Mrs. Milton K. Morgan, 1916 New Show. Her outstanding animal then went Holland Pike, Lancaster, showed the on to be named champion ram for the champion Suffolk ram lamb in sheep breed. competition at the Pennsylvania Farm Eastern (Continued From Page 1) even has been known to do a little writing. But paramount to his achievement as Eastern Regional Star Farmer is his work with the Penn Manor FFA Chapter and his fanning career at home with his family. Primarily a dairy enterprise based home farm, the Landis’ work the long, hard hours of all dairy farmers and know the value and comforts of working together. Greg lives on a 120-acre dairy farm with his parents and two brothers, William, 19, and Bruce, 14. Area Brown Swiss Tops HARRISBURG—Herds from Lancaster and Chester counties dominated judging of Brown Swiss dairy cows at the Farm She v Wednesday. Donsdell Farm, Peach Bottom R 2, owned by Donald Trimble, and Leon Kreider, showed the reserve grand champion Brown Swiss and placed first in two breeding classes. J. Robert Witmer, daughter Judy and son Robert, showed Brown Swiss that placed first in three classes and won the junior get-of-sire award. Donsdell and Witmer then combined their winning cows to take first place award for the best county herd. The grand champion Brown Swiss was shown by Buttonwood Farm of Chester County. Trimble and Kreider placed first with their five-year old cow which was then named reserve grand champion. Their Donsdell Farm cows also won the open get of-sire and produce of dam classes and finished second in the dairy herd class. Trimble also placed second in class with a three-year old cow, and third with a two-year old. Witmer cows won first place ribbons in classes for a heifer calf, and junior yearling heifer, and earned second place with a senior yearling heifer and a four year old cow. Brown Swiss shown by Witmer were third in the open get-of-sire class. Robert Witmer took first with his junior yearling heifer in the junior division. Region Star Farmer Greg served as Chapter reporter for the Manor junior FFA Chapter when he was a freshman. During his freshman year he raised two dairy animals for his projects. He received the FFA Greenhand degree and was a member of the Penn Manor Frosh wrestling team. In his sophomore year, Greg was assistant Chapter secretary and served on the Chapter’s yearbook, radio and guest list committees. He appeared on WGAL-TV where he helped to present an explanation of the FFA emblem and FFA in general. His projects for that year were four dairy animals and six acres of corn. He received the Chapter Farming award and Chapter Dairy award. He was also a member of the high school band and wrestling team. In his Junior year, Greg received the Red Rose degree as well as being selected as Manor Chapter’s Star Red Rose Far mer. He was elected to the office of treasurer and served on the Chapter’s budget, yearbook, guest list, and orange sales committees. His projects con sisted of six dairy animals and 12 acres of corn. He was a member of the high school band, junior varsity cross-country and wrestling teams and served as a sports editor to the school newspaper. He was elected as president of the Lancaster ' ♦ - - ■- Milton Hoffman, left, congratulates Homer, center, and Harold Moore, Venango County, for winning Muncy Chief’s state and national one-acre corn contest for 1972. The Moore’s produced an excellent 226 bushels per acre, using a Muncy Chief hybrid. Hoffman is a representative of the seed company. Lancaster Purmlnf Photo County FFA and served as a delegate to the Pennsylvania State FFA mid-winter con vention. As a senior, Greg was second runner-up in the Lancaster County Star Red Rose Farmer contest and was elected as president of the Manor FFA Chapter. His projects have been expanded and now include 10 dairy animals, six acres of corn and five acres of alfalfa. In ad dition to this, Greg is a member of the band, varsity cross-country and wrestling teams and is on the school newspaper staff. He has been in the Penn sylvania State FFA Band at four State FFA conventions and has been awarded the State FFA Band award, as well as being renominated for National FFA band. Greg has attended many FFA banquets as well as the Lancaster County Leadership Training Conference, National FFA Project Up-Date, and the National FFA Convention held in Kansas City. Plans for Greg after graduation include possibly ruining for a State FFA office, and going into partnership with his father on the home farm. The Manor FFA advisor is James Hilton. Other vo-ag in structors at Penn Manor are August Birchler and Michael Burton. 