A3o—Lancaster Famine, SaterAay, March 24,1954 We'te I Noah Wenger, Pa. state senator, addressed the more than 300 people who attended the Ag Day luncheon Tuesday at the Harrisburg Marriot Inn. Frank Wright, far right, secretary of policy and planning, read Gov. Thornburgh’s proclamation making Tuesday Pa. Ag Day. Also pictured from left are Chet Heim, Pa. deputy secretary of agriculture, and Pa. Secretary of Agriculture Penrose Hallowell. Ag Day (Continued from Page Al) countries and states. In particular, he mentioned that Pennsylvania is in competition with the Sun Belt States for certain products But, according to Sen Wenger, agriculture is different from in dustry "Agriculture is somewhat dif ferent in that given a fair op portunity in fair competition, it can compete," he said. Sen. Wenger quoted from William Penn’s explanation of Pennsylvania as a "holy ex periment.” ‘ I would suggest today that that experiment is still going on and that agriculture will continue to be at the heart of that experiment,” he said Concluding Tuesday’s program was Dieter Kneg, editor of Farm shine, who told the crowd, 'Agriculture can honestly be called the backbone of our free enterprise system ” Given certificates of ap preciation by Penrose Hallowed were the Pennsylvania Grange, the Pa Farmers’ Union and the Pa. Farmer’s Association. Tuesday’s luncheort also featured several Pa commodity queens, one of which was Tammy Zimmerman, Pa. Potato Queen and one of the 10 finalists in the recent Miss Agriculture contest. 'v|#: ianne Burhans the 1984 York Ag Baby, is held by her father, William. On hand to accept congratulatory gifts of agricultural products from county agent Tony Dobrosky are mother, Chanda, and family's two older daughters, Morgan, 1; and Angel, 4. INSULATION R. MAX URETHANE (4xB or to your spec) ★ ★ —-*g WHEELING CHANELDRAIN TO tiJ roofing & siding i hi I n flfclrrr?-. ~ : - - - ‘VJrJh- RD2, Box 267, East Earl, PA 17519 York honors Ag Day baby YOHK Adnanne Burhans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Burhans, Stewartstown R 3, is York’s 1984 Ag Day Baby. The infant, born at York Hospital at 12:40 a.m. on Tuesday, was the first baby born in York on National Agriculture Day, celebrated an nually on the first day of Spring. As York’s official Ag Day Baby, Adnanne was presented a selec tion of York County farm com modities and gift certificates for agricultural products County extension agent Tony Dobrosky made the Ag Baby presentation on behalf of York’s farming com munity. Thp farm mmmortitips Distributor For FIBERGLASS ROLLS BLOWN IN SALES Call us for low prices - (717) 354-7561 Colors InStock • White • Gold • Brown • Tan • Silo Blue • Red • Avocado Green • Plain Galvanized • Light Green Distributor For, ALUMAX ALUMINUM ROOFING & SIDING COMPLETE POLE & OTHER BUILDINGS TRUSSES represented included meats, vegetables, poultry, fruits, dairy and horticulture products. Sponsors of the Ag Baby project were Maple Lawn Farms, Thompson Farms, Earl Brown and son Orchards, The Farmers’ Daughter Garden Center, Wolfe’s Poultry Farm, Rutters Dairy, Bupplynn Dairy Farms and South Central Cattlemen’s Association. York Agri-Women coordinated the project as part of the National Agriculture Day celebration. National Ag Day is set aside each year to pay tribute to the producers of food and fiber and to serve as a forum of education about the nation’s largest industry
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