York County
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Top animal in the senior spring
gilt class and reserve grand
champion was shown by Arlie
Cornbower, New Freedom, York
County.
Also among the top 10 senior
spring gilts in a class of 19 were:
Richard L. Boyd and family,
third; Dennis L. Grumbine, sixth
and seventh; Russel Cornbower,
New Freedom RDI, York County,
eighth; Dennis L. Grumbine,
ninth, and Richard L. Boyd and
family, tenth.
Poland China
Richard P. Sholley, Jonestown
RD2, Lebanon County, had the
grand champion Poland China at
the arm Show. The senior spring
gilt was followed in the class of
seven—one of the smallest swine
classes at the Farm Show—by J.
E. Lanius and son, York RD3,
second and fourth.
First and reserve champion in
the junior spring gilt class was
Locust Lane Farm, Dauphin
County, followed in the class of 14
by: Richard P. Sholley, fifth, and
J. E. Lanius and Son, sixth.
Chester White
Two York County senior spring
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Boom in farm income this year? Don’t
laugh it off —some economists seri
ously predict it, "if things go right."
Farmers said to he on brink of one of
biggest years in history. Meaning NET
income in range of 16-17 billion dol
lars in 1972. Up from 15.5 billion in
1971. Record is 16.9 billion in 1969.
Here’s how: Cattle and hog prices ex
pected to run strong all year. Egg
prices will get better in summer. Soy
bean prices will stay up. Tobacco and
peanut supports to rise a bit. Most
other crops, firm. So —solid founda
tion to farm income.
The grains hold the key, especially
corn. Volume of sales will be big—off
setting lower prices somewhat. USDA
buying will check further declines. AND
OK TOP: Federal payments will jump 1
billion dollars above last year.
Biggest plus of all: Presidential elec
tion this year. Party in power needs
farm vote, makes no "bones about using
farm program to get it. Net: USDA has the
means —and this year the WILL—to BOOM
farm income.
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sure feed and grass contain proper nu
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gilts took the top two spots in the
Chester White breed at the farm
Show Monday.
Grand Champion was shown by
Boyd Bros., Brogue RDI, and the
reserve by James T Parlett,
Airville.
Two other top York County
animals in the senior spring gilt
class of 18 were: Boyd Bros.,
third, and Ronald Trostle, 47
Lightner Road, York, fourth.
York County hogs also placed
high in the class of 18 junior
spring gilts as follows: Ronald
Trostle, first; Boyd Bros.,
second; James T. Parlett, fourth,
and Boyd Bros., eighth.
Clair Hartman, Gratz RD,
Dauphin County, had grand
champion and Richard P.
Sholley, Jonestown RD2,
Lebanon County, the reserve
grand champion in the Spotted
Swine Division.
Both animals were from the
class of nine junior spring gilts, in
which Sholley also had the fourth
place hog.
Sholley was also second in the
_elass of 11 senior spring gilts.
Among top placings by local
exhibitors in a class of 27 senior
spring Duroc gilts were:
Lawrence Arnold, Lebanon RDI,
eighth, and Frank B. Ruoss,
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Uuroc
J. D. Blatt, Annville RD2, Lebanon The animal on the right was reserve breed
County, shows a couple of his top Landrace champion and the other was second in
hogs entered in the Farm Show this week. class to the reserve hog.
Ephrata RD2, eleventh
Ephrata RD2, lilth, Lawrence
In the junior spring gilts class Arnold, sixth; W. F. Ruoss,
ot 23 entries- W. F. Ruoss, eighth ’ ninth and tenth -
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what farmers will plant in spring—
obviously too early. Only purpose: give
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so it can change corn program in antici
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plantings by 10 million acres this year
—AND boost soybeans an extra 4-5 mil
lion acres.
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Corn —SOUTH. Ample supply N cytoplasm
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Sutan-Aatrex. One quote: ’’Spectacular
combination, handled properly.” MID
WEST. Combinations come on strong.
Maloran-Lasso clearance expected—
’’Near perfect weed control” for Sutan-
Aatrex in ’7l where incorporated prop
erly. Soybeans—SOUTH. Seed shortage
—east of Ark. Too much rain—poor ger
mination (below 70% in some areas) .
Johnson grass control: Treflan coming
on strong. Check dosage for your area.
MIDWEST. Maloran clearance expected.
Herbicide combinations are the big
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Cotton. Rain has hurt upland seed ger
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JANUARY, 1972
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday, January 15.1972
Mount Joy Vo-Tech
Plans Open House
An Open House has beer
planned by the staff ol the Mount
Joy Vocational-Technical School
from 7 to 10 p m on Friday,
January 21
With special emphasis placed
on Ireshman classes, it is the
hope that students and parents
will utilize this opportunity to
tour the facilities and to com
municate with the staff
The Open House is designed to
coincide with the course selection
process of new students by the
sending High Schools for the 72-73
school year
Plan now to attend and get
better acquainted with vocational
education and what it has to offer
our youth
FFA Agri-Businessman
A 19-year-old Adams County
\outh was named Star Agri
businessman of Pennsylvania for
1972 the highest award possible
lor an “olf-larm member” ol the
Pennsylvania Association ol
FFA
Also competing this year lor
the State Star Agri-businessman
title were David J Williams,
Shoemakersville, Berks County,
Ccorge C Easton, Trout Run,
Lycoming County, and Gradon
Lee Rugg, Mill Run RDI, Fayette
County
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