—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sept. 11, 1976 56 <“• **■ -> 4 S Y"v;-.;fr f '!<*■' “- £s ' •. s >>f i* ' N vW s> * «.<-% s«* 3 My Thoughts and Welcome to Them | (With apologies to James Thurber) The moon rolls through the night time i The lyrics to that song by Stephen % Chapin really hit home to me at this t time of the year By now, the Concord grapes have turned September I' purple and hang luscious on the vine, Z and the old-fashioned honeysuckle |j delicately scents the whole backyard. £ Already one of the fields of tobacco t r has been cleared, and the cluttered, (>, messy looking remains of weeds, stalks, and leaves have been disced t down so that the field lies smooth and I' level like a carpet just been cleaned. And, now at night and early mor- nmg, there is that distinctive nip m | the air that calls for a .lightweight ' flannel shirt In essence, we’ve come full swing to Fall again e It’s hard to imagine, but it's true 'v- Yet, I’m really glad that we, in Penn - sylvama, experience these changes m V seasons \ For me, the passing of the summer " into Fall has always made a distinct h impression. It has been, and always 4 will be, a signal - an instinctive call 7 from within and a tug from without - saying, “Stop, look - the world is / passing by. Notice it ” Somehow, it’s always been so easy let summer slip away because of Officers elected BOISE, Idaho - A new slate of officers was elected recently at the business session of the three-day annual meeting of the National Live Stock and Meat Board held here. J. Merrill Anderson, Newton, lowa, was elected chairman of the organization and Mane Tyler, Bismarck, [CALL US FOR ''ON-THE-SPOT* farm tire service IN—THE—FIELD AT—THE—FARM ON—THL—ROAD Our fully equipped farm service trucks and skilled repairmen bring you fast on the spot tire REPAIRS REPLACEMENTS and HYDRO ELATION WHEN AND WHERE YOU NEED IT Our trucks are radio controlled for faster service when you need it! SWEIGART TIRE SERVICE All of life’s a circle Sunrise and sundown, ‘Till the daybreak comes around. All of life’s a circle But, I can’t tell you why— Seasons spinning round again, The years keep rolling by. By JOANNE SPAHR N.D., was elected vice chairman. The new treasurer is Richard Welding, Sioux City, lowa. David H. Stroud, Chicago, is president and chief executive officer of the Meat Board. Melvin Kuska, Fairmont, Neb., was re-elected Chairman of the Beef In- Formerly Sweigart Firestone 677 W. HIGH ST. PHONE 665-2258 MANHEIM, PA HOME 665-3603 N-'V-tf .. .■* V '•‘x V U S* * W*s Stephen Chapin the seemingly unending pace of all the work needing to be done. One day blends into another $ during the summer like colors in Z varlegated yarn, until all of a sudden, * the shades have passed from the brilliant yellow of Summer at its height to the blue of Fall. And, no notice was ever taken of the tran-» sition between the two. ~> But, it’s times like last week, with '' its nippy weather, that signal me to ' look at the world and notice life ' taking place. L And, the things I see when I stop to ~ look and marvel are simply beautiful. Summer's batch of kittens have ; been born and are padding around in f their “cute stage,” inquisitive and hugable, chasing baler twine as 1 drag , it across the stones. '' The gorgeous brilliant orange-red zinnias in the garden nearly burst with color when the sun shines directly on them. And the leaves on the trees are beginning to turn colors - just a shade v - to warn that Fall is on its way. There is no doubt about it, all of / life’s a circle, and I’m always glad to 4 stop and notice it dustry Council, and Hilmar Moore, Richmond, Tex., was elected as vice chairman of the BIC. Roy B. Keppy, Davenport, lowa, was reelected chairman of the pork industry group, and William Congleton, Frank fort, Ind., was elected vice chairman of PIG. George K. Hislop, Yakima, Wash., is the new chairman of the lamb committee. Dairy heifers came dressed as ladies TIMONIUM, Md. - Two “firsts” were established at this year’s sixth annual 4-H Pretty Cow contest, held recently at the Maryland State Fair, here. Kevin Smith, 12, of Jef ferson (Frederick County) repeated his 1975 victory in the junior