l*—i—caster Farming, Saturday, iapuary 14,197*
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Farm Calendar
(Continued from Page 10).
ryville Methodist Church,
noon.
Dairy, goat meeting at the_
Penn State Schuylkill
Campus, qn Route 61, just
south of Schuylkill
Haven. Dr. Sam Guss
speaks. Meeting at 7:30
p.m.
Welding classes begin at
Blue Mountain
Agriculture Department
for adult farmers.'
Classes continue through
April 20 on consecutive
Thursdays.
Adams County Extension an
nual meeting, Penn State
President John Oswald
will be speaker. Details at
Extension Service.
Board of directors meeting
for the Pennsylvania
Poultry Federation, 1
p.m. at the Bonanza
Restaurant, 4200 Union
Deposit Road, Har
risburg.
3 swine breed titles
t
go to western Pa.
HARRISBURG - West
central Pennsylvania swine
producers dominate'd
classes in three breeds of gilt
judging competition at the
62nd annual Farm Show last
Monday.
In the Berkshire breed,
Clayton Winebark and Sons,
Rochester Mills Rl, Indiana
County, exhibited both the
champion and reserve
champion gilts.
A Blair County breeder,
Real Farms, Ine., of Tipton,
showed the champion and
reserve champion in the
Yorkshire competition.
And, in the Poland China
judging, Keith McConnell of
Volant, Lawrence County,
exhibited both the champion
and reserve champion gilts.
Southeastern Penn
sylvania breeders placing in
toe top five of the Poland
China classes included
Marilyn Deaven,
Fredericksburg Rl; J. E.
ATTENTION
FARMERS...
FREE
ESTIMATES
ON RODENT
CONTROL
RODENTS carry diseases which
can endanger the health of your
flocks. Your business is raising the
flocks. Ours is protecting them.
5
1
Since 1928
Pest control is too important
to trust to anyone else
. -V J "Sr-' ‘v*
Chester County DMA ban
__ quet, East Brandywine
Fire Hall, Guthriesville, 7
p.m.
Solanco ag department of
fers pesticide, courses,
beginning today at 7:30
p.m. Classes end at 9 p.m.
Cumberland County Exten
sion Service annual
meeting, 7 p.m. at The
First United Methodist
Church, E. North Street,
Carlisle.
Friday, Jan. 20'
Pennsylvania Egg
Marketing Association
meeting, at the Sheraton-
Conestoga, Lancaster,
7:30 p.m.
Cumberland County Corn
Clinic, The Embers, 1700
Harrisburg Pike, Carli
sle.
Saturday, Jan. 21
1 New Jersey’s 107th Farmers
Week, to January 28.
"Details at the Extension
Service.
Lanius and Son, York R 3;
and Mark Deaven,
Fredericksburg Rl.
In Berkshire competition,
those individuals ranking in
the top five placmgs for the
three classes included
Russel Cornbower, New
Freedom Rl; Dennis
Grumbine, Myers town R 2;
and Ariie Cornbower, New
Freedom Rl,
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Lancaster County’s Donald Hershey receives a
congratulatory handshake and plaque from
Pennsylvania Farmer Senior Editor John Kimbark
for having been named as one of three Master
Donald Hershey
honored
as Master Farmer
CAMP HILL - Six for
mers, three from Penn
sylvania and one each from
Delaware, Maryland, and
West Virginia, were honored
here at the Penn-Harris
Motor Inn on Tuesday af
ternoon. All were given the
prestigious Master Fanner
Award, given annually by
Farmer
magazine and the Penn State
Extension Service.
The awards luncheon, held
in one of the Penn-Harris’
magnificent ballrooms, was
attended by executives of the
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, Penn State
personnel, previous Master
Farmer Award winners, and
invited guests.
The Master Farmer
Award is one of the highest
awards bestowed on formers
in this region. The three
Pennsylvanians who won the
conveted award this year
are Donald Hershey of
Lancaster County, Richard
Packard of Bradford
County, and Thomas Styer of
Bucks County. John Myers
won the honor in Maryland,
Russell linger was cited in
West Virginia, and William
Vanderwende was the
winner in Delaware.
The recognition luncheon
was attended by several
hundred agriculturalists.
Farmers for 1977. Looking on are Lancaster
County Agent Max Smith, left, and the Hershey
family, Patti, Steve, Mrs. Hershey, and Larry.
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Sold in sorted lots the auction way. See them
weighed and sold and pick up your check.
SALE EVERY MONDAY &0Q AM.
■ SPECIAL MENTION 1
100 Fat Hogs to be sold Monday, Jan. 16.
Consigned by
NJ. Correctional Institution Farms.
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Phone 717-354-4341
Dally Market Report ■ Phone 717-354-7288
Abe Oiffenbach, Manager
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