*26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 10,1983
Berks ag day
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team. From the start. Jack
Gounder, MC, pointed out the
•'one-hand” and “two-hand”
methods for the crowd, and also
pointed out an unsuccessful “two
fmger” method. The crowd loved it
and it was soon obvious that
Commissioner Vernon Shaffer
“had the knack” as he had the
Guernsey’s milk spurting into the
bucket.
“We got it locked up”, Shaffer
announced as he held up his team's
jug which was almost one-fourth
filled and immediately declared
the winner.
Not to be overshadowed by the
victors, Jim Snaveiy from the
Boyertown Radio station WBYO,
who was on the losing team
milking the Jersey declared, “My
theory is Jerseys give quality, not
quantity”. After the contest, the
cows remained in place and
everyone was invited to go up to
them and meet them. They were a
favonty with the many children
and many seemed to appreciate
their friendliness and quiet
manner.
More laughs were in store when
the Eastern Pennsylvania Pork
Producers sponsored the "Pin the
Diaper on the Pig Contest". Teams
for this event included the out
spoken Jack Gounder, WEEU;
County Commissioner Donald
Bagenstose; William Hughes,
American Bank; Bill Eads,
Germantown Savings; Herbert
Wetzel, Berks County Extension
Agent; Dwayne Pysher, ASCS;
and Tony Grimm, Chamber of
Commerce. As the pigs squealed
when cornered and diapered, so
did the audience as tune and time
again the small porkers managed
to slip their diapers and run away.
With a final wrestling with his pig
in the shavings, Gounder managed
to hold it for his team to make a
last attempt at securing the diaper
to win the contest.
Farmers were delighted as their
ag promotion kept attracting more
attention throughout the afternoon.
For the Ice Cream Eating Contest,
15 participants were asked for and
m addition to County Com
missioner Donald Bagenstose in
the running there were youth and
adults from the public to try to beat
him. Participants from the
audience with big appetities were
Sign of times
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Pennsylvania State Grange for
Tuesday, the poultrymen will call
for a freeze on the expansion of
foreign and corporate investment.
They also want the Farmers Home
Administration to provide loans at
lower interest rates for family
farm operations who limit their
operations to 200,000 or fewer
birds.
Attending Tuesday’s session will
be State Ag Sec. Penrose
Hallo well, state legislators, and
representatives of U.S.
Congressmen and Senators.
Dairyman George Tubies, of
Littlestown, for the second con
secutive year is appealing his tax
assessment, which doubled his tax
bill from??4o to $l4OO in 1982.
“I didn’t pav the tax bill last
again sought for the Apple
Dumpling with Milk Eating
Contest sponsored by the Berks
County Fruit Growers, Ontelaunee
Orchards, and the Berks County
J umor Holstein Club.
There were plenty of chances
throughout the day for the urban
individuals to test their ag l.Q.’s
and skills. The other contests in
cluded: Water Conservation Race,
sponsored by the Berks County
ASCS where participants had to
run along a path with a cup of
water balanced on their head, an
Agricultural products I.Q. Contest,
sponsored by the Berks County
Farm Women, and the Berks
County Cattlemens Association,
the Eastern Pork Producers, and
the Berks County Sheep and Wool
Growers sponsored the Guess the
Weights Contest on their respec
tive animals.
Berks County farmers can be
applauded for this major promo
-tional effort on their part. It was
obvious that the city crowd loved
the displays and events and the
city officers appreciated the
cleanliness of all the animals and
the attractiveness of the displays.
It was noted that this was the
biggest crowd to date for the an
nual Ag Day which was moved up
to August-September after
previously being held in Novem
ber.
The mam objective for the Ag
Day, in addition to promoting and
educating, was to encourage city
friends to take advantage of op
portunities to know more about
their food supply and to encourage
them to take part in the annual
Farm-City Week to be celebrated
November 18 to 24.
Ag Day was sponsored by the
entire Berks County Agricultural
Community. Those directly con
tributing were Berks County Dairy
Farmers, ice cream and
milkshakes; Berks County
Holstein Club; John Stump,
Holstein cow; Carl Hollenbach,
Guernsey cow; David Phillips,
Jersey cow; Berks County 4-H
clubs, Berks County Fruit
Growers, Ontelaunee Orchards,
Eastern Pa. Pork Producers,
Berks County Society of Farm
Women, Berks County Cattlemen’s
Association, The Equine Council,
free horse rides; Berks County
Sheep and Wool Growers, and
Pennsylvania Farmers
Association.
year and now I have another one.
Now, they’re threatening to sell me
out.
“I’m in the hole for $250,000 and
for three out of the last four years
my indebtedness has grown by
$20,00 0 to $25,000 per year.
“This year, I have short corn
plants, little ears and no kernels in
them.
And, it s another $5,000 or $6,000
going to milk deductions.
“I’ll be borrowing again to buy
gram and hay if 1 want any milk
from the cows.
“At last year’s hearing, all 1 got
was a lot of deaf ears. This year,
they’re giving me 20 minutes in
stead of 10’’.
Tubies said he has about a dozen
farmers to go along to the hearing.
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