A32—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12,1980 York County com growers set annual clinic YORK York County v on growers will hold their a" ual clinic this Thursday, I uary 17, at the 4-H c uier, beginning with in fernal usits to over two do.en agu business exhibits at 9 30 a m MorntY session speakers ’ ill be James W Garthe, ag engineering specialist from Penn State, briefing farmers on reducing field losses Agronomist Wayne Himsh will offer tips on manure and fertilizer usage. An update on pesticide recertification will be given by Donald Lott, State Department of Agriculture pesticide inspector. Included in the afternoon program are two Penn State specialists, Bill McClellan Grange leaders to meet in Carlisle CARLISLE National and mid-Atlantic leaders of the country’s oldest and second largest farm organization will meet in Carlisle, Jan. 18-20 National Master Edward Andersen from Grange headquarters in Washington, D C will chair the week-end conference to be held at the Quality Inn on the Harrisburg Pike The purpose of the meeting is to further develop departmental leadership plans and projects for 1980 Andersen will also brief the state leaders on current activities in the nation’s capital affecting agriculture and the economy in rural America. State Masters and other officers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, New York and Ohio will be in attendance including Charles Wismer of Harrisburg, Master of the Pennsylvania State Grange. Also on the program will be Emory Brown and Daryl Heasley, both from Penn State University. They will conduct workshops* on communications and programs development. ALL TYPES OF FARM BUILDINGS • Broiler Houses • Layer Houses • Pullet Houses • Hog Houses • Cattle Barns • Horse Barns And Many Others Will Design To Your Needs REYNOLDS & YELLOT CO., INC. 12800 Gores Mill Rd. Reisterstown, MD 21136 Over 24 Years Experience 301-833-1840 with a herbicide presen tation, and entomologist Stan Gesell on methods of control for the stalk borer and European corn borer A panel discussion, moderated by count} agent John Smith, will give far mers a chance to question four county growers Roger Perry, York, John Mar stella , Stewartstown, Geary Huntsburger, Etters, and Earl Fuhrman, Hanover, will be on the firing line Five acre corn club awards will also be presented during the day long program Lunch will be served at the 4-H Center, with a small donation to cover costs. Tickets are available from the extension office or numerous participating agri-business organizations. Reservations are due Monday, January 14, and can be made by calling the York County Extension Service, 717/757-9657. Jeanette Kolb, Spring City (seated left) was crowned as 1980 Montgomery County Dairy Princess by outgoing princess Nancy Freed, Harlesyville. Alternate princess is Dana Lee Geyer, Harleysville. The selections were made at a recent meeting of 325 dairy farmers and their families at the Christopher Dock School, Harleysville. The 1979 U.S. com crop, at 7.4 billion bushels, alone outstrips the harvest of all Soviet grams. That hap pened once before, in 1975 Call: Montgomery County honors dairym Montgomery County's top dairy farmers receiv ed awards for the production of their dairy herds at a recent Dairy Banquet attended by 325 people at Christopher Dock School, Harleysville. - Left to right: Vernon Moser, New Berlinville, awards com mittee chairman, congratulates Harold Keener, Telford; Fred Seipt, Lansdale; and George Seneko, Harleysville. The Keener herd of 38 holsteins was the highest producing herd in the county during NOW AVAILABLE... ON THE FARM SERVICE Call Collect: 717-768-718 X Or Write for Information CREWTZBWRO, INC. Livestock Supplies Open Daily - 8 to 5; Saturday 8 to 12 ★ PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE BY MAIL Send For CLEUTZBURG. INC. FREE CATALOG: Lincoln Highway East, Box 7 Paradise, PA 17562 NAME STREET CITY STATE.. . ZIP. A 1979 averaging 17,901 pounds of milk and 692 pounds of milkfat per cow. The Seipt herd of 122 Holsteins was second high with an average produc tion per cow of 17,217 pounds of milk and 669 pounds of milkfat. The Seneko herd of 61 holsteins was third with an average of 18,073 pounds of milk and 653 pounds of milkfat. The cows are tested by the county DHIA headed locally by county agent Joseph H. Way.
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