HARRISBURG - Turkey falling, duck-calling and owl hooting competitions will be held in the small arena of the State Farm Show Building during the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show, Feb. 6- 14. Show Director Richard Libertine said the turkey-calling contest is to be directed by well-known turkey caller Harvey Graybill. This competition, to be held -Tuesday, Feb. 9, begins at 5:30 p.ih. for the - Junior division, followed by the adult division at 6‘: 15 p.m. The turkey-calling competition attracts a large number of entries. Wayne County features HONESDALE - The fourth annual Wayne County dairy Day will be held March 18 at the Wayne County Veterans Memorial Ar mory, Iryon Street, Honesdale from 10:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. ji The purpose of the event will be jg° focus attention on the un importance of the dairy industry in g Wayne County and to provide '5 educational information to dairy g farmers. Dairy Day will be con WIC MOTORIZED SILAGE WAGON WITH HYDROSTATIC SPEED CONTROL A GREAT IMPROVEMENT ON EFFICIENCY ★ Electric of Gas Operated ★ Regular Feed Discharge or No Competitor Con Beat The Wic Choppers 40” High Feed Discharge For Performance And Cost ** A 4 ■ ■■ ■ « * r . ~ k* \ T , 3T t- i , ' ~ • *> Visitors to Sports Snow invited to give a ‘hoot’ 'demonstrating both friction and mouth calls. Contestants and judges are separated by a curtain. Each contestant gives a series of calls which are then scored by the judges. The'highest score wins. Anyone interested in entering this eighth annual competition should complete registration at the show office before 6 p.m. the day of the contest. The entry fee is $2 for adults; children under 13 are free. The next evening, Wednesday, Feb. 10, features duck-calling and owl-hooting contests. Lou Hoff man, editor and publisher of Pennsylvania Sportsman Dairy Day ducted by the Wayne County Agricultural Extension Service in cooperation with area farm supply dealers and farm organizations. A planning meeting for Dairy Day will be held January 26 at 8:00 p.m. in the Extension Office, Courthourse, Honesdale. Anyone who is interested in assisting with Dairy Day is welcome to attend. Committee members are being appointed, according to John Creighton, County Extension Director, but others who attend the, planning meeting will be added to committees. It is expected that the educational phase of the Dairy Day program will feature energy conservation on the dairy farm. In addition, possibly as many as 30 commercial exhibitors will be participating. Interested exhibitors can .sign up by con tacting the Wayne County Ex tension Office, 717-253-5970 ext. 114. MARVIN J. 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With the 16-inch wheels it goes wherever you want to take it. A GREAT IMPROVEMENT ON EFFICIENCY chopper is the most popular on | the market It's operation is v-’-*''’"* scmpte and it handles easily s, Ot jfXfljfvr Equipped with a Honda 4 stroke * gas €ngme the w,c bedd,n e - , -* (f* - in chopper insures maximum out rein use f Motor 5 7 or JO hp* 4 % ’W stroke Honda v’W Wt s Starter 5 h p manual and 7 wlr and 10 h p manual or electric - 0 s,art magazine, has agreed to direct the duck-calimg event, while Graybill returns to coordinate the owl hooting. • As in the turkey-calling, con testants will perform a senes of four calls from behind a curtain. The judges award prizes to the highest scorer. Each contestant can register on Wednesday until 6 p.m. The entry fee for both owl-hooting and duck calling is $2 for all ages. From duck-calling to duck Duck decoy carving and head painting competitions are once again scheduled for opening day of the annual Eastern Sports and .**<m*~‘"*&t*s carving, opening Saturday, Feb. 6, judging, all entries will be auc features a special competition that tioned off. Leading the bidding is has become a show favorite. That auctioneer Tom Baldwin, is the day of the duck decoy Proceeds benefit the Susquehanna pamtmg and head carving con- River Waterfowlers Association. tests Both amateurs and professionals The Susquehanna River are eligible. The entry fee is $2 for Waterfowlers Association sponsors each event registered, these events. The two categories i>how ours ar ® : Saturdays, 10 this year are Bufflehead Drake f.m. to 10 p.m.; Sundays, 12 noon decoy pamtmg from 1 to 3 p.m., *?. 7 . Monday through and Black Drake head carving - Thursday, 12 noon to 10 P-m.; and from 6 t06:30p.m. Fr ‘day “Presidents Day”, 10 a.m. Immediately following the tol0 P m - V.-; -ft?.- « '*l*., -fesi GAS BEDDING CHOPPER The gas poV/ered bedding Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 23,1982-Dl5 jU % :A\ * Outdoor Show. The show runs from Saturday, Feb.. 6 to Sunday. Feb. 14 at the Farm Show Building, Harrisburg. T’*'* Wic has perfected a three point hitch PTO chopper ' activated by the power of your tractor. Easy to in stall, it is ideal for free-stalls, or in strawberry fields for mulching purposes. - DISTRIBUTOR - PAUL HORNING R.D. 1, Stevens, PA 17578 215-267-7208 *■/ vt- x ’s i POWER TAKE OFF BEDDING CHOPPER
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