' VOL 23 No.d&ty-Jf Lancaster 4-H’ers score impressively at Penn State LANCASTER - Lan caster County 4-H’ers scored impressive wins during Ljfcttewide competition held Wt Penn State this week. It Standing in fer his unde,.Michael Arnold of Arnold Acres, Inc., is Greg AtMrein of Lebanon R 2. He is at the halter of the Arnolds’ grand cham pion, which contributed significantly to tf>s Premier Exhibitor banner. Ken Sellers and his family were winners of the Premier Breeder banner at the Lebanon Fair’s Holstein show. With him are his children, Kraig, 3; Krystal, 6: cousin Dennis Wenger and sister Linda. Missing from the photograph are Seller’s wife, Karen, son Kevin, and herdsman Daryl Balmer. In this issue Del. Chester sheep show 32 Goshen sheep show 38 Kendy’sKollumn 50 Farm Women Calendar 53 Joyce Bupp 54 Jr. Cooking Edition 55 Home on the Range 56 Ida’s Notebook 58 Swine roundups 103,108,109,135 Poultry queen 104 Md. dairy princess 112 Sire Power Sale 117 Fork queen 118 Del. dairy princess 124 Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware was the annual State 4-H Achievement Days, an event for which every youngster enrolled in the i-H program strives for. Adams County boy captures national title By SALLY BAIR Staff Writer GETTYSBURG - Russell Redding, Gettysburg R 3, has brought to Pennsylvania the highest honor in farmer cooperative circles. The 18- year-old Adams County youth was named “Mr. AlC’’ in competition at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Coopefanop at Bozeman, Montana, home of The Garden Spot’s most successful teams included the dairy, poultry, hor ticulture, and horse bowl groups. All scored first place Lebanon Fair blossomed By KENDACE BOBBY and DIETER KRIEG LEBANON The Lebanon Fair gained significantly in strength and popularity this year as was evidenced by a brand new enclosed multi-purpose building, the addition of an extra tent to house livestock, and attendance figures which exceeded 5000 per day. The competition and ex citement lasted a full week, with adults as well as youngsters competing for prizes amidst what Dairy I LEBANON More than 150 Holstein dairy animals were .entered in the Open Holstein . Winning titles were: Arnold lnc., (Turn to Page 24) the University of Montana. Redding is the first Penn sylvanian to receive the title, and was selected, from nearly 600 eligible youth attending the AIC con ference last week. Redding, an outstanding member of the Battlefield Chapter of the Future Farmers of America, said the honor “has already changed my life.” Along Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 12,1978 victories. Top placing in dividuals were Anita Augsburger among the poultry judges, Cindy Risser in horticulture, Shirley Nolt was generally acclaimed to be perfect Summer weather. News and features about the numerous activities at the Fair can be found within this edition of Lancaster Farming, beginning directly below this introduction. May we also direct your attention to numerous articles within the front section of this edition, as well as articles further back on the following pages: Dairy shows - 116, 120, 121, 116; Poultry exhibition -123; Hog show - 98. Beef LEBANON - Wednesday was a good day for Bonnie Arnold, Lebanon R 7. The 16 year old member of the,. . "Lebanon Valley K 0 Livestock Club showed her steer at the Lebanon Fair (Turn to Page 34) Harvey Bomgardner, right, exhibited the junior champion in the Lebanon Fair's Open Holstein Show on Thursday. More than 150 of Lebanon County’s finest Holsteins were entered in the event. The reserve junior champion honor went to John Bomgardner, whose son, Nelson, is at the halter. with the title goes one year of obligations and opportunity to speak on behalf of fanner cooperatives and to par ticipate on AlC’s Board of Trustees. Redding said, “It" will be a challenging year, and a rewarding one as well. A 1978 graduate of Get tysburg High School, Red ding will begin his freshman year at the Mont Alto Campus of Penn State this in flowers, and Virginia Smith in entomology. Impressive results were also turned by Doug Her shberger and John Frey, Sheep LEBANON Champions were chosen in the sheep breeds this week as part of the Lebanon Fair activities youth taking home different cham pionship honors. (Turn to Page 36) Fall. He will ‘major in agricultural education and said, “What I really want to do is teach vo-ag. I enjoyed FFA and the school programs.” He added, however, that his selection as “Mr. AIC” has opened up “hundreds of job op portunities,” and he says just a bit wistfully, “I wish I were already finished with (Turn to Page 30) who placed second and third, respectively in the dairy judging contest. It is the largest of all contests held (Turn to Page 18) Bonnie Arnold showed her Shorthorn crossbred steer at the Lebanon Fair this week and took home the grand championship honors. Her steer, Lenny, weighed 1065 pounds, and had been pur chased from Penn State. $6.00 Per Year Russell Redding
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