—Lancaatar Farming, Saturday, bac 27, 197$ 16 Student to receive Stripping tobacco is one of Lee’s many jobs on the farm. The youth lives with his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. L Witmer near Lititz. 4-Hers ready sheep for State Farm Show By MELISSA PIPER LANCASTER - While getting a one week vacation from school seems like a dream come true to any student, it has an entirely different meaning for the 4- Hers who attend the State Farm Show each year. For although a week off means no regular classroom studies, the 4-Hers work harder and longer bom's sweeping barns, grooming steers, sheep and pigs; bedding the animals and last but not least showing their projects in competition. Two such 4-Hers in Lan caster Count]' are Kenneth and Sarah Brubaker, children of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brubaker, 2418 Old Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. Kenneth, 16 and Sarah, 13 will be traveling to Harrisburg on January 3 taking with them about a HARVEST FINISHED? IT’S TIME TO SHOP FOR NEXT YEAR! CHECK US FOR GOOD USED EQUIPMENT and PLACE ORDERS NOW FOR NEW EQUIPMENT FOR SPRING. GOOD BUYS ON BALE WIRE AND LARGE TRACTOR TIRES. AGWAY, ALLENTOWN EQUIPMENT CENTER AGWAY dozen sheep that will be shown on Sunday and Monday. Between them, the 4-Hers will be showing eight market lambs ' and three Hampshire ewe lambs-all of which require a lot of at tention and work. What’s the hardest part of exhibiting at the Farm Show? “Grooming and showing” according to the youths. Grooming takes quite a time, following the animal’s unloading and before the actual contest. The sheep must be cleaned, slipped and blocked all in an effort to primp the animal for good show results. While both grooming and showing takes skill and a lot of work - experience is also the name of Hie -game, and the Brubakers are rich in deed in that respect. Ken neth and Sarah have shown INC. Chapman, PA 215-398-2553 Contaisd (row figs 1 The youth would like to put the skills he has learned, to work by continuing fanning following his graduation, but ne explained, "in this area the future seems slim." The youth pointed to several bousing develop ments outlining bis father’s farm and said, “we’re being pushed out of here and fanning In the area probably won’t last long." If farming cannot be arranged, Lee would like to be an auctioneer specializing in livestock sales. “I feel that I know animals well and I’d like to put that knowledge to work.” Whatever his decision will be, Lee is still confident that agriculture will play a role in the future and has proven bis interest by being selected as one of the outstanding young farmers in the state. their sheep at the Farm Show before and are also perennial exhibitors at the many fairs in Lancaster County during the summer seaso" Showing at the Keystone Livestock Exposition serves as another training session, for the students who have proved their worth by garnering several trophies, ribbons and plaques. While learning first hand has been a great aid to the Brubakers, some of their training came from their parents who also show registered Hampshire sheep.' Noted for their award winning entries at the Farm Show, Mr. and Mrs. Brubaker have offered encouragement to Kenneth and Sarah teaching them the skills necessary. Kenneth acknowledged that “there’s a lot of work to be done between arrival at' the show and the actual competition,” but it’s a job well worth it.” Perhaps a far different learning experience from the actual academic studies, the youths will no doubt reap quite a bit of knowledge from a week at the Farm Show. Nothing relieves winter chills like a hearty bowl of soup. No need to stand over a simmering soup pot all day though, try this 10 minute soup created by home economists for Union Car bide’s Food Science In stitute. Heat together two 8 ounce cans tomato sauce, 4 cans of water and 2 beef bouillon cubes. When boiling, add Vz cup diced, thin-sliced Polish sausage or pepperoni and % cup cooked noodles. Simmer 5 minutes. For a complete meal, serve green salad and garlic bread. The American cattle in dustry is the largest segment of agriculture. 1972 sales were at the billion level. The value of all US. r cattle is $30.7 billion. Lee is no stranger to the tractor or tobacco and grain crops require a lot any farm machinery. Some 50 acres of of attention in the field. Tobacco is another crop which is raised on the Wlt mer farm and Lee helps with the crop from seeding to stripping. “We’re waiting for the buyers to come around,” Lee explained, “the market for tobacco looks fairly good but well have to wait and see what happens in the next few weeks.” Along with his projects, Lee has been a member of the livestock judging team and has participated on the basketball team. Organizing the citrus fruit sales has been a big jab for-the youth as well as taking care of Kenneth Brubaker and his sister already seasoned veterans’ at Sarah will be showing several head of showing-and are the children of Mr. sheep at the State Farm Show which and Mrs. Clyde Brubaker, 2418 Old begins January 5. The youths are Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. Milk price announced ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A uniform base milk price of $10.45 per hundredweight (46.5 quarts) for November deliveries to Middle Atlantic order pool handlers was announced last week by Market Administrator Joseph D. Shine. This T price is 40 cents higher than the October base milk price and is up $1.64 from last November, The November 1975 excess milk price' is $8.87 and the weighted average market price is $10.33. Base milk accounted for 92.36 percent of producer deliveries during the month. > The butterfat differential for November is 11.2 cents for each tenth of a pound of fat above or below 3.5 percent. Shine reported that 396.6 million pounds-of producer milk with a gross value of leadership responsibilities. • niany youths find Lee’s FFA experience has veal calves been a rewarding one and be “eh® excellent projects, Lee praised the opportunity for * ??„* oun< ?. developing leadership. JjJjjj* could bring a little “FFA has been a good “I first started raising experience not only because rabbits when we got one for I have learned leadership Easter one year,” he noted, but because I’ve, learned “then as a project I grew more about farming and them to sell at auctions in the animals.” county." ~ ... , Lee’s 4-H'steer also af forded the youth some “T* 1 P”** B FF * at a top price of 59 cents per pound* tfcT.«.Ml., The Warwick youth uses PFAMd4.Hpr.dKts. almost 41 million dollars was A total of 8,029 producers included in the November shipped to pool .handlers in pool. Pool handlers utilized November, and the average 263.2 million pounds or 66.37 daily delivery per producer percent* o£ total receipts for was 1,647 pounds, a 34 pound fluid milk products. The increase from the previous November Class I utilization month, declined significantly from Middle Atlantic order pool October (72.06 percent) as handlers reported fluid milk producer receipts increased saleaof 228-1 million pounds by .3,6 percent (daily) and within the marketing area, a Class I receipts dropped-4.6 3.1 percent decrease from percent. - Handlers, paid October, on a daily average $11.05 for Class I milk in hngjg November and $8.92 for Class ll.' T 777 v