1 * 1 I • tv The Dr Robert Herr family, Narvon Rl, proved their ex pertise at raising sheep this week at the Farm Show’s carcass lamb competition Their lamb car casses took three of the first five places. The live judging had placed the Herr lambs second and fifth But A first prize in entomology went to Nancy Mays, 1212 Nissley Rd., Lancaster, for this attractive insect display at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Baby Beef (Continued From Page 1) Mr. and Mrs. Paul Good, Lititz R 2. The champion crossbred steer, finsishing one place ahead of Linda Good’s animal, was shown by 11-year old John Holloway, son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Holloway of West Chester, Chester County. Lancaster County steers finishing in the top three places of their weight class were: Lightweight Narvon Rl, 3rd; Medium James Greider, Columbia R 2, 3rd, Light-heavy merman, Ist; Light Donald Dorwart, Ist; Medium Linda Martin, Narvon Ri, 3rd. CROSSBRED Light Sarah Lynn Brubaker, 2418 Harrisburg Pike, 2nd; Light-Heavy Nancy Herr, 840 Penn Grant Rd., 3rd; Heavy—Linda Good, Lititz R 2, 2nd; Susan Herr, 840 Penn Grant Rd., 3rd. c v *1 Donnie Dorwart, Quarryville R 2, who showed the state grand champion at last year’s Farm Show, won first place with a light weight Angus. . .%■ *'W J The 4-H steers will all be sold today at a sale in the Large Arena of the Farm Show building, starting at 1 p.m In judging of county groups of steers, Lancaster County showed the winning crossbred trio with steers owned by Linda Good, Susan Herr and Nancy Wenger, of Stevens Rl. - 'I Cumberland County showed the first place Angus trio and Dauphin County the winning Hereford trio, with the champion trio awarded to the Cumberland Angus. It was the first Farm Show in which all shorthorn steers were judged together in a class with crossbreeds. Lancaster Farming, Saturday. January 13,1973—33 Herrs Take First In Carcass Lambs "5r HEREFORD Ann Martin, Judy Zim- ANGUS in the all-important carcass inspection, these same lambs proved to be even better as meat animals than they had appeared to the judge as live animals When judged as hanging meat, the Herr lambs took first, third and fourth places. They will be sold today prior to the 4-H market lamb sale in the Large Arena % - O'- ' V'y/ ~ tancaater Farming- Fhoto Join 4-H Tractor Oub Boys interested in joining the 4- H Tractor Maintenance Club are invited to the first meeting of the Northern Area Club at 7:30 p.m. Monday, January 15 at the Farmersville Equipment Company, Farmersville. If you or any of your friends are interested m tractors and machinery and you are between the ages of eight and 19, you qualify for membership. Any 14 or 15 year olds who are interested in certification under the “Hazardous Occupation Law” should also attend. The series of seven or eight meetings will feature demon strations, films, trouble shooting and actual work on machinery. Safe operation of equipment will be stressed. Awards will be made for outstanding project work Leaders for the Northern Area Club are John Zimmerman, David Zimmerman and Charles Hackman. Calendar (Continued From Page l) ag department, Garden Spot High School. 7:30 p.m. - Manheim Young Farmers monthly meeting, vo-ag department, Manheim Central High School. Thursday, January 18 7:30 p.m. - Manheim Young Farmers Feeding and Nutrition course, vo-ag department, Manheim Central High School. 7:30 p.m. - Swine meeting, “Facts on Hog Cholera”, Farm and Home Center. Friday, January 19 National Tractor Pull Contest, Farm Show Building, Harrisburg, January 19-20. Saturday, January 20 7 p.m. - Pomona Grange 71 dinner meeting, Rhoads Spanish Restaurant,. Quarry ville.
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