Inter-State 3 producers BY SUSAN KAUFFMAN Staff Correspondent CHESTNUT LEVEL - Southern Lancaster County members of Inter-State District 3 held their annual dimer meeting at the Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Tuesday to honor several of its members. The organization also presented awards to local dairy 4-H youth. The meeting provided District 3’s meeting were: Robert Housekeeper, Quality Award; Joyce and Robert Wagner, 50 year membership; and David P. Hess, 25 year membership. It meets the changing needs of most soils and supplies the ratio of Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potash...to maintain a favorable plant-nutrient balance for top grain and forage production. Pelleted UNIPEL 21-7-14 is an ideal fertilizer for the grower who wants a Uniform Single Application of a complete fertilizer on corn in Spring or Fall. It’s especially good for programming high yield com for grain, or for silage, and for corn/soybean rotations. Cftfvnn Ortho FERTILIZERS Helping the World Grow Better time to hear reports of last year’s activities within the Co-op and dairy industry as a whole. District president, Ed Zug introduced the five top recordbook youth winners to the group Helen, Sarah and Tom Arrowsmith, children of Mr and Mrs William Arrowsmith, Peach Bottom, Susan Hess, daughter of Mr and Mrs. James Hess, Quarryville R 2, and Cindy P. L ROHRER & BRO, INC. _____ SMOKETOWN, PA TM’s, ORTHO, CHEVRON and design, UNIPEL, Reg US Pat Off CHVS7BBB Trimble, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Trimble, Peach Bottom, were given checks from the district by treasurer Tom Galbreath. Robert McSparren, district director recently elected president of Inter- State, recognized 25 and 50 year continuous family memberships and a Quality Premium Award Fieldman Don Bnner handed out the Let’s talk about it. Come in and see us soon PH: 717-259-2571 honor several members Youth 4-H recordbook award winners honored by District 3 were, front row: Tom and Helen Arrowsmith: back row: Sarah Arrowsmith, Sue Hess, Cindy Trimble. plaques and certificates to the recipients. David P. Hess, Pequea, received a 25 year mem bership plaque. The two 50 year old membership honors went to Robert and Joyce Wagner and Don and Ira Martin. Both memberships dated back to 1930. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Housekeeper, Peach Bot rtilizer Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 31,1981—A19 tom, were honored for maintaining 12 consecutive months on the Honor Roll, designating a Quality Premium Award Arba Henry, Solanco FFA instructor, introduced five students involved in dairy projects to the membership and guests attending the dinner meeting. Steve Aument, Dale Melburn, Bill Morns, Brian Trimble and Doug Sheets were guests of the District Henry expressed thanks to the group for also helping to sponsor David Holzhauer at the National FFA Con vention last Fall. Holzhauer placed eighth in the nation in farm management com petition, Henry reported. Speaking for the Young Farmer program in the school district, Henry mentioned several upcoming events. The evening of February 3 is scheduled for a credit and money njanagement meeting. Feb. 17, John Shank, from Penn State, will have a mobile forage analysis unit utilizing mfared equipment at the school and on March 17 an estate planning meeting is scheduled. Jay Ranck, Young CONCRETE HOC FEEDER 8 HOLE (pictured above) *24o ea 37” wide, 48” long, 42” high, 12 or more weighs 1350 lbs . feed capacity 13 bu $230 ea 12 HOLE *32s ea 37" wide, 68" long, 42” high 12 or more weighs 1625 lbs . feed capacity 19 l /i bu $3lO ea 16 HOLE *4ss ea 37" wide, 88" long, 42” high, 12 or more weighs 1875 lbs feed capacity 26 bu $430 ea ★ Feeders are Shipped in knock down form Farmer Boy Products R.D. #l, Box 1270 Cooperator Contestant for 1980, explained the two-day judging program for the contest and encouraged others to become involved in the contest He also gave a brief report concerning the dairy tent proceeds at the Solanco Fair last Sep tember. Annual convention delegate, Jim Long, gave a report of the auctions taken by the total membership last Fall. His wife Barbara reviewed the ladies’ ac tivities at the convention held in Lancaster in mid- November. Glen Shirk, associate county agent, commended the group for their efforts m marketing their product and encouraged the membership to support the cooperative, to support promotion and advertising and continue producing a quality product. Noting the surplus of milk in the marketplace. Shirk suggested that better production per cow, with fewer cow numbers and concentrating on top quality forage might be a better goal than increased herd sizes. Shirk cautioned the group (Turn to PageA22) Practically Indestructible Hog Self Feeder Will Last For Years and Is Easily Adjustable To Prevent Feed Loss. Agitation System Works Feed | Down For Con tinuous Supply I To Hogs.
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