C36—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9,1980
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Dale
Rains, a young Angus
breeder from Mercer, has
earned the Silver Award in
the National Junior
Recognition Program,
sponsored by the American
Angus Association, reports
Dr. Jerry Lipsey, director of
junior activities for the
Association.
HARLEYSVILLE - A
new 4-H Rifle dub will be
starting in the Salford-
Harleysville area. Any in
terested boy or girl between
the ages of 13-19 (as of
January 1,1960), is welcome
to attend an orientation and
organizational meeting on
Friday, February 22nd; 7:30
p.m. at the Souderton-
Harleysville, Game, Fish
and Forrestry Association,
Inc., located on Whites Mill
Road in Salford Township.
Lee Vogel of Green Lane, a
certified National Rifle
Assoc, instructor, will be the
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Pa. young Angus breeder wins highest honor
Dale received the Silver
Award, the highest honor
presently given in the
program, in recognition of
his outstanding
achievements in Angus
related activities.
Owner of 45 head of
registered Angus cattle,
Dale has served as president
New 4-H rifle club to organize
4-H dub leader. All rifles
and equipment will be
provided.
There will be a nominal fee
to cover the cost of am
munition and the N.R.A
safety course. All 4-H project
books and instruction are
free of charge.
As 4-H members, youth
will be entitled to win rib
bons, certificates, patches
and year pins for completed
project work.
Members who are eligible
can try out for a nfle team to
represent Montgomery
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and first vice president and
secretary of the West
Pennsylvania Junior Angus
Association.
Dale, representing Penn
sylvania in national
showmanship competition
lastyear, placed as a finalist
in the contest. He has topped
many showmanship contests
County at the Annual 4-H
State Achievement Days to
be held in August at Penn
State.
For more information on
the program call County
Agent, Nancy Kadwill at
215/277-0574.
Egg production boom
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done in such a manner that it and free of shell damage,
results in lower prices, Birth They must cooperate in
says. plans to level out production
The possibility of in
creasing per capita con
sumption sufficiently to
absorb the expansion taking
place in Pennsylvania is
very slim. Some gams will
likely be made through
advertising promotion, and
marketing eggs with a
uniformly high quality and
no damaged shells.
Marketing agencies
cannot maximize their
marketing effort without the
help of the producer. They
must be able to obtain eggs
of uniformly high quality
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From dteep speed of 1/4 mph to transport
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• Independent PTO
• Differential Lock
• Power Steering
• Wet Disc Brakes
• 3-pomt Hitch w/ Position & Draft Control
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OVER 50 KUBOTAS IN STOCK
and exhibited numerous
Angus heifers at regional
and local shows.
He recently received the
American Angus Auxiliary
Certificate of Achievement.
A sophomore at Penn
sylvania State University,
Dale is majoring in animal
production.
To sign up for the course
call the same number or
write “4-H Rifle Club, do 400
Markley Street, Norristown,
PA 19401.” Send your name,
address, age and phone
number. Prior experience in
4-H or riflery is not required.
throughout the year. They
must cooperate in dates of
housing pullets so there will
not be too many eggs at one
time of the year and too few
at other times.
The Pennsylvania poultry
industry is facing a
challenge. The future
depends on many factors.
Greater cooperation among
producers and marketing
agencies will be necessary to
capitalize on marketing
expertise available. Let’s
hope the future will be OK.
Birth concludes.
my
12 to 55 HP
To qualify for the awards,
points must be earned in four
categories: association
activities, competition ac
tivities, performance testing
activities and production
and merchandising of
Angus.
Any life or junior member
of the American Angus
Association, who is 20 years
old or younger is eligible for
Bronze or Silver Award
recognition, and Silver
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FARMERS I
I FKSTtMMI
Award winners may apply
for a Gold Award when they
reach 18 years of age.
Criteria for the Gold
Award will be established by
the National Junior Angus
Association in July.
The program was
established in 1972 by the
Association, and recently
expanded to encourage more
junior members to strive for
excellence and to report
their achievements to the
Association.
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