DlO-Lmctttor Farming Saturday, April 29,1889
QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster)
The 10th' annual Solanco
Young Farmers banquet was held
recently at the Memorial United
Methodist Church.
Dwayne Peifer of Kirkwood
was recognized as the outstanding
young fanner under 30, and Ed
Zug of Peach Bottom was selected
as the winner in the over 30
category.
This year’s appreciation award
was presented to Paul Campbell of
Rising Sun, Md. for his contribu
tions and support of the Young
Farmer program. Campbell was
instrumental in introducing the
hybrid com test plots conducted
by the Solanco Chapter. He
received an engraved plaque in
Dairy award winners at the Solanoo Young Farmers ban
quet were, from left, J. Marvin Herr, Larry Aaron, Doris
Hough, Axel Linde, and Willis Krantz.
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Solanco Young Farmers Present
appreciation for his support.
The following corn awards
were presented to winners in the
annual com production contest A.
Dale Herr of Kirkwood produced
167 bushels of shelled com per
acre to win the grain division.
Steve Aument of Quarryville was
second with ISS bushels and
Dwayne Peifer of Kirkwood was
third with ISO bushels per acre.
Peifer also received the award for
the highest grain average for the
past three years with 16S bushels.
In the com silage division,
Aument placed first with 2S.S tons
per acre of 65 percent moisture
com silage. J. Richard Brenneman
of Quarryville was second with
23.4 tons per acre and Larry Aar-
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on also of Quarryville placed third
with 22.0 tons. Ed Zug received
the trophy for the highest silage
average for the past three years
with 23.8 tons per acre.
The following dairy production
awards were presented: Robert
Kauffman Jr. of Peach Bottom
received all the Holstein awards.
His herd average was 19,681
pounds of milk and 788 pounds of
fat He also had the high cow for
milk with 30,495 pounds and the
high cow for butterfat with 1,236
pounds.
J. Marvin Herr’s Holtwood
herd of Jerseys took top honors
with 13,490 pounds of milk and
671 pounds of fat. His cow was
also high in milk production with
23,638 pounds. A cow owned by
Larry Aaron topped the butterfat
production of the Jersey’s with
994 pounds.
Lindenhof Farm of Oxford
received the award for the high
Guernsey herd with 15,718
pounds of milk and 698 pounds of
fat. Lindenhof also had the high
cow for milk with 29,071 pounds
and the high cow for fat with
1,058 pounds.
The most improved herd for
milk and fat was the Jersey herd of
George and Doris Hough of Peach
Bottom. Their milk production
was up 1,233 pounds and butterfat
up 46 pounds over last year’s pro
duction. Willis and Jim Krantz
also received a plaque for their
Holstein herd’s 46 pound
improvement in butterfat
production.
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Awards At Banquet
The top Individual winners at the Solanco Young farmers
banquet were, from left, Ed Zug, outstanding young farmer
over 30; Paul Campbell, appreciation award winner; and
Dwayne Peiffer, outstanding young farmer under 30.
Lackawanna County Extension Hosts Open Bouse
SCRANTON (Lackawanna) On May 8, 1914, the United
Penn State Cooperative Extension Slates Congress passed the Smith
of Lackawanna County is hosting Lever Act which fundedjcoopera
an open house on Monday. May 8, Uvc .extension at land-grant uni
from 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. in vcrsilies in every state. This uni
celebration of 75 years of exten- quely American educational
sion education. The public is system helps pepple in their local
invited to stop by the office at 200 communities improve their lives
Adams Avenue to learn about by applying the results
extension programs in Lackawan- sily research through practical
na County,' meet the extension education programs,
staff, and enjoy refreshments.
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