—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 15, 1972 20 Elizabeth Herr, Narvon RD2, shows the banner she won He is Michael R. Ackley, son of Thursday for exhib.ting the grand champion 4-H pen of three westheld, RD3, -nogaCountyHe market lambs at the Farm Show Thursday. The champion received the award at the lamb on the left couldn’t believe the frills on the banner association’s 43rd convention in weren’t good to eat, like hay. Dowingtown Jerseys Place at Farm Show The top entn In Southeastern Seeds, third .Jonestown, third Cow 5 and Over PcnnsvKama farmers in Jersey Heifer Calf Denise K An- Mildred Seeds, third (lain cattle open class events at dnen, Westchester, third Junior Open Get of Sire Maple Lane the Farm Shov^U ednesdav was a Year Heifer Maple Lane Farms, third Dairy Herd icservc champion bull shown by Farm, Jonestown, fourth Junior Mildred Seeds, third Best Three Mildred Seeds, 1208 Seeds Lane, Get ol Sire Maple Lane Farm, Females Mildred Seeds, third Dowingtown third Produce of Dam Mildred Most other top Jersey awards Dry 3or 4 Maple Lane Seeds, third, were captured by the Huntsdale Farms, second Dry Cows sor stock Farm ol Carlisle RDS over - Maple Lane Farms, nivi-a™ Local winners by class in- third Heifer 2 and Under 3 - H W fpr r!tf v tluded Mildred Seeds, third and fourth Adrien West Chester second- Bull Call - Mildred E Seeds, r ow 4 an d Under s _ M.ldrpd V Vf st , Chester, second, i.rst Yearl.ng Bull Mildred Seeds, second, Donald J Blouch, mdstown, MrT 8 n™ m'' a " d !f r \ G r. a ' d Thursday. The animal lathe one which won hfi Us .isTu k ' ad ' he to P Honors at the Lampeter Fair, best shorthorn at the 4-H beef show Elizabeth Herr Wins In 4-H Pen of Lambs In 4-H sheep events at the Kathleen Oonough, Manheim in the Hampshire class, was Tim Farm Show Thursday, Elizabeth KD4, captured both first places in Bushong, Columbia RD2, who Herr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs the single and pen of three 4-H took second in the individual Robert Herr, won the 4-H grand classes. She was showing judging of 4-H lambs. Carol champion pen of three lambs Shropshires. Bushong, Columbia RD2, was with her Dorsets. second with her pen of three One year ago, she earned the same title but was showing Cheviots The champion Dorset ewe was also shown by "Elizabeth in 4-H breeding classes while in the open show market lamb class she took still another championship with her Dorset wether Kenneth Brubaker, showing Hampshire lambs, had the champion Hampshire ewe m breeding classes The son of Mr. and Mrs Clyde Brubaker, he took two reserve championship awards. His Hampshire lambs were named reserve champion in dividual and reserve champion pen of three It was the third consecutive year he has won the reserve champion pen of three title ami the second year in a row he has taken reserve honors with an individual lamb He also had the reserve champion Hampshire of the open wether class heil^ l , R P 4 ’ Kenneth Brubaker, Lancaster, shows his reserve grand placed second in class with his . . ...... , , , '. k . . . . j.. Suffolk lamb and third with his champion individual market lamb. Brubaker also had the pen of three Suffolk lambs m 4-H reserve grand champion pen of three in 4-H competition judging. Thursday. Tioga Co. Youth Named State Star Farmer A 17-year-old Tioga County youth this week was named Star Farmer for 1972 the highest agriculture award possible through the Pennsylvania FFA Association. Placing just behind Brubaker ' Dorsets, also manages to keep up with his school work and finds time to assume positions of active leadership m the local and county FFA Michael has also served as president of the local 4-H and vice president of the Tioga County 4-H Council The Star Farmer Award puts Ackley in the running for ad ditional honors later this year. He will represent Pennsylvania in September in competition for the title of Star Farmer of the North Atlantic Region against similar winners from the 12 northeastern states. Competing against Ackely this year for the State Farmer title were: Nelson . Martin, East Earl RDI; Edward C Walters, Columbus RDI, Warren County, While accomplishing this, he Fu * on County 61 ”’ Belgian Horse Results the Forum of the Education Building Michael is a senior at Cownaesque Valley Joint High School. Mike lives with his parents and two brothers, Phil, age 17, and Steve, age 9, on a 500 acre dairy farm plus some rented acreage Registered Holstein cattle are the “bread and butter” of the family operation. At the present time, they have 150 head of dairy cows, heifers, and calves. In addition to helping with the lamily operation, Michael has developed his own farming program to include: 7 cows, 6 heifers, 6 calves, 50 head of swine, 15 acres of buckwheat, 10 acres of wheat, and 5 acres of In the Belgian horse com petition at the Farm Show this week, Lancaster and Lebanon entries took several top spots Donnie Dorwart Has Top Steer (Continued from Page 1) before winning over champions in the Hereford, Charolais and Shorthorn breeds to capture the top prize Robert Hess, Mountville, had the champion Shorthorn, a roan colored animal which was tops at the Lampeter Fair. The reserve champion Shor thorn was shown by Karen High, Leola. Both top Shorthorn’s were sired by a bull from the herd of Carl Herr, 840 Penn Grant Road, Lancaster Elaine Herr, 840 Penn Grant Road, had the reserve champion Charolais. Dorwart, who had the first grand champion 4-H animal from Lancaster County since 1961, resides at Twin Oaks Farms, the well known southern Lancaster County Angus farm. Mr and Mrs. Edgar Messer schmidt, Myerstown, Lebanon County, had the reserve senior champion stallion and the reserve junior champion mare Other local winners by class included: Stallion 5 Years and Over Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Messer schmidt, second ; Elmer D Lapp, Kinzers, third. Mares 5 Years and Over Elmer D Lapp, second and third, Mare 4 Years and Under 5 William H. Messerschmidt, lirst, Mare 2 Years and Under 3 —Elvin . Lapp, second. Mare and Foal, William Messerschmidt, iirst, Elmer D Lapp, third. Groups, Junior Get of Sire Under 3 Years Elvin D. Lapp, third Groups, Mare and Foal, Elmer D. Lapp, first and second Groups, 2 Mares Belonging to One Exhibitor Elvin D Lapp, third. The greatest progress in the treatment of breast cancer has come in recent decades. Sur gery radiation, hormone ther apy, drug therapy, or combina tions of these methods are used successfully, according to the American. Cancer Society.
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