DB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 15,1980 Robert Herr, speaker; Andy Mac Kay, Master of Ceremonies: Valerie Ernst, exhibitor of the grand champion market lamb; and Fred Bube, reserve cham pion, pose at the Berks 4-H sheep banquet. Truck farmer (Continued from Rage D 7) The family also rent 150 acres and raises 50 acres of field com as a cash com. Wilcox says he wouldn’t consider buying any more land because housing demands in the area have pushed prices to the $l5OO to $2500 per acre range. “Because we have enough land, I’m not as concerned as many farmers about land STEEL FUEL STORAGE TANKS Capacity Dia. 285 36" 550 48" 550 48” 1000 48" 1000 48” 2000 64” TANKS BEAR UNDERWRITER’S LAI TANKS COATED WITH USED TANKS Bi FIUrICITB Model 112 ROTARY HAND PUMP ’75 * Additional $25 off when purchased with a tank PRICES FOB QUARRYVILLE HOWARD E. GROFF CO. Forty Years of Reliable Service Fuel Oil, Gasoline, and Coal 111 E, State Street, Quarryville, PA 17566 Berks County honors top 4-H shepherds prices," he said. “We double-crop most of our vegetables and we could always pull the 50 acres out of field com. Our cabbage is •grown in four-foot rows. We could narrow them up.” With higher than average start-up costs, Wilcox says he depends on a PCA line of credit for production capital. Looking to the future, Wilcox sees demand for his NEW UNDERGROUND Gauge Price 12 110 10 205 7 250 10 300 7 370 7 570 Model N P-701 ELECTRIC PUMP *3ls* Phone; 717-786-2166 products increasing. “It’s not just in having more customers, but also in what people are eating, he said. Take eggplant - it didn’t used to sell but now you can sell all you can pick. Vegetables are definitely good for you and people are willing to pay for a good product. “We get to meet a lot of people," he added smiling. “It’s a lot of fun.” ; Capacity Dia. I 4000 64” I 10,000 96” ; 10,000 120” ' r 15,000 126” 20,000 126" ! 30,000 126” Gauge (ORATORY UNDERGROUND LABEL I BLACK ASPHALTUM SUGHTISOLD Model g 786-5 || DIAPHRAM l mm hand pump nmp s 7o* W Price 950 2495 2250 3825 4790 8390 Vi" Vi" 5/16" 5/16" 3/8" BY LAUREL SCHAEFFER Staff Correspondent LEESPORT - Berks County 4-H Sheep and Lamb Club held their first awards banquet last Friday at the Berks County Agricultural Center. Highlighting the evening were the presentation of awards and trophies to 4-H members and guest speaker, Robert Herr, Agricultural Chairman of Garden Spot High School. Herr discussed the sheep industry in general and as 4- H projects. The awards presented to the 4-H Booth Insulation Company Residential • Agricultural • Commercial • Industrial SPRAY ON - BLOWH IN - FOAMED IN PLACE | 1167 Snapper Dam Road Call fI f ■RQR»# f nil H Landisville,PA 17538 Collect I■ I UVVLIUU jj — l —'-aeaßalrdliaaignaiislr members were earned during the County Round-up held earlier m the season. Valerie Ernst, Sinking Spring was cited for her Grand Champion Market Lamb by Mr. and Mrs. lan Mac Kay, Boyertown; while Fred Bube was presented with an award for exhibiting the Reserve Grand Cham pion by Fisher Home Im provement, Robesoma. Other award recipients were: Lisa Bube- champion semor fitter and reserve senior showman; Liane Haas, Douglasville- reserve senior fitter and champion “THERMAL INSULATION SPECIALIST’ senior showman; Heffner, Fleetwoodtll champion intermediate 33 fitter and reserve in termediate showman; James Heffner, Fleetwood reserve intermediate fitter and champion intermediate showman; Fred Bube champion junior fitter; Glenn Heffner, Fleetwood reserve junior fitter; Wendy Rachor, Barto- champion junior showman; Marianne Yanos, Douglasville- reserve junior showman. These awards were sponsored by: Weber (Turn to Page DIO)
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