016-Lancaster Farming Saturday, October 24, 1987 ALFRED, N.Y. Annual meeting of the Empire Sheep Pro ducers Cooperative, Inc. will be Nov. 13-14 at Alfred State College. Hosted jointly by the West Cen tral New York Sheep and Wool Cooperative based in Canaseraga and Alfred State, the two-day event opens at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, with a meeting of directors to which pool managers also have been invited. This session will be in the college’s agricultural sci ence building. First general meeting will be at 9:40 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, when Dr. James Thompson, dean of Alfred State’s School of Agricul ture and Allied Health Technolo gies, will officially welcome the visitors. All Saturday activities will be at the college lake-lodge facility. At 9:45 a.m., the group will hear from James G. Butler, vice presi dent of the National Wool Growers Association, who will offer an update on association activities. Barbara Gates of Interlaken, president, will preside at the Empire Sheep Producers annual meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This will be followed by a lamb dinner. The program then continues with a 1:30 p.m. session on sheep first aid. At 2 p.m., Dr. Don Thompson of New South Wales, Australia, a practicing veterinarian who works primarily with flock health, will speak on Ovine Progressive Pneu monia (OPP). He is currently a research assistant at Cornell Uni versity in the field of OPP. Completing the afternoon prog- J====r==» HI MONTEREY SHOP • OVERHEAD GARAGE DOORS • DISTRIBUTOR & INSTALLATION 196 MONTEREY ROAD (717) 656-0513 BIRD-IN-HAND, BETWEEN 6:30 to PA 17505 7:00 A.M. Ephraim Stoltzfus - Proprietor "P.V.C. WHITE RAIL FENCE" Perfect For Farm, Home, Recreation Area, Or Wherever Fence Is Used 2, 3 OR 4 RAIL FENCING 3-Rail Fence w/Gates Never Need Paint" P.V.C. 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Ribbons in the Market Steer classes went to Matthew McAllis ter, Spring City, Champion, and Walter Russell, Downingtown, Reserve Champion Light weight; Tiffany Rohrer, Champion, and Anita Howe, Reserve Champion Medium weight. Also to David Howe, Champion, and Vance Dietz, Reserve Champion Light Heavy weight. Both boys are from Downingtown. Lane Lineberger, Downing town, and Rob Rohrer, Notting ham, showed Champion and Reserve Champion Heavy weight Market Steers, respectively. 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A native of Millerstown, she holds a bachelor of science degree in home economics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and completed her master of science degree from the same institution in 1981. Mrs HARRISBURG The Pen nsylvania Department of Agricul ture has imposed a quarantine order restricting the movement of honey bees into, out of or within the jCommonwealth effective October 14. The action was taken to prevent the further spread of the Varroa mite and limit its economic consequences to the state’s agri- of footwork, making weekend farming or light construction a little easier. Kubota’s new Glide Shift Transmission lets the driver shift gears without using a clutch pedal. Saving you footwork. And saving time, fuel, and unnecessary wear and tear on the engine. Superior hydraulics give the Kubota L 2550 GST front loading lift ca'pacity of more than a ton. Four-wheel drive and direct fuel injection assure power and economy. 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