Lebanon County BY PAT PURCELL The Lebanon County Holstein Club annual field day was hosted by Ken Mase and his family at his farm just outside of Fontana. More than 200 people attended the event headed by the Holstein club presi dent, Sonny Baumgardner. Four groups of cows were pre sented for judging at this years’ event instead of the usual three groups. Tom Boyer of Sunnybend Farm in York County was the event judge. Kraig Sellers of Annville was the overall winner of the evening. Winners of the judg ing competition were: Adult Men’s Division: 1. David Hummelberger, Annville, 2. David Vail, Lebanon, 3.* Darrell Balmer, Annville. Women’s Division: 1. Margaret Baumgardner, Ono, 2. Lois Meyer, Annville, 3. Teresa Kissling, Lebanon. Texas Farmer Predicts End Of BY LOUANN GOOD ANNVILLE A well-known organic farmer from Texas warned farmers that he sees difficult days ahead. Frank Ford lectured at the Pen nsylvania Natural Living Confer ence held at Lebanon Valley Col lege last weekend; later, he met with farmers in small groups throughout the local area. He said, “We have been taking anesthesia from government admi nistration and America must get ready for difficult times after enjoying an economic fairyland.” Farmers, he contends, will suf fer greatly unless they prepare now. To prepare, he believes, farmers must become debt-free even if it means reducing the scope of their operations. “If you can’t get out of debt, sell everything in order to become solvent.” Ford believes the government BLOMBARMNi DIESELS The Farmer's Choice MOWERS, BALERS, CORNPICKERS, CHOPPERS, ETC. IX3MBARDINI DIESEL USES OR I .ESS FUEL THAN GAS ENGINES LESS DOWNTIME THAN GAS ENGINES Is your old engine giving you a headache? Try a LOMBARDINI...WorId’s Largest Manu facturer of Small Air-Cooled Diesel Engines. DIESELS OUR SPECIALTY Service After The Sale... That’s Usl HOOVER DIESEL SERVICE 255 Mascot Ed. . 313 Furnace Rd. Ronks, PA 17572 Quarryville, PA 17566 (717) 658-3322 _ (717V786-2173 Youth 13 and under; 1. Kraig Sellers, Annville, 2. Linette Shuey, Jonestown, 3. Jesse Baumgardner, Ono. Youth 14 and Over; 1. Adam Sonnen, Richland, 2. Kynel Baum gardner, Ono, 3. David Lutz, Lebanon. Lebanon County Dairy Princess Rebecca Sonnen of Sonnen Acres in Richland served milk to die guests and was assisted by Dairy Princess Alternate Angie Bollin ger. The Lebanaon County Hols tein Club will be holding its annual sale on Friday, August 28. Prizes were donated by area businesses: Binkley & Hurst Brothers, Landmark Genetics, Keller Bros. Ford, Pen W. Hostet ler, Star Silos, Agway, Avon Ani mal Clinic, Atlantic Breeders, ABS, Balsbaugh Insurance, BHM Equipment, Evergreen Tractor, G & D Repair, Harvestore, Mark Frank Ford caters to corporations, not the far mer. He quoted statistics that show that over 60% of corporate wealth is held by 200 corporations. * Model 11LD625-3 L«t U» Know Your SorvkoProMomt Chock Our Prtaw Holstein Club Field D Lebanon County Holstc. . Club hostc. ts annul y farm near Fontana Thursday evening. Over 200 people attended. Hershey Feeds, IBA, K& K Feed, Select Sires, Sire Power, Umber- Clarence Stauffer, Howard Weiss Lancaster Silo, McCracken’s Feed gers of Fontana, J.B. Zimmerman, and Wengerts Dairy. Mill, Farm Credit, Pennfield, Willow Creek, Ken Winebark, “This,” he contends, “upsets the balance of power and threatens free enterprise, especially for fanners.” This one-time Barry Goldwater campaign-manager reiterates his former boss’s famous quote, “Government is no longer govern ment of the people, but of the money and interest” Corporations, Ford said, make huge profits without paying taxes. Producers, like farmers, suffer while corporations rake in the money. Reprocessed farms go into holding companies where they are swallowed up by insurance com panies and other industries. He said, “We need a society where people can stay on the land.” Ford pictures that society as one where farmers diversify their crops TWO SUCCESSFUL TEAMS TEAM UP! The PARM CREDIT BANKS OF BALTIMORE andHOKRtSSEV COMPUTER CONCEP mar t-et a financial Votttuare nactaae SBMCUtIr d*»limed for the nee agriculture to be u*ed (jrt-farw ceflirnutens. eofthe art software pact age offers users the abiliti to meet all their financial record needs... and do it right on their i e r calibrations *depr eciat 1 i*n And . . . more* All designed tn provide the user with the comprehensive overview needed to make sound business decisions. The two teams - Farm Credit and Momss'ev Computer Concepts both with a histor. r.f success in serving the agricultural comm unit 1' t «Vr man 1 TeaTTt are p! eased to be Wor king tose bring farmers in Pennsylvania this *ncepttonal financial software package. , Call Craig Mnrnsstf. at 1— Brin-422-&355. See tinur can tenet it >t