V 01.21 No.ae 3>7 Stoltzfus and Kauffman win Holstein show By DIETER KRBEG QUARRYVILLE Nathan Stoltzfus of Gap R 2 knows how to breed and exhibit top quality dairy cows. Of the 11 animals he brought to the Lancaster District Holstein Show this week, all but one was home-bred. And they all placed high enough to give him the premier breeder as well as the premier exhibitor banners. The grand champion of the show, held here on the Sclanco Fairgrounds, was shown by Robert Kauffman of Elizabethtown Rl. It was the second year in a row the well-known dairyman cap tured that distinction, although this year it was a different animal. His “Andfar Astronaut Cinderella,” last year’s grand champion, was narrowly beat by “Con- Noll Leader Clara,” a 4-year old owned by Stoltzfus. The name of this year’s grand champion cow is “Elaine Hermandale,” an 8-year old bovine recently purchased by Kauff man. The reserve champion was Stoltzfus’ “Clara,” a daughter of “Maplebound Burke Kate Leader.” Kauffman’s ■Continued on Page I7| In this issue Farm Calendar 10 Editorials 10 Life on the Farm 18 Pa.’s biggest hog farm 24 Classifieds 32 Homestead Notes 50 My Thoughts 50 Women’s Calendar 51 Ida’s Notebook 53 Berks Co. Fashion Revue 55 Home on the Range 60 4-H Dress Revue 62 Crafts feature 66 Chester 4-H Round-up 68 Lancaster 4-H Round-up 72 Berks Co. Holstein picnic 75 YorkDHIA 78 Berks DHIA 81 Public Sales Register 86 Sale Reports 94 Nathan Stoitzfus was at the halter of many prize-winning animals at the Lancaster County Holstein Show. Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas A never to be forgotten experience is how Randy Ranck, right, described his meeting with President Ford. President Ford meets FFA President Ranck WASHINGTON, D.C. Penn sylvania’s FFA Presrdent, Randy Ranck, met the Nation’s Chief Executive Gerald R. Ford recently. He was one of 80 State FFA officers from all across the country to meet with President Ford, a highlight of a week-long State FFA Presidents’ Conference in the Nation’s capital. Sponsored by General Motors Corporation through the National FFA Foundation, Inc., the conference was specifically designed to help new state officers be more effective Lancaster Fanning Photo by Dieter Krieg Here the premier breeder and exhibitor is with his reserve grand champion. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 31,1976 leaders by expanding their knowledge of the FFA and Nation. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ranck, Quarryville, the young and personable FFA officer told Lancaster Farming recently that his meeting with President Ford was an event he will never forget. He works at home on his parents' farm and also helps his older brother, Jay, who farms nearby. Since becoming a state officer last month, much of his time has been taken up by educational meetings. A 1976 graduate of Solanco High [Continued on Page 16] Linda Kauffman shows the grand champion of the 1976 Lancaster iCharles wins |FFA hog show; I sale strong By DIETER KRIEG LANCASTER - “I didn’t know what a good boar was until I started working with my Dad,” Cliff Charles remarked while philosophizing a bit about bis winning the Lancaster County FFA Hog Show held earlier this Week. “Maybe I didn’t have the interest in it until it was half mine,” he continued, “before it was just raising hogs, now it’s quality.” Out of a total of 349 hogs brought to the show, which was held here at the Lan caster Stockyards, Charles’ 200 pound % Duroc topped everything else and came up grand champion. The young man was also chosen champion breeder exhibitor. Six schools were represented at the com petition and classes were split at 5-pound intervals. According to organizers of the show, this year’s contest was the largest since at least 1972, reflecting the dramatic growth in the hog industry that has taken place in Lancaster County. This was the 14th such annual show to take place, an event which customarily is scheduled for the last week in July. Charles, 20, is a graduate of Penn Manor High School and will be receiving the American Farmer Degree in Kansas City [Continued on Page 14] Harvest crew was whole new world ■t for Darrell Martin A By JOANNE SPAHR s* ROHRERSTOWN —If Darrell Martin t didn’t know anything about harvesting wheat until two months ago, he surely does * now, because last week he returned from a \ two-month crash course on the subject. I From June through the end of July, he was , a member of a small harvest crew that traveled over the Midwest, combining as it t went. I For a Pennsylvania farmer, it’s hard to I | Continued on Page 29| Lancaster Fanaini Photo by Dieter Krieg County Holstein Show, a 7Vfc-year old daughter of Agro Acres Marquis Ned. $4.00 Per Year
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