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Henkel is livestockman of the year
HARRISBURG - John H.
■nVel T Strasburg Rl, was
Bned Livestock Manof the
Hr at the annual awards
Kquet of the. Keystone
■restock International
■position Tuesday night at.
B Host Inn, Harrisburg. :
Bhe exposition is spon-.
Bed by the Pennsylvania’
■restock Association in
Bperation with the Penn
■vania Department of
Kiculture and the Penn-'
■vania Farm. Show;
■omission. v ,
Henkel, who owns and'
■rates the Willow Glen*
Inn, raises Yorkshire;
■s. He received a plaque
Kn the
■estock Association asan
■Max Smith presents Livestockman of the Year t award to Lancaster
■unty swine producer, John Henkel.^
Linda Ebaugh
In
this
issue
aware!. Last year’s man of
the year award was given to
Ben Morgan who is serving
as co-chairman of this year’s
expostion. The award was
inaugurated in 1972.
In presenting the award,
Max M. Smith, chairman of
the Association’s Awards
Committee cited Henkel’s
activity on behalf of'the
swine industry beyond his
personal herd of Yorkshire
pigs, at Willow Glen. Farm.
He has served as president of
the Lancaster County Swine
Producers-* and- thej Pehn
sylvania Pork, Producers'
Council.
of-the. Cooperate 4 Swine
Producers Association,' the
National Pork Producers’
Farm Calendar 10
Keystone Exposition 20-21
Bicentennial farm 16
Homestead Notes 42
Home cm thcßange 45
“Dream House” 47
Jr. Cooking Edition 48
Womens’ Calendar 52
Lancaster Farm Women 53
Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 13,1976
Council and is now chairman
of that group’s Policy
Committee. Henkel was also
instrumental in organizing
the Pennsylvania Pork
Producer’s Council.
Henkel accepted his
plaque with obvious
modesty, as Smith - who
: incidentally is also Lan
caster County’s Agricultural
. Agent - described him as “a
real leader in the' Penn
' sylvania swine industry who
: has. .received national;
. ; recognition as well.”
The humbled award
' recipient proclaimed: “It
; takes good help at home to
i win this kind of an award, a
good family, and most un
Lloyd Hoover
News-Nutrition 55
Lane. Holstein Club 64
York Farm Women 65
Classifieds 68
Thoughts In Passing 68
Weather Report 90
Inter-State meeting 93
Public Sales Register 100
Sale Reports 107
portantly, a good wife. I
thank you very much?”
Henkel is a graduate of
Rutgers University, having
earned both his B.S. and
M.S. degrees from that in
stitution. A great supporter
of pork producers’
promotional programs,
Henkel was very in
strumental in drumming up
Youth awards presented
By DIETER KRIEG
HARRISBURG - A highly
successful York County 4-H
member and a former state
FFA officer from Lancaster
County were honored here on
Tuesday night by the Penn
sylvania " Livestock
Association as outstanding
youths in the Com- ■
monwealth.
•• Linda Ebaugh, daughter of
given
1 KANSAS CITY, Mo, - The
American Fanner Degree is
the highest degree bestowed
upon any member of the
Future Fanners of America
organization. Last week, 21
men from Pennsylvania
were honored for their
achievements by receiving
this award in Kansas City at
the 49th National FFA
Convention, there.
Berks man heads PYFA
By JUDY MITCHELL
Berks Co. Reporter
KUTZTOWN, Pa. - One
Kutztown' area chapter
member was elected
president of the Penn
sylvania Young Farmers
Association and a second
was named State Out
standing Young Farmer at
the association’s convention
held in Altoona recently.
Richard W. Hoppes of
Hamburg R 2, was elected
PFA meeting concluded
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The
Pennsylvania Farmers’
Association (PFA) con-
ferred Distinguished Service
Awards to three men on
'Tuesday evening during a
ceremony which took place
at the Sheraton International
Inn, here, where PFA is
conducting its 26th annual
meeting to set policy and
elect new leaders.
PFA is a general farm
organization with 20,313
family members, and is
support for the 10-cent
check-offf program enacted
earlier this year. He has
been a member of the NPPC
national executive board for
10 years, serving as chair
man for two of those years.
Dedicated to the industry,
the New Jersey native keeps,
125 purebred Yorkshire sows
on his 30-acre farm between
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ebaugh,
Delta R 2, received the
Outstanding - 4-H Youth
Award for her ac
complishments in school,
community and club ac
tivities. Miss Ebaugh, 17, has
K winner in 4-H
t, was voted
s outstanding 4-
in 1975, is the
recipient of an outstanding
The 1976- American Far
jMWr-winners from
v inl Cranraonwealth are:
Larry R.' Cogan, Somerset
R 5; Gary L. Fry, Mid
dleburg R 2, Selinsgrove
Chapter; Glenn Simon
Gingrich, Lebanon, Cedar
Crest Chapter; Gary M.
Hillegass, Berlin R 3,
Brothersvalley Chapter;
Scott M. Hits, Annville Rl,
president of the state
association following his
term as vice president of
Region II of the PYFA.
Hoppes has also previously
served two years as public
relations director and three
years as editor of the
organization’s magazine
publication.
Hoppes owns and operates
a 25-acre farm, crops an
additional 225 acres of rented
land, and has 50 registered
affiliated with the American
Farm Bureau Federation.
The awards were
presented to George A.
Goodling, John R. Pitzer and
Wayne Stainbrook.-
Goodling is a former
legislator who served seven
terms in the State House of
Representatives and six'
terms in the U.S. Congress
where he was a member of
the House Agriculture
Committee. A native of
Loganville, be operated a
$4.00 Per Year
Strasburg and Quarryville in
southern Lancaster County.
He sells a number of his
animals for breeding pur
poses.
A unique and major aspect
of Henkel’s hog operation is
that it deals directly with
research. Specifically,
research aimed at the
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leadership plaque, and was
recognized this Fall as the
outstanding youth at the
York Inter-State Fair.
Known for her interests
and accomplishments with
sheep, the York Countain has
hadsome of her work earn
top recognition at such
prestigious' events' as the
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Little Dutchmen Chapter;
Dan K. Hogeland,
Newmanstown Rl, Eastern
Lebanon County Chapter;
Kevin Holsopple, Windber
Rl, Johnstown Vo-Tech
Agriculturalists’ Assn.
Chapter; Ronald Ned Jacob,
Indiana R 4; United Chapter;
Thomas A. Kibbe, Harrison
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Holsteins and 30
replacement heifers.
In addition to his PYFA
activities, Hoppes is a
director for the Berks
County DHIA and is a
member of a number of farm
organizations. He is also
associated with the Lehigh
Valley Cooperative Far
mers, Interstate Milk
Producers, and Agway, Inc.
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bruit farm and is editor and
publisher of “Pennsylvania
Fruit News”. He is the father
of six children including
Congressman William
(SdoSing.
Pitzer has been ' the
president of PFA since 1969.
He is not seeking re-election.
In addition to being an
Adams County orchardist,
he is a community leader
active in church, school and
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