Vol 21 No-48-vQ
The com harvest in southeastern Pa. still looks great, but some fields, such as this one, were smashed by raging storms in recent weeks.
Serving The CentraT and Soufnetktern Pennsylvania Areas
Ag policies scored
By JUDY MITCHELL
Berks County Reporter
LEESPORT, Pa. - Ap
proximately 40 persons took
advantage of ah opportunity
to meet USDA Assistant
Secretary Richard L.
Feltner in what was billed as
a question and answer
session on federal farm
policy. The meeting was held
Poultryman honored
STRASBURG, Pa. - After
two years of service as
president to the Lancaster
County Poultry Association,
Walter Shauh, Stevens, was
the recipient of a special
plaque of appreciation from
the group on Thursday
evening at their annual
banquet held at Historic
Strasburg, here. Over 300
4-H awards presented
LANCASTER, Pa. -
Lancaster County’s 4-H’ers
who excelled this past year
with their dairy projects
were rewarded for their
efforts on Thursday night at
the Farm and Home Center,
here.
Capturing the biggest
prize of the evening was
Doug Hershberger from
Fami Calendar 10 Women’s Calendar 50 York DHIA 86
Editorial Comments 10 Ida’s Notebook 51 York Holstein banquet 89
Chester DHIA 18 Lebanon 4-H’ers 52 Land use stories 90,93
Keystone schedule 22,63 Nutrition News 55 Weather Report 91
Homestead Notes 42 N.H. Holstein show 58 Grange News 94,95 '
Home on the Range ' 46 Life on the farm 60 ACA Farm Line 98 j
Cooking Edition 48 Classifieds Sales Register 101 pj
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 30,1976
at the Berks County Ag
Center this past Thursday. It
was the first of three such
appearances in Penn
sylvania which the
Washington official was
scheduled to make on
Thursday to discuss matters
pertaining to marketing and
consumer services under the
present administration.
members were in at
tendance.
Since Shaub was named
president, several important
programs have been im
plemented by the
organization. One of these is
a special education program
for home economics
teachers. The Association
set up an in-service day
Quarryville. As top in
dividual with his breed
project book, he received
special recognition from the
gathering which numbered
approximately 200, Penn
field Feeds Corporation gave
the young Holstein dairyman
from the Solanco area a
handsome prize.
Also receiving recognition
-In this issue
Only about one-third of
those attending the meeting i
were farmers, and media ?
personnel dominated the 1
first portion of the question ;
and answer session which 5
focused mainly on
statements made by Feltner
in his opening address.
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where these teachers toured
Cloisterdale and Victor
Weaver, and then returned
to the Farm and Home
Center for a demonstration
on eggs and poultry. They
were also given promotion
material to hand out to their
students.
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and prizes from Pennfield i
for their work with dairy J
breed projects were Lois 1
Wanner, Brown Swiss; «
Warren Schmuck, Ayrshire;
Connie Balmer, Guernseys;
and Ellen Schmuck, Jerseys.
Honored for having had
junior breed champions this
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$4.00 Per Y«ar