Governor proclaims October is Livestock Month
BY SHEILA MILLER aware of the value of
HARRISBURG agriculture in the Com-
Govemor Dick Thornburgh, monwealth,
on Tuesday morning, proved
once again that he is well Following the footsteps of
York youth win honors
in livestock field day
UNIVERSITY PARK -
York County 4-H’ers
recently participated in a
Junior Livestock Field Day
at Penn State.
A judging contest was
held. Each contestant
judged two classes of beef,
sheep and swine with two
classes of meats.
Tammy Eisenhour ot
Wellsville was high in
dividual dropping only 10
points from a perfect score.
Laurie Dobrosky, Glen
Rock, was third with a score
of 384, Brenda Walter placed
sth with a score of 382, An
nette Waiter placed 6th with
a score of 377 and Bob
Livingston placed 9th with
373 points.
Jon Miller, Seven Valleys,
A salute to dairymen.
Every month is dairy month
with us.
In June a lot of people pay tribute
to dairy farmers It’s National
Dairy Month
At Hamilton Bank, we feel you
deserve credit a lot more often
than that Managing a successful
dairy operation requires working
capital all year round So we’re
here to help you meet your capital
requirements whenever you
need us
The total annual dairy output of
our six-county area is over
Pmta-Lane Farm Cochranville R D #2 Chester County Russell W Carlow Vice President and Regional Loan Coordinator for Chester Region
JohnE Moose Assistant Director of the Agn Finance Department, with Janet and Ben S Better in the foreground of their dairy farm Theyhavea
herd of 120 registered Holstems
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placed first in the sheep
showmanship contest for the
senior division with Laurie
Dobrosky placing second.
Susan Janney placed Ist in
the junior division.
After a show off between
the senior and junoir
divisions, Jon Miller was
name the champion sheep
showman.
In the beef junior division,
Chris Shive, Jefferson,
placed first with John Eaton,
Jr. placing third in the
overall junior competition.
Beef showmen placing in
the senior division were: 1.
Leroy Bowles, Red Lion; 3.
Chris Kinsley, York; and 4.
Brenda Walter, Airville.
Leroy Bowles was then
named the Champion Beef
Showman for the day.
$240,000,000 This represents
more than a quarter of the yearly
production for Pennsylvania
Now that's a record you can point
to with pride, and we’re proud to
be able to help - anyway,
anytime At Hamilton Bank, every
month is dairy month
Contact your local office for
complete details on Hamilton
Bank Agri-Finance Programs
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April’s Egg Month and
June’s Dairy Month
proclamations comes the
Governor’s formal signing of
the necessary paperwork
proclaiming October as
Livestock Month.
In making his formal
proclamation, the Governor
stated the signing was taking
place in June so that
everything will be ready for
October.
He added that the
designation of the month as a
special recognition for
livestock people in Penn
sylvania shows how im
portant the $1.4 million in
dustry is to the state
Representing the livestock
industry were Secretary of
Agriculture Penrose
HaUowell; Henry Gruber,
head of livestock
procurement for A & B
Packing Co., Allentown; Dr.
Everett Denlmger, president
of the Pa. Livestock Assoc.;
Pat Halloway, secretary of
the Pa. Angus Assoc.; and
John Kimbark, secretary
treasurer of the Sheep and
Wool Growers Assoc.
S. BEILER
Governor Thornburgh hands Pennsylvania's Secretary of Agriculture Penrose
Hallowed the signed proclamation declaring October as Livestock Month.
Looking on are: seated, left to right, John Kimbark, secretary-treasurer, Sheep
& Wool Growers Association; Pat Hailoway, secretary, Pa. Angus Association;
standing, left to right, Henry Gruber, head of livestock procurement, A & B
Packing; and Everett Denlinger, president, Pa. Livestock Association.
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