'ol2l No. 8
Red Rose steers sweep
Farm Show beef contest
HARRISBURG - Three
Lancaster County youths
captured the top awards in
Jfc Junior steer show held
Tnursday afternoon at the
State Farm Show. James
Greider, 19, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Greider,
Colombia R 2, showed the
grand champion steer
amidst what was termed
“extremely close judging
competition.”
Lancaster eggs top state
contest with 100 score
HARRISBURG - A Lan- dozen eggs also topped the All of the best of show In
caster County egg nroducing field with at 99.65 scores. the egg competitions came
firm captured the top honors Sauder’s overwhelming from Lancaster County,
n the di«piyy and quality victory included having the Richard Bennett, quality
fmtests during the Farm best dozen white eggs; best control manager for
Ibow here this week. R. W. dozen brown eggs and the Sauder’s, noted that the
Sauder, Inc., lititz, had one best five dozen eggs. company had been entering
iOO percent score end one Dutchland Farms also had cutest f° r the past five
99.75 percent score for his a 100 percent score in the
eggs. Sander’s entry of 5 competition. [Continued on Pate /[
Star Farmer named
HARRISBURG - a 20-year
old Berks County youth was
named State Star Farmer
for 1976 - the highest
agriculture award possible
through the Pennsylvania
Association of FFA. The
award was presented at the
State FFA Association
meeting held, Wednesday in
conjunction with the 60th
Siegfried, R 2, Mertztown,
■toks County.
is a 1975 graduate of
Kutztown Area Senior High
School and has developed his
own fanning operation. He is
renting a total of 108 acres of
land for his crops which
include 35 acres of soybeans
and 5 acres of potatoes. In
addition, he has 10 sows, has
fattened 115 head of swine
and fattened 25 steers. He
also owns much of his own
farm equipment.
While accomplishing this,
Dale managed to keep up bis
school work and took an
active part in local FFA
chapter activities. He served
as Sentinel and Vice-
President in the local
chapter and also served on
numerous committees.
The Star Farmer Award
puts Dale in the running for
additional honors later this
Pennsylvania State
Farm Show.
This is the second con
secutive year for a Berks
County youth to win the top
award. In addition, they
A member erf the Lan-
caster County Red Rose
Baby Beef Club, Greider
showed hia Chianina - Angus
crossbred entry to first place
in the heavyweight -
second division before taking
the championship honors,
His steer weighed in at 1290
pounds.
Eleven-year old Bonnie
Sue Frey, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Adolph Frey,
Dale Siegfried, Mertz
town Rl, received the
Keystone Farmer Degree
this week during
ceremoni s in
Harrisburg.
In This Issue
Markets 2
Farm Commentary 10
Classifieds 26
Farm Show Wrap-up 20
Farm Woman 44
4-H Victory 46
Swine results 64
Life on the farm 53
Home on the Range 48
Homestead Notes 42
Country Comer 42
Sales Register 71
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 10,1976
Refton, showed the reserve
grand champion steer,
Named “Rocky”, the steer
weighed in at 1260 pounds
and was also an Angus -
Chianina cross. The steer
had placed first in the light
heavyweight competition.
Along with winning the two
top honors at the show,
Lancaster also had the
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were both from the same
FFA chapter - Kutztown
Area FFA.
He is Dale 6. Siegfried,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J.
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Hog
champion
shown
HARRISBURG Richard
Strauss, of Ephrata showed
the champion barrow at the
60th Farm Show, a 221-
pounder. The hog was the
show’s light heavyweight
champion.
The reserve champion of
the marketswine show was a
230-pound barrow and lit
termate to the champion
owned by Gary Eberly,
Denver. The Eberly entry
was the heavyweight
champion.
William Harrison, of
littlestown, won the grand
championship of the Junior
Market Swine Showmanship
Contest. He also was named
winner in the division for 12
to 14 year olds.
Robot Hall, Julian, was
winner of the 11 and under
division; and Jay
Bomgardner, of Annville,
Lebanon County, topped all
showmen in the 15 and older
division.
Jim Greider, Columbia, showed the
grand champion at this year's Junior
Steer Show in Harrisburg. The
Lancaster Countain’s Chianini-Angus
crossbred received the judge’s
Lancaster County egg producers
finished stranger than ever before at
this year’s Farm Show. All of the best
eggs of the entire show came from
Lancaster County, and two perfect
scores were achieved for the first
time ever. The 100 point ratings were
achieved by Dutchland Farms and R.
Richard Strauss of Ephrata had the
grand champion junior market hog at
this year’s Farm Show. The crossbred
is five and a half month old and
ceremonial slap on the rump
(designating grand champion!) to the
delight of many who filled the
sidelines and grandstand of the large
arena.
W. Sauder. The Sauder Co.,
represented here by Glenn Sauder,
left, and Richard Bennett, quality
control supervisor, also showed the
best five dozen eggs. Presenting the
plaque is Jay Irwin of the County
Extension office,
weighs approximately 230 pounds,
Strauss is a member of the Cloister
FFA chapter where Lew Ayres is head
of the Vo Ag Department
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