11 iHI || | fill VOL 34 NO. 45 The supreme champions of the York Fair open breeding sheep show were Ken Lew is’ Hampshire ewe, right, and Jason Blxler’s Oxford ram. Lending a hand is Ron Blxler, left. See page 24 for pictures and the complete story. Kuhn Inspire&BvknAg Banquet Group BY EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor CHAMPION (Westmoreland Co.) —An inspirational talk by Bowie Kuhn, former baseball commissioner, provided the sum mary of the mountain top experi ence here at Seven Springs Resort, this week. The occasion was the 111th PennAg Convention that featured talks by renowned exper ts, a Bavarian festival, the annual golf tournament and relaxation in Youse Family Honored In Berks County BY VAL VANTASSEL Berks Co. Correspondent FLEETWOOD (Berks Co.) “Farmers will always be important in the state of Pennsylvania. It has something to do with spirit. You know that it is more valuable than all the material goods in the world. As members of the farming com munity you know that better than most,” Lt. Governor Mark Singel told the audience at the 34th annual Outstanding Farm Family Awards Banquet held last Wednesday at the Fleetwood Grange. Singel assured the audience of over 200 that the state government appreci ates its family farmers. “There is a bipartisian committment to con tinue the family farm in Pennsyl vania,” he added. Singel also congratulated the agricultural community and Berks County in general for their land preservation efforts. “You have taken a leading role in securing local funds for land preservation. The effectiveness of your efforts has made Berks one of the leading counties for land preservation in Wie state. We hope to feel the effect If these efforts in the near future,” Four Sections momiMPKtting. Kuhn told the final night ban quet gronpthat he could have had no way of knowing his speech to this large Pennsylvania agri business group would be prefaced by so great an event as the Pete Rose case and the untimely rinath of baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti. Kuhn said leadership is the moral courage to make a vision practical. “It’s imperative that we have a vision that goes to the moral," Singel said. The Lt. Governor lauded the values displayed by family farmers as part of the cure for the state’s social ills. “We have a drug prob lem in Pennsylvania. Will we beat it? YES! But we can’t do it by spending a lot of money, or slo (Turn to Pago A 37) Karen Fessler (left) and Kirk Sattazahn were honored as Berks County’s outstand ing FFA girl and boy. Tammy Balthaser (center) and Brett Shorley were the top 4-H girl and boy. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 16,1989 Kuhn said. “And it was right that Qiairtattawas (he commissioner of baseball and that he was the one to make such a seismic decision for (Turn to Pago Al 9) Special Deadlines September 25-29 Due to a fair in Ephrata, where Lancaster Farming is published, we will have the following early deadlines: Mailbox Market- Monday, Sept 2S at noon. Public Sales- Monday, Sept. 25 at noon. General News- Tuesday, Sept 26 at 5 p.m. Classified Section B- Tues day, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. All Other Classifieds- Wed nesday, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. Late-Breaking News- Wed nesday, Sept 27 at noon. 50* Per Copy 1989 Fall Championship Show Locke, McCauley Capture Holstein Grand Titles BY PAT PURCELL STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) Excitement and anticipa tion filled the Penn State Universi ty Ag Arena as class after class of outstanding dairy cows challenged the seasoned show judge, Loren Elsass, at the 1989 Pennsylvania Holstein Association’s Fall Championship Show on Friday, September 8. Breeders, exhibitors, and stu dents marvelled at the high quality animals which made this one of the Morrell Farms of Cochranton earned the premier exhibi tor award of the 1989 Pennsylvania Holstein Fall Champion ship Show. Farm owners are Robert and Candace Morrell. Receiving the banner are their sons: (from left) Jason, Butch and 80. Salute American Hampshire Association Centennial BY LOU ANN GOOD ROBESONIA (Berks Co.) The American Hampshire Sheep Association marks its 100 year anniversary on November 10 $12.50 Per Year best Fall Championship Shows in the past several years. Elsass, a Holstein breeder from Wapakoneta, Ohio, shared the crowd’s enthusiasm at the tre mendous line-up. The PHA was honored to have Elsass judge this show. His herd, Quietcove Hol steins carries a rolling herd aver age of 21,600 pounds with a BAA of 106.5 and his list of accomplish ments is equally as impressive. He has judged in 34 states as well as in Japan, Mexico, Costa Rico and (Turn to Pago A 22) through 12 in Louisville, Ky. But before that, 12 centennial and futurity shows are being held from the West to the East Coast Keystone International is host ing a special celebration for the Hampshire breeders in Pennsylva nia, Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware. Clyde Brubaker, the AHSA director for the eastern states, said, “Keystone International has added premiums to make KILE a very special show and to celebrate the 100 years of the Hampshire breed.” •There’s a special fi\turity show where nominated sheep will be shown and judged for the Futurity $l,OOO Give-away. Both senior and junior members must show their nominated sheep in the reg ional shows to be eligible for the national futurity show. •The Hampshire Ancestral Tree drawing, which shows the origin of Hampshires in England and the changes that have occured since then, will be displayed and sealed (Turn to Pago A3O)
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