C3o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 20,1980
Fruit growers contribute to 4-H center
LEESPORT - The Berks
County Fruit Growers
Association recently pres
ented a check for $9OO to
the Berks County 4-H
Community Center Fund
Drive.
George Heckman,
president of the Fruit
Growers Association and
general manager of On
telaunee Orchards, along
with George Perry, vice
president of the Fruit
Growers Association,
presented the check
The amount is from profits
received through sales of
apple cider at the Fruit
Grower's exhibit during the
Reading Fair
Four-H members, 4-H
leaders, the Extension
Nutritions Aides, and
members ot the association
manned the exhibit
The 4-H Community
Center Fund Drive is an
effort by the Berks County
4-H Development Council to
raise $550,000 towards
construction of a Community
Center Building and a pole
barn on the 4-H Center area.
Also, during the Fair
another $2,200 was raised by
Simmental breeders to meet in
DENVER, Colo Sun
mental producer from
throughout the United States
and Canada will be con
verging on Denver for the
Thirteenth Annual Meeting
and Convention of the
American Simmental
Association January 19 and
20.
The Convention,
Kriese wins
Hereford heifer
ITHACA, NY -
Recipients of the first New
York Junior Heieford
Association Achievement
Award contest were recently
announced
Joh Knese, Liverpool, was
selected as this year’s
winner Knese was
presented with a registered
Hereford heifer donated by
Ed and Dorothy Huxtale,
Clay, N Y The heiter will be
exhibited at a number of
livestock shows throughout
the state in the coming year.
The achievement contest
was developed by officers
and advisors of the New
York Junior Hereford
Association The program
will be continued in the
upcoming year with the
return of the heifer’s first
progeny to the state Junior
association.
Rick Kauffman, Berks Extension Service receives a check for $9OO for the
Berks County 4-H Community Center Fund Drive. Presenting the check are
George Heckman, president, and George Perry, vice president of the Fruit
Growers Association.
4-H members and leaders Mrs George Heckman
through sales m refreshment states that the Fruit
stands Growers fully support the 4-
headquartered at the
Fairmont Hotel m downtown
Denver, is scheduled to
dovetail with the activities of
the 75th National Western
Stock Show, being held at the
same time.
“The schedule is planned
so that members attending
the ASA Convention can also
In close competition,
second through fifth place
winners included; Tim
Marland, Cazenovia, David
Cole, Jr, New Hampton,
Priscilla Peters, Hancock,
and Laura Dennis, Penn
Yan. Semen certificates
from top herds in the nor
theast were awarded to the
top finishers in the contest
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ON RODENT
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Pest control is too important
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participate in some of the
National Western Ac
tivities”, said Earl B.
Peterson, Executive
Secretary.
Peterson pointed out that
the bulk of Convention ac
tivity will take place on
Tuesday, January 20. “On
that day, we’ll start our
Annual Meeting at 9 a.m.
and will follow with the
Educational portion of the
program at I.M) p.ra The
Convention banquet, awards
program, and dance will
commence that evening”.
It’s the first time since
1976 that ASA has met in
Denver. A year ago, the
annual meeting was m Reno,
Nevada and in 1982, will
convene at Walt Disney
World in Orlando, Florida
ASA selects sites on a
rotating basis to allow
members from all sections
of the country the op
portunity to attend and
participate.
1278 Loop Rd.
Lancaster, Pa. 17604
717-397-3721
UJ
H project and encourages
the Berks Community to also
pledge their support.
Denver
The Educational Program
will feature five outstanding
Animal Scientists. One
portion of the program,
presented by Horst Leipold
of Kansas State University
and by Jerre Johnson of the
University of Nebraska, will
deal with “Keeping Sun
mental Genetically Clean”
and “ASA Sponsored
Research”.
The second portion on the
program is entitled “A
Realistic Look at Birth
Weights and Calving Ease”
and will be presented by
Larry Corah of Kansas
State; Bob deßaca of Ideal
Beef Systems, Huxley,
Iowa; and Roy Wallace of
Select Sires of Plain City,
Ohio.
Pesons wishing additional
information about the
Convention should contact
the American Simmental
Associations, One Sim
mental Way, Bozeman, MT
59715406/587-4531.