division to become the first two-time winner in the contest. Laurence M. Johnson, 16, of Forest Hill (Harford County) was the senior division winner and grand champion. This year’s results marked the first time in contest history that both division winners were boys. Young Smith had been last i St ATTENTION: Cattlemen For better herd health and a good calf crop Feed Bovotone 20-R Fortifying brood cow rations is just as important and every bit as complex as fortifying teed lot cattle rations. That's why Vigortone developed Bovotone 20-k. This proven pre-mix assists the cow-calf man in providing the proper levels of nutrition so important to achieving an excellent calf crop and good herd health. Bovotone 20-R lor poor quality roughages Bovotone 20-K has been speciticallv formulated to meet the needs of beef tat tle consuming poor quality roughages such as weathered range grasses, corn stalk fields or other harvested field af termath. Since these kinds of roughages make up the bulk of the brood cow's diet VIGORIONE 50 warehouses—over 4500 servicemen 3 manufacturing plants LEON B HERSHEY Box 166 Paradise PA 717-442 4807 RONL HERSHEY R 2 Gap, PA 717-442-8573 .. -• ' JASON E. MILLER R 4 Lancaster PA 717 393-7244 WM.J. YODER R 1 Conestoga, PA 717-872 8047 ELI KING R 1 Box 59 Ronks, PA 717-768 3608 H MELVIN CHARLES R 1 Washington Boro PA 717-684 5783 ALVIN ESH Box 72 Intercourse, PA 717-768 3128 PETE CALDWELL R 1 Windsor PA 717 246 1046 LYNN HARRIS Stillwater PA 717 925 6576 RALPH E. BRUNGART Loganton PA 717 725 2355 year’s grand champion with a Holstein heifer costumed as Barbara Fritchie, an historic legendary Civil War heroine in the Frederick area. Kevin had been dressed in the garb of a Confederate soldier. This year, Kevin won with another Holstein heifer, “Jefferson View Elevation Lady,” costumed as Martha Washington, while he was dressed as her husband, George. The match-up carried out the theme of Martha dressed for farm work on the Mount Vernon estate, while the “father of our country” was dressed for during the winter season, it's more im portant than ever to fortify them properly. In additon to high levels of vitamins and minerals, Bovotone 20-R also con tains live cell veast culture. For year around feeding, y ou can’t beat 20-R. Bovotone No. 70 During those periods ol the jear when grass tetans is a problem, feed Vigortone's Bovotone No. 70. This pre mix contains a high level of magnesium. Inlike other products containing abun dant magnesium, Bovotone No. 70 is highlv palatable and easier to Feed. See jour Vigortone serviceman soon tor all the details on whv more cow-calf men are feeding Vigortone pre-mixes especially now. ELAM G. HOOVER R 1 New Holland. PA 717-743 0432 PHILIP A. HAYES Oxford RD2 215-932 8736 W FRANKLIN MOORE. JR RDI Box 104 Centerville, Md 301 758-1625 JOE ABBATE Box 268 W Hartly, Del 302 492-3819 CHRISTIAN L. STOLTZFUS R 2 Box 409 Elverson PA 215 286 5995 CHESTER SOLTYS, JR Spring City, PA 215 948-3647 JAMES STUTZMAN SONS R 3 Kutztown, PA 215 683-7198 V. / \\ IN THE FEED LOT J // » B n^/A official duty at the nation’s capital. Johnson won grand championship honors with a two-year-old Brown Swiss cow. He and his cow carried out a “Laurence of Arabia” theme, with the cow costumed as a harem girl making her debut at the Maryland State Fair. There were 23 contestants in this year’s Pretty Cow event. This compared with 17 last year, and 21 and 26 sets of competitors, respectively, in the two preceding years. Contest judge was again Mary Lou Cox of Pikesville. Miss Cox is misses’ sport swear buyer for Stewart and Co., a Baltimore department store. She has also served for several years as a tem porary executive secretary in the 4-H office at the Timonium fairground during state fair time. PRE-MIXES WILLIAM BISSINGER RlZionsville PA 215 679-2380 ELWIN REAM Hughesville PA 717 584-4085 SHERWOOD A WITMER Box 138 Berrysburg, PA 717 362 8823 PAULL. KREIDER R 2 Palmyra PA 717 964-3791 WILMERJ. WEAVER R 1 Fredericksburg, PA 717-865 6710 MARLIN GEESAMAN R 2 New Port, PA 717 582-4598 RUSSELL FRY Duncannon PA LEON M. TICE R 2 Elmer NJ 609-358 2622 WALTER L PLATTS Bridgeton, NJ 609-451-1739 ROMAN YODER RlGrantsville MD 301 895 5302