EB-Lanc«ster Farming, Saturday, February 13, 1988
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BY JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
YORK York County’s agri
culture history and leadership took
center stage January 28 at the
Chamber of Commerce’s first
annual Agriculture Recognition
Banquet, at Rutter’s Restaurant.
The Emory Kilgore, family of
Airville was saluted with the Farm
Family award, and George Wil
liams, Codorus Fertilizer Service,
was named winner of the Distin
guished Service to Agriculture
award.
FARM FAMILY AWARD
Emory and Maybelle Jennes
Kilgore began farming in 1929
with three horses, eight cows and a
flock of 300 chickens. They pur
chased from Emory’s mother
110-acres, owned by the family
since 1804. Acquiring neighboring
farms over the years, the Kilgore
eventually expanded their acreage
to more than 800 in the southeast
comer of York County.
Sons Gene and Bill both
returned home after college to
dairy farm, each purchasing a farm
from the Kilgore land. While each
continues to maintain an indepen
dent dairy herd, the acreage is
farmed together by Emmy and his
sons, cropped primarily to feed the
two dairy herds.
Gene, Doris, and their son Doug
milk 75 head of Holsteins. Doug
and Pam’s two daughters, Rebec
ca, 5, and Rachael, 3, are the fourth
generation currendy living on the
Kilgore farm.
Bill and Daune’s 75-head milk
ing herd includes Holsteins and
Brown Swiss. Daughters Lisa and
Kelly Kilgore Miller assist with
milking chores as needed.
The Kilgore family has main
tained a long tradidon of agricul
ture and community leadership.
Emory is a former county com
missioner, having served from
1955-63. At age 85, he remains
avidly interested in the political
scene. He is a division director for
Dairymen, Inc., and past corporate
board director, director of the
Baltimore-area Dairy Food and
Nutrition Council and Southeast
United Dairy Industry
Association.
Kilgore has headed as president
the Dairy Council, Mason-Dixon
Lions Club, York County Agricul
ture Extension Service and York
County Cow Testing Service, and
served as a director for numerous
others.
May belle is a former York
County Society of Farm Women
president, state Farm Women
director and state scholarship
chairman. Both she and Emory are
active in various programs at the
Chanceford Presbyterian Church
and Sunday School.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
TO AGRICULTURE AWARD
George Williams founded his
Codorus Fertilizer Service in
1964, on the site of the former
Codorus Canning Company.
Though a native of Philadelphia,
his interest in agriculture traces to
his boyhood summers spent on a
small Chester County orchard his
parents had inherited.
After earning a degree in animal
science at Penn State, he served
three years in Army military sec
urity. Prior to opening his own
business, Williams worked for five
years in Virginia for Southern
States ag supply cooperative.
Codorus Fertilizer serves pri-
York Salutes Agricultural
Diversification balances the
seasonal nature of the fertilizer
business. Williams most recent
venture is cleaning and packaging
sunflower seeds, marketing io the
booming interest in feeding wild
birds. He has also begun tapping
the export demand for sunflower
seeds for human consumption.
Codorus Fertilizer’s first overseas
sunflower seed shipment went out.
last Fall to Spain, where the
roasted and salted seeds are a
popular snack food.
Williams and his wife, Anna
liese, have two. daughters, ages 16
and 20. He serves on the board ol
PennAg Industries and the advis
ory board of Peoples Bank of Glen
Rock. The York County Ag Exten
sion Service honored him last year
with its Outstanding Service
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The Emory Kilgore family of Alrville is York Chamber of Commerce’s Outstanding
Farm Family. From left, front, are Lisa, Maybelle, Emory, Pam and Doris; left rear, Kelly
and Ronnie Miller, Daune, Bill, Doug and Gene.
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CROP MSURANCE
The best policy against tobacco disease is an
application of Ridomil®
At labeled rates, Ridomil protects against blue
mold and black shank. Just spray and till Ridomil
Into the soil 2-4 inches, before transplanting.
Always read and follow label directions.
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