—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 22, 1975 14 Berks County former reflects on hog industry By Pat Bradley Berks Cc. Correspondent STATE HILL - Yorkshire and Hampshire hogs have been the livelihood of Calvin Lash, State Hill, since 1931. According to Lash, he bought his first Yorkshire in Canada at a cattle deal in 1931. Since then he has gone from breeding exclusively Yorkshires to breeding exclusively Hampshires and then back again to Yorkshires. The reason for the change in breeds, ac cording to Lash, was due mainly to the fact that Yorkshires were hard to come by when they were first introduced into the Winners named in drawing contest John M. Stoltzfoos, Ronks, was the first prize winner in a drawing held at the W. L. Zimmerman and Sons store in Intercourse last Saturday. Stoltzfoos won an Eversol Rocking Chair. Other winners included: Turkey Winners Robert Barnett, David E. Beiler, Willis S. Brubacker, John L. Deim, Andrew H. Diener, John E. Esb, Samuel L. Esh, Elam S. Fisher, Suvilla M. Fisher, Dr. R. A. Hartmann, Barbara E. King, Christ K. King, Samuel F. King, Alvin L. Petersheim, Possibilities Unlimited, Isaac Z. Smoker, Terry Smoker, Annie Stoltzfus, Mrs. Gideon K. Stoltzfus, Morris Z. Stoltzfus, Simeon Stoltzfus, Jr., Stephen J. Stoltzfus, Joan M. Suit, Amos Supplee, Mrs. David Yoder,\ Breyers Ice Cream Winners Samuel B. Bawell, Mrs. Kjdl Christiansen, Clyde K. Feister, Wm. Friedrich, Simon Herr, Galen W. Hershey, Sanford E, Her shey, Douglas High, Clyde E. Houck, Earl R. Houck, Benuel K. King, Kathy Kitchen, Harry G. Kreiser, J. Elmer Lapp, Margaret Scarborough, Wm. Sketh way, Mrs. Norman B. Smoker, Henry B. Smucker, United States. He remarked that be could buy Yorkshire boars at that time but couldn’t boy any females, so he raised Hampshires for awhile until the market changed. Lash has, in the past, owned champion boars such as: Curtiss Candy Damon, a Yorkshire from the Curtiss Candy Farm in Can/, JIL, Gravel Ridge Prince, a Yorkshire bred by Wiuiam Pickney and Sons, Qnksvllle, Ont, Canada and Maryland Roller, a Hamp shire considered to be the best of his breed east of the Mississippi about 30 years ago. Lash said he has gone back to breeding Yorkshires Smuckers Engine Shop, Benuel S. Stoltzfus, John F. Stoltzfus, Jonas B. Stoltzfus, David F. Yeager, Sr., Jacob B. Zook, Isaac S. Zook. Christmas trees listed The 1975 edition of the popular “Choose And Cut” directory of Maryland Christmas Tree farms will be available to the public December Ist by mail. The directory lists 20 Maryland tree plantations spread throughout the state which offer buyers the pleasure of choosing their own quality tree and having it custom cut. In recent years many families have made a drive to the counrty and a tour through the tree Reids one of the season’s family customs. The directory, available only by mall, is distributed through the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Marketing Division and the Maryland Christmas Tree Growers Association. They will be mailed December Ist. Persons wishing a copy are asked to write to “Christmas Trees”, Maryland Department of Agriculture, Parole Plaza Office Building, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. because they Ye a popular breed. This popularity ac cording to Lash, is mainly because they're good mtillers, they produce large litters and they’re not a fatty hog. The Yorkshire was the top breed in sales in 1948, he added. Because of his interest in . the Yorkshire breed, Lash became involved in the Yorkshire Club'. Established in Nov. of 1946, Lash was the first secretary for the club. The club, which is still in existence today, is mainly interested in Yorkshire shows and sales. Members attended sales in Jan., Feb., March and August at the Lebanon Fair Grounds. During these sales the hogs are sold to farmers and breeders from New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, Lash said. In 1947, when the club first sought to enter its Yorkshires in the Farm' Show, they ran into problems, according to Lash. At that time the Yorkshire breed was a relatively new breed in the United States and many of the other contestants showing hogs didn’t want to let a new breed into the show, Lash remarked. But, Lash was persistent and finally in mid-summer of 1948, he succeeded in getting spaces for his club’s hogs. Lash has since stopped going to the Farm Show, but he still has hia interest in the Yorkshire breed. He currently has 200 Yorkshire hogs on bis farm and his present champion boar is Largewood’s Solution. The name was established because the boar was sup posed to be the solution to all the problems of the Yorkshire breed. MEMO HAY, STRAW and EAR CORN SALE EVERY MONDAY AT 11A.M. ' EVERY WEDNESDAY 12:00 NOON NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. 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