Carbon County salutes 4-H’ers • v ' u - < / t Six Carbon County 4*H’ers display the trophies they received during the Carbon County Fair, where they were honored as “Outstanding 4-H Members.” The outstanding members, with trophies, are seated from left to right: Diane Miller, Dawn Hoffman. Rebecca Gilbert and Shannon Szakacs all from Lehighton. The two members in the back row include, Kathy Storm, East Weissport and g Arena consignment numbers continue to grow UNIVERSITY PARK - Livestock producers continue to consign animals to an all-breeds sale to aid-Penn State’s Ag Arena fund raising project. The sale will be held December 11 in Harrisburg’s' Farm Show Complex. Proceeds will go toward the .construction of the 190,000- CRE FEE t includes: • Large opei feed pan simulate. feeding. • Sturdy aluminum bracket for quick feeder in-and-out • Generous 11/*I 1 /* gallon hopper capacity. Not just another creep feeder! A farm tested naturalway to start two and three day-old pigs on solid feed. Pigs learn to eat creep feed before weaning. So you wean faster and pigs do better under less stress. fitamieid Pigs on a Blanket HEAT PADS For Farrowing Crates And Nursery With Stanfield Surface, Draft Barrier Cleats, Twin Cords. Swine Systems FARMER BOY AG. 457 E. MAIN AVE., MYERSTOWN, PA*17067 l /z Mite East of Myerstown 7T7-860-7365 <• ft *r' ! " Jf* «. <• ■ <:{ > t square-foot facility to be located adjacent to Beaver Stadium. The Ag Arena will provide for student classes and laboratories. It also will be available for statewide shows and sales by agricultural groups. Over 20 percent of the estimated $900,000 cost has been raisecjto date. Scott Seltzer, Lehighton. The 4-H'ers are surrounded by, from left to right. -Danadee Miller, 4-H assistant, Ned Harleman, fair director, Lee Wenner, county home economist, E. Chester Heim, deputy secretary of the. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, State Senator Jim Rhoades and Gordon T. Bennett, fair director. CUSTOM MADE FEED BINS FOR FARMS FEEDMILLS • Made of 13 gauge Steel • All welded seams • Gravity Flow or Auger ✓ Free Estimates Also - Steel Roof Trusses for buildings - Portable Hog Buildings - Bucket Elevators - Grain Augers Distributors - Flow Pipes & Accessories We Sell, Service & Install Ph: 215-944-7808 STOLTZFUS WELDING SHOP Owner - Samuel P. Stoltzfus RDIOII, Dryviiie Rd. Fleetwood. PA 19522 Consignments now total 119, according to Milford Heddleson, “ College <rf Agriculture coordinator Of environmental quality affairs and co-chairman of the fund raising campaign. “Breeders who consign beef, sheep, swine, and dairy animals are being asked to donate at least 50 percent of the sale price to the building fund,” the co-chairman points out. “Breed associations are participating in securing and <1 That's A ? Good Question •t? 1 Does anyone know where to buy a coriander grinder, or any other type of grinder that would work to. grind seeds? 1 tried a blender and other types, but the results were not too good. r » Dave Adams, Hamburg Mr. Adams, The Lancaster County Extension service recommended trying herb and spice shops in your area. After contacting a herb shop in the Lititz area, we founjl that coriander grinders are very scarce and expensive. They recommended trying a pepper mill first. This should grind the seeds completely as would any coriander or spice grinder since coriander is actually a type of spice anyway. Would you know where to find Dexter pygmy cattle, pygmy goats, and geese In this area? Mr. Painter, Philadelphia Mr. Painter, This was quite a perplexing question and took quite a few phone calls, but we managed to locate the American Dexter Cattle Assn, for you. You can write to them at P.O. Box 56, Decorah, lowa, 52101. Phone is 319-735-5772. selecting consignments.” Stambaugh of Green Park, two Consignments during the last cows; Glenair Farms of R 3, two weeks are: .Elizabethtown, two cows; SWINE: Meadowmist Farms of Rl Landrace Edgar Wagner of Loysville, one cow; Twin Oak Montgomery, one purebred gilt; Farms of R 2 Quarryville, one Jay Blatt of R 2 Annville, one open embryo and several units of gilt; Harlan Wessner of R 2 New semen; Prospect Hill Farms of Rl, Tripoli, one open gilt; and Glen-Air. New Wilmington, one cow; South Farms of R 3 Elizabethtown, one Branch Farms of R 8 York, one open gilt. cow; ErReR Hill Farms of Rl Spotted Poland China - Clair Friedens, one cow; and Bixler Hartman of Gratz, one bred gilt. Ridge Farms of Rl Loysville, one Berkshire - Arlie and Russell cow. Cornbower of New. Freedom, two Sinunental - Grandview Farms open gUts; Harry Bachman of ofWaynesburg,onecow;C. Robert Annville, one open gilt. Shertzer of R 2 Jersey Shore, one Hampshire - Charles Bomgard- CO w; and Linden Farms of ner of Annville, one boar. LaGrangeville, New York, 15 units Duroc - Clyde McConaughey of of semen. Smicksburg, two open gilts. Belted Galloways - Grandview DAIRY CATTLE: ' Farms of Waynesburg, two cows; Holstein - Sordoni Sterling • and Swatara Springs Farm 4711 Farms, Inc. of Harveys Lake, one Highland Street, Harrisburg, two cow; Clark Bowen and Sons of cows . Hereford-J and R Farms Wellsboro, one heifer; Glen E. o fß3,Lewisburg,onecow. Bowen of Wellsboro, one calf; , polled Hereford - Richard C. Walter B.Wurster of Ottsville, one pri ce 0 f R 2, Harrisonville, one heifer; Ashcombe Farm Dairy, cow . Inc. of Mechanicsburg, one heifer; Chianina - Jack H. Dreibelbis, 10 Lloyd and Jeanne Miller of Toll Tree Drive, Camp Hill, one Mayport, one calf; Snyder Valley, CO w. Farms of Parker, one calf; and j n u e u of animals the following Farber Manor Farm owned by donated cash to the building fund: Howard and Lorraine Smith, nof Daniel Culnen of 295 Montgomery Mayport, one heifer. Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey, BEEF CATTLE: 55(H); and Hudson Pine Farms of Angus - Herman R. Purdy of Rl, North Tarrytown, New Jersey, Alexandria, one cow; Harry si,ooo. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 10,1981-819 A few Dexter breeders in Penn sylvania are; Dean Filbum, R 2, Fayetteville, PA, 17222; Klein Brothers, R3,' Butler, PA, 16001; Ronald Kerr t R 2, Titusville, PA, 16354;, and Robert Hermann, Rl, Marion Center, PA 15759. You might also want to try Ruth Dunn, breeder of Dexter Cattle in Hackettstown, New Jersey. Her phone numberisjJOl-852-4245. Daisy Moore, secretary of the Association, said she will be glad to answer any questions you may have on the breed. I am inquiring about persons in the Lancaster area who buy goat milk for processing and making goat cheese. Do you have any information to help? Paul Turner, AirvOle Mrs. Turner, There used to be a goat milk processing plant in Boyertown, but as of August it stopped business. You might want to try calling Jacob Fisher of Manheim (717-665- 3803). He processes and sells his own goat’s milk. If any other readers' know of any plants or businesses of this nature, please write and let us and Mr. Turner know.
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