Recc .<ig w jntury Farm awards were, from left, front, Bruce and Lois Leath ery, Eunice Webb, Paulette Webb Zamblto, Secretary of Agriculture Boyd Wolff, John Hope and Leila Anderson, left rear, Isabel and Bob Kilgore, Paul Webb, Frederick Sprenkle and Paul McPherson. REASONABLE RATES. It stops disease on contact in the soil and it’s absorbed by the roots of plants for systemic protection all season long. On a cost per acre basis, you can’t buy better insurance against disease. And it pays off in healthier, better quality tobacco. -ilr-rkf. ,, r t /^1 ka 1 j j, pi 4s. (3 T For answers to tobacco questions, call Fumey Tbdd any Monday on the Monday Hotline, spon- ICBilfllllll sored by Ciba-Geigy I lIWH I lII® 1-800-862-2229. Unlocks The Potential 11 h, r ' i 'n ‘i, , 1 ‘‘, CIBA-GEIGY ©l9BB, Ciba-Geigy Agricultural Division, PO Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419 s ** ■fciT"’ r £ 3,; . ill -■ft Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 13, 1988-E9 A special award for York sary, being celebrated through 1988, was presented at the Chamber of Commerce’s Ag Recognition Nite. From left are Secretary of Agriculture Boyd Wolff, Harry Zimmerman, Hamilton Bank, Robert llyes, representing market vendors, Noah Hershey, for the market’s board, and Nancy and Jack Myers, representing market vendors. York Salutes 5? A; Vi &&3&S& >*■ ■> > ■wH^sLo 1 "^ hhP&/ 1 (Continued from Page E 8) award. He has been president of the Pennsylvania Inland Fertilizer Association, the York County Agriculture Extension Service and served on the council of Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. CENTURY FARMS Honored during the recognition program were a dozen York Coun ty Century Farm, named to the prestigious honor in 1977-78. Since Century Farm owners in York County had never been offi cially honored, the Chamber will “catch up” saluting past recipients over the next few years. Awarding the Century Farm plaques was Pennsylvania Secre tary of Agriculture Boyd Wolff. In brief remarks prior to the presenta tions, Secretary Wolff noted that the Department’s key goal is to help Pennsylvania farmers market their crops. Century Farm owners receiving recognition certificates were John and Leslie Anderson, New Park, 1849; Richard and Marguerite Dcardorff, Dillsburg, 1878; C. Robert Kilgore, Airville, 1827; Richard and C. Ruth Lanius, Stew artstown, 1869; Bruce W. and Lois Leathery, East Berlin, 1869. Also, Mrs. Gladys Webb McGinnis, Fawn Grove, 1854; Samuel C. Miller, Jr., Lewisbery, 1849; Fredrick Sprenkle, York, 1734; Kenneth and Mildred Wam baugh, Stewartstown, 1836; Paul and Eunice Webb, Stewartstown, 1774; Paul W. and Mabel A. McPherson, New Park, 1867. Speaker for the program was Wilmer D. “Vinegar Bend” Mizell, Assistant Secretary Gov ernmental and Public Affairs, for USDA. Mizell, a 14-year pro baseball player, for Pittsburgh and St. Louis, reminisced about his baseball career, and projected a more stable ag economy. He based his predictions on a $5O-55 billion agriculture income projection for 1988, increasing real estate values, stabilizing production expenses, and farm debt loads on the decline. 'l' GIGANTIC SELECTION
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