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VOL. 16 NO. 43
53rd Ephrata Fair Planned
The 53rd Ephrata Fair will be
held September 21-25.
A highlight of the five-day
event will be the colorful parade
which will be held at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, September 22 (Rain
date - September 23), featuring
high school bands; drum and
bugle corps; marching units;
Miss Lancaster County and Mrs.
Lancaster County Fire Chief
Contestants.
Daytime visitors to the fair will
find many interesting displays of
fruit, vegetables, flowers,
needlework, home- baked and
canned goods, art, crafts, models
and 4-H and FFA exhibits which
are displayed in store windows
and exhibits buildings.
Tents located in the Ephrata
Community Park will display
cattle, sheep, swine, baby beef,
poultry, seed, forage grain, and
tobacco. Contests, judging of
livestock and tractor driving
contests will be conducted in Tent
City daily.
“Kiddies Day” is held Thur
sday from 2 to 5 p.m., at which
time youngstejs up to 12
Farm Calendar
Saturday, September 18
8 a.m:-5 p.m. Tractor Pull,
Rough and Tumble Museum,
Kinzer.
Monday, September 20
Pennsylvania All-American
Dairy Show, Farm Show
Building, Harrisburg, Sep
tember 20 - 24.
16th Pennsylvania 4-H and FFA
Junior Dairy Show, Farm Show
Building, Harrisburg.
National Extension Homemakers
Council, Dallas, Texas, Sep
tember 20 - 24.
Tuesday. September 21 "
7:45 p.m. Garden Spot Young
Farmers meeting, agriculture
department, Garden Spot High
School.
8 p.m. Board of Directors
meeting, Farm and Home
Center.
8 p.m.—Lancaster County
Grange visitation meeting,
Quanyville Fire Hall.
Pennsylvania State Black and
White Show, Farm Show
Building, Harrisburg.
Ephrata Community Fair,
September 21 - 25.
89th annual Pennsylvania
Veterinary Medical
Association convention, Host
Farm Motel, Lancaster,
September 21 - 24.
Wednesday, September 22
West Lampeter Community Fair,
Lampeter, September 22 - 24.
Northeastern Poultry Producers
Council, 'Concord Hotel, Lake
Kiamesha, N.Y., September
22-24.
Thursday, September 23
7:15 p.m.— Lancaster County
Pork Cookout King - Contest,
Tent City, Ephrata Fairr
1971 Pennsylvania Dairy Prin
cess Contest, Scottish Rite
Cathedral, Harrisburg.
Friday, September 24
Pennsylvania State Grange
Young Couples Weekend en
campment, Edgewater Acres,
Huntingdon County.
Saturday, September 25
National Association of Ex
tension Home Economists
Annual Meeting, Miami Beach,
Fla., September 25 - October 1.
Atlantic Rural Exposition, Rich
mond, Va.
years of age will enjoy free rides
as guests of local business and
industry. The Mrs. Lancaster
County Fire Chief Contest will be
held Thursday nite.
Another highlight of the fair
will be conducted on Saturday
night at 8 p.m. in the Ephrata
High School when young ladies
from Lancaster County will vie
for the jfcitle of Miss Lancaster
County.
The newest models in farm
machinery, trailers, campers,
appliances, trucks and
automobiles will be on display.
Ephrata Fair
Schedule
Tuesday, September 21
6 p.m. Adult Tractor Driving
Contest
8 p.m. Pig Chase
Wednesday, September 22
10 a.m. Poultry Judging
11 a.m. Bake Sale
7 p.m. Street Fair Parade
Thursday, September 23
10 a.m. FFA Judging Contest
11:45 a.m. Awarding of Dairy
Heifer Calves
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Kiddies’ Day
4:30 p.m. Sheep Show Judging
5:30 p.m. Swine Show Judging
7:15 p.m. Pork Cookout Con
test
9 p.m. Mrs. Lancaster County
Fire Chief Contest (Midway)
Friday, September 24
7 p.m. Cow Milking Contest
7:30 p.m. Junior Dairy Cattle
Show Judging
B;p.m. Entertainment (Mid
way)
Saturday, September 25
9 a.m. Hog Sale
10 a.m. FFA Tractor Driving
Contest
2 p.m. Baby Parade
8 p.m. Miss Lancaster County
Scholarship Pageant
8 p.m. Entertainment (Mid
way)
Kim Weaver, Nine-Year-Old 4-H'er, Wins Baby Beef Show
Kim Weaver, Quarryville RD2, shows off
her Hereford after it was named grand cham-
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 18,1971
Lampeter Fair
Schedule
Wednesday, September 22
2 p.m. Judging of exhibits
5:30 p.m. Pet Show
7 p.m. Baby Beef Show
8:30 p.m. Little Pig Race
8:45 p.m. Calf Roping and Calf
Scramble
Thursday, September 23
11:45 a.m.—Dairy Breeders’ Calf
Award to FFA
1 p.m. Judging of Dairy Cattle
7 p.m. Talent Contest
8:15 p.m. Queen Contest
9 p.m. Livestock Parade
Friday, September 24
2 p.m. All Western Horse Show
6:30 p.m. Calf Roping Contest
7 p.m. All Western Horse Show
8 p.m. FFA Fat Hog Con
signment Sale
Lampeter Fair Set Sept. 22-24
The 47th annual West Lampeter
Community Fair is scheduled for
Wednesday, September 22nd
through Friday, September 24.
