VOL 26 No. 15
4-H club honors Smith,
retiring county agent
BY DEBBIE KOONTZ
LANCASTER For forty-four
years of guidance and leadership,
the Red Rose 4-H Beef and Sheep
Club payed a touching tribute to
Max Smith, retiring county agent,
at their annual banquet, Thursday,
Vegetable growers,
fruit growers meet
BY SHEILA MILLER
HERSHEY - Fruit and
vegetable growers, wine producers
and grape growers, by the bushel
and peck, turned out on Tuesday to
Thursday here at the Convention
Center for their associations’
annual meetings
Scores of experts in various
fields were on hand to enlighten the
groups on the latest in research
and management in their areas of
interest Kicking off the three-day
event was Pennsylvania Secretary
of Agriculture Penrose Hallowell,
talking on the general agricultural
economy in the state
At the horticultural workshops,
producers learned about consumer
concerns and increasing
production Panels viewed their
experiences in growing apples and
other fruit, while specialists made
recommendations on proper land
use planning, mechanical har
vesting, pest management, along
with what the best varieties are
and how to plant them for top
Pa. is in line for second land grant school
BY CURT HAULER
OXFORD Pennsylvania could
have its second land grant
University before July 1.
Lincoln University, located just
LF modernizes its format
Readers will notice several
changes this week in Lancaster
Farming. Most obvious will be
the wider columns in the news
stones on most pages including
page!.
There will be five columns of
news at the top of each page
rather than sue. The five column
format won’t eliminate any
stories.
- Reader research shows our
new column width is easier to
read, more pleasing to the eye.
Photographs, in general, can be
larger and better displayed.
News and features
Pa apple queen, A2O; Berks-
Lebanon hogs, A 22, Drought
conditions, A 24; Soil test, A3O;
Fuel decontrol, 86, Sows on wire,
C3l; Equipment sales, C3B; Ag
committees, D 4
at the Farm and Home Center.
“I was always proud to be a
member of this club because it was
always a good club Because of our
work together through the years,
we’ve grown and we’ve all lear
ned,” Smith committed after being
results
The story was similar in the
vegetable and grape growers
sessions Producers heard updates
and panel discussions on the latest
in harvesting methods along with
disease and insect controls
Cultural practices effecting the
total yields and methods of
budgeting production costs held
the groups’ attentions
The meetings were highlighted
by the presentation of awards and
tly crowning of queens The latest
vpnages of wines were .miffed and
sipped for their bouquet and
quality
As participants crunched apples
and polished off gallons of apple
cider and tomato juice, they
shared experiences and ideas and
visited exhibits displaying the
latest in fruit and vegetable
varieties, machinery, and all the
necessities of the packing,
processing and growing business
For highlights of the meetings,
turn the pages of this week’s issue
East of Oxford in Chester County,
is in position to become a land
grant school by that time.
K. Leroy Inns, the powerful
Pittsburgh Democrat, is spon
The editors will attempt to
keep regular features right
where they were. But because
of the change m column width
some items, especially the
markets, will be in slightly
different locations this week
and In the future. We will try to
keep than snug in their new
locations and not have them
bounce around anymore.
The' index, at the bottom of
this page, takes on a new,
easier-to-read look.
We have added a new cartoon
called Hay Haws. It debuts on
pagelO.-RGC
Dairy reports
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County dairy day, A 39, Berks
County dairy day, Cl 9, Common
Cause’s PMMB study, Dl2, Mifflin
DHIA, Dl3, York DHIA Dl4
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 7,1981
presented a leather coat which he
described as “sheep wool and
skin ”
Following his remarks, amidst a
candle-lit room and soft piano
music, five associates in the 4-H
field honored Smith with humorous
stones and fond memories
Judy Zimmerman, Ephrata,
retiring 4-H member, said she
would always remember his rain
coat and hat, his trademark
Fred Linton, Quarryville, told
Smith to “be awful careful that
you’re not busier after you retire
than you were when you were
working ”
Beef and sheep club president,
Sarah Brubaker, said, ‘We realize
that each of us has been only a
small part of your life, but in
return you’ve been such a large
part of ours ”
Others paying tribute were
Larry Weaver, 4-H leader, Elvin
Hess whose son graduated from 4-
H Thursday, and Gary Dean who is
involved in 4-H judging.
