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[KiJohn Scott, past Master of the Pennsylvania
State Grange and past National Master, was
draped with a sash commemorating his national
400 attend annual Lancaster County
poultry banquet; elect 4 directors
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
STRASBURG'- Some 400
representatives of Lancaster
County’s ever-expanding
, poultry industry, now
( “Number One” in ag
ranking, gathered last night
in Strasburg to review the
past year and begin planning
for the coming one.
Major item of business at
the Annual Banquet of the
JLan caster County Poultry
dissociation, Inc was the
election of four members to
the board of directors.
Returned to the board
were incumbents J. Leßoy
Bsbenshade, R 7, Manheim;
and Steven H. Ney, Rl,
Marietta, both producers.
Newly elected were
producer James M
Esbenshade, of Paradise,
and Robert Woodward, of
Pennfield Corp ,
Ag Secretary formalises
new inspection at Berks
BY SHEILA MILLER
READING Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture
Carol Tucker Foreman was
here Thursday to take part
in a new USDA program’s
ceremony at
rks Packing Co. The
USDA official and the
packing company, one of the
nation’s first, were for
malizing Quality Control
Inspection', designed to
representative of allied
industry
Also featured were reports
of past and upcoming
promotional activities, in
cluding those of Poultry
Queen Heidi Sue Miller, Rl,
Columbia.
Miss Miller told the full
house audience at the
Histone Strasburg that one
of the highlights of her
recent activities was the
selling of “eggsickles,” a
hard-boiled egg on a stick, at
the Pennsylvania Foods
Expo. A total of 7500 were
sold.
The queen is looking
forward to a similar sales
campaign at the Farm Show
and promotional programs
in the elementary schools
Also attending Thursday
night was Debbie Herr,
alternate queen.
modernize the inspection
process for meat and poultry
products.
Foreman told the press
and local government of
ficials there - is nothing she
enjoys more than “snipping
away at red tape” that ties
up the efficiency of private
industry.
She explained that Berks
Packing Co., along with 12
other plants across the
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, November 1,1980
service by C. Rodman Myers, (eft, Master of the
Maryland Grange and national representative to
the Pennsylvania session.
Jay Irwin, county ex
tension agent, outlined
committee activities and
plans Under education, the
value of poultry manure,
now estimated at $3 3 million
in the county, and production
of ethanol will bne stressed
during the coming year.
Promotional literature will
again be distributed in food
markets, along with the
scheduling of mall displays.
An appeal was made for
1981 queen candidates A
membership report listed a
present roster of 339.
Among guests were John
Scott and Vicki Wass, of the
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture; Floyd Hicks,
retired, and Owen Keene, of
Penn State, and the com
plete three-member board of
county commissioners
Association President
country, was involved this
past summer m a pilot
project for Quality Control
Inspection.
“Berks Packing is to be
commended for helping lead
the way and implementing a
more effective and efficient
inspection procedure which
will help control rising in
spection costs,” Foreman
said
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Leßoy Esbenshade served
as master of ceremonies
In a report on the success
of the food stand at the
Ephrata Fair, Mrs. Vemon
Lemmger presented a check
for more than $l7OO to
Esbenshade for association
programs.
Entertainment for the
evening was a program of
Blue Grass music by “Still
on the Hill.”
Kauffman sweeps awards
at county 4-H dairy banquet
BY DEBBIE KOONTZ
BLUE BALL— Stephen
Kauffman emerged as top
award recipient at the
Lancaster County 4-H Dairy
banquet, Thursday.
Kauffman, 18, received the
Senior Showmanship award
for all breeds; the Junior
Champion award for the
state junior dairy show and
the district 4-H dairy show;
and a dairy judging team
award.
Steve, the son of Robert
and Mariam Kauffman of
Elizabethtown, has par
ticipated in 4-H for 10 years
with Holstein cows.
Another honored recipient
was Pam Kmdig, 12, from
Conestoga
Pam received the Junior
Showmanship award for all
breeds and a project book
award for all breeds.
Grangers close
active session
BY CURT HAULER
LEWISTOWN - The 108th
annual session of the Penn
sylvania Grange concluded
here Thursday with the re
election of Charles E.
Wismer, Trappe, as Master
of the State Grange.
In a busy work week,
Grangers also passed many
resolutions including one to
support a dairy checkoff
program, honored several of
their own members, and
heard talks from political
leaders.
Delegates said they
support a dairy checkoff of
no less than one half percent
and no more than one per
cent.
Other officers elected
include overseer Carl E
Blank, Beaver; lecturer,
Douglas Bonsall,.
Millerstown, treas
urer, John H. Minor,
Master, Greenville; lady
assistant steward, Gladys
Fry, Mercer; assistant
steward, John Keith, En
tnken; flora, Anna Mae
Snyder, Camp Hill; ceres,
MeeCee Baker, Port Royal;
pomona, Nettie Kauffman,
Berks County; chaplain,
James H. Gold, Perry
County; William Buffington,
Chadds Ford, executive
committee.
They said no subordinate
master can hold office for
longer than six years in a
row, just like the state
master. They also said
granges with 300 to 400
members get a third con
vention delegate, instead of
Pam is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Robert Kindig
and has been in 4-H for three
years with Holstems.
Mary Witmer, 14, won the
Grand Champion award for
reserve grand champion
In this Issue
SECTION A: Editor j, 10; Naw Farm Crdit offices,
16; New Holland sale, 18; Dairy pipeline, 20; Franklin
DHIA, 21; Chester 4-H sheep, 22; Reading Fair, 30;
Letters to Editor, 31.
SECTION B: Getting started in farming, 4; Md.
Grangers meet, 6; Dairy news, 8; When custom sprays
fail, 9; PCB-contaming equipment banned, 10.
SECTION C: Homestead notes, 2; Home on the
Range, 6; Holiday crafts, 16; Penn Nationals, 18;
Joyce Bupp, 28; Farm Talk, 31; Agri-Women to meet,
32; Sheila’s Shorts, 34; The Milk Check, 35.
SECTION D: Adams DHIA, 2; Cecil DHIA, 3-
Cumberland DHIA, 4; Blair DHIA, 8; Huntingdon
DHIA, 11; $13.17 per pound pig, 14; Montgomery 4-H
achievement, 16; Gook-a-mal-doh, 18; American
farmer degree, 19; Bradford DHIA, 21.
$7.50 Per Year
two. For every additional 100
members the grange will get
an extra delegate. This was
strongly supported by Berks
County granges.
Grangers resolved to
support ASCS cost sharing to
eradicate of multiflora rose.
They want the state to
contribute a share of ASCS
conservation practice funds
instead of just the farmer
and federal government
splitting the cost.
Grangers asked con
sideration be given to using
bonding or letters of credit
for commodities other than
milk.
They want Farmers Home
Administration to have a
separate farm-only
department. They called for
more financial support for
New Bolton Center, quicker
approval for fly control
products, voluntary ag
preservation plans, and
ASCS funds for stream bank
improvement.
They voted to look for a
permanent solution to the
mushroom question, in
cluding a tariff, ad valorum
tax, and quotas. Further,
they want tariff revenues to
be used for domestic
research or promotion.
They asked that a Lands
Management Commission
be set up pnthin the
Department of Agriculture
to oversee the operation of
institutional farms.
They opposed gun control
and opposed any cutoff of
Saturday mail delivery.
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Guernsey at the state junior
dairy show and at the
district 4-H dairy show.
Mary is the daughter of
Raymond F. Witmer of Blue
Ball.
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