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VOL. 25 No. 4
Lancaster deed restriction plan
taking form as HB 1983
BY CURT HAULER
HARRISBURG - First
steps have been taken in the
long process of making
Lancaster County’s deed
restriction proposal for
saving farmland become a
reality.
The bill, designated HB
1983, was introduced by
Gibson E. Armstrong, 100th,
District represeptative.
Ernie Frey of R 2 Quarryville exhibited the grand champion steer, Road
Runner, at the Lancaster County'Beef Club roundup on November 19. Road
Runner was chosen the champion in the light heavyweight competition, and had
been named champion at the Chianina Field Day.
Frey takes< top honors
at Lancaster beef show
BY DEBRA STRICKLER
LANCASTER Sunny
skies and Indian Summer
weather was on hand for the
annual Red Rose Beef Club
Roundup held on Monday,
November 19. -
Two Chianina—Angus
steers exhibited by Ernie
Frey and Jeff Hess took the
top honors.
Road Runner, Frey’s light
heavyweight champion, was'
chosen the grand champion
of the show by Judge Lester
Haller.
This grand champion was
also named champion of the
Summer’s Chianina Field
Hay held at Lauxmont
Farms, York County. It had
taken second place class
honors at the Solanco Fair.
Ernie Frey has been a
member of the Red Rose
Beef Club for six years. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernie Frey. He was proud of
his first County grand
Representatives Noah W.
Wenger, 99th district]
Kenneth E. Brandt,- 98th
district; June N. Honaman,
97th district; Marvin E.
Miller, 96th district;
Nicholas B. Moehimann,
102nd district; Joseph R.
Pitts, district; Vem
Pyles, ISlst district; Earl H.
„ Smith, 13th district; Peter R.
- Vroon, 157th district; and
championship and is looking
forward to Farm Show
competition.
The reserve champion
named Amos was exhibited
by Jeff Hess of R 2 Strasburg.
Jeff is the son pf Mr. and
Mrs. Elvm Hess and has
shown steers as a 4-H project
for sue years.
Jeff purchased the steer
from Frey’s uncle. Amos
was named the grand
champion at the West
Lampeter Community Fair.
This annual roundup was a
step towards the Penn
sylvania State Farm Show
competition for 25 of the 814-
H exhibitors.
Lester Haller, judge; Max
Smith, County Extension
agent; and county leaders
chose the 4-H’ers and their
steers who were eligible to
compete at the Farm Show:
For the other 56 exhibitors
the roundup was the con
clusion of another year’s 4-H
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 24,1979
Paul J. Yahner, 73rd
district, also signed the
measure.
Reno H. Thomas, the
House Ag Committee
Chairman from the 85th
district, so far has not added
his name to the list of
sponsors. Supporters of the
measure say they plan to
meet with Thomas nert
project. These exhibitors
competed and sold their
animals at the district show
and sale on Tuesday.
A showmanship contest
was held' to conclude the
Roundup. The champion
showman, Wayne Hess, was
awarded a calf from the
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Chester Co. dominates District Show
BY SHEILA MILLER
LANCASTER - What’s it
like to be on top of the world
on one day, and knocked
down the next? To find out,
ask Nelson Beam of Chester
County. -
Nelson exhibited the grand
champion steer at the
Chester County roundup on
Monday in the heavyweight
division. The very next day
his steer was unseated by a
Tuesday in an attempt to
enlist his help.
The bill basically would
give the legal mechanism
needed to implement the
deed restriction proposals of
Aaron Stauffer and Amos
Funk.
The proposal would allow
the county to purchase a
farm property which was
sold for commercial use for
$1 more than the bid price on
the property.
County commissioners
then could insert a, deed
restriction in the property
assuring its use in
agriculture forever.
The property would be
resold immediately, perhaps
to the original bidder.
The proposal also would
allow the county to offer
incentives to farmers who
voluntarily place deed
restrictions on their own
properties.
Funk saidthe intent of the
law would be to have the
county step in on a sale only
if the land were to change
use. There would be no in
terference with father-son
sales.
He said the purpose of the
program is to protect
remaining large areas of
good farmland.
H 81983 is needed to define
the financial arrangements
to buy the deed restrictions.
The measure also would
allow other counties in the
state to' start similar
programs but they would not
be forced to do so.
“Act 319 is not doing the
job it was meant to do,”
Funk said. “It does little
more than thank the farmer
for keeping his land in
agriculture for one more
year.
He said the differential
between selling land off for
development and the
rollback penalty often is net
a major financial hardship.
Under the proposed HB
1983, no agricultural
preserve act ordinance
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steer that placed fourth in
the previous day’s class.
A 1350 pound three-quarter
Angus x one-quarter
Chianina steer named
“Blackie” snatched the
grand champion’s crown.
Blackie was shown by
Chester Countian Gordon
Smith.
Gordon, son of Howard
and Pat-'Smith of TI.D. 1
Landenberg, has been in the
and fat were Nelson H. Wenger, left, and Robert
Gruber.
Holstein breeders note
top pittieing cows
BY SALLY BAIR
Staff Correspondent
NEW DANVILLE - Nearly
280 Lancaster County
Holstein breeders attended
the 29th annual banquet of
their association at the
Youth for Christ Center here
Tuesday night which
featured the presentation of
production awards for high
records in milk and fat for
members and juniors.
Richard N. Sauder,
Reinholds HI, was
recognized in the junior two
year-old fat category for fris
cow Sandra, with a 795 pound
record. In milk, Samuel £.
Beiler, Strasburg Rl,
received the award for Dillie
with a 23,360 record.
- In the senior two-year-old
fat contest, the award went
to Christian Zook, Gap R 2,
for Darlene, witsB6s fat. In'*
milk, the senior two-year-old
winner was Benuel Z. Lapp,
New Holland R 2, with Linda,
with a 24,613 record. Lapp
won the milk category for
three-year-olds with Karen,
with a 27,528 record. In
three-year-olds, for fat, the
4-H club for five years. This
is his first grand cham
pionship.
The cattle business is not
new to the junior at Avon
Grove High School. His
family raises purebred
Charolais on their small
farm.
Nelson Beam was still
happy with “Chocolate”, his
1290 pound Simmental x
Angus steer, taking the
$7.00 Per Year
winner was Naaman W.
Stoltzfus, Kinzer Rl, whose
Lilly, made a 944 pound fat
record.
Nelson H. Wenger,
Manheim R 6, won the four
year-old milk award for
Puppy, with 29,710 pounds of
milk. Wenger said Puppy
was sired by Heatherdon
Lucky Type Blazer and
scored 79 points.
Robert L. Gruber, Mount
Joy R 3, received the award
for Dane, with a 1046 fat
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In this issue
Editorials 10
Agrispon hearings open 17
. Dauphin beef winners 38
ELCO Young Farmers' 45
Cumberland beef roundup 54
Berks beef awards 57
York Co. holiday seminar 98
Home on the range 104
Joyce Bupp’s column 107
The Milk Check 109
Eastern Pa. Lvst. show HO
York County DEHA 124
reserve grand cham
pionship. This was his first
win in the reserve honors
since he’s been in 4-H...eight
years.
And Nelson didn’t leave
the District competition
without a grand cham
pionship. He was selected by
judge Tony Debrosky as the
grand champion showman
overall.
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