The Solanco Future Farmers of America chapter walked away with the four top county winners in the Lancaster County Farm Management Contest CATTLE SALE FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 12 7:30 P.M. at Danville Livestock Market Old Rt. 11, Danville, Pa. Cattle graded by Ben Morgan from Penn State University CONSIGNORS - Cattle will be receiv ed Thursday, May II from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. BUYERS - Don’t miss this sale if you are in need of replacement cattle; - Last fall we had 854 head. All cattle will be inoculated. FOR TOP DOLLAR CONSIGN TO DANVILLE For Information Phone: 717-275-2880 M&VIN LEHMAN - OWNER SOMONI STERLING FARMS INC. MILKING HERD DISPERSAL FRIDAY, MAY 19,1978 11:00 A.M. Location: Harveys Lake, Pa., 1 mile north of Harveys Lake on Buckwheat-Holly Rd., 14 miles south of Tunkhannock, 18 miles NE of Wiikesbarre, Pa., 2 miles west of Rt. 309. 132 REGISTERED HOLSTEIN SELL 1977:151.7 cows average 14.668 M, 3.9 test, 567 F. April 21,1978 Classifications, 3 EX, 32 VG, 60 GP, 29 Good. Featuring VG 86 Chaple Bank Apachee milking with her first calf and out of an EX 2E Dee Ann Robuck Baron. Daughter with 704 F and a GP 80 son out of EX cow by Astronaut. Also featuring a VG 86 dividend clipper with 305,23,309,3.9,898 and her 3 VG daughters. VG daughter of Rackman, with 20,000 M and VG daughter of Astronaut with 17,000. A GP 81 Kingpin out of a 17,155 M dam. Other sires represented; Astronaut, Rackman, Arlinda Rex, Perseus Mark, Hanover Hill Lucky Shamrock, Sunliner, Hex, Lassie Leader, Romandale Jamancian, Tidy Gent, Seiling Petro, , Paclamar Citation M,Agro Acres Never Fear and Star ' Man. This is a good uddered dairy of stanchion and tie stall cows by top sires and with the condition to milk. Tested for interstate, examined for pregnancy and will have shipping fever innoculations. For catalog contact sale manager. Terms: Cash or Good Check day of sale. SOMONI STERLING FARM INC. General Manager Adam Stefanowiz 717-639-5100 William Kent, Inc. Sale Manager and Auctioneer Bergen, NY 716-494-1890 held on April 20. From left to right the winners were: Dan Hershberger, fourth place; Axel Linde, first place; John Groff, second; and Les Hershey, third place. The contest consisted of a three hour test in which six participants competed. “GIGANTIC Nil! SALE” 2 COMPLETE DAIRIES PLUS MACHINERY THURSDAY, MAY 11,1978 Sale to be held at Jack Wood’s Farm located on Taylor Valley Road, 3 miles North of Cin cinnatus off Route 26. Watch for Auction Arrows. 90 CATTLE 90 1. Featuring the Robert & Pat Hotaling Dairy from Solon consisting of 17 Fresh Cows, 5 Due in May & June, 15 Due from Aug. thru Nov., 6 Due in Dec. & Jan., and Balance in Various Stages of Lactation • Also A Good Holstein Service Bull. This is a Good, Young, Milky Dairy that with proper feed and care will go home & milk well for the New Owner. 2. The Dairy of Eleanor Powers from McGraw consisting of 24 Holsteins, 5 Jerseys, 3 Ayrshires, 2 Brown Swiss, & 1 Guernsey. This is a Good Year -Round Dairy with 10 StrictlyFresb, 7-Due in-May & June, 14 Due from July thru Nov., & 5 Due in Dec. & Jan. Anyone interested in some Good Colored Cows as well as Holsteins should plan on attending this nite Sale as there will be a Good Selection to choose from. All Cattle have had Shipping Fever Shots, & Necessary Cattle will be Vet Examined for Pregnancy prior to Sale Time. - MACHINERY - 3. From Norton King of South Otselic selling a good line of machinery including a JD 15 flail chopper, JD 338 baler w/thrower (excellent condition), JD 444 2 btm. trailer plow, JD 12’ harrow (nice con dition), land roller, JD Vanßrunt 13 hole single disc drill, JD 640 side rake w/dolly wheel, NH 467 haybine, NI 7’ conditioner, Kosch side mounted mower to fit JD 620 or 630, (3) kicker racks w/heavy duty JD, electric wheel, & MW running gears, Gehl chopper box w/heavy duty JD running gear, JD 34 spreader w/hyd. tailgate, & front mounted tractor buzz saw. Also, Lavelle H&G elevator, JD 48’ Skeleton elevator, JD VS mow conveyor, & Skinner reverse curve conveyor, plus (2) 48” Aerovent hay dryer fans, 5 HP electric motor, 1 HP electric motor, bam fogger, set Stewart clippers, electric dehomer, knapsack sprayer, endless belt, 2 bales twine, and about 250’ used Star-Line bam cleaner chain. The Milking Equipment includes a Model 73 DeLaval milking pump (3 unit), & 2 DeLaval magnetic milkers -1 w/50 lb. pail & 1 w/40 lb. pail. Manager’s Note: This Machinery has had the best of care & has always been kept under cover - Norton was a very good caretaker. 