*lO paid HARRISBURG - The P|gentcnnial flavor was t Went In the sale ring as the grand champion Junior market swine, a 228-pound gilt, owned by Richard Strauss of Ephrata R 1 brought a record price of $lO per pound, or $2,210. The animal was sold at the third Junior Market Swine Sale at the Farm Show last week. Quiet running. Check valve prevents reverse operation. Exclusive Surge oil reclaimer recirculates up to 95% of oil. There’s one for every Ik' Alamc 20-plu Brandt's Farm Supply, Inc. 601 E. High St. Elizabethtown, Pa. Ph. 717-367-1221 4 {Longacre Electrical Svc. Inc. Bally, PA Phone (215) 845-2261 or c. The record price sub stantially surpasses the previous record price of $3.40 per pound received at last year’s Farm Show. Buyer of the champion was the Hatfield Packing Company, of Hatfield, Pa. The reserve grand champion swine, a 230-pound barrow, owned by Gary Ebcrly, of Denver R 2, sold Alamo red air intake from mp You're a step ahead with Surge SURGE Lester B. 801 l RDI, Lititz, Pa. Ph. 717-626-6198 amp m for $2.70 per pound. Last year's reserve champion swine brought $2.00. Buyer of the reserve champion also was the Hatfield Packing Co. Strauss and Eberly are both members of the Cloister FFA chapter, and their winning hogs were litter mates. arge oil reserve, andy sight gauge Continuous flood-type lubrication, greater efficiency and longer life. All Surge vacuum pump motors carry a two-year guarantee. H. Daniel Wenger & Bro. Inc. RDI, Hamburg, PA Phone (215) 488-6574 kt. h ° S Bucks and Chester countit Glenn E. Hurst ftD2, East Earl, Pa. Ph. 215-445-6865 schedule milking schools WEST CHESTER - Dairyman are invited to attend milking schools spon sored by the Cooperative Extension Services of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Two, two-day schools are being offered. On February 3 and 5, a school will be con ducted at the Holiday Inn, Lionville; on February 4 and 6 another one will be held at the Kutztown Grange Hall, Kutztown. The program begins at 1:30 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. each day. Advanced registration is required and reservations will be accepted on a first-come basis. Deadline is January 27. Contact your County Extension Office for reservation forms and information. The school will help interested dairymen improve their milking habits. They will gain a better understanding of the dairy cow, her udder and her milk let-down mechanism. They will learn more about mastitis, the dairyman’s most costly disease. The function, use and care of milking systems will be explained, and the school will visit a near-by dairy farm. The speakers will be Dr. Earl M. Kessler, professor of dairy science, and Stephen B. Spencer, extension dairy specialist both from Penn State. FFA basketball slated The Pequea Valley FFA will sponsor a donkey basketball game on Jan. 22, at 8:00 p.m. in the school gym. Admission to the event is $1.25 for adults and $l.OO for students if bought in advance and $1.50 at the door and GOOD NEWS MUNCY-CHIEF HYBRIDS PENN WINTERNATIONAL TRACTOR PUU. JANUARY 23 & 24,1976 rTD al-1 wmtcJhatSonals ' S-l IS ■ "’"NtRMYBI HU S 3 fL. CT*’' o** 0 ** ««*« JiHtffiZ?: f »ff y “ h*. 3 Be sure to sign your ticket for Door Prize at Winter National, Harrisburg Sponsored by Muncy Chief Hybrids Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan.l-1976—53 $1.25 for students when purchased at the door. The senior FFA’ers will be taking on the faculty members for the opening game which will be followed with the Junior FFA’ers matching skills with the girl’s hockey team. MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA SPONSORS HARRISBURG, PA. * CLIP & MAIL To MUNCY CHIEF HYBRIDS MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA Please Mail Catalog & 1976 Price List Interested in Dealership Please send information on tickets Award Book NAME ADDRESS. PHONE— □ Farmer □ Dealer □ Corn Acres The school is for dairymen, and anyone milking cows or training others to milk cows. Milking is one of the most important jobs on a dairy farm. Dairymen lose large sums of money each year because of udder infections, losses in milk production, mastitis treatments, and discarded milk. Much of these problems are a result of poor milking habits, mastitis, udder in juries, faulty equipment, etc. The goal of the school is to encourage dairymen to develop good milking habits. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE First Day 1:30 - The Udder and Its Development 3:00- How The Milking Machine Functions 4:30 - Dairy Farm Visit 6:00 - Dinner 7 ;30 - Let’s Look Inside The Cow’s Udder 8:30 - Safe Journey Home Second Day 1:30 - Mastitis - The Costly Disease 2:30 - Milk Secretion and Milk Let-Down 4:00 - Milking Systems and Their Use 5:00 - Developing Good Milking Habits 6:00 - Dinner 7:30 - Protect the “Good” in Milk 8:00 - Questions and Answers 8:30 - Safe Journey Home The proceeds will go to the Lancaster County Kidney Foundation to benefit the J. T. Madigan Fund. Madigan was a Pequea teacher who died last year due to kidney complications. All interested persons are invited to attend the func tion. ,52 1
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