Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 04, 1977, Image 17

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    KEMPTON, Pa. - The
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10 0 billion stars. tractor pull competitions
over, two evenings of its 23rd
In appreciation to everyone who attended
and made the Open House
Eugene Weaver
at the C.
The Prize Drawings were as follows:
First Prize
Eleanor Sterner
RDI
Biglerville, PA
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Second Prize
James B. Hess
827 E. Newport Rd
Lititz, PA
DIAMOND INTERNATIONAL
POULTRY SYSTEMS,
C. SERV|6e SCHOOLS. The
Industry’s finest Con
ducted by experts in the
field on a regular basis
You and your personnel
can stay abreast of new
developments in your
field new management
techniques. learn how
to prevent problems
WE SELL, SERVICE AND INSTALL a
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Kempton Fair begins June 17
a success
Farm -
Third Prize
Melvin Neff
RD 2
Ronks, PA
D. LEADERSHIP. Diamond
Automation has been, and
will continue to be
dedicated to the poultry
and egg industry. We
pioneered and developed
many of today’s systems
and methods We’ll
continue to search for
ways and means to
improve the poultryman’s
occupation And you’ll
be the first to hear of these
new concepts
717-464-3321
annual three-day event June
17-19.
The Kempton Fair’s
tractor pulling contest drew
a significant increase in
numbers of entries over
prior years when they were
held under the sanction of
the Pennsylvania Tractor
Pullers Association for the
first time last year.
According to a spokesman
for the Country Fair, this
year’s contest, which will
include state sanctioning of
farm tractor events in
addition to the Class B
modified and super stock, is
expected to draw even
greater numbers of
competitors from all over
the state. To accommodate
them, fair officials have set
aside Friday and Saturday
for the tractor pulls
scheduled to get under way
at 7 p.m. each evening.
The'fair is sponsored by
the Kempton Community
and Recreation Center and
will offer family
entertainment features such
as a Jeep rodeo, All Terrain
Vehicle races, fashion
shows, baking contests and
amusement rides for
children.
Two familiar figrues from
the famous Jamboree U.S.A.
Country Music Show in
Wheeling, W, Va., will team
up for an opening night
presehtation of “The Best of
Country Music.” Bob
Gallion, a regular member
of the Jamboree dubbed
“Mr. Showman” in the
business, will combine his
many talents with the lovely
country stylist, Patti Powell,
a , featured Jamboree star
who has hit the national
charts with “Long Hawl
Widow” and “Not Once but
a Hundred Times.” The
attractive duo are expected
to stage four Friday night
shows at Kempton.
Dottsy, a beautiful up-and
coming young singer who
already has to her credit the
top ten record “Storms
Never Last” and an RCA
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 4,1977 —17
album “The Sweetest
Thing” will be making three
appearances on Saturday.
Ken Lightner and The
Playboys (WIOV radio) will
also perform during the
Fair’s second day and night;
and The Northwestemers, a
quartet from Upper Lehigh
County who perform
regularly on WHOL radio,
wiU complete the Saturday
bill with two scheduled
appearances.
Gene Watson, the hot new
singing sensation from
Texas, will be backed by
Steve Lake’s Swingmasters
for four Sunday
performances. Gene is the
Capitol recording artist
working out of Nashville who
rose to fame with “Love in
the Hot Afternoon,” “Where
Love Begins,” and most
recently “Paper Eosey."
The country music shows
will be held in the Kempton
Community Center’s modem
stage complex with covered
seating, and the
entertainment will be
included in the price of
general fair admission.
The dairy industry used a
total of 908,548,000 blow
molded plastic bottles for
fluid milk in 1973, according
to a report issued by the U.S.
Dept, of Commerce. This
figure surpasses the
901,238,000 units used in 1972
and 734,104,000 in 1971. Fluid
milk now accounts for over
54 per cent of all blow
molded plastic bottles used
in the food and- beverage
industries.
Cheese consumption in the
United States (exclusive of
cottage cheese) for 1974 was
14.5 pounds per capita, up
nearly one percent from 1973
figures. Americans
consumed nearly 3 billion
pounds of cheese last year.
The Kempton Fair will
also feature a number of
other attractions designed to
appeal to the entire family.
The Great Erick, known as
the Golden Boy on the
Highwire, will be making his
first appearance m Kempton
since 1967; and popular
annual events will include
the selection of the
Pennsylvania Dutch Queen.
Saturday is traditionally
Children’s Day at Kempton
Fair with reduced rates on
amusement rides, and the
All Terrain Vehicle race will
again be a major Sunday
afternoon attraction.
Kempton is located on
Route 143 five miles north of
Route 22 from Lenhartsville
Interchange and on Route
737 ten miles north of
Kutztown.
A free brochure listing
additional information may
be obtained by writing the
Kempton Country Fair, Box
42, Dept. B, Kempton, Pa.
19529, or by calling 215-756-
6030 (during fair 215-756-
8444).
Retail sales of milk
through vending machines
rose 2.7 per cent in 1973,
according to the 28th annual
Census of the Industry as
reported by the trade
magazine, Vending Times.
Total milk sales of
$209,000,000 in 1973 was
realized through vending
units. Ice cream, sold in the
same manner, rose by 0.6
per cent during the year to a
total of $51,000,000.
Records assembled by
USDA economists show
Americans this year will
consume the equivalent of
541 pounds of milk in forms
ranging from fresh whole
milk to cheese, butter and
other dairy products.