FARM SHOW - The
Charles B Omdorff Family
received the prestigious 1981
Farm Show Family of the
Year Award during
ceremonies Monday night at
the 65th Farm Show. The
award was presented by
Hallowell during Secretary
of Agriculture’s Night at the
Farm Show.
“I am extremely proud to
present this award to an
outstanding Pennsylvania
Farm Family which has
greatly contributed to
Pennsylvania agriculture.
The Orndorff Family has
always been active in the
agricultural community and
has long exhibited quality
livestock and horses at the
Farm Show,” Hallowell
said
“With the record of
dedication to improvement
seen in the Orndorff Family,
it is easy to see why Penn
sylvania Agriculture is
Growing Better.”
.The Orndorff Family’s
involvement with state
agriculture shows began in
1910 when Charles Om
dorff’s father Corbly
exhibited the grand
champion ear of corn over
all varieties. Charles still
has the silver cup awarded
to his father for that 1910
Johnson County white corn.
Charles and his wife
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Omdorffs receive Farm Show family award
Waynesburg, Greene
County. Their son Clark and
his wife Mary Lou reside in
Waynesburg. They have
three children, Clarketta,
Christina and Corbly
Looking back into their
history of Farm Show
exhibits, Charles recalls the
first time animals were
included at the Farm Show
Charles and his father
showed Merino sheep and
Merino fleeces in the wool
shows which were held in
garages throughout
Harrisburg with no per
manent records of winnings
kept.
The family began showing
Belgian and Percheron draft
horses at the Farm Show in
1948, when a winning
tradition carried out over the
next 32 years began. The
Omdorffs showed the cham
pion stallion and mare
at the 1948 show. Since then
they have accumulated 27
Farm Show grand champion
banners, 13 plaques and
three trophies.
After three years of
showing both breeds of
horses, Percherons were
phased out of the Omdorff
operation. The Belgians
proved to be quite suc
cessful. One mare, “Ora
dorff’s Highland Lassie,”
has been named grand
champion six times at the
Farm Show and is still
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dorff’s Belgian show string
has been undefeated twice,
including last year when
they exhibited in 14 classes
and won 14 blue ribbons.
The Omdorffs Belgians
were asked to show at the
International Horse Show in
Washington, D.C in 1976, a
celebration of 450 Years of
Horses in America. Charles
Orndorff has also appeared
on the cover of the Draft
Horse Journal with his
Belgian mares.
The Pennsylvania Farm
Show is indeed a family
affair for the Omdorffs. In
1948, their son Clark met his
bnde to be, Mary Lou Lit
man, at the Farm Show.
They were married the
following year and showed
two trucks of horses and
some sheep at the 1949 show.
Their children are also in
volved with the show. At
present, Christina, 24, and
Corbly, 14, are in charge of
the Belgian herd
Christina was active in
FFA during her high school
years receiving the
Keystone Farmer Award in
1973 and the American
Farmer Award in 1977.
Christina captured first
place in the single cart hitch
class at the Farm Show at
the early age of 13. Both she
and Corbly are preparing
horses for the 1981 show.
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Farm Show horse pulling
contest fans will recognize
Mary Lou’s maiden name
Litman, as her brother
Vance has been pulling
horses at the Farm Show for
almost 30 years. Two other
Litman brothers, Robert and
George, have been active
participants at the show
Most recently George’s
daughter Sandra won the
state sheep shearing contest
and represented Penn
sylvania in the National
Contest m Denver, Colorado
Charles and Marion Orn
dorff have greatly con
tributed to Greene County
and Pennsylvania
agriculture. They have
wintered as many as 125
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Weis wins award
for top ag business
FARM SHOW - Weis
Markets of Sunbury received
the 1981 Pennsylvania
Agribusiness Achievement
Award during ceremonies
today at the Pennsylvania
State Farm Show.
The Northumberland
County food retailer, which
has 107 stores through
Pennsylvania and
surrounding states, has the
unique honor of being the
first recipient of the
Agribusiness Achievement
Award.
Presenting the award,
State Agriculture Secretary
Penrose Hallowell said,
“Weis Markets was singled
out from other businesses
vying for the honor as being
a leader in promoting
Pennsylvania farm
products
“They have been actively
involved in Pennsylvania
food promotions for several
years Tn 1980 they became
the first food retailer to
become involved in the
‘Pennsylvania Agriculture
We’re Growing Better’
Logo campaign introduced
at last year’s Farm Show ”
The logo is the focal point
in a buy Pennsylvania
campaign aimed at in
creasing sales of state
agricultural products,
educating consumers and
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a farming operation of 125
head of cattle and 1,200 head
of fine wooled sheep
Charles was an excellent
source of fine wooled rams
for south-western Penn
sylvania and his liberal
financial agreements
enabled many farmers to get
work horses and improve
their flocks When tractors
replaced horses, Charles
switched to registered
horses, while son Clark
continued the tradition of
helping other farmers meet
their needs by establishing a
used tractor business
Charles Orndorff
graduated with the first
class of the Indiana Auc
tioneering School in 1921 He
served farmers in south-
boosting Pennsylvania’s
agricultural income.
“With tew exceptions,”
Hallowell said, “Weis
Markets has used the PA
logo in all their advertising
since last February. The
logo can also be found in
their stores, prominently
pointing out Pennsylvania
grown or packaged com
modities.”
Sigfned Weis, president of
the firm, said, “It makes
good business to promote
Pennsylvania Agriculture
Farmers are our customers,
as we are theirs ”
Hallowell said, “The
growth of our agribusiness
industries, which employ
one-fifth of the state’s work
force, is a testament to the
fact that Pennsylvania
agriculture is truly growing
better ”
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auctioneering at Fayette
County Auction, West
Alexander Auction and as
auctioneer and president of
the Pennsylvania Livestock
Auction in Waynesburg until
his retirement in the 1970’s
His community activities
include a 50-year plus
membership in the East
Franklin Grange, mem
bership in Fairall United
Methodist Church, member
of the Greene County
Planning Commission and
tax collector for Franxhn
Township for eight years He
applied the same business
principles to tax collection
that he used m his livestock
business helping several
people weather some hard
times.
Other agribusinesses
considered for the award
were, The Pennsylvania
Cheesemaker, a cheese
processing firm located in
Winfield, Union County;
Nissley Vineyards of
Bainbndge. Lancaster
County; and Park
Products, an egg
producer and packager
located in Valencia, Butler
county
Weis Markets was chosen
by a panel of judges in
cluding Charles Wismer,
Master of the Pennsylvania
State Grange; Marlin Miller.
Manager of the Penn
sylvania Agriculture
Cooperative Marketing
Division of the Pennsylvania
Farmers’ Association, and
James Sumner, Director of
the Agriculture Depa-t
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