—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Jan. 8, 1977 94 One last [Continued from Page 92] Ephrata; Dale Burkhart, Denver; Richard Groff, Leola; Roberta Ekdahl, West Chester; Nedra Yoder, Shoemakersville; Catherine Wallaston, Toughkenamon; Emily HolloweU, Ottsville, Zepp, New Oxford; Robert Bair, Wrightsville; Mary Ann Klinger, New Oxford; and Linda Hall, Alexandria. DISAPPOINTING YIELD A combination of un favorable weather con ditions - an open Winter and a dry Spring - were being blamed for empty grain bins and lost profits in regions north of Hershey and west of Hanover. It wasn’t much of a crop, growers from those areas told Lancaster Far ming in late July. A Bloomsburg man said wheat in his area looked more like timothy. But for peaches, the situation was very definitely “peachy.” The fruit was plentiful, large, and full of flavor, reported orchardmen in Lancaster County, Gail McPherson, wife of National Peach Council president, Paul McPherson, Gatchellville, York County, announced plans for release of a new cookbook which featured nearly 300 recipes which have peaches as a primary ingredient. Aside from Mrs. McPherson herself, over 20 York County residents contributed to the recipe collection, entitled “The Passion for Peaches Cookbook.” 4-H DAIRY ROUND-UPS Sandi Frey, Willow Street, showed the grand champion Holstein in the Lancaster County 4-H Dairy Round-up on July 27-28. Held for the first time at the ex panded and improved Solanco Fairgrounds, the event received double open page coverage in Lancaster Fanning. Grand champion Guernsey Planning to Dig 780 EAST MAIN ST. r NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557 exhibitor was Rick Crider of Nottingham; the Ayrshire champ was Rhonda Shope, Elizabethtown; Browns Swiss - Robert Witmer, Willow Street; Jerseys - Matt Arrowsmith. Chester County 4-H’ers, held their dairy round-up the same week, with Dean Yamall capturing the top Holstein award. The Jersey winner was Bruce Heller; Ayrshire - Kennard Henley III; Guernsey - Jeffery Staner; Milking Shorthorn - J. Douglas Marsh. Berks County Holstein breeders held their annual Summer picnic at the Richard Troutman farm with approximately 200 members m attendance. More Holstein activities took place in Quarryville as the Lancaster ' District Holstein Show got underway. Nathan Stoltzfus of Gap R 2 received the coveted premier breeder and exhibitor banners and also won the reserve grand champion honor. Linda Kauffman of Elizabethtown 'exhibited the grand champion of the show. RANCH MEETS FORD Pennsylvania’s FFA president met with President Gerald Ford in July. The former Solanco student was one of 80 state FFA officers from across the country to be invited into the White House to meet with the Chief Executive. John M. Keith, 20, of Entriken, and Anna May Snyder, 19, of Camp Hill, were chosen prince and princess of the Pennsylvania State Grange. An identification program for grade Holstein females was approved by the Holstein Friesian Association of America last Summer. A crowd of approximately 2000 persons saw the Sire Power Sale average $2293 on 717-354-4241 free ESTIMATES Inter-State Milk Producers called a symposium last Spring, and a seminar last Fall aimed at bringing the far mers’ viewpoints into better focus with consumer groups. 63 Holsteins. Topping the sale at $ll,OOO was a daughter of “Rag Apple Elevation.” The milk-feed ratio declined in June to 1.42, due to a decrease in milk prices and increase in feed costs. Farmalnd values in creased an average of 14 per cent between March 1, 1975 and February 1, 1976, ac cording to the Farm Real Estate Market Development study. Total value of U.S. farmland was pegged at $421 billion as of Feb. 1, 1976. Farm buildings accounted for $72 billion of that total. The average value of an operating unit was set at $165,000. FFA HOG SHOW Cliff Charles, a former vo ag student at Penn Manor High School, won the Lan caster County FFA Hog Show in late July with his 200-pound % Duroc. The show was one of the largest in recent years, with 349 head entered. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, in response to an outbreak of Hog cholera in Mass achusetts and the possible exposure to herds in Rhode SURGE DEALER AT IMIS TEAR’S PENNSYLVANIA FARM Longacre Electrical Svc. Inc. Bally, PA Phone (215) 845-2261 H. Daniel Wenger & Bro. Inc. RDI, Hamburg, PA Phone (215) 488-6574 Jim's Sales & Service Oak Bottom RD Box 37 Quarryville, PA. 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