V0!.'22 No. 40 Weaver, King chosen Lancaster Co, 4-H queens kendaceborry By JOANNESPAHR UNCASTER, Pa. - This year’s Lancaster County junior and senior 4-H queens have something in common. Besides sharing a reign and a friendhsip, they bote have also had a crack at tee 4-H royalty before. Just last year, Lisa King, age 13, this year’s junior queen, was runner-up for title, and two years ago, ®in Weaver, now senior queen, sat in tee throne of the junior royalty. This year’s titles were iPastowed on the girls at the Rlimax of an all-day Lan caster County 4-H Achievement Day held at tee p arm and Home Center, Serving ImFCefttral and Southeastern Pennsylvania Area? - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware AG PROGRESS ‘77 Activities slated for Tue., Wed., Thursi UNIVERSITY PARK-Penn State 'agrono mists are working on a corn cropping system which is reducing soil erosion losses to negligible levels, and it's so simple one must wonder why it hasn’t been tried before. It involves planting crown vetch into a corn field as a “living mulch." The,crown vetch holds the soil and moisture in place where it , belongs and has met with extraordinary c success so far. That’s just one of the many experiments which will be introduced to visitors to Ag Progress Days this year. Another unique project involves sprinkling "-~lruit>tfWßF*with water during a cold Winter Arcadia Road, Lancaster, Pa., this Thursday. Senior queen Kim Weaver, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Weaver, Quarryville R 2, represented tee Red Rose Beef and Sheep Club. A seven year member of 4-H she’s modest about her winnings in tee beef and sheep club, although she does admit to having had some fair champions at tee SolancoFair. In her new role as senior 4- H queen, the pretty brunette is looking forward to all tee banquets and parades in which she can sharpen up already learned speaking skills. Lisa King, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin King, 405 Gordonville, Pa., is a Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 20,1977 By DIETER KRIEG member of the Pequea Valley 4-H Sewing and Cooking Club. Along with her ability to In this issue Farm Calendar 10 Editorial 10 Southcentral Holstein show 19 York horse round-up 20 Guernsey field day 21 Energy bill 30 Keystone 4-H’ers 36 Sheep blocking 42 Joyce Bupp 43 Montgomery County 4-HFair 44 Agri-Women 46 Kendy’s Kottumn 50 Classifieds 52 Homestead Notes 82 Ida’s Notebook 84 night to (believe it or not) keep them warm. * Strange as it may sound, Penn State research is proving that it works, and the fuel savings involved are astronomical. . In other areas of research, solar energy is . being tested for application in greenhouses. Scientists are also testing herbicides, fer tilization rates, and cultivation methods. Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, rated as the biggest exhibition of its kind in the East, gets underway on Tuesday morning and will continue through Thursday afternoon. You’ll find details of various projects and activities ... throughoutJhis week’s edition of Lancasters Farming. sew and cook, lisa has grown up with another unique talent - she is able to speak in sign language, an Jr. Cooking Edition 85 Home on the Range 90 Recipe Swap 93 Facts for dairymen 96 Rodeo feature 98 Lancaster DHIA 101 Eastern Pa. Holstein Show 108 Produce market 110 York hog round-up 113 York DHIA 118 Ag Progress map 128 Ag Progress schedule 129 Carlisle sheep show 135 Pig fitting 136 Sale Reports 144 Public Sales Register 144 art she developed in order to communicate with her parents, who are both deaf. One long-range goal of this just-turned-13-year-old is to become an interpreter for the deaf. Lisa, who is in her fourth year of 4-H, is also hoping to “go deeper” into the organization by joining committees and taking an active role in leadership. One of the benefits she sees stemming from her new role as junior queen is practice in speaking before groups. “Public speaking will probably be my best benefit,” she says. Also chosen on Thursday evening were junior and senior queen alternates. In $6.00 Per Year the Instance where the queen cannot participate in an event, these girls will take over. This year’s junior alter nate is Angela Rabold, the 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Rabold. She is a member of the Lauschtown Spartans, a nutrition and craft group, and was a grand champion in ' the 4-H quick bread division on Thursday. Carol Stinson, Strasburg HI, is the 16-year-old daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Melvin Stinson, and this year’s senior runner-up. Carol is a member of the 4-H Rough Riders Horse Club, and is an eight-year member of 4-H. (Continued on Pace 16)
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