Firemen using aerial ladder continue to pour water on remains of large barn that was gutted by fire Wednesday morning on the Norman EAST PETERSBURG A East Petersburg, Lancaster destroyed the large wood bam on spark from a tractor being used to County, Wednesday morning. the Norman -Sauder farm on haul straw is believed to be the The blaze, which broke out in the Stevens Street about a mile west of cause of a $lOO,OOO bam fire near loft area about 7:15 a.m.. East Petersburg. The-farm is ■Slfw Increase Production and Profits with Farmer Automatic’s Fully Automatic Quad Deck Cage System for Layers and Pullets... without increasing your building size! Quad Deck Cage System Features & Advantages: information ■ Automatic feeder t andFßEEbrochureorcall... ■ Automatic egg collection 1 Reynolds and ■ Automatic watering system 1 u n fi-x * ■ Exclusive egg saver | TCIIOt C0.,111C. I ■ Double or triple I * your operation without I (30i)833-iB4O I increasing building size . ■ Lower cage height 1 NAME ■ Easy installation * address ■ No special floor or I pit construction ■ Energy savings ■ Easier ventilation for all seasons ■ High bird concentration --Photo by Stan Hall Fire guts large bam CITY PHONE j Farmer Automatic Sauder farm near East Petersburg in Lan caster County. The blaze was believed to have been caused by sparks from a tractor being used to haul straw. STATE OF AMERICA, INC. William K. Moeller P.O. Box 39, Register, GA 30452 (912)681-2763 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 11,1981—ASS -Photo by Stan Hall Young firemen takes a brief rest .from duties at barn fire while others tend pumper used to bring water from East Petersburg. located near the Hempf ield Church of the Brethren. A load of straw had been taken to the barn and the tractor was backed out about a half hour before the fire was first noticed, ac cording to Sauder. Losses included the barn, straw, an adjacent tobacco shed and four pieces of equipment being stored in the shed. Approximately 80 pigs and two steers were rescued from the barn by Sauder and his family. A neighbor, Dudley Rohrer, tried to pull a wagonload of straw from in front of the bam with his pickup truck. But approximately 65 yards from the bam the straw caught fire, derstroying the wagon and damaging the back of the truck and cap. Approxuimately 100 firemen from 10 companies battled the blaze, inmcluding East Peter sburg, Landisville, Silver Springs, Salunga, Neffsville, Ironville, Mastersonville, Mountville, Manheim, and Florin. Lampeter w. lair hosts sheep-to shawl IAMPETER The West Lampeter Community Fair an nounces the inclusion of a Sheep to Shawl contest as part of the program of activities during the 1981 fair. The fair dates for this year are September 24,25, and 26. The Sheep to Shawl contest will be held on Thursday evening, Sep tember 25. The contest will be made up of 3 competing teams. Each team is comprised of 5 members, one shearer, 3 spinners, and 1 weaver. Prizes of $lOO, $BO, and $6O will be offered as premiums as well as the return of the proceeds to each team from the auction of the completed shawl after the contest. Interested individuals who would like to form a team or teams already in existence, who would like to obtain an application for entering competition should write or phone: David W. Martin, Contest Coordinator, 1932 Pioneer Road, Lancaster, PA 17602: 717/464-2693. The contest will be limited to the first 3 teams registering. Entry deadline is September 5.
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