lancjßfer Farming Saturday. Srpf IB 1976 88 Chester County 11) IHFTFRKKKK. YORK • Goaf breeder* from southern (hosier Cnunty won all of the grand championship awards at the York Fair's goal show this >cnr The Richard Sloncback and Jane Walker families, both from Oxford, dominated events in which 83 goals were entered in competition Five breeds - Alpine, Iji Mancha, Nubian. Saanen, and Toggenburg - were represented All goats entered in the show were registered with the American Dairy Goat Association, under whose rules the show was con ducted Judging was done by Ann Miller of Philadelphia, who is officially licensed by the ADGA. Jane Walker, who became interested in goats five years ago when a 4-H goat club was formed near her former home in Bucks County, told LANCASTER FARMING on Monday night why she has become an enthusiastic goat breeder and exhibitor. “La Manchas have a nifty personality,” the mother of five children began, while confessing that she’s had a love for animals smce she was a toddler. Explaining further, she said: “They’re the most intelligent of all breeds, and they seem to get into the most mischief - they’re door unlatchers and York FFA awards presented YORK - Scott Hunt, a 1976 Graduate of Eastern High School, was recently selected by York County teachers of agriculture to receive the Carroll F. Thompson Scholarship Award. Scott lives at York R 1 and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Klahold. He will be attending the Penn State York campus in the agricultural business curriculum. Other scholarship award winners in the York County FFA Association were: Rickey L. Ruppert, 1531, George Street, Dover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Millod Rup pert. Rick will be attending the University Park campus of Penn State Bank goes electronic LANCASTER National Central Bank has become the first bank m the Third Federal Reserve District to be certified by the Third District Automated Clearing House (3 DACH) to begin operation of an electronic funds transfer system under requirements which become mandatory September 30. Certification by the 3DACH enables the bank to offer a wide range of new checkless services to customers, including automatic payroll deposits by an employer into the checking and-or savings account of an employee TRY A CLASSIFIED string untiers The) seem to Ik- the breed that sneaks through the door when >ou open It " Hut, surprisingly enough. Mrs Walker announced Nubians have always been my favorite ’ .She owns 23 goals in all - mostly I-a Manchas, some Nubians and one Alpine Describing the Nubians as a more highly strong breed of goats, Mrs Walker points out that “if you love your animal, they'll return it " Within the past five years she has become so involved with her goats that a number of prizes have been won and the herd has in creased from two to over 20 - of which five are milking Her son, Scott, has shared her interest in this relatively novel business-hobby and is the owner of the grand champion I>a Mancha shown here last week. The Stonebacks believe this animal may have a good chance of placing m national competition and have of fered to take “Tia” along with their show string. The national goat show is being held in Santa Rosa Calif, later this year. According to Mrs. Walker, there’s a big market for goats’ milk and prices per quart might run as high as they are per gallon for cows’ milk. “It’s very good for people with ulcers and some University in the agricultural business management curriculum. Rick is a 1974 graduate of Dover Area High School. Bruce V. Miller Red Lion, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale V. Miller, and a 1974 graduate of Red Lion Area High School. Bruce will be at tending Penn State in a dual major of agricultural education and food science. William M. Spahr, a 1976 graduate of Dover Area High School is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Spahr. Bill will be attending the Mont Alto campus of Penn State in the forestry science curriculum. Jeffrey L. Keeney 2826 Vireo Road a 1974 graduate We Specialize In •Aerial Ladder Barn Painting •Specialists In High Work •Church Steeples Restored i •Sandblasting F. R. 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Keeney and will be attending Penn State in the nursery management curriculum. The teachers of agriculture in York County high schools and York County FFA members would like to thank all individuals and organizations who have contributed to the Carrol F. Thompson Scholarship Fund. Any further con tributions may be made payable to York County FFA Scholarship Fund, in care of Richard M. Coons, Teacher of Agriculture Dover Area High School Dover, PA 17315. STATE PHONE * / / and more popular, the ac complished show woman proclaimed. She considers the Nubians to be the biggest breed, while the La Manchas from Spam are the fastest growing. The number of entries at the York Fair might be interpreted as sizable by most people, but Mrs. Walker pointed out that there were 451 goats entered in the show at Timonium, Md., and 500 might have been there if some people hadn’t cancelled. 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