4. Also, selling for F.H.A. a 1974 Belarus Model M-520 Diesel Tractor w/4 Wheel Drive and live PTO - rated at 70 HP. 5. Odd consignments of Good Machinery include a MF 1100 diesel tractor w/only 1715 hrs. (like new condition), JD F6SOA 5 btm. trip plows, NH 461 haybine, Sunset 400 gal. direct expansion bulk tank, washer, DeLaval transfer pump and about 200 ft. of 1” glass transfer line, and (4) DeLaval magnetic milker units. Oliver 33 horse drawn sulky plow. Terms: Cash or Good Checks. Lunch Available. Manager’s Note: Be on time at 6:30 P.M. for this night Auction as we have a Good Line of Machinery to sell before dark plus a selection of Colored and Black & White Cattle from 2 Complete Dairies. JACK WOOD’S iIVESTOCK & AOCTION SERVICE • Safes Managers Cincinnatus, N.Y. 13040 607-863-4141 (Pays) 607 336-631? <Evph 1 6:30 P.M. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6,1978 Top FFA speeches from Kutztown LESSPORT - Five Berks County schools participated in the Berks County Public Speaking contest held at the Berks Agriculture Center, Leesport. Contestants were allowed to choose their own subject dealing with agriculture character. Each speech had to be typed and wasn’t to be less than six minutes long or exceed a maximum of eight minutes. The speeches were judged on content, composition of the report, general effect, projection of voice, and response to questions. Judges were Chuck Suloff, Production Credit; and Roman Speahr, Soil Con servation District Executive Assitant. Kutztown High School captured first and second place in the general category. First was May Faust, FFA; success; second, Larry Shrawdsr, A realistic look at the farm strike. Wendy Shaw, from Oley placed third with her speech dealing with Dairying; an important part of agriculture. Fourth place went to Steve Imes, Agriculture, the No. 1 growing industry in the U.S.; fifth, Missy day, Almost everything starts on the farm, from Tulpehocken; Farm Calendar (Continued from Page 10) Water Quality Management Plan for Study Area 3-meeting, 7 p.m., Holiday East Motor Hotel, Highspire. Monthly meeting of the Hunterdon County board of agriculture, at the ' Extension Center, Flemington, N. J. Thursday, May 11 Seminar on “Care and Preventive Medicine for the horse,” Lower Dauphin High School, 7:30 p.m. Susquehanna River Basin Commission meets, 1 p.m. at the Penn Harris Motor Inn, Camp Hill. Friday, May 12 Pennsylvania Egg Marketing Association PUBLIC AUC lON FARM EQUIPMEN THURSDAY, MA\ A Location: Vintage Sales Stables, Inc., ten miles east of Lancaster, sixteen (16) miles west of Coatesville on Route #3O, Lancaster Co., Pa. Farm equipment as follows: White 2-85 dsl. tractor w/880 hrs., 3-point hook-up; David Brown ‘99o’ tractor w/516 hrs., 3-point hook-up; Case ‘66o’ 10’ self propelled combine; New Holland ‘27B’ PTO baler w/thrower, only baled 2500 bales; New Holland ‘477’ haybine, like new; New Holland 32’ elevator; New Holland 20’ bale wagon; Int. roto-bar rake; Bush Hog 12’ transport disc; Bush Hog 6’ rotary mower, pull type; Athens 16” 3-b, 3-point hook-up plow; Danuser post hole digger; Buch 8’ cultipacker, 3-point hook-up; Ford 2-row cultivator; Ford mower; Ford 2-b plow; Ford harrow; 4-wheel rubber-tired wagon; John Deere 8’ snow plow; Gilson rotary tiller; snow blower; dbl. ladder; 2 lawn spreaders; rolls wire; 75 locust posts and numerous articles not listed. Terms: Cash. Sale Conducted by: Whitford Sales Company L. Robert Frame, Auctioneer Box 98 Uwchland, Eagle, Pa. 19480 Phone: 215-458-5060 sixth, Howard Griest, What are the alternatives in diary manure Management; seventh, Tom Kearns, soybeans: food-feed-future, both from Twin Valley; and eighth, George Ludwig, Tractor safety, Conrad Weiser. In the Conservation category, Bruce Latshaw from Kutztown placed first with his speech on Con servation at any Cost. Sue Ford was second with her speech on Curelty To Animals. Dan Hosteller placed third with Con servation: A must for Society. With warmer weather on the way, reduce the amount of heat inside the home through careful use of ap pliances Turn off light bulbs, radio, television when not in use Cook and bake dunng cooler hours of the morning or evening Use washer, dryer and iron dur ing cooler penods Never use the oven if a smaller ap phance will do the job meets, 7 p.m. at the Treadway Resort Inn, Lancaster. Spring Steam Up at Rough and Tumble Engineering Association’s grounds along Route 30, east of Lancaster. See article on page 111. Saturday, May 13 Chicken Barbeque and flea market, Montgomery County 4-H Center, Lansdale; flea market 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; barbeque at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. All proceeds to benefit the 4- H program. Oxford Area High School FFA banquet, 7 p.m. in the high s iool cafeteria. Spring Steam Up continues at Hour- and Tumble. See Frio, listings. at 1:30 P.M 39
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