—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Nov. 13, 1976
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Henry and Hazel Slaughter, gospel singing group,
will be appearing at Ephrata Senior High School on
Sunday, November 28, at 7:30 p.m. A pioneer in
gospel music, Henry has been recognized by h<s
fellow colleagues as being Best Gospel In
strumentalist in 1973,74, and 75. Both he and his
wife appear as guests each week on the Gaither
concerts. The Jimmy Swaggart weekly TV sh'ow
presents Henry as a regular musician, as well as
periodically having both Henry and Hazel as
singing guests. Their music is for ministring from
one soul to another by song. This will be demon
strated when they appear in concert at Ephrata.
Pa. judging team
takes fourth place
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The
Lancaster County Livestock
Judging team representing
Pennsylvania took fourth out
of 13 state teams in the
Junior Livestock Judging
Contest at the Pennsylvania
Livestock Exposition last
-week.
In the various contests, the
team placed third in sheep
judging, third in swine
judging, and sixth in beef
cattle judging.
Individually, Kevin
Hohrer, Manheim R 7, took
first in the swine judging
contest and Ken Brubaker,
Lancaster, took third in
sheep judging.
In the overall contest,
Brubaker took eighth out of
52 contestants, Rohrer took
11th, and Anthony Eberly,
Denver R 2, took 12th.
The team is. now on its way
to the national contest in
Louisville, Ky., which will be
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held on November 16. In the
meantime, they will be
judging m various com
petitions along the way.
Viewpoints
Government is not rea
son, it is not eloquence
it is force' Like fire it is a
dangerous servant and a
fearful master, never for
a moment should it be left
to irresponsible action
George Washington
Slated to begin at 1 p.m.,
the sale is billed as the first
ever held here for the
specific purpose of offering
project animals. Ap
proximately 100 head will go
through the ring.
Berks man
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Hoppes' community and
civic affiliations include
membership in Zion’s United
Church of Christ, the
Virginville Fire Company,
Berks County 4-H Club, the
Pennsylvania Jaycees, and
the Kutztown Jaycees for
which he serves as a
director.
He is married to Grace M.
Hoppes and has three
children; John, age nme;
Keith, seven; and Michelle,
four.
Elwood Ohlinger was
named State Outstanding
Wethers
judged
HARRISBURG - Carcass
wethers were judged at the
Keystone International
Livestock Exposition. The
on-foot list of placmgs in
cluded the following from
Pennsylvania:
Elizabeth Herr, Narvon,
Pa., fifth; Tom Van Wagner,
Dauphin, Pa., sixth - for 80-
100 pound class. Christian
Herr, Narvon, seventh in 101-
120 pound class.
On the rail, Tom Wagner
placed his animal second,
followed by David Huff from
Erdenheim Farm, third.
Windy Acres from Dauphin
County placed seventh. A
Maryland entry - W.G.
Carpenter and Son, from
Jefferson, placed eighth,
followed by Steven Strauss of
Ephrata and Elizabeth Herr
of Narvon.
In the 101-120 on-the-rail
division, Tom Van Wagner
placed third; Steven Strauss,
13th, and Janet Strauss, also
of Ephrata, 15th.
Sale slated
LANCASTER, Pa. - The
Lancaster Stock Yards, on
the Lititz Pike, has an
nounced the scheduling of a
special sale this Friday
which invites 4-H’ers and
FFA students to attend for
the possibility of purchasing
a project steer or heifer.
Young Farmer (over 30
years of age) at the two-day
convention. He and his wife,
Ruth, own and operate Reu-
Hel Farms, Inc., in Mohr
sville Rl.
The Ohlingers milk 144
head of Registered Holstein
cattle and feed an additional
80 head of young stock. All
but five of the Ohlinger’s
dairy animals were bred and
raised by the family, and the
dairy farm consistently
places first or second in milk
production in the county for
registered herds of over 100
cows. The herd average last
year was 16,666 pounds of
milk and 581 pounds of fat.
Ohlinger farms 405 acres
of land including 80 acres of
com silage, 140 acres corn
grain, 20 acres of oats, 60
acres of wheat, 85 acres of
hay, and 15 acres of pasture.
He has averaged 5Vz tons of
hay per acre, most of which
feeds the dairy herd. Com is
also primarily a feed crop,
although he averages 80 to
100 tons of com grain for sale
each year. Ohlinger’s
average silage yield is '2O
tons and his grain averages
130 bushels.
Ohlinger is active in the
Berks County, Pennsylvania
and American Holstein
breeding associations, and
the Ontelanuee of Leesport,
Berks Pomona and Penn
sylvania State granges. He is
algo active in exhibiting his
dairy animals and has shown
the reserve grand champion
cow at both Kutztown and
Reading Fairs the past two
years as well as the reserve
grand champion bull at tlsrs
Eatem Pa. Champion ShoV >•
Another Berks countian,
Donald Duncan of Robesonia
Rl, a member of the Conrad
Weiser Adult Farmers
Association, and his wife,
Ruth, were named regional
winners for the community
service contest.
The Duncan’s were the
county representatives in
this category. Duncan is a
director of the Berks County
Conservation District and is
currently serving as
president of the Berks
County Dairy Association.