Brubaker prepares in a different way IxANDISVILIJC - Some people will do almost anything to get ready for the Farm Show Though walking and - The next time you count sheep jumping fences to cises ner sheep by making them jump hurdles in fall asleep, check to see if there’s a shepherd named preparation for Farm Show. Sarah Brubaker chasing them along. Sarah exer- Are You For WE HAVE: 1. The latest in cleaner/sanitizer formulation expertise 2. Careful quality control 3. Many years of experience serving the farm community 4. Dedicated professionals who care Formulators of complete dairy cleaner /sanitizer programs, mineral supplements and livestock needs. I.G. Sales, Silverdale, Pa Richard Derr, Middletown Pa Kermit Kessler, Nazareth, Pa (215) 257-5135 (717)944-9845 (215)588-3671 Aaron Groff and Son Mel Wenger, Elizabethtown Pa Fred Gaul, Sinking Springs, Pa (717) 354-4631 Ephrata (717)367-2126 (215)678-2210 Floyd Heintzelman, Allentown Pa Longacre , Bally, Pa (215)395-3561 (215)845-2261 r-- leading animals is no strange sight, and bathing them twice a day, everyday, has been known to happen, most people would take a the outside of their pen and Sarah went the sheep were We at J. L. Hoffman are small businessmen like yourself and know how hard it is to get ahead in today’s world of high prices, uncertain weather and inadequate farm prices. Like the large companies . . . WE DON’T HAVE 1. High freight costs built into our prices— because we’re local 2. Fancy brochures and shiny cars which you pay for in higher prices 3. Computers that treat you like a statistic instead of a valued friend 4. High overheads Try us. We’re local. We care. For us value for money is a promise not a slogan. It shows in every Hoffman produ JLlfe Mof: SERVING THE FARM COMMUNITY SINCE 1884 second and third glance at Sarah Burbaker and the exercise she gives her sheep They run circles around Getting The Most Your Dollar? For details contact jump hurdles on the way with Sarah who encourages them along - because it seemed that everywhere Hi o. And Sarah must know what’s she doing, for at last year’s Farm Show she received awards for Champion Hampshire Jurnior Ewe and Champion Light Heavy Market Sarah’s sheep this year are two Suffolk Market lambs born in April and May of this past year ■W* f ' * <v For her last year in 4-H, this dedicated 4-H’er will be showing a Crossbred steer also CO., INC. Allentown, Pa. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 10,1981—A25 sure to go, even over those high hurdles Then the sheep wait a minute They do what 9 That’s right, they jump hurdles And they do it as smoothly as if they were preparing for the Olympics instead of the Farm Show Sarah, a nine year member of the beef and sheep club said she’s been doing it ever since she started 4-H ‘‘lt develops their hind quarters as well as gives them exercise,” Sarah said ‘‘lt firms them up and makes them look better The judges look for this firmness on the sheep ” “It’s my last year so I would really like to do well at Farm Show,” she said And just what makes a person go through a week of work - scrubbing animals, showing them, hoping for the best and sometimes coming out the worst’ “It’s the excitement,” Sarah beams “You woik with these animals all year round and by the time Farm Show comes you want to show them and let everyone see what you’ve done Of course you hope for the best for your animal, but you’re proud even if you come in last It’s just the feeling you get in the competition that keeps you going ’ And for hundreds of 4- H’ers this week, this feeling may be just the thing they'll need to keep them going and doing their best But with or without the feeling, most of them would agree that’s it’s just the plain, ol’ good time at Farm Show that keeps them coming back DK Elanco farmers to hold meeting EAST EARL - The Eastern Lancaster County Adult Farmer Program wiU sponsor a swine herd health meeting on Tuesday evening, January 20,1981. at 7 30p.m at the Union Grove School The speaker for the meeting will be veterinarian, Dr Jerry Appelgate, manager of swine production for Penn field Feeds. The meeting will be of interest to breeders and finishers. Swine health as it pertains to efficiency of operation will be the mam topic of concern since profit margins in swine are so critical today. Pseudorabies and a look at new health products coming on the market will, be examined as will nutrition and facilities as they pertain to swine health. Dr. Appelgate has spent two and one-half years with the USDA as a District Veterinarian and eight and one-half years as a general practitioner in Oklahoma. He has worked in industry with Supersweet feeds in Minneapolis and Smith Kline .Animal Health products. All area swine producers are welcome. The Union Grove School is located near Terre Hill on route 625, two miles north of Route 23. For additional information call Donald Robinson or Robert Anderson, adult farmer instructors at 215/445-5041.
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