York shepherds’ banquet BY JOYCE BUPP presentation, “Australia, Saturday, May 16, at the Staff Correspondent Welcome to the State of county 4-H Center. YORK NEW SALEM Excitement,” Juhe noted Prior to the noon auction, The women of the York New that her country produces which begins with a fleece Salem Fire Company have one-sixth of the world’s total? sa i ej a morning educational roasted dozens of turkeys, sheep population. Memos session promises judging hams and rolls of roast beef are the most predominant events and demonstrations for community and banquet breed, and the largest on spinning, shearing and dinners. “station”, or sheep ranch, lamb carcass cutting. But lamb? Well, they’d includes flocks numbering To one lucky youngster, never tried that as the en- up to 70,000 head. who qualifies under a brief tree’before. Planners for the During the business se t of guidelines, will go a first banquet of the York meeting, George registered ewe lamb, with County Sheep and Wool Dutrey and director Greg the winning dame to be Producers, though, were Lau briefed members on the drawn at random. Winner of adamant in heading up the results of the successful 1980 the gift is expected to return menu with their commodity, field day and sheep sale, and to the club the first ewe So lamb it was, roasted to announced plans for a offspring, to continue the a juicy tenderness and second annual event. “lambcham.” polished off to the last sliver Increasing demand over Among the sale con by the 100 members and the past few years for 4-H signments are 100 market guests who attended the project market lambs and lambs, 54 purebred ewes and initial annual meeting of the breeding stock is largely 16 rams of major breeds, fledgling shepherd’s group. responsible for the for- plus some entries of Fm- Interestmgly enough, it mation of the York Sheep Dorset crosses, was not only the first chance and Wool Producer group. In Members were asked to for many of the guests to response to the 4-H needs, an consider the formation of a taste lamb, but for some of ad hoc committee met early York area “wool pool,” the sheep producers as well. last year and charted plans perhaps held in conjunction For guest speaker Juhe for the first sale. with the present Cum- Travia, an exchange student “It turned out to be one of berland Wool Pool. Most from Australia, the dinner the better sales in the state fleeces produced in the meeting marked her first last year,” Dutrey related. southcentral Pennsylvania major public speaking A total of 35 market lambs area are graded, priced and engagement and her first averaged $66.57, while 25 sold at the Cumberland taste of lamb, the Australian purebred ewes sold for an County location Traveling national dish, since she average of $141.98 and 15 distance and waiting time arrived last summer. A rams averaged an even once at the pool are two native of theuty of Perth, in hundred dollars. factors that have led the Western Australia, Juhe is a Aiming at a successful York shepherds to consider a senior at Dallastown Area repeat of the field day-sale, closer sales site. High School. the shepherds have Also discussed was the In her shde and filmstrip scheduled their 1981 sale foi problem of weight limits on BIG! 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