—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 1, 1975
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Pa. Angus Breeders
Two meetings designed to
wlp Angus breeders make a
uroflt with performance and
.merchandising will be held
'« Pennsylvania March 17*19
eports Mick Colvin,
,*egional manager for the
American Angus
Association, West Salem,
3hio.
Both meetings will be held
:t 7:00 p.m. and the schedule
■ s as follows:
Monday, March 17-
‘..ancaster, Holiday Inn
Horth.
Wednesday, March 19-
Butler, Garden Gate
Restaurant, east of Butler on
Highway 22.
This meeting will follow
che annual banquet and
meeting of the Western
"’ennsylvania Angus Club.
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The buffet dinner will begin
at 6:00 p.m. and everyone is
asked to send their dinner
reservation by March 10 to
Ivan Longdon, Rl, Renfrew,
16053. Cattlemen interested
in only the program are
invited to come at 7:00 p.m.
The program for each
event has been organized to
help breeders plan and carry
out a complete advertising
and merchandising program
for their Angus herd. In
cluded will be information
about preparation of a
newspaper or magazine ad,
what to put in them and
where to get expert help. In
addition, there will be a
special visual presentation
about ‘Who Are Your
Customers?” and “What
Your Market Really Is.” A
“the seed for all reasons”
Shiremanstown, PA 17091
Set Marketing Meets
member of the American
Angus Association’s public
relations staff will conduct
this part of the program.
From the production
standpoint, there will be a
step by step visual
presentation of an Angus
herd’s Involvement in the
Angus Herd Improvement
Records program. The
presentation will show the
ease of getting involved in a
performance program if a
few basic managenfent steps!)
are followed. Climaxing the
program will be a discussion
of the relatively new Angus i
Sire Evaluation -programau
Fred Francis, director of
breed improvement for the
American Angus Association
will conduct this part of the
program.
Another area of discussion
Farmers First
Names Mentzer
The Board of Directors of
Fanners First Bank, Lititz,
has announced the ap
pointment of John Mentzer,
President Sc Treasurer of the
Ephrata Shoe Co.. Inc., to
the Ephrata-Lincoln
Regional Board.
A graduate of the Valley
Forge Military Academy, he
also attended Franklin and
Marshall College. He is a
member of Ephrata Lodge
665 and a director of the
Ephrata Chamber of
Commerce. His wife,
Phyllis, and he reside at 242
Spring Garden Street,
Ephrata, with their three
sons.
John Mentzer is the third
generation to serve on the
Ephrata board. His grand
father, Dr. John F. Mentzer,
was one of the original
founders of The Farmers
National Bank of Ephrata.
And his father, Ivan H.
Mentzer, was a member of
the board until his death in
1974.
will be “A Cowman’s Look at
Merchandising”. This period
of time will cover basic
merchandising information
for the purebred breeder and
take an in-depth look at the
Angus business from the
Association and breeder
standpoint. Jerry Morrow,
director of regional
managers for the American
Angus Association will be in
charge of this part of the
program.
Isn’t it time
you took another look
at around-the-barn
Twice each day, rhere’s that long string w *
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Youth Wins Lead Class
One of the most popular West Chester State College,
events at the annual In- modeled a Woolen gray and
temational Suffolk Show is red plaid floor-length skirt
the Ladies’ Lead Class, in with matching tailored vest,
which young ladles dressed worn with a red 100 percent
in costumes made of wool wool turtleneck sweater,
exhibit Suffolk sheep in the Topping everything off was a
ring. gray felt hat with a red
This year’s winner was feather.
Lynn Cox, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Cox of Miss Cox received her
Media, Pennsylvania. She trophy from John Shonk
was sponsored by Four Star wiler of Neosho, Missouri,
Suffoiks. president of the National
Miss Cox, a freshman at Suffolk Sheep Association.
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