—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 25. 1977
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Sandy Miller is Berks County Dairy Princess
By LAUREL SCHAEFFER
Berks County Reporter
WYOMISSING, Pa. -
When emcee A. Wayne
Readinger, regional
supervisor of the Penn
sylvania Department of
Agriculture, posed the
question; “Can you dream
up something new for the
dairy industry...?” Sandy
Miller, Hamburg, R 2, didn’t
have to hestitate one second
to answer.,
Berks County’s Dairy Pageant winners are all Miller, center. Sue Clay, left, is second runner-up,
imiles about milk. The new princess is Sandy and Martha Herbert is first alternate.
AT FLEETWOOD. . . BUYERS OF WHEAT
The lovely Dairy Princess
contestant gave a long list of
suggestions such as milk
flavored lollipops shaped
like a cow, and milk foun
tains to replace the
traditional water fountains
in public buildings.
Sandy was crowned the
new 1977-78 Berks County
Dairy Princess, before a
crowd of well over 200 at a
banquet held at the
Gram Elevator, Feed Warehouse & Flour Mill, Fleetwood, Pa
(6 miles Northeast of Reading off Route 222)
Sberaton-Berkshire Inn on
June 18.
The “moment of glory” designed to educate and help
came for this blue eyed, 5 prepare the girls for the
feet-7 inch, 19 year old only climax of Berks County’s
after a long week of ac- Dairy Week: the Pageant,
tivities with the other seven During the banquet, while
impressive contestants, the judges were deliberating
They were involved in dairy on their final decision, past
promotion activities dairy princess Nedra Jo
throughout the week at the Yoder, gave her farewell
Berkshire Mall, and also remarks. Nedra highlighted
participated in a fashion on her past experiences as
show sponsored ' be Berks Cor Dr’
F. M. BROWN'S SONS, Inc.
BIRDSBORO - FLEETWOOD - SINKING SPRING
582-2741 944-7654 678-4567
Pomeroy’s, and many other
clinics and workshops
Facilities To Serve You Faster . . .
• 50 ft. Dial Scale
• 50 ft. Truck Dump
• 1000 bu. Dumping Pit
• Automated Grain Dryer
• 750,000 bu. Storage
Grain receiving pits are open daily from 7:30
A.M. to 5:00 P.M. During harvesting days, trucks
will be unloaded after 5:00 p.m. with closing set
on a daily basis.
(Areo Code 215)
Princess and thanked the
dairy farmers who had made
the opportunity, available.
Nedra traveled 1,355 miles
during the past year, making
public appearances at many
CUSTOM BUILT
CALF HUTS
MADE TO ORDER
Build a separate pen m front of each a
Space each pen and calf far enough apart fr<
the next unit to keep each calf separated fl
its neighbor. This isolation of each unit is vi
important.Jt helps prevent the spread of
fectious diseases.
Straw or other suitable bedding is used for
floor. The calf is a proven design that providi
dry, draft-free shelter for the animal
result....a much healthier calf!
ELMER M. MARTIN
R.D. 2, Myerstown, Pa.
PH: (717)949-2081
various places as
princess.
Comments were also
by Peggy Staub,
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