At the strictly educational fair, a
wide selection of displays will be
scheduled including livestock,
grain, vegetables, fruits, nuts,
Home and dairy products,
domestic arts, and school
exhibits.
Exhibits will be received from 7
to 10 p.m. Tuesday and from 7:30
a.m. till 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Hastings Brothers' Hogs Winners
Mike and Brian Hastings, Kirk
wood brothers, took several top
honors in the Solanco Fair Hog
Show Thursday.
Shpwing Chester Whites, Mike
won the grand championship of
the show, while Brian took
reserve grand championship
awards.
Pa. Dairy Princess Pageant,;
All-American Show Planned
Miss Marilyn Krantz, New
Providence RDI, who is the
current Pennsylvania Dairy
Princess, and Miss Gayle
Krogstad, Minnesota, the new
American Dairy Princess, will
participate in the coronation of a
new Pennsylvania Dairy Prin
cess Thursday evening, Sep
tember 23.
Among contestants for the
state dairy title in ceremonies at
the Scottish Rite Cathedral,
Harrisburg Miss Susan Kauff
man, Elizabethtown RDI, the
recently selected Lancaster
County Dairy Princess.
A Miss Congeniality and
runner- up will also be selected at
the state contest.
The coronation will take place
Judging activities for 4-H and
FFA members begin at 7 p.m.
Wednesday with the Baby Beef
show.
At 8:45 p.m. Wednesday there
will be lots of action with a calf
roping demonstration. Following
this, the calves will be placed in a
ring and boys will compete in a
calf scramble.
Dairy cattle judging is
scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
Thursday. The FFA calf award
Mike’s hogs also won the
champion pen of two class.
The heavyweight champion
pen of four sent to John Dilworth.
John also was named champion
showman, with Clyde Dearoff
taking the champion fitter prize.
A total of 52 hogs were entered
in the show. All were sold Friday
at the fair grounds.
pion at the Solanco Fair this week. She pre
viously won the 4-H competition.
$2.00 Per Year
at the recognition banquet of the
Bth annual Pennsylvania All-
American Dairy Show September
20-24. While the banquet will be
held at the Cathedral, the show
will be held at the Farm Show
Building. The banquet recognizes
class award sponsors and out
standing herdsmen.
Wisconsin, with 30 Holstein
cattle registered, will be a new
entry in the Pennsylvania All -
American.
Wisconsin will be represented
in the All American and the
Eastern National Holstein Show.
The latter event, one of three
such held in the nation, is being
staged concurrently with the All-
American.
will be held at 11 45 a.m. Thur
sday.
The show will conclude at 8
p.m. Friday with the FFA fat hog
consignment sale. There will be
numerous other events, including
a talent contest and queen contest
Thursday evening.
h This Issue
Classified Ads 25, 26, 27
Editorial Page 10
4-H News 13
Market Reports 2,3, 4
McSparran Feature 18
Women’s News 19, 20, 21
Also see picture feature on
opening of new regional Wayne
feed plant near Lancaster on
page 9; article on the dairy
show at the Solanco Fair on
page 7, and an article on a corn
researcher’s advice to local
farmers on how to get maxi
mum yields on page 12. See
other local articles throughout.
A nine-year-old, first-year 4-H
member took the top spot in the
Solanco Fair Baby Beef Show
Thursday.
She is Kim Weaver, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Weaver,
Quarryville RD2.
Young Kim first won the 4-H
Hereford heavyweight '•lass, then
the breed championship and
overall 4-H championship.
As the judge was pondering his
choice for grand champion of the
show, a young Angus broke his
halter and toppled Kim as he
headed for his stall in the tent.
Except for a few tears and a
sore ankle, Kim appeared to be
unhurt and quickly returned to
the show. The judge had made his
decision and promptly indicated
Kim’s steer as grand champion of
the show.
Kim’s steer was one of a group
bought through 4-H in Colorado.
Donald Dorward, Quarryville
RD2, showed Angus in both 4-H
and FFA classes. His animals did
well in both areas and were
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