BY CURT HAULER
FARM SHOW - Gail
Graybiil, Manheim,
assumed the crown Thur
sday night as the first
Pennsylvania Potato Queen
in almost 25 years.
Earlier, during Farm
Show, the Lancaster County
potato judging team swept to
first place honors on the
strenght of a first place
individual finish and several
other strong scores.
Gail Graybiil received her
crown at the 64th annual
Pennsylvania Co-operative
Potato Growers, Inc.
banquet held in Harrisburg.
Gail impressed a panel ot
three judges with her poise
during the day and topped
Hallowell
to Washington?
HARRISBURG -
Speculation continued to
abound during Farm Show
about a possible ap
pointment m the Reagan
US. Department of
Agriculture for Penn
sylvania Agriculture
Secretary Penrose
Hallowell.
Sources close to Hallowell
confirmed the Pennsylvania
Secretary traveled to
Washington, D.C last
Wednesday to talk with the
Reagan people.
Hallowell also is scheduled
to attend the President
elect’s inauguration
ceremonies in the Nation’s
Capital next week.
Those optimistic about
Hallowell’s moving to
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Clarence Harnlsh, Lampeter, Pa
This was my first year with the Harvestall
When my corn was dried commercially last year
it cost me 270 per bushel With the Harvestall
it didn t cost over 6 c per bushel and the
test weight was 58 to 59 lbs
1 m pleased with the quality corn I get and
I m pleased with the savings I would recommend
the Harvestall system to farmers who are
looking for storage or drying because it has
done for me the job it was designed to do
Lancaster leads the way in Show
her performance during her
two minute talk on how she
would help promote potatoes
if she were chosen queen.
Gail is the daughter of J.
Clair and Ann Louise
Graybill She was sponsored
m the first Potato Queen
contest since 1957 by
Graybili’s Potatoes.
Gail is a member of the
Future Homemakers of
America and a high school
cheerleader. She works at
Kreider’s Dairy store.
Her first appearance will
be at a potato promotion on
May 1.
"I’ll do my best to promote
potatoes in Pennsylvania,”
Gail promised.
Runners-up in the contest
Washington point out that
neither Pennsylvania
senator, nor any of the
representatives, was ap
pointed to a spot on an ag
committee
Hallowell, as a USDA
assistant secretary, would
be a logical representative
from the Northeast He has
experience with Farmers
Home Administration and
with Pennsylvania’s ag
department.
On the other side, ob
servers close to the
Secretary point out he is
happy m Pennsylvania and
may be reluctant to move
from a position where he
knows he has a good working
relation with his boss.
Governor Thornburgh.—CH
" Harvestall
Chillcuring works.
I get
better
quality
corn for
less
were Kara Snowman,
Coudersport; and Kay
Masser, Valley View.
Other Queen candidates
included; Joni Lynn Blass,
Coudersport, Lisa Thomp
son, Shrewsbury: Karen
Heyer, Nazareth; Jayne
Bachman, Schnecksville,
and Debra Brace, Water
ford.
Meantime, Lancaster
County’s 4-H potato grading
and identification team
captured the championship
held Thursday at Farm
Show.
The team was lead by
Cindy Risser, R 1 Leola, who
was high individual judge.
Others on the number one
team included Yvonne
Eshelman, R 2 Lancaster,
James Stauffer, Weaver
Road, Lancaster; and
Martha Trumbauer, R 1
Ephrata.
The top quartet was
coached by County Agent
Arnold Lueck
Second place team came
from Lehigh County. Third
place went to the team from
Lycoming County.
Members of the winning
team were introduced at the
Potato Banquet.
The dinner was the largest
ever with about 375 people
attending
Included in the group was
Secretary of Agriculture
Penrose Hallowed who
crowned the queen, both
deputy secretaries of
agriculture, and the
Secretary of Transportation,
Robert Larson
During the dinner,
growers were invited to an
cost.”
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215-286-9118
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717-656-6519 215-286-9118
Gail Graybill, Manheim, was crowned Pennsylvania Potato Queen Thursday
night at the 64th annual Potato Growers Banquet. Doing the honors is
Agriculture Secretary Penrose Hallowell.
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