Solanco Young Farmers recognize top members at annual banquet
QUARRYVILLE - The seventh 100th Legislative District, the
annual Solanco Young Farmers featured speaker, focused on the
banquet was held April 3at the current farm economy and the role
Memorial United Methodist -of the different levels of govem-
Church, Quarryville. Ap- ment in helping to splve
proximately 120 members and agricultural issues,
guests attended the banquet. Barley also presented C. Martin
State Rep. John Barley of the Greenleaf Jr. with a citation from
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Dairy awards presented at the Solanco Young Farmers
banquet went to, from left, Robert L. Kauffman Jr., Millie
Linde and Paul Herr.
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the State House of Representatives
for his accomplishments as the
1985 regional winner in Out
standing Young Farmer Over 30
competition.
The Solanco Chapter recognized
Dr. Carl Troop DVM, Quarryville,
for his contributions and support of
the Young Farmer program. Dr.
Troop received an engraved
plague in appreciation of his ef
forts.
Samuel Click, Quarryville,
received the active member
award.
Randy Clark, Quarryville, was
named the Outstanding Young
Farmer Under 30, and P. Robert
Wenger was selected as the Out
standing Young Farmer Over 30.
The following dairy production
awards were presented:
High Holstein Herd, Robert
Kauffman Jr., Peach Bottom,
20,266 pounds of milk and 765
pounds of fat. Kauffman also had
the high cow for milk and high cow
for butterfat with 29,128 pounds
and 1131 pounds respectively.
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 12,1986-
High Jersey Herd, Jay Marvin
Herr, Holtwood, 13,437 pounds of
milk and 650 pounds of fat. Herr’s
cows with 18,120 pounds of milk
and 849 pounds of butterfat also
took top honors in the Jersey
breed.
High Guernsey Herd, Lindenhof
Farm, Oxford, 15,192 pounds of
milk and 707 pounds of fat. The
high Guernsey for milk with 15,192
pounds and the high cow for but
terfat with 980 pounds was also
owned by Lindenhof Farm.
The Most Improved Herd award
was presented to Graywood
Farms, Peach Bottom. Their
production increased, 1641 pounds
of milk and 61 pounds of fat from
the previous year.
The following com awards were
presented to winners in the com
Lancaster Boys , Girls Clubs seek
donations for garage sale
LANCASTER - The Boys Club
and Girls Club of Lancaster con
tinue to seek donations for the
Great American Garage Sale to be
held Saturday, May 10, at the
Lancaster Shopping Center.
A variety of items are needed,
(excluding clothing), in any of the
following categories: household
goods, appliances, antiques,
collectibles, sporting goods,
York County extension seeks gardeners
YORK - Hobby gardeners with
lots of experience to share with
others could be master gardeners.
That’s right. The York County
Extension Service is looking for
experienced gardeners willing to
train for master gardening cer
tification.
Trained gardeners will be
required to volunteer no less than
30 hours of Extension horticultural
production contest:
Dale Peifer, Kirkwood, produced
164 bushfels of shelled corn per acre
to win the corn grain division.
Walter Pownall, Quarryville, was
second with 160 bushels, and E.
Edwin Hamish, Christiana, was
third with 156 bushels. Walter
Pownall received the trophy for
the highest grain yield average for
the past three years with 174
bushels.
In the corn silage division, Larry
Aaron, Quarryville, placed first
with 26.5 tons per acre of 65%
moisture silage. Karl Herr,
Kirkwood, was second with 25.4
tons per acre and Walter Pownall’s
25.0 tons per acre was third.
Pownall also received the trophy
for the highest silage yield average
for the past three years with 24.2
tons per acre.
plants, garden equipment,
children’s furniture, toys, books,
office furniture, art, cars and
livestock.
The clubs are also seeking
donations of services (lawn care,
dinners, theater tickets) and ex
cess merchandise. All donations
are tax deductible.
Please call the Boys Club at 392-
6343 for more information.
work for complete certification..
Starting this month, interested
gardeners who want to learn more
about qualifying for the Master
Gardener program can write for
an application to: York County
Extension Service, 112 Pleasant
Acres Road, York, PA 17402. No
inquiries will be accepted after
April IS and only a limited number
of qualified individuals will be
trained.
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