1/1 airy princess Fontrnued from Page 104) ILr Paul Doutrich, liDhin County com isioners John Minnidi I Earl Reider, and state Iresentatives Jeffrey icola, Stephen Reed, . e ph Manmiller; and dolph Dinmm. In a unique $t and doubly challenging i of the contest, the ace milkers had to squirt SERVING THE FARMERS FOR 105 YEARS „ HAMBURG SAVINGS rUIV and TRUST COMPANY Hamburg, PA Phone 215-562-3811 A FULL SERVICE BANK ELECTRIC FENCERS ffIEBWNP k *|2 Volts Sf * Weed Chopper So r * ,10M#dels Authorized Distributor & Warranty Station We carry a full line of fencing supplies. ★ WIRE - Smooth & Barbed. ★ POSTS - 5 Ft. Fiberglass. ★ INSULATORS PEQUEA BATTERIES RONKS, PA 17572 ARCADIAN liquid gives a profitable boost to alfalfa after the first cutting. 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In other portions of the program, 4-H’ers,' FFA’ers and a few folks from the crowd chugged milk shakes The competition was scored on an individual as well as team basis. Once all that was over, the The milking contest at the Harrisburg East Mall last week was of interest to farmers and shoppers alike. two finalists for the dairy princess contests were in troduced. Accompanying them were the 1977 Dauphin County dairy princess - Donna Capp - and their respective male escorts. Runner-up Kathy Feidt just finished her junior year at Upper Dauphin High School, and she is a member of the Upper Dauphin 4-H Dairy Club. A veteran of virtually every available office in that club, she owns six cows, and eight calves and has participated in many local and area dairy shows. Her parents have Holstein and Brown Swiss cows on their northern Dauphin County farm. Debbie Cassel - the new dairy princess - says she enjoys drinking milk. The reason is that it tastes very good and it quenches her thirst quickly. “During my reign I will visit grocery Plant Foods Phone: 717-354-5848 stores and grade schools to sell others on the value of milk,” she commented during an interview last week. The new dairy prin cess believes the industry can benefit the most through visits to grade schools because the younger children haven’t made up their minds yet as to what they’ll want nutritionally. Older children and adults, are more difficult to con vince, Miss Cassel ex plained. Miss Cassel entered this year’s pageant because she wants to help promote the dairy industry and please her parents at the same time, she said. She’s at home on a 350-acre dairy operation which features 250 head of dairy cattle. Two breeds are represented - Holsteins and Jecseys. Asked which of the breeds she personally preferred, the young lady came up with a quick smile and accompanying “Jer syes.” She says they make No One Builds a Better Box. 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A secretary for Cleveland Brothers Equipment, Co., Harrisburg, Miss Cassel wants to go to college and major in dairy science. “I definitely want to live on a farm,” she responded to one of the interviewer’s questions. Franklin Co. 4-H beef club brands steers GREENCASTLE - The Franklin County 4-H Baby Beef Club held its weigh-in and branding at the Greencastle Livestock Auction on May 13. A total of 56 steers were weighed, branded, and tested for tuberculosis. The weights ranged from ap proximately 500 to 1000 pounds. This event was held in preparation for the See Your Local Badger Dealer GRUMELLI’S FARM SERVICE Mechanics Grove Quarryville, PA Ph (717)786-7318 PIKEVILLE EQUIPMENT INC. RD2 Oley, PA Ph. (215) 987-6277 RDI Jonestown, PA Ph. (717)865-4526 Aside from her respon sibilities at the equipment firm, the new dairy princess also helps to milk cows in the evening and on weekends. Feeding some of the youngstock is another of her responsibilities. She has shown cattle for 10 years in 4-H and feels her coronation as dairy princess is “a great way to end my career in 4- H” Franklin County Fair and the baby beef round-up and sale to be held in October. BE ALERT LLOYD E. KREIDER RDI Cochranville, PA Ph (215)932-4700 Cftßt l SHIRK RDS Lebanon, PA Ph (717)274-1436 McMILLEN BROS. RDI Loysvtlle, PA Ph (717) 789-3961 ROY 0. CHRISTMAN RDI. Bo* 119 Hamburg, PA Ph (215)562-7218 488-1904
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