Lancaster Holstein Qub sponsors classification meetings
LANCASTER - The Lancaster
County Holstein Club is sponsoring
two meetings to coincide with the
official classification schedule, one
on March 14 and one on March 22.
Classifiers from the National
Holstein Association will discuss
with local dairymen how the final
classification score is reached, and
will review classification and
linear scoring procedures.
The Thursday, March 14,
meeting will be held at the farm of
Harold and Lamar Witmer in
Manheim. Chuck Cobum will be
the classifier at that meeting
which will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 22, the meeting
will be at Galen Crouse’s farm in
Schoeneck, with Devlyn Harley as
the classifier. That meeting will
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Northwest colored breeders meet
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To get to the Crouse farm, travel
north of Ephrata on Route 272. At
the first red light after the Nichols
Discount Store, turn left onto
Schoeneck Road. There is a PP & L
Service Center on the northeast
corner of that intersection. Travel
year the group will have a display fairgrounds,
at Crawford Dairy Day where Farm-City Day, fair week and
breed literature will be available. future meetings were also
Plans were made for another discussed. The group voted to give
raffle also. Tickets will be sold at $120.00 to the mUk promotion
Dairy Day and through members committee in the county. Headed
at $l.OO each with $lOO.OO to be by Linda Field, the committee has
awarded to the winner at the an- done radio spots sponsored by
nual All-Breed Calf Sale to be held individual farms and farm
April 13, at the Crawford Co. organizations.
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about four miles on Schoeneck
Road, and the Crouse farm is on
the left just before entering
Schoeneck.
Refreshments will be served at
both meetings.
Northeast fruit growers
meet March 12
SCRANTON - The Northeast
Regional Fruit Growers meeting
arranged by the Cooperative
Extension in the participating
counties and the Lackawanna
County Horticultural Association
will be held Tuesday, March 12,
starting at 9:30 a.m. at the
Ramada Inn on Routes 6 and 11,
south of Clarks Summit.
All fruit growers are welcome to
attend. Robert Crassweller and
James Travis, Extension
specialists from Penn State
University; Tom Callahan, Wayne
County Extension Agent and
James Garrahan, pesticide
coordinator will be speakers at the
program. Topics include insect,
disease and weed control, with
additional information on
production practices. A special
report on greenhouse strawberry
production will be given.
The cost of registration and
lunch will be $5.00, but no advance
reservations are required. Call the
Lackawanna County Cooperative
Extension at 961-4761 for further
information.