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Lebanon Holstein dairymen hold field day
By LAUREL SCHAEFFER
Berks County Reporter
MYERSTOWN, - Lebanon
County dairymen gathered
at Lime-Rock Farm, home of
Hubert S. Miller, on August
4, for their annual field day.
Among the 250 people
present was, Jack King,
owner-operator of Kinglea
Farms, Maryland.
King was the official judge
of the judging contest held at
the field day and was also the
guest speaker. The young
dairyman told the audience
how he started farming in
1964 through the en
couragement of his family
and organizations such as
FFA and 4-H.
A graduate of the
University of Maryland
where he studied dairy
Pork Day held
By LAUREL SCHAEFFE
Berks County Reporter
KEMPTON - The Ea§tem
Pennsylvania Pork
Producers Association held
their 15th annual Pork Day
on August 6th. Despite a
sudden thundershower and
threats of others, the affair
drew a large crowd.
For the price of one ad
mission charge into the
Kempton Community
Center, the pork producers
provided all the pork chops
and trimmings, and live
entertainment anyone could
handle. Even though the
crowd was estimated to be
smaller than previous years,
Herb Schick, president, said
they had served over 3000
barbequed chops.
Besides the pork chops,
the association also roasted
a whole pig stuffed with
sauerkraut which was
devoured by the hungry
crowd.
Another attraction to Pork
Day is the annual Pork King
Cooking Contest. This
contest is open to any male
over 12 years of age and a
resident of Pennsylvania.
The recipe had to be
science and dairy
economics, King has
developed a herd of 350
registered Holsteins. He
explained some of his
management practices to
the interested dairymen.
One area of interest was
automatic detachers which
this progressive herdsman
has recently installed. “I
have decreased my labor in
the milking parlor by about
50 per cent with the
detachers.” King stated.
Mastitis has dropped by two
thirds and production levels
have stayed the same, King
remarked.
Irrigation is another in
creasingly popular item in
Maryland. King has installed
irrigation systems in 180
acres and hopes to increase
on a barbecue
prepared
grill.
The winner for the contest
Was Charles Mackenzie,
Cetronia. Mackenzie made
“Smokey Spare-Ribs” and
will go on to the state contest
which will be held with the
Apple Harvest Festival in
Adams County. Second place
was Carrol Smith from
Band concert slated
KENNETT SQUARE -The
53rd Air Force Band of the
Pennsylvania National
Guard will present an out
door concert at Longwood
Gardens, near here,
tomorrow (Aug. 14) at 7 p.m.
Seating in the Open Air
Theatre is unreserved and is
available to all visitors who
pay the regular admission
fee to the gardens. No rain
date is scheduled.
Concertgoers should allot
additional time to visit the
gardens at Longwood before
and after the performance.
Of special interest is the
Annual Selection Garden
near the vegetable area.
Here, 125 varieties of an-
the area. ‘‘Most of the
irrigated land is in alfalfa, it
is a very valuable crop”
King explained. The water
used in his irrigatioin system
has a low salt content but,
says King, “We can irrigate
up to seven times between
rains without any harmful
residues.”
The dairyman also urged
the audience to have estate
planning. “It is important to
save what you have worked
for for your children,” he
insisted. “It is too easy to
lose farms through
inheritance taxes, etc.
Also speaking briefly to
the Lebanon dairymen were
Joyce Myer, 1977 Lebanon
County dairy princess,
Hershey Bare, state
North Wales; third place
was Ron Freed of Lane
Lexington.
The judges for the contest
were: Jane Zeigler,
professional taste tester,
Penn State University; Dr.
John Zeigler, meat scientist,
Penn State University; and
Renee Loos, consumer, from
Reading.
nuals are grown in a colorful,
informative display.
The night-blooming
waterlilies are also a popular
attraction, and at 9:15 p.m.,
the illuminated fountains in
front of the conservatory are
turned on for a half-hour
show. The greenhouses
remain open until one hour
after the conclusion of the
display.
Longwood Gardens is
located on Route 1, northeast
of Kennett Square. The
grounds open daily at 9 a.m.,
the conservatories at 10 a.m.
Admission is $2 for adults, $1
for children ages 6-14, free
under age 6.
director, and Clarence
Stauffer, program director
of the Rational Holstein
Association. Stauffer told the
group of the new changes in
registration fees going into
effect November 1. Early
registration tees change
from $3.50 to $5.00 and the
age drops from 8 months to 6
months, otherwise the fee is
$lO.OO. The national mem
bership fee stays the same
but the time has been
decreased from 10 years to
five years. Renewal fees are
still $lO.OO but are only for
five years.
The winners of the judging
contest which consisted of
three classes - aged cows, 2
year-olds, and yearlings
were: Youth-12 and under-1.
Daniel Groff, Lebanon; 2.
Jerry Musser, Schaf
ferstown; 3. Micheal Kunkle,
Jonestown; and 4. Mervin
Horst, Schafferstown. Youth
- 13-17: 1. Mike Bare,
Lebanon; 2. Gary Mase,
Lebanon; 3. Dave Bom
gardner, Lebanon and 4.
Gailen Martin, Schaf
ferstown.
Taking first place in the
women’s competition was:
Cathy Dotsun, Annville;
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followed by Thelma
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and Julie Wagner of
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In the men’s division,
visitors from Berks County
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outjudged their Lebanon
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George Satazahn,
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