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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 22.1977
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Earl Newcomer, president of the Lancaster County Farmers Association,
proudly displays a letter a letter of commendation from Governor Milton Shapp.
The congratulatory message was delivered by Secretary of Agriculture Kent
Shelhamer, who stopped in at Park City on Monday to see the promotional ef
forts of the Association. Looking on are state legislator Noah Wenger, left, a
farmer from Stevens and member of the Association; and regional Pennsylvania
Farmers Association directors Jim Kreider and Helen Wivell. Both are Lancaster
Countians. Mrs. Wivell chaired the women’s committee which was responsible
for putting on the program.
Mall
promotion
(Continued from Page 21)
Friday evening. An ice
cream eating contest is
scheduled for today, (Oc
tober 22.)
In the livestock mall
demonstrations on live
animals drew crowds of
spectators each evening. On
Monday a steer was trim
med before a gathering of
interested spectators. On
Tuesday smaller, more
easily managed animals -
sheep - were fitted and
sheared before crowds of
wide-eyed children and their
parents.
Wednesday evening the
livestock mall was
highlighted by a sow and
litter, Thursday by a steer,
and today with sheep.
In other areas lining one
whole mall like a regiment of
soldiers were equipment
displays set up to give the
consumer an idea of the
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Available
A book containing all
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county maps is now
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large double page
spread size 22x16. Each
county is a separate
map - 67 counties in all.
The book is bound size
16x11 and contains 148
pages.
Cities, towns and
villages are shown and
indexed identifying
their county location.
Game land, state parks,
streams, lakes and
waterways are iden
tified. Information
concerning each county,
its origin, together with
copy considered per
tinent is included.
Those wishing to do so
may reserve a copy by
remitting $7.00 to
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Sow Castle
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Farrowing stalls and
nursery areas an* equipped
with aluminum T-»latS In
the floor, front and rear.
individual stats ara 1” ",
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investment involved in
fanning.
Fruit growers and the
Future Farmers of America
were also represented with
displays they had hand
crafted.
Not to be-forgotten in the
mall promotion were the
efforts *of the women’s
committee of the Lancaster
County Farmers
Association. A total of 11
One thing the Lancaster County Farmers Association mall promotion couldn’t
do without was the “Chicken Man” which delighted many children including
Michelle, Stephanie, and Andrea Yost, the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. William
Yost. Underneath all the feathers was Jim Hess from Plain and Fancy Egg
Ranch.
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crafts were demonstrated by
these ladies over the span of
a week. They also put on food
demonstrations and enlisted
the aid of the Lancaster
County Extension Service
for pork cutting demon
strations.
On tap today (October 22)
is a food demonstration of 4-
H cooking by the Mount Joy
Cooking Clubs, as well as
omelet demonstrations at 11
Finishin
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Look at a few of the
features we build
into our structures.
a.m. and 1,2,4,6:30 and 8:30
p.m. Then, at 2 p.m. ven
triloquist and magician
Steve Brubaker will per
form. The grand finale will
be a sheep shearing
demonstration, fashion
show, spinning of wool, and
entertainment by the Paul
Miller Family - “The
Singing Millers” - at the
center of the mall at 7:30
p.m.
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