Smith received a round of ap
plause when it was announced that
during his career, he was part of 16
champions, 15 reserve champions
and 14 wmning livestock teams at
the Farm Show.
During the 4-H awards
ceremony, Gerald Hess,
Conestoga, scooped up three
awards for his past year in 4-H.
They were; a colored photograph
of his steer for being county
champion, an electric clock for
county beef champion showman,
and an award for reserve cham
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soring HB 2616 which would give
Lincoln University land grant
status under the federal act of 1890.
Inns has over a dozen co-sponsors
for the measure which presently is
in the appropriations committee.
Both Herman R. Branson,
president of the predominantly
black Lincoln University, and
observers in other states which
currently have black land grant
schools, say there should be few
conflicts between any 1890 land
grant school and any 1862 land
grant school Pennsylvania’s 1862
school is Penn State University
Should the Pennsylvania
legislature approve HB 2616 and
the governor sign it, the Secretary
of the U.S. Department of
Education would get a copy of the
measure. At that time Lincoln
University would be eligible for
federal funding.
“The last I heard it could mean
$750,000 for us,” Branson said
That would represent about one
fifteenth of the University’s
current operating budget.
Branson said the funds would be
used to fund programs in nutrition,
home economics, human
resources, human development,
and consumer programs
He said there probably will be
little production agricultural
Gerald Hess receives a colored photograph of his steer, the
county champion, at the annual 4-H beef and sheep banquet.
Presenting the award is Max Smith, retiring county agent,
who himself was honored at the ceremony.
2 dairymen receive
Young Farmer honors
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
MARIETTA Farming
practices - their success and ef
ficiency - play a sizable role in the
selection of an Outstanding Young
Farmer.
In the case of Irwin Engle, R 1
Marietta, who was selected along
with fellow dairyman, Joseph
Wivell, R 3 Columbia, to this honor,
such practices can range from the
more unique and unusual, which
research conducted outside of
what would be done by the
chemistry department.
He explained Lincoln University
is not going into widespread ag
research, prefermg to leave it to ag
businesses.
Plus, he noted, the percentage of
people m production agriculture is
almost miniscule and the
University plans to put its efforts
where they will benefit the
greatest number of people
Branson said he hopes the
measure making Lincoln
University a land grant school will
be in Washington, DC to the
Education Department by July 1,
1981.
The bill has the support of the
black college association, leaders
in the house of representatives,
and many state politicians,
Branson said.
Lincoln University is noted
primarily as a black school
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might be experienced only a single
time, to planned, long-range
programs ef operational im
provement.
Engle and Wivell, both members
of the Elizabethtown Young
Farmers Chapter, have been
selected as regional Outstanding
Young Farmers. More information
on Wivell can be found on page .
Among the more unusual recent
farming practices of Engle is the
likely distinction of being the last
farmer to bale hay in 1980 and the
first to resume this normal sum
mertime chore m 1981.
“People who drove past the farm
in mid-December and mid-
January probably thought I was
baling bedding,” Engle explained
But as it turned out, it was some
real good alfalfa, which we’re
feeding to the young heifers. ’ ’
The alfalfa was cut in mid-
November immediately after the
first killing frost. About half, or
some 250 bales, was baled on
Decembei 15 An afternoon snow
halted the baling at the midway
point
The final 250 bales were finally
made on January 24 while the
ground was still frozen
Engle.]ust got an analysis back
on the final batch of bales. It tested
out to 22.6 percent crude protein on
a dry matter basis.
“The leaves stayed on and it
looked real nice,” Engle said.
“The top was a little brown, but
it was nice and green underneath.
The heifers really relish it and
there’s not a bit of waste.”
Engle’s wife, Grace, has a name
for the mid-January hay.
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Women and youth '
Bucks 4-H, A 36; Homestead
notes, C 2; Farm women calendar,
C 5, Home on the range, C 6; Kids
Corner, Cl 2; 4-H news, Cl 6, York
4-H banquet, C 32; Berks 4-H, D 26