look to the show for
leadership in promoting dairy
herd improvement
Here at the Pennsylvania All-
American Dairy Show, Col
legiate, - 4-H and FFA 3udging
teams are afforded the opportun
ity to demonstrate their judging
In his own operation, Frey
aims for proceeds from sale of
animals to equal one-half the
amount of his milk check.
Does showing animals help
sell them? Frey notes that there
are some very good herds which
Linda Kaye Hess
New Poultry Queen
lists horseback riding, tennis,
piano and reading as among her
hobbies and activities.
She is associate editor of her
college paper.
Susan Kay Gehman has blonde
hair and green eyes and is five
feet three inches tall.
She graduated from Hempfield
High School this year. She plans
to attend Lancaster School of
the Bible in the evenings and
work as a clerk.
She has been president of the
Hempfield 4-H Club and has
been active in social programs,
such as speaking of Christ to
$2.00 Per Year
abilities in the International
Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Con
test
The 1971 Show will emphasize
conformation qualities and type
relevant to more years of pro
ductivity from the individual
animal.
The show is sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Dairy and Allied
Industries Association in cooper
ation with the Pennsylvania De
partment of Agriculture through
the Farm Show Commission
Farm Calendar
Monday, August 9
230 a.m. Ephrata Young
Farmers fishing trip, Rock
Hall; meet at High School
Fulton Grange 66 meeting, Oak
ryn.
Wednesday, August 11
6 30 p.m. Lancaster County
Soil and Water Conserva
tion District picnic for state
representatives, Sherman
Hill residence, Millersville.
7 p.m. Harvestore picnic,
Long Park, Lancaster.
Thursday, August 12
9 am. Lancaster County
Swine Producers Field Day,
- -Earn? and Home Center.
are well known, but have not
shown. At the same time, how
ever, he feels that showing can
help; but he thinks it’s import
ant to do a good job.
He noted that some 4-H am
(Continued on Page 5)
alchohcs an New York, visiting
elderly persons and helping with
a religious program at a jail
Her activities include sewing,
waitress at Calvary Homes, sales
clerk at Watt and Shank Shand,
swimming, and member of the
Future Business Leaders of
America Club. She took the
Dale Carnegie course on Human
Relations.
Contest chairman was John W
Melhorn. He reported the con
test ]udges were impressed with
the qualifications of both girls
and said he is pleased that Lan
caster County will be well repre
sented at Dutch Days
Susan Kay Gehman
Poultry Runner-Up
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