Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Feb. 1, 1975 16 Award Winning Poultry Judge (Continued from Pa|« 1| trade In New York," he explained. Although Robert admits that having the respon sibility of such a large operation takes most of his ime, he has also raised com rnd popcorn which have 'aken awards also. Robert ■ tas been on the honor roll at ■chool and works on the machinery in the igricultural department. He s currently working on -overhauling and painting a ;orn sheller. When asked if he had ,’uture plans, Robert ex , jlained that he would like to continue in the poultry justness and possibly FARMERS AND DEALERS PLAN NOW TO ATTEND OUR CONSIGNMENT SALE ON FEB. 8, 1975 If you have any items, large or small for sale, we are now receiving consignments. BINKLEY & HURST BROS. 7\ FARM & UTILITY EQUIP. Phone 626-4705 Lititz R D 4, Pa Rolhsville Station Road reestablish the family's 20,000 laying operation that was discontinued due to the depressed egg market and costs. "The operation would be a full time Job as the birds arc kept for a year,”, Robert stated. Although he seems hopeful about the industry, Robert admitted that all is not sunshine in the poultry business. “The small farmer just doesn't have much control of the industry like he used to,’ Robert explained, “but from now on that is the way it will be, I suppose.” Whatever the cost, Robert wants to continue his poultry projects and is looking Robert likes to work with machinery in the ag shop along with his farm duties at home. He is currently reconditioning and painting a corn sheifer. forward to attending the State FFA activities this coining summer to try his hand at poultry judging once again. Conestoga 4-Hers Meet On January 24, 1975, a meeting was held at Mrs. Jodi Alexander’s home for the Conestoga Crusadors Horse & Pony Club mem bers. Mr. Fred Fisher was at the meeting to talk with us about future activities & rules for our 4-H horse shows. Also the Conestoga Crusadors selected new club representitives as follows: The American Red Cross collects nearly four million units of blood annually, but this isn’t enough. Call your local Red Cross or com munity blood bank today and make arrangements to donate. !■ Until that time, he will be working around the farm, that his parents Mr. and Mrs. Clair Bair own in Wrightsville Rl. Jackie Shopf, president; Linda Dombach, vice president; Joyce Ressler, secretary; Mary Ann Grassel, treasurer; Robin Shopf, news reporter; Jill Taylor, song & game leader. Feb. 28, 1975, will be the next meeting at Mrs. Nancy Jenkins. High Speed Pump, Three Tank Sizes To Fit Your Needs See Your Local Badger Dealer LgjL^Vf CARL L. SHIRK ISAAC W. HURST LLOYD E. KREIDER R D#s RD#2 ? d , #1 Lebanon, Pa East Earl, Pa . Ph 274-1436 Ph |2ls| 445-5767 Ph |2ls| 932 2934 vs XL & Pliny, the Greek, recommended wcnwl liver lo cure palm in the human liver Badger s Liquid Manure Pump and Spreader Tanks let you dispose of manure m a hurry High perform ance pump agitates thoroughly-can empty pit at rate of 2800 gallons per minute Match tank sizes to your needs—lsoo, 2300 and 3000 gallon models available Rugged tanks with full length skid sup ports unload m 5-6 minutes 1500 and 2300 gallon models can be converted to vacuum spreaders if desired Lets you do more jobs with one tank Badger Manure injector can be used with ail spreader tanks Get more details about the Badger system from your nearest dealer SHOW-EASE STALL GRUM $j L r L^ ce FARM 523 wL?*Rd Mechanics Grove Lancaster, Pa ?h JS 731 f Ph 299 2536 ,Bb/ilB Vgc- - ?? '&% fw~ ■uietoei-
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