22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. June 26. 1976
Farm visitation
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Bicentennial themes will
pervade at two host farms in
Prince Georges and
Washington counties during
this year’s tenth annual
statewide Farm Visitation
Day, set for June 27.
And open house hospitality
at 10 dairy farms in seven
counties of northern
Maryland’s piedmont area -
Debra
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blue balloons and streamers
and the contest included an
opening presentation with
the seven contestants
narading with Unde Sam
hats, waving miniature
flags. Patriotic musical
selections were sung by Jane
Ayers, accompanied by
Glenn Hough.
During the on-stage in
terview, Miss Kreider was
asked what she would do if
all herpcers ordered cola on
an outing. She said she would
try to convince them to try
dairy products-if they didn’t
want to drink milk she would
tell them to use some other
form. She said she would
also point out the nutritional
value of milk.
A surprised winner, Miss
Kreider said, “I can’t
believe it. I think it will be
really fun and I’m looking
forward to the opportunity of
meeting people. I’ll do the
best I can.”
William Roberts,
executive chef at the Lemon
Tree Restaurant and a
former Berks County dairy
fanner and American Dairy
Association representative,
was master of ceremonies
for the event. The con
testants and judges enjoyed
a get acquainted lunch at the
Lemon Tree earlier in the
day of the contest.
Judges were Mrs. Karen
Laughman, district Dairy
Princess coordinator,
and in Anne Arundel County -
will help to observe the 40th
anniversary of “June Dairy
Month” during this
traditional last-Sunday-in-
June event.
Keyed to give urban
families a dose look at their
farm neighbors. Farm
Visitation Day is again being
sponsored by the Maryland
Farm-City Committee, with
Kreider
Thomasville; Ray Weber, case ra * n on
general manger, Dairy This year’s line-up m-
Council, Philadelphia; and vo * ves 2 * J lO3 * fanns • the
William Dickinson, Federal 521116 number as last year -
Land Bank, Lebanon. and W counties - two more
A patio reception featuring than in 1975. Participating
milk punch and cheese! counties this year include
preceded the dinner and Washington, Frederick,
contest. Montgomery, Carroll,
Earlier contestants had Baltimore, Harford, Cecil,
been guests at a tea held at Anp* Arundel, Calvert and
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Prince Georges. The latter
' Curtis Akers, Quarryville, Atwo counties were not in
parents of the 1975 Dairy eluded in last year’s event,
Princess, and had par- but they had participated in
ticipated in a dairy earner years,
promotion at the Park City ‘ Dne farm in Harford
Shopping Center. County - the Holloway
Chairpersons for the event Brothers beef cattle and
, were Mr. and Mrs. Fred ' swine operation east of
Crider, Nottingham. Co- Darlington - has been in
ebairman was Mrs. Robert - volved in Farm Visitation
H . Kauffman, Day activities every year
Elizabethtown. -- smce 1968 - KlB located near
Debra was a member of Conowingo dam and the
the chorus and drama Susquehanna river. The
department at Manheim fifth-generation family
Central, as well as the Junior homestead was built in 1805.
Executive Council and the A short distance across the
Future Homemakers of river in 9ecil County,
America. She has been a visitors will have op
member pf the Red Rose Pprtunity to visit one of
Baby Beef 4-H Club for seven Maryland s outstanding
years, and is active in the oa*ry herds. It is also a
youth group at Mount Joy funuly operation - Kilby s,
Mennonite Church, I" 6 -, near Colora. The Kilbys
- She works part time in the selected early this year -
dairy store which, is part of 1® mueive a Master Fanner,
her father’s operation, Noah from the Penn-
Kreider & Sons partnership. : •3 r l« uii * Farmer magazine.
There ace-currently 525 * They , wer * the - first
Holstems being milked in the residents to be so
operation. Debra has ; vecognized smce 1931.
another- part time job as Closer to Baltimore - mid
waitress at the Horseless perhaps more appealing for
Carriage Restaurant in 1 “J® kindergarten set - the
Ephrata. FFA chapter at Hereford
assistance from the
University of Maryland’s
statewide Cooperative
Extension Service, along'
with 4-H and FFA youth
organizations, Farm Bureau
young farmers, and other
rural-oriented groups.
Visiting hours are again
set for 1 to 5 p.m. At least one
host farm, the U.S. Naval
Academy dairy farm at
Gambrills (Anne Arundel
County), has scheduled an
alternate open' house date
two weeks later (July II) in
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day is
high school on'York road
-near Gunpowder State Park
(Baltimore County) will'
again operate its' .“kiddie
.farm” for the afternoon.
This will offer children a
chance to touch or pet a wide
array of small animals and
fowl, including a dairy calf,
rabbits, gopts, ' sheep,
ponies, dudes, - geese -and
baby pigs. There will also be
pony rides and hayndes.
Paid admission is required
at the Carroll County Farm
Museum in Westminster and
at the National Colonial
Farm west of Accokeek, off
the Indian--Head highway
(route 210), in extreme
southwest Prince Georges
County.
All other locations involve
no charges whatsoever. And
most of them will also offer
free refreshments. This
means ice-cold milk at the
dairy farms and homemade
lemonade or iced tea at
many other farms. Some
county groups will even be
serving free cookies.
One of the Washington
County farms will offer a
nostalgic look at ,old-time
small grain harvesting with
a horse-drawn binder -
weather' permitting. The
You can tell more about a
person by what he says about
others than you can by what
others say about him.
There is nothing so easy
but that it becomes difficult
when you do it with reluc
tance.
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wheat or barley be Brochures giv;
shocked for curing and liter tions to all 24 p;
hauled to the-Hagerstown farms are now a'
Fairground for a steam- county Extension
engine threshing, demon- participating count
stration during the .public libraries f
Washington County the Baltimore-.
Agricultural Bicentennial Washington
Days festivities on July 6-8.. metropolitan area.
Site for the old-tiine grain 'Additional infor
harvesting will. be the available from th<
Donald Spickler farm nor- • Roy D. Porter,
tbwest of Hagerstown. The coordinator fo>
farm is located one mile west agricultural progi
of Fairview, off highway 494, University fof Mat
of eight miles northeast of' College Park. His
Clear Spring on Spickler number is, (301)
road. ~ 